LAWYER

Tribonian

475 - 542

Tribonian

Tribonian (Greek: Τριβωνιανός [trivonia'nos], c. 485? – 542) was a Byzantine jurist and advisor. During the reign of the Emperor Justinian I, he supervised the revision of the legal code of the Byzantine Empire. He has been described as one of the wisest collaborators of Justinian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tribonian is the 20th most popular lawyer (down from 15th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 323rd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Lawyer.

Tribonian is most famous for being the person who compiled the Codex Justinianus, which was a compilation of Roman law.

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Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Tribonian ranks 20 out of 136. Before him are J. Edgar Hoover, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Merrick Garland, Rudolf von Jhering, Doug Emhoff, and Roy Cohn. After him are Bill Gates Sr., Navi Pillay, Carla Del Ponte, Muhammad al-Shaybani, Raphael Lemkin, and Peter Benenson.

Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia

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J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 14
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 15
Merrick Garland
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 16
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 17
Doug Emhoff
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 18
Roy Cohn
1927 - 1986
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 19
Tribonian
475 - 542
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 20
Bill Gates Sr.
1925 - 2020
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 21
Navi Pillay
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 22
Carla Del Ponte
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 23
Muhammad al-Shaybani
750 - 805
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 24
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 25
Peter Benenson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 26

Contemporaries

Among people born in 475, Tribonian ranks 4. Before him are Dionysius Exiguus, Clotilde, and Vitiges. Among people deceased in 542, Tribonian ranks 2. Before him is Vitiges. After him is Caesarius of Arles.

Others Born in 475

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Dionysius Exiguus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
475 - 544
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 1
Clotilde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
475 - 545
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 2
Vitiges
POLITICIAN
475 - 542
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 3
Tribonian
LAWYER
475 - 542
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 542

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Vitiges
POLITICIAN
475 - 542
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 1
Tribonian
LAWYER
475 - 542
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 2
Caesarius of Arles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
470 - 542
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 3

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Tribonian ranks 345 out of 1,347. Before him are Nikephoros I of Constantinople (758), Gülfem Hatun (1500), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), Gregory Thaumaturgus (213), Expeditus (300), and Aspar (400). After him are Bar Hebraeus (1226), Komitas (1869), Theodoret (393), Apollinaris of Ravenna (101), Eutychius of Constantinople (512), and David of Trebizond (1408).

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Nikephoros I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
758 - 828
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 339
Gülfem Hatun
COMPANION
1500 - 1561
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 340
Antiochus VII Sidetes
POLITICIAN
159 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 341
Gregory Thaumaturgus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
213 - 270
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 342
Expeditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 343
Aspar
POLITICIAN
400 - 471
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 344
Tribonian
LAWYER
475 - 542
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 345
Bar Hebraeus
WRITER
1226 - 1286
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 346
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 347
Theodoret
WRITER
393 - 458
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 348
Apollinaris of Ravenna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
101 - 75
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 349
Eutychius of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
512 - 582
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 350
David of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1408 - 1463
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 351