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Clarence Darrow

1857 - 1938

Clarence Darrow

Clarence Seward Darrow (; April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer who became famous in the 19th century for high-profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense. He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. Darrow was also a well-known public speaker, debater, and writer. Darrow is considered by some legal analysts and lawyers to be the greatest lawyer of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Darrow is the 86th most popular lawyer (down from 78th in 2019), the 8,302nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,302nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Clarence Darrow ranks 86 out of 136. Before him are Dmitry Bogrov, Karim Ahmad Khan, Ken Starr, Wendell Willkie, Louise Arbour, and Abdulqawi Yusuf. After him are George Hadley, Gu Kailai, Christian Gottfried Körner, A. V. Dicey, Amy Chua, and Fatimata M'Baye.

Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia

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Dmitry Bogrov
1887 - 1911
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 80
Karim Ahmad Khan
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 81
Ken Starr
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 82
Wendell Willkie
1892 - 1944
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 83
Louise Arbour
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 84
Abdulqawi Yusuf
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 85
Clarence Darrow
1857 - 1938
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 86
George Hadley
1685 - 1768
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 87
Gu Kailai
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 88
Christian Gottfried Körner
1756 - 1831
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 89
A. V. Dicey
1835 - 1922
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 90
Amy Chua
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 91
Fatimata M'Baye
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 92

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Clarence Darrow ranks 125. Before him are František Ondříček, E. A. Wallis Budge, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Aleksei Evert, Milton S. Hershey, and John Joly. After him are Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer, Frank J. Sprague, Michael Pedersen Friis, David Prain, Max Weiss, and Edward Henry Potthast. Among people deceased in 1938, Clarence Darrow ranks 198. Before him are Georgy Langemak, Ricardo Samper, Heinrich Held, Jean-Guy Gautier, Albertson Van Zo Post, and Phyllis Allen. After him are Pedro Figari, Isaak Zelensky, Andreas Michalakopoulos, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Karl Malmström, and Johannes van Dijk.

Others Born in 1857

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František Ondříček
MUSICIAN
1857 - 1922
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 119
E. A. Wallis Budge
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1857 - 1934
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 120
Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch
CHEMIST
1857 - 1935
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 121
Aleksei Evert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1918
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 122
Milton S. Hershey
BUSINESSPERSON
1857 - 1945
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 123
John Joly
PHYSICIST
1857 - 1933
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 124
Clarence Darrow
LAWYER
1857 - 1938
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 125
Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 126
Frank J. Sprague
INVENTOR
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 127
Michael Pedersen Friis
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 128
David Prain
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1944
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 129
Max Weiss
CHESS PLAYER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 130
Edward Henry Potthast
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 131