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20th-century jurists

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Abel PosseAuthor · BooksAbel Parentini Posse (7 January 1934 – 14 April 2023) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, poet, career diplomat, and politician.
Agustín YáñezAuthor · Books
Alan GarcíaAuthor · BooksAlan Gabriel Ludwig García PérezGarcía (lang; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and…
Alexander McCall SmithAuthor · BooksUniversity of Edinburgh (LLB, PhD, Emeritus Professor in the School of Law)
Alfonso García RoblesAuthor · BooksAlfonso García Robles (20 March 1911 – 2 September 1991) was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
Alfonso OsorioArtist · PaintingsAlfonso Osorio García (13 December 1923 – 27 August 2018) was a Spanish politician.
Alfred-Maurice de ZayasAuthor · BooksAlfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 31 May 1947) is a Cuban-born American lawyer and writer, active in the field of human rights and international law.
Álvaro d'OrsAuthor · BooksÁlvaro Jordi d'Ors Pérez-Peix (14 April 1915 – 1 February 2004) was a Spanish scholar of Roman law, currently considered one of the best 20th-century experts on the field;
Álvaro Uribe VélezAuthor · Books
Amy ChuaAuthor · BooksAmy Lynn Chua (Chinese: 蔡美儿; born October 26, 1962) is an American legal scholar, corporate lawyer, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr.
Amy KlobucharAuthor · BooksAmy Jean Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007.
Anatoly LukyanovAuthor · BooksAnatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov (7 May 1930 – 9 January 2019) was a Russian Communist politician who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR between 15 March 1990 and…
Andreas von BülowAuthor · BooksAndreas von Bülow (born 17 July 1937) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and writer. He was Minister for Research and Technology from 1980 to 1982.
Annette Gordon-ReedAuthor · BooksAnnette Gordon-Reed (born November 19, 1958)[1] is an American historian and law professor.[21] She is currently the Carl M.
Augusto Céspedes PatziAuthor · BooksAugusto Céspedes Patzi (6 February 1904, Cochabamba – 9 May 1997, La Paz) was a Bolivian writer, politician, diplomat, and journalist. He was the brother-in-law of writer Carlos Montenegro.
Baltasar GarzónAuthor · BooksBaltasar Garzón Real (baltaˈsaɾ ɣaɾˈθon; born 26 October 1955) is a Spanish former judge in Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, the court responsible for investigation…
Banu MushtaqAuthor · BooksBanu Mushtaq (born 3 April 1948) is an Indian Kannada-language writer, activist, and lawyer from Karnataka.
Ben FerenczAuthor · BooksBenjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States…
Bohumil HrabalAuthor · BooksBohumil Hrabal (ˈboɦumɪl ˈɦrabal; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Carlos ReygadasPerson · Film memorabiliaCarlos Reygadas Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos rejˈɣaðas]; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker.
Caroline KennedyAuthor · BooksCaroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author, diplomat, and attorney.
César Antonio MolinaAuthor · BooksCésar Antonio Molina Sánchez (born 14 September 1952) is a Spanish writer, translator, university professor, cultural manager and politician.
Chingiz AbdullayevAuthor · BooksChingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev (Çingiz Abdullayev; born 7 April 1959 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer, Secretary of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers.
Christos SartzetakisAuthor · BooksChristos Sartzetakis (6 April 1929 – 3 February 2022) was a Greek jurist who served as the president of Greece from 1985 to 1990.
Clive DavisPerson · Music memorabiliaClive Jay Davis (April 4, 1932 – June 22, 2026) was an American record executive, A&R executive, record producer and lawyer.
David DrakeAuthor · Books
David JohnstonAuthor · BooksDavid Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served as the 28th governor general of Canada from 2010 to 2017.
Davíð OddssonAuthor · Books
Dick PoundAuthor · BooksRichard William Duncan Pound (born March 22, 1942), better known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer, and spokesman for ethics in sport.
Diogo de Freitas do AmaralAuthor · Books2=Freitas do Amaral
Dulce Maria CardosoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Dulce Maria Cardoso in FOLIO - Óbidos International Literary Festival, 2019
Dumitru GăleșanuIllustrator · IllustrationDumitru Găleșanu (Romanian pronunciation: [duˈmitru gəleʃanu]; born December 5, 1955, Potlogeni village, Tia Mare commune, Olt County) is a Romanian jurist and author, a postmodern writer,…
Ece TemelkuranAuthor · BooksEce Temelkuran (born 22 July 1973) is a Turkish journalist and author.
Ed KochAuthor · BooksEdward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City…
Ekaterina GordonAuthor · BooksEkaterina Viktorovna Gordon (née Prokofieva; born 19 October 1980) is a Russian TV and radio presenter, musician, actress and public figure.[1]
Enrique TarigoAuthor · BooksEnrique E. Tarigo Vázquez (15 September 1927 – 14 December 2002) was a Uruguayan jurist and political figure.
Enrique Tierno GalvánAuthor · BooksEnrique Tierno Galván (8 February 1918 – 19 January 1986) was a Spanish politician, sociologist, lawyer and essayist, best known for being the Mayor of Madrid from 1979 to 1986, at the…
Erik von Kuehnelt-LeddihnAuthor · BooksErik Maria Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (31 July 1909 – 26 May 1999) was an Austrian-American nobleman and polymath, whose areas of interest included philosophy, history, political science,…
Erling KaggeAuthor · BooksErling Kagge (born January 15, 1963) is a Norwegian explorer, publisher, author, philosopher, lawyer, art collector and entrepreneur.
