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Lawyer, World Leader / 1927 - 2009
Raúl Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and is known best for being the first democratically elected president of Argentina.
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Raúl Alfonsín
1927-2009
Lawyer, World Leader
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Academic, Lawyer, Political Leader, Scientist, Academic Author / 1561 - 1626
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who is known as the "father of the scientific method" and pioneer of the scientific revolution.
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Francis Bacon
1561-1626
Academic, Lawyer, Political Leader, Scientist, Academic Author
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Actor/Actress, Lawyer, Songwriter, Guitarist / 1948 -
Rubén Blades is a Panamanian salsa and jazz musician. His hits include "Pedro Navaja" and "Patria," which Panamanians consider their second national anthem.
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Rubén Blades
1948-
Actor/Actress, Lawyer, Songwriter, Guitarist
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Supreme Court Justice / 1856 - 1941
Louis Brandeis was lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the first Jew to sit on the high court.
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Louis Brandeis
1856-1941
Supreme Court Justice
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Judge / 1938 -
Stephen Breyer is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1994. He is known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law.
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Stephen Breyer
1938-
Judge
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Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice / 1899 - 1977
Tom C. Clark was United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and an Associate Justice of the U.S Supreme Court.
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Tom C Clark
1899-1977
Lawyer, Judge, Supreme Court Justice
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Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Judge, Journalist / 1947 -
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who was the first ever Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Shirin Ebadi
1947-
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Judge, Journalist
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Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1935 - 2011
Geraldine Ferraro was the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party.
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Geraldine A Ferraro
1935-2011
Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative
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Lawyer, Mayor, U.S. Representative / 1944 -
Rudy Giuliani is a former major of New York City who served during the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001.
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Rudolph Giuliani
1944-
Lawyer, Mayor, U.S. Representative
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Lawyer, Mayor / 1916 -
Art Hanes was the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama between 1961 and 1963 and actively opposed racial integration.
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Art Hanes
1916-
Lawyer, Mayor
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Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official / 1904 - 1996
Alger Hiss was a U.S. State Department official who was accused of membership in a communist espionage ring.
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Alger Hiss
1904-1996
Legal Professional, Spy, Government Official
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Legal Professional / 1951 -
Eric Holder is the first African-American Attorney General of the United States.
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Eric Holder
1951-
Legal Professional
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Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer / 1895 - 1950
Charles H. Houston was an African American lawyer and Litigation Director of the NAACP who played a key role in dismantling the Jim Crow laws.
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Charles H. Houston
1895-1950
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer
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Lawyer, Military Leader, Governor / 1793 - 1863
Sam Houston was a U.S. lawyer and politician who led the struggle of U.S. emigrants in Mexican territory to win control of Texas and make it part of the U.S.
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Sam Houston
1793-1863
Lawyer, Military Leader, Governor
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Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1892 - 1954
Robert H. Jackson, the only Supreme Court Justice who didn't graduate from any law school, is best known as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Robert H. Jackson
1892-1954
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor / 1745 - 1829
A Founding Father of the United States, John Jay established important judicial precedents as the first U.S. chief justice, including the Jay Treaty.
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John Jay
1745-1829
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative, U.S. Governor
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Judge, Talk Show Host / 1962 -
Star Jones is an American lawyer and television personality, known for having co-hosted the talk show The View.
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Star Jones
1962-
Judge, Talk Show Host
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Lawyer, Governor / 1958 -
Tim Kaine was the 70th Governor of Virginia (2006-2010) and was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (2009-2011).
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Tim Kaine
1958-
Lawyer, Governor
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Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Anthony M. Kennedy is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. His has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged decisions.
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Anthony Kennedy
1936-
Supreme Court Justice
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Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1755 - 1827
Rufus King was a Founding Father of the United States who helped frame the federal Constitution and effect its ratification.
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Rufus King
1755-1827
Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative
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Lawyer, Government Official / 1950 -
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was former adviser to American Vice President Dick Cheney, later indicted by a federal grand jury for leaking top-secret information.
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
1950-
Lawyer, Government Official
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Business Leader, Lawyer, Diplomat / 1913 - 2005
Sol Myron Linowitz was an American diplomat, lawyer and businessman who helped negotiate the return of the Panama Canal to Panama.
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Sol Myron Linowitz
1913-2005
Business Leader, Lawyer, Diplomat
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Lawyer, Political Leader / 1746 - 1813
Robert R Livingston was a politician, lawyer and diplomat from New York and is best known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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Robert R Livingston
1746-1813
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative / 1893 - 1935
Huey Long was a popular and radically outspoken U.S. Senator from Louisiana who pushed populist reforms during the Great Depression.
