Most Famous British Jurists
United Kingdom has produced 170 notable jurists throughout history, led by Robert Cecil (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
RC
Robert Cecil (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) British Lawyer 1864 – 1958
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16,066
EC
Edward Coke British Barrister 1552 – 1634
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16,248
MH
Matthew Hopkins British Lawyer 1620 – 1647
#
23,723
AV
A. V. Dicey British Lawyer 1835 – 1922
#
25,863
WM
William Murray (1st Earl of Mansfield) British Judge 1705 – 1793
#
36,631
PH
Pamela Harriman British Diplomat 1920 – 1997
#
39,580
NH
Nevile Henderson British Diplomat 1882 – 1942
#
48,387
CR
Cyril Radcliffe (1st Viscount Radcliffe) British Judge 1899 – 1977
#
58,437
TD
Tom Denning (Baron Denning) British Judge 1899 – 1999
#
64,847
MH
Matthew Hale (jurist) British Judge 1609 – 1676
#
67,563
CM
Craig Murray British Diplomat Born 1958
#
70,747
GL
Geoffrey Lawrence (1st Baron Oaksey) British Judge 1880 – 1971
#
72,782
FA
Frederick Abberline British Police 1843 – 1929
#
74,384
TA
Thomas Audley (1st Baron Audley of Walden) British Barrister 1488 – 1544
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76,852
AF
Alexander Fraser Tytler (Lord Woodhouselee) British Judge 1747 – 1813
#
88,708
FP
Frank Pick British Solicitor 1878 – 1941
#
91,124
WG
William Garrow British Judge 1760 – 1840
#
91,703
SB
Simon Bradstreet British Magistrat 1603 – 1697
#
94,215
FN
Francis Napier (10th Lord Napier) British Diplomat 1819 – 1898
#
102,468
HM
Harold MacMichael British Administrator 1882 – 1969
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110,302