JUDGE

Anna Chandy

1905 - 1996

Anna Chandy

Justice Anna Chandy (1905–1996), also known as Anna Chandi, was the first female judge (1937) and then High Court judge (1959) in India. She was one of the first female judges in the British Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Anna Chandy is the 34th most popular judge (down from 26th in 2024), the 785th most popular biography from India (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Judge.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Anna Chandy ranks 34 out of 53. Before her are David Souter, Warren E. Burger, Anthony Kennedy, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Brett Kavanaugh, and John Davies. After her are John Paul Stevens, Elena Kagan, Vassilios Skouris, Ninian Stephen, Peter Tomka, and Samuel Chase.

Most Popular Judges in Wikipedia

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David Souter
1939 - 2025
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 28
Warren E. Burger
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 29
Anthony Kennedy
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 30
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 31
Brett Kavanaugh
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 32
John Davies
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 33
Anna Chandy
1905 - 1996
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 34
John Paul Stevens
1920 - 2019
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 35
Elena Kagan
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 36
Vassilios Skouris
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 37
Ninian Stephen
1923 - 2017
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 38
Peter Tomka
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 39
Samuel Chase
1741 - 1811
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 40

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Anna Chandy ranks 330. Before her are Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, Irawati Karve, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, Juan Alfonso Valle, Richard Haydn, and Louis Armand. After her are Maria Vierdag, Erich Borchmeyer, Henry Wilcoxon, Iosif Kheifits, Jack Teagarden, and James Burnham. Among people deceased in 1996, Anna Chandy ranks 289. Before her are Franz Pfnür, Pavel Solovyov, Li Han-hsiang, Ali Hatami, Robert Nisbet, and Fulvio Nesti. After her are Gilda, Jonathan Larson, Raaj Kumar, Dunc Gray, Robert Pearce, and Müfide İlhan.

Others Born in 1905

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Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 324
Irawati Karve
WRITER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 325
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1958
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 326
Juan Alfonso Valle
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 327
Richard Haydn
ACTOR
1905 - 1985
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 328
Louis Armand
ENGINEER
1905 - 1971
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 329
Anna Chandy
JUDGE
1905 - 1996
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 330
Maria Vierdag
SWIMMER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 331
Erich Borchmeyer
ATHLETE
1905 - 2000
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 332
Henry Wilcoxon
ACTOR
1905 - 1984
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 333
Iosif Kheifits
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1995
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 334
Jack Teagarden
SINGER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 335
James Burnham
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1987
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 336