Lawyer

William Blackstone

1723 - 1780

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William Blackstone

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). William Blackstone is the 49th most popular lawyer (down from 45th in 2024), the 2,243rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,113th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Lawyer.

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Among Lawyers

Among lawyers, William Blackstone ranks 49 out of 136. Before him are Qasim Amin, Al-Sarakhsi, Bernhard Windscheid, Judy Sheindlin, Cino da Pistoia, and Johann Kaspar Bluntschli. After him are Asad ibn al-Furat, James B. Donovan, Jean Domat, Alfenus Varus, Heinrich Marx, and Hans von Dohnanyi.

Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia

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Qasim Amin
1863 - 1908
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 43
Al-Sarakhsi
1009 - 1090
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 44
Bernhard Windscheid
1817 - 1892
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 45
Judy Sheindlin
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 46
Cino da Pistoia
1270 - 1336
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 47
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 48
William Blackstone
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 49
Asad ibn al-Furat
759 - 828
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 50
James B. Donovan
1916 - 1970
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 51
Jean Domat
1625 - 1696
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 52
Alfenus Varus
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 53
Heinrich Marx
1777 - 1838
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 54
Hans von Dohnanyi
1902 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 55

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1723, William Blackstone ranks 21. Before him are Johann Bernhard Basedow, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Pehr Osbeck, and Mir Taqi Mir. After him are Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Antoine Louis, William Chambers, John Byron, Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, and Peter Ascanius. Among people deceased in 1780, William Blackstone ranks 16. Before him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Hiraga Gennai, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano, and Johann Ludwig Krebs. After him are Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Luis Egidio Meléndez, James Steuart, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, and Francesco Antonio Vallotti.

Others Born in 1723

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Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 15
Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm
WRITER
1723 - 1807
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 16
Marcus Elieser Bloch
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1799
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 17
Princess Mary of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1772
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 18
Pehr Osbeck
EXPLORER
1723 - 1805
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 19
Mir Taqi Mir
WRITER
1723 - 1810
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 20
William Blackstone
LAWYER
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 21
Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 22
Antoine Louis
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1792
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 23
William Chambers
ARCHITECT
1723 - 1796
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 24
John Byron
EXPLORER
1723 - 1786
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 25
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1778
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 26
Peter Ascanius
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1803
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 27

Others Deceased in 1780

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Jacques-Germain Soufflot
ARCHITECT
1713 - 1780
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 10
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1713 - 1780
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 11
Hiraga Gennai
PHYSICIAN
1728 - 1780
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 12
Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1780
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 13
Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1780
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 14
Johann Ludwig Krebs
COMPOSER
1713 - 1780
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 15
William Blackstone
LAWYER
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 16
Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1780
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 17
Luis Egidio Meléndez
PAINTER
1716 - 1780
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 18
James Steuart
ECONOMIST
1712 - 1780
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 19
Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1780
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 20
Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
WRITER
1697 - 1780
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 21
Francesco Antonio Vallotti
COMPOSER
1697 - 1780
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 22

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Blackstone ranks 2,243 out of NaN. Before him are Jonathan Bailey (1988), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Albert F. Mummery (1855), Bobby Smith (1933), Jethro Tull (1674), and FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788). After him are David Seaman (1963), Eric Woolfson (1945), Robert Conquest (1917), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Anthony Blunt (1907), and Robert Broom (1866).

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Jonathan Bailey
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,237
Lord William Bentinck
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1839
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,238
Albert F. Mummery
MOUNTAINEER
1855 - 1895
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,239
Bobby Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,240
Jethro Tull
INVENTOR
1674 - 1741
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,241
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1855
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,242
William Blackstone
LAWYER
1723 - 1780
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,243
David Seaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,244
Eric Woolfson
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2009
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,245
Robert Conquest
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,246
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1860
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2,247
Anthony Blunt
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1983
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 2,248
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 2,249