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Huey Long
1893-1935
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Representative
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Legal Professional, Military Leader
Lycurgus was an ancient Greek who is credited with helping to found the basic tenets of Spartan society.
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Lycurgus
Legal Professional, Military Leader
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Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Vice President / 1854 - 1925
Thomas Riley Marshall was an American Democratic politician who served as the 28th Vice President of the United States (1913-1921) under Woodrow Wilson.
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Thomas R. Marshall
1854-1925
Lawyer, Governor, U.S. Vice President
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Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional / 1908 - 1993
Thurgood Marshall declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional with the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
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Thurgood Marshall
1908-1993
Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional
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Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional / 1922 - 1991
Floyd B. McKissick was the first black recipient of a law degree from the University of North Carolina. He specialized in civil rights cases.
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Floyd B. McKissick
1922-1991
Civil Rights Activist, Legal Professional
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Lawyer, World Leader / 1946 - 2009
Roh Moo-Hyun served as South Korea's 16th President from 2003 until 2008. He committed suicide by jumping off a cliff in 2009.
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Roh Moo Hyun
1946-2009
Lawyer, World Leader
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Lawyer, Political Leader, Saint, Journalist / 1478 - 1535
Sir Thomas More was a counselor to King Henry VIII of England; when he refused to accept the king as head of the Church of England, he was beheaded.
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Thomas More
1478-1535
Lawyer, Political Leader, Saint, Journalist
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Lawyer, Political Leader / 1944 -
Robert Mueller is the 6th Director of the United States Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) and is best known for pushing to expand wiretap laws in the U.S.
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Robert Mueller
1944-
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest / 1910 - 1985
Reverend Pauli Murray is an American civil rights advocate and ordained priest. She is best known for furthering the civil rights and feminist causes.
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Pauli Murray
1910-1985
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Legal Professional, Priest
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Lawyer, Political Leader / 1940 -
Ted Olson is an American attorney who served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1984.
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Ted Olson
1940-
Lawyer, Political Leader
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Entrepreneur, Lawyer / 1948 -
Richard D. Parsons is an American media executive best known as for his Chairman positions at Time Warner and Citigroup.
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Richard D. Parsons
1948-
Entrepreneur, Lawyer
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Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist / 1644 - 1718
William Penn was a Quaker religious leader who oversaw the founding of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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William Penn
1644-1718
Lawyer, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Journalist
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Educator, Judge, Journalist / 1843 - 1918
Louis Renault was a French jurist and educator and co-winner in 1907 of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
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Louis Renault
1843-1918
Educator, Judge, Journalist
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Lawyer / 1938 -
Janet Reno was the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General.
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Janet Reno
1938-
Lawyer
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Lawyer, Talk Show Host, News Anchor, Journalist / 1950 - 2008
Tim Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.
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Tim Russert
1950-2008
Lawyer, Talk Show Host, News Anchor, Journalist
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Legal Professional, U.S. Representative / 1958 -
Rick Santorum became known across the country after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990.
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Rick Santorum
1958-
Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
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Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice / 1936 -
Antonin Scalia is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Untied States. He favors a restrained interpretation of the Constitution.
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Antonin Scalia
1936-
Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice
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Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative / 1931 -
Alan Kooi Simpson was a U.S. senator from Wyoming. He was a conservative and an opponent of government regulation, and an outspoken advocate for equality.
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Alan K. Simpson
1931-
Educator, Legal Professional, U.S. Representative
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Legal Professional, Political Leader, Poet / 640 - 560
Solon was an Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government. He was a noted poet.
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Solon
640-560
Legal Professional, Political Leader, Poet
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Lawyer, Writer / 1928 - 2010
Ted Sorensen was an American presidential adviser, lawyer and writer, best known as President John F. Kennedy's legendary speechwriter.
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Ted Sorensen
1928-2010
Lawyer, Writer
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Lawyer, U.S. Representative / 1930 -
Arlen Specter is a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania who was a Republican from 1965 until he switched to the Democratic party in 2009.
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Arlen Specter
1930-
Lawyer, U.S. Representative
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Educator, Legal Professional, Government Official / 1949 -
Elizabeth Warren helped design the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and led the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Elizabeth Warren
1949-
Educator, Legal Professional, Government Official