20th-century American lawyers

The list 20th-century American lawyers includes Megyn Kelly, John Kennedy Jr., Bill Clinton, Amal Alamuddin and Marcia Clark. The list consists of 7,925 members and 5 sublists.

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1.

Megyn Kelly

American journalist and podcaster (born 1970)

Overview: Megyn Marie Kelly (born November 18, 1970) is an American lawyer and journalist who was a talk show host at Fox News from 2004 to 2017, and a host and correspondent with NBC News from 2017 to 2018. She ...

Date of birth: 18 November 1970

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV News

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Douglas Brunt (Married)

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Jones Day people 43T

American women podcasters 282T

21st-century American women lawyers 510T
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Michelle Obama

First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017

Overview: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: First Lady

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Barack Obama (Married)

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21st-century American philanthropists 16T

21st-century women philanthropists 9T

Time 100 238T
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Barack Obama

American, Politician

Overview: Barack Hussein Obama II ( bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the ...

Date of birth: 4 August 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: American

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Michelle Obama (Married)

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American male feminists 109T

21st-century Illinois politicians 372T

21st-century American legislators 10,508T
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John Kennedy Jr.

American publisher, son of President JFK

Overview: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999), often referred to as John-John or JFK Jr., was an American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher. He was a son of President John F ...

Date of birth: 25 November 1960

Date of death: 16 July 1999

Age: 38 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Writers from Manhattan 74T

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1999 7T

20th-century lawyers 3,077T
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Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

Overview: Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, and public speaker who served as the 67th United States secretary of state from ...

Date of birth: 26 October 1947

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Bill Clinton (Married)

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Politicians from Westchester County, New York 43T

2020 United States presidential electors 110T

20th-century American women lawyers 441T
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Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

Overview: William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his presidency ...

Date of birth: 19 August 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: American

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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Figures in sexual harassment scandals 70T

Time Person of the Year 68T

Time 100 250T
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Jerry Springer

American, Talk Show Host

Overview: Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk ...

Date of birth: 13 February 1944

Date of death: 27 April 2023

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Talk Show Host

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Illinois 27T

Actors from Highgate 13T

Actors from the London Borough of Camden 210T
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Amal Clooney

Lebanese lawyer

Overview: Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; Arabic: أمل علم الدين; born 3 February 1978) is a Lebanese and British barrister. Her clients include Filipino and American journalist Maria Ressa; former President of the ...

Date of birth: 3 February 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: Lebanese

Occupation: Barrister

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: George Clooney (Married)

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Writers from Buckinghamshire 1T

21st-century Lebanese lawyers 1T

Writers from Beirut 83T
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Marcia Clark

American, Attorney

Overview: Marcia Rachel Clark (née Kleks, formerly Horowitz; born August 31, 1953) is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent, and television producer. She is best known for having been the lead ...

Date of birth: 31 August 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Susan E. Wagner High School alumni 7T

20th-century American women lawyers 875T

21st-century American women 15,896T
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Kim McGuire

American actor and lawyer

Overview: Kim Diane McGuire (December 1, 1955 – September 14, 2016) was an American lawyer and author. A former actress, she was best known for her role of Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski in John Waters' 1990 comedy ...

Date of birth: 1 December 1955

Date of death: 14 September 2016

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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21st-century American lawyers 1,056T

2016 deaths 9,448T

Actresses from New Orleans, Louisiana 75T
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Judy Sheindlin

American lawyer, judge, television personality, television producer, and author

Overview: Judith Susan Sheindlin (née Blum; born October 21, 1942), known professionally as Judge Judy, is an American television personality, television producer, author, and a former prosecutor and Manhattan family ...

Date of birth: 21 October 1942

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Jerry Sheindlin (Married)

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21st-century American Jews 3,425T

20th-century American Jews 3,356T

20th-century women lawyers 455T
12.

Nancy Grace

American legal commentator and television journalist

Overview: Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal commentator and television journalist. She hosted Nancy Grace, a nightly celebrity news and current affairs show on HLN from 2005 to 2016, and ...

Date of birth: 23 October 1959

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: David Linch (Married)

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American women podcasters 228T

Women podcasters 134T

American women non-fiction writers 2,525T
13.

Jerry Brown

Governor of California (1975–1983; 2011–2019)

Overview: Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and from 2011 to 2019. In the early 1970s, Brown was elected ...

Date of birth: 7 April 1938

Age: 86

Nationality: American

Occupation: Politician

Gender: Male

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Jerry Brown 21T

21st-century American male writers 6,245T

20th-century American male writers 9,084T
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Sunny Hostin

American lawyer, TV host (born 1968)

Overview: Asunción Cummings Hostin (born October 20, 1968), known professionally as Sunny Hostin, is an American lawyer, columnist, journalist, and television host. Hostin is co-host on ABC's morning talk show The ...

Date of birth: 20 October 1968

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Attorney

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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People associated with true crime 21T

American reparationists 20T

20th-century American women lawyers 644T
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Glenda Hatchett

American judge

Overview: Glenda A. Hatchett (born May 31, 1951) is the star of the former court show, Judge Hatchett and current day The Verdict with Judge Hatchett, and founding partner at the national law firm, The Hatchett ...

Date of birth: 14 December 1951

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Judge

Gender: Female

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Yoruba women lawyers 10T

American women non-fiction writers 2,184T

20th-century American women 4,137T
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Joe Biden

American, Head of State

Overview: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. ( BY-dən; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician serving as the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the ...

Date of birth: 20 November 1942

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Head of State

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Jill Biden (Married)

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Archmere Academy alumni 12T

Catholic politicians from Delaware 5T

Candidates in the 2024 United States presidential election 40T
17.

Greg Giraldo

American comedian

Overview: Gregory C. Giraldo (December 10, 1965 – September 29, 2010) was an American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised ...

Date of birth: 10 December 1965

Date of death: 29 September 2010

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

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Columbia College (New York) alumni 1,291T

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom alumni 63T

21st-century American comedians 1,986T
18.

Louisa Moritz

Cuban-American actress and lawyer (1936–2019)

Overview: Louisa Moritz (born Luisa Cira Castro Netto; September 25, 1936 – January 4, 2019) was a Cuban-American actress and lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she earned a law degree and became a film ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1946

Date of death: 4 January 2019

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: Cuban

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Disbarred American lawyers 113T

2019 deaths 9,204T

2019 deaths 6,613T
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John Kerr

Actor

Overview: John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013) was an American actor and attorney. He began his professional career on Broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in Mary Coyle ...

Date of birth: 15 November 1931

Date of death: 1 February 2013

Age: 81 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Donaldson Award winners 131T

Male actors from New York City 1,913T

20th-century American male actors 8,672T
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

American attorney and anti-vaccine activist (born 1954)

Overview: Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954) is an American environmental lawyer and activist, author, and, as of 2020, most notably a vocal anti-vaccinationist. Kennedy is a son of Robert F. Kennedy ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Cheryl Hines (Married)

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American male biographers 414T

American anti-vaccination activists 88T

COVID-19 conspiracy theorists 94T