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.

Top Ranked

  1. Robert Cecil (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) — British Lawyer (1864–1958) , ranked #16066
  2. Edward Coke — British Barrister (1552–1634) , ranked #16248
  3. Matthew Hopkins — British Lawyer (1620–1647) , ranked #23723
  4. A. V. Dicey — British Lawyer (1835–1922) , ranked #25863
  5. William Murray (1st Earl of Mansfield) — British Judge (1705–1793) , ranked #36631
  6. Pamela Harriman — British Diplomat (1920–1997) , ranked #39580
  7. Nevile Henderson — British Diplomat (1882–1942) , ranked #48387
  8. Cyril Radcliffe (1st Viscount Radcliffe) — British Judge (1899–1977) , ranked #58437
  9. Tom Denning (Baron Denning) — British Judge (1899–1999) , ranked #64847
  10. Matthew Hale (jurist) — British Judge (1609–1676) , ranked #67563
  11. Craig Murray — British Diplomat (Born 1958) , ranked #70747
  12. Geoffrey Lawrence (1st Baron Oaksey) — British Judge (1880–1971) , ranked #72782
  13. Frederick Abberline — British Police (1843–1929) , ranked #74384
  14. Thomas Audley (1st Baron Audley of Walden) — British Barrister (1488–1544) , ranked #76852
  15. Alexander Fraser Tytler (Lord Woodhouselee) — British Judge (1747–1813) , ranked #88708
  16. Frank Pick — British Solicitor (1878–1941) , ranked #91124
  17. William Garrow — British Judge (1760–1840) , ranked #91703
  18. Simon Bradstreet — British Magistrat (1603–1697) , ranked #94215
  19. Francis Napier (10th Lord Napier) — British Diplomat (1819–1898) , ranked #102468
  20. Harold MacMichael — British Administrator (1882–1969) , ranked #110302