Famous jurists

legal scholar or academic, a professional who studies, teaches, and develops law

1,569 people

All Alive Deceased
Henri La Fontaine

Henri La Fontaine

1854 – 1943 · Age 89
Deceased
Tobias Asser

Tobias Asser

1838 – 1913 · Age 75
Deceased
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

1860 – 1952 · Age 92
Deceased
Galeazzo Ciano

Galeazzo Ciano

1903 – 1944 · Age 40
Deceased
Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Yusuf al-Qaradawi

1926 – 2022 · Age 96
Deceased
Alfonso García Robles

Alfonso García Robles

1911 – 1991 · Age 80
Deceased
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste

1895 – 1978 · Age 82
Deceased
René Cassin

René Cassin

1887 – 1976 · Age 89
Deceased
Brigitte Bierlein

Brigitte Bierlein

1949 – 2024 · Age 74
Deceased
Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky

1890 – 1935 · Age 45
Deceased
Hans Luther

Hans Luther

1879 – 1962 · Age 83
Deceased
Hans Kelsen

Hans Kelsen

1881 – 1973 · Age 91
Deceased
Carlos Saavedra Lamas

Carlos Saavedra Lamas

1878 – 1959 · Age 80
Deceased
Antonin Scalia

Antonin Scalia

1936 – 2016 · Age 79
Deceased
Kiro Gligorov

Kiro Gligorov

1917 – 2012 · Age 94
Deceased
Kurt Schuschnigg

Kurt Schuschnigg

1897 – 1977 · Age 79
Deceased
Friedrich Carl von Savigny

Friedrich Carl von Savigny

1779 – 1861 · Age 82
Deceased
Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

1930 – 2023 · Age 93
Deceased
Alexandru Ioan Cuza

Alexandru Ioan Cuza

1820 – 1873 · Age 53
Deceased
Jorge Sampaio

Jorge Sampaio

1939 – 2021 · Age 81
Deceased
John Marshall

John Marshall

1755 – 1835 · Age 79
Deceased
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

1887 – 1977 · Age 89
Deceased
Manuel Belgrano

Manuel Belgrano

1770 – 1820 · Age 50
Deceased
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Carlo Biotti

1901 – 1977 · Age 76
Deceased
Alexander Belyayev

Alexander Belyayev

1884 – 1942 · Age 57
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q185351