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Most Famous American Politicians & Lawyers

Politics & Law 5,730
United States 23,678
01 BO Barack Obama Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961
19 AL Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865
25 HC Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947
32 GW George W. Bush George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946
43 JF John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963
45 FD Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945
46 BC Bill Clinton Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946
75 TR Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919
109 JC Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter American Politician b. 1924
115 HS Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman American Politician 1884–1972
116 RN Richard Nixon Richard Nixon American Politician 1913–1994
140 LB Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson American Politician 1908–1973
148 WW Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson American Politician 1856–1924
159 BS Bernie Sanders American Politician b. 1941
178 GH George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush American Politician 1924–2018
179 JM John McCain John McCain American Politician 1936–2018
316 AJ Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson American Statesman 1767–1845
338 HH Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover American Politician 1874–1964
343 AG Al Gore American Politician b. 1948
403 AH Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton American Statesman 1757–1804
491 JM James Madison James Madison American Politician 1751–1836
495 HK Helen Keller Helen Keller American Political 1880–1968
684 GC Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland American Politician 1837–1908
685 AJ Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson American Politician 1808–1875
704 CC Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge American Politician 1872–1933
724 WM William McKinley William McKinley American Politician 1843–1901
765 JA James A. Garfield James A. Garfield American Politician 1831–1881
835 JD Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis American Politician 1808–1889
853 WG Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding American Politician 1865–1923
894 JM James Monroe James Monroe American Politician 1758–1831
929 TK Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy American Politician 1932–2009
971 MV Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren American Politician 1782–1862
1,001 JK John Kerry John Kerry American Politician b. 1943
1,097 JB James Buchanan James Buchanan American Politician 1791–1868
1,159 JB Joe Biden Joe Biden American Politician b. 1942
1,244 JK James K. Polk James K. Polk American Politician 1795–1849
1,268 WH William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison American Politician 1773–1841
1,321 RP Rosa Parks Rosa Parks American Activist 1913–2005
1,324 ZT Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor American Statesperson 1784–1850
1,350 FP Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce American Politician 1804–1869
1,476 JM Joseph McCarthy Joseph McCarthy American Politician 1908–1957
1,481 CA Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur American Politician 1829–1886
1,613 MF Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore American Politician 1800–1874
1,717 BH Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison American Politician 1833–1901
1,737 JA Jane Addams Jane Addams American Activist 1860–1935
1,912 JC John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun American Politician 1782–1850
1,953 TK Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kościuszko American Politician 1746–1817
2,002 NR Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller American Politician 1908–1979
2,008 HH Hubert Humphrey Hubert Humphrey American Politician 1911–1978
2,465 EW Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren American Politician b. 1949
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Inside the United States Politicians & Lawyers

5,730 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous the united states politicians & lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United States Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1870s with 387 people.

What the United States Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are the United States Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 73% of all notables (4,171).

The United States Politicians & Lawyers over-index on lawyer — 10.9× the global rate.

  1. Politician4,171
  2. Lawyer1,011
  3. Judge122
  4. Activist76
  5. Diplomat72
  6. Governor48
  7. Minister30
  8. Political28
  1. Lawyer1,01110.9×
  2. Judge1226.3×
  3. Activist765.8×
  4. Politician4,1714.3×
  5. Diplomat722.8×

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