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Griffin Bell

1918 - 2009

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Griffin Boyette Bell (October 31, 1918 – January 5, 2009) was the 72nd Attorney General of the United States, having served under President Jimmy Carter. Previously, he was a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Griffin Bell is the 134th most popular lawyer (down from 108th in 2024), the 16,334th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,116th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Griffin Bell ranks 134 out of 136. Before him are Maya Harris, Tom C. Clark, Olha Stefanishyna, Tessa Khan, Dior Fall Sow, and Hazel R. O'Leary. After him are Shadi Sadr, Nargiz Birk-Petersen, Hanna Maliar, Dean Spielmann, Dipak Misra, and Beatrice Fihn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Griffin Bell ranks 344. Before him are Bobby Troup, Marjorie Lord, Henry M. Morris, Edwin O'Connor, Jane Bryan, and Allen Drury. After him are Nipsey Russell, Claiborne Pell, and Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 2009, Griffin Bell ranks 434. Before him are Nelly Arcan, Vishnuvardhan, Abrar Alvi, Vic Chesnutt, Karine Ruby, and Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini. After him are Kamila Skolimowska, Don Hewitt, Claiborne Pell, Jocelyn Quivrin, Delara Darabi, and Andrei Ivanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Griffin Bell ranks 16,341 out of 20,380. Before him are Rebecca Blank (1955), Treat Huey (1985), Natasha Rothwell (1980), Burton C. Bell (1969), Robert Buckley (1981), and Norman Bellingham (1964). After him are DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965), Kath Soucie (1953), Kyle Allen (1994), Yvette Nicole Brown (1971), Trevor Donovan (1978), and John Allen Chau (1991).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, Griffin Bell ranks 45. Before him are Marilyn Quayle (1949), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), Anita Hill (1956), Maya Harris (1967), Tom C. Clark (1899), and Hazel R. O'Leary (1937). After him are Eugene Scalia (1963), Rod Rosenstein (1965), Grace Meng (1975), Ajit Pai (1973), Alvin Bragg (1973), and Abigail Dillen (1972).

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