Most Famous American Politicians & Lawyers

50 American Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 5,730

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

By the numbers

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 lawyer10.9× 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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