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John Selden

1584 - 1654

John Selden

John Selden (16 December 1584 – 30 November 1654) was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Selden is the 79th most popular lawyer (down from 67th in 2019), the 3,517th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,251st in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Lawyer.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, John Selden ranks 79 out of 136. Before him are Leo Frank, Robert Treat Paine, Koen Lenaerts, Louis Brandeis, Michael Cohen, and Lawrence Lessig. After him are Dmitry Bogrov, Karim Ahmad Khan, Ken Starr, Wendell Willkie, Louise Arbour, and Abdulqawi Yusuf.

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Leo Frank
1884 - 1915
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 73
Robert Treat Paine
1731 - 1814
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 74
Koen Lenaerts
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 75
Louis Brandeis
1856 - 1941
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 76
Michael Cohen
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 77
Lawrence Lessig
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 78
John Selden
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 79
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1584, John Selden ranks 20. Before him are Herman Wrangel, Francis Beaumont, Caspar Barlaeus, Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, Hu Zhengyan, and Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg. After him are Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Thomas van Erpe. Among people deceased in 1654, John Selden ranks 17. Before him are Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Jacques Lemercier, Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Matei Basarab, Ole Worm, and Athanasius III of Constantinople. After him is Nicholas Culpeper.

Others Born in 1584

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Herman Wrangel
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1643
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 14
Francis Beaumont
WRITER
1584 - 1616
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 15
Caspar Barlaeus
WRITER
1584 - 1648
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 16
Grégoire de Saint-Vincent
MATHEMATICIAN
1584 - 1667
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 17
Hu Zhengyan
ARTIST
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 18
Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1636
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 19
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 20
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1663
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 21
Thomas van Erpe
PHILOSOPHER
1584 - 1624
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 22

Others Deceased in 1654

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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac
WRITER
1597 - 1654
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 11
Jacques Lemercier
ARCHITECT
1585 - 1654
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 12
Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
NOBLEMAN
1598 - 1654
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 13
Matei Basarab
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1654
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 14
Ole Worm
PHYSICIST
1588 - 1654
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 15
Athanasius III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1654
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 16
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 17
Nicholas Culpeper
WRITER
1616 - 1654
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 18

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Selden ranks 3,518 out of 8,785. Before him are John Scott Haldane (1860), Ol Parker (1969), Edward Woodward (1930), Marcus Rashford (1997), Geoff Emerick (1945), and John Taylor (1808). After him are Tania Mallet (1941), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Cara Delevingne (1992), Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986), Roy Urquhart (1901), and Michael Morpurgo (1943).

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John Scott Haldane
PHILOSOPHER
1860 - 1936
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 3,512
Ol Parker
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3,513
Edward Woodward
ACTOR
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3,514
Marcus Rashford
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3,515
Geoff Emerick
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3,516
John Taylor
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 3,517
John Selden
LAWYER
1584 - 1654
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 3,518
Tania Mallet
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3,519
Trent Alexander-Arnold
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 3,520
Cara Delevingne
MODEL
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 3,521
Gabriel Agbonlahor
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 3,522
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,523
Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3,524