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John Dean

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John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is a disbarred American attorney who served as White House Counsel for U.S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal and his subsequent testimony to Congress as a witness. His guilty plea to a single felony in exchange for becoming a key witness for the prosecution ultimately resulted in a reduced sentence, which he served at Fort Holabird outside Baltimore, Maryland. After his plea, he was disbarred. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dean is the 105th most popular lawyer (down from 93rd in 2019), the 11,605th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,352nd in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, John Dean ranks 105 out of 136. Before him are Roscoe Pound, Hauwa Ibrahim, Felix Frankfurter, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Christopher A. Wray, and G. Gordon Liddy. After him are Belva Ann Lockwood, Olivér Várhelyi, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Finn Tveter, Elizabeth Mrema, and Dario Franceschini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, John Dean ranks 568. Before him are Keith Greene, Jimmy Carl Black, Paddy Moloney, Billy Mills, Eugene J. Martin, and Herb Elliott. After him are Robert Hughes, Lagumot Harris, Mary Jo Catlett, Hampton Fancher, Angus MacLise, and Nabaneeta Dev Sen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Dean ranks 11,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Big L (1974), Lamar Alexander (1940), Birt Acres (1854), Arthur Fiedler (1894), Mike James (1990), and Slater Martin (1925). After him are Ronnie Hawkins (1935), Joey King (1999), David Perdue (1949), Alan Eustace (1957), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), and Isidore Mankofsky (1931).

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Among LAWYERS In United States

Among lawyers born in United States, John Dean ranks 32. Before him are Amy Chua (1962), Robert Lighthizer (1947), Roscoe Pound (1870), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Christopher A. Wray (1966), and G. Gordon Liddy (1930). After him are Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Kimberly Guilfoyle (1969), William O. Douglas (1898), Bryan Stevenson (1959), Robert Bork (1927), and Marilyn Quayle (1949).

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