Felicia LangerAuthor · BooksFelicia Langer (Hebrew: פליציה לנגר; 9 December 1930 – 21 June 2018) was a German-Israeli attorney and human rights activist known for her defence of Palestinian political prisoners in the…
Felipe GonzálezAuthor · BooksFelipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942) is a retired Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to…
Francisco AyalaAuthor · BooksFrancisco Ayala was a Spanish writer, translator, novelist, sociologist, lawyer and literary critic (1906–2009). He was born in Granada and died in Madrid.
Fred UhlmanAuthor · BooksFred Uhlman (19 January 1901 – 11 April 1985) was a German-English writer, painter and lawyer of Jewish origin.
Freya von MoltkeAuthor · BooksFreya von Moltke (née Deichmann; 29 March 1911 – 1 January 2010) was a German American lawyer and participant in the anti-Nazi opposition group, the Kreisau Circle, with her husband,…
Fritz BauerPerson · Film memorabiliaFritz Bauer (16 July 1903 – 1 July 1968) was a German Jewish judge and prosecutor.
Gary BottingAuthor · BooksGary Norman Arthur Botting (born 19 July 1943) is a Canadian legal scholar and criminal defense lawyer (now retired) as well as a poet, playwright, novelist, and critic of literature and…
Gregor GysiAuthor · BooksGregor Florian Gysi (born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, former president of the Party of the European Left and a prominent politician of The Left (Die Linke) political party.
Guido WesterwelleAuthor · BooksGuido Westerwelle (lang; 27 December 1961 – 18 March 2016) was a German politician who served as foreign minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice-Chancellor of…
Hans Bernd GiseviusAuthor · BooksGustav-Adolf Timotheus Hans Bernd Gisevius (14 July 1904 – 23 February 1974) was a German politician, Gestapo and Abwehr officer and diplomat during the Second World War.
Heidi HeitkampPerson · Film memorabiliaMary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (born October 30, 1955) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019.
Horst EhmkeAuthor · BooksHorst Paul August Ehmke (4 February 1927 – 12 March 2017) was a German lawyer, law professor and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Hugo Gutiérrez VegaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hugo Gutiérrez Vega
Inger-Maria MahlkeAuthor · BooksInger-Maria Mahlke (born 1977 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German author. In 2018 she was the recipient of the German Book Prize.
Ivo JosipovićPerson · Music memorabiliaIvo Josipović (pronounced [ǐːʋo josǐːpoʋitɕ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.
James AbourezkAuthor · BooksJames George Abourezk (February 24, 1931February 24, 2023) was an American attorney and politician from South Dakota.
Jan KarskiAuthor · BooksJan Karski (lang; birthname: Jan Kozielewski, lang; 24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II.
Jean-Denis BredinAuthor · BooksJean-Denis Bredin (born Jean-Denis Hirsch: 17 May 1929 – 1 September 2021) was a French attorney and founding partner of the firm Bredin Prat.
Joe ScarboroughPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Joseph Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is an American television host and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW, alongside his wife Mika Brzezinski and…
Jordi Solé TuraAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jordi Solé Tura (1991)
Juan Antonio ZunzuneguiAuthor · BooksJuan Antonio de Zunzunegui (21 December 1901, Portugalete — 31 May 1982, Madrid) was a 20th-century Spanish writer who mainly penned works of social criticism on the lives of contemporary…
Jürgen TodenhöferAuthor · BooksJürgen Todenhöfer (born 12 November 1940) is a German author, journalist, politician, executive and former judge.
Kazimierz SabbatAuthor · BooksKazimierz Aleksander Sabbat (27 February 1913 – 19 July 1989), was President of Poland-in-exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister…
Kéba MbayeAuthor · BooksKéba Mbaye (5 August 1924 – 11 January 2007) was a Senegalese judge and member of both the International Olympic Committee and the International Court of Justice.
Knut FrydenlundAuthor · BooksKnut Frydenlund (31 March 1927 – 26 February 1987) was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party who served as foreign minister from 1973 to 1981 and again from 1986 to 1987.
Krzysztof PiesiewiczAuthor · BooksKrzysztof Marek Piesiewicz (25 October 1945 – 14 May 2026) was a Polish lawyer, politician and film screenwriter. From 1991 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2011 he was a member of Polish Senate.
Leo GennPerson · Film memorabiliaLeopold John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister.
Leoluca OrlandoAuthor · BooksLeoluca Orlando (born 1 August 1947) is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Palermo for over twenty years and was president of the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAF).
Levko LukianenkoAuthor · BooksLevko Hryhorovych Lukianenko (24 August 1928 – 7 July 2018) was a Ukrainian Soviet dissident and politician.[14] He was one of the founders of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group in 1976 and was…
Louis ScutenaireAuthor · BooksLouis Scutenaire (29 June 1905 – 15 August 1987) was a Belgian French-language poet, anarchist, surrealist and civil servant.
Louk HulsmanPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Portrait of L. Hulsman, 1982
Luis Mateo DíezAuthor · Books
Michelle ObamaAuthor · BooksMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack…
Milan HorvatPerson · Music memorabiliaMilan Horvat (28 July 19191 January 2014) was a Croatian conductor.
Muhammad Habibur RahmanAuthor · BooksHabib ur Rahman
Oscar Zeta AcostaAuthor · Books
Paul MeesDesigner · DesignPaul Mees (20 March 1961 – 19 June 2013) was an Australian academic, specialising in urban planning and public transport.
Pavan VarmaAuthor · BooksPavan K. Varma (born 5 November 1953) is an Indian politician, author, and former diplomat who served as India's Ambassador to Bhutan and High Commissioner to Cyprus.
Pavel SvobodaPerson · Music memorabiliaPavel Svoboda (born 9 April 1962) is a Czech politician and lawyer and from 2014 to 2019 a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic for European People's Party…
Piero PiccioