Most Famous American Jurists

United States has produced 1,273 notable jurists throughout history, led by John Marshall. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. John Marshall — American Judge (1755–1835) , ranked #4488
  2. Clarence Thomas — American Judge (Born 1948) , ranked #5464
  3. Lew Wallace — American Lawyer (1827–1905) , ranked #7055
  4. Clarence Darrow — American Lawyer (1857–1938) , ranked #8381
  5. Robert Todd Lincoln — American Lawyer (1843–1926) , ranked #8589
  6. Pat Garrett — American Sheriff (1850–1908) , ranked #11519
  7. Robert H. Jackson — American Judge (1892–1954) , ranked #11738
  8. Roger B. Taney — American Judge (1777–1864) , ranked #12349
  9. Mark Felt — American Lawyer (1913–2008) , ranked #12368
  10. Dan Coats — American Lawyer (Born 1943) , ranked #12376
  11. Frank B. Kellogg — American Lawyer (1856–1937) , ranked #13578
  12. Warren Christopher — American Lawyer (1925–2011) , ranked #14896
  13. Robert G. Ingersoll — American Lawyer (1833–1899) , ranked #15288
  14. Lysander Spooner — American Lawyer (1808–1887) , ranked #17023
  15. William O. Douglas — American Lawyer (1898–1980) , ranked #20190
  16. Rufus King — American Lawyer (1755–1827) , ranked #21728
  17. Henry Halleck — American Lawyer (1815–1872) , ranked #22593
  18. William Rosecrans — American Diplomat (1819–1898) , ranked #22935
  19. David Souter — American Lawyer (Born 1939) , ranked #23127
  20. Oliver Ellsworth — American Lawyer (1745–1807) , ranked #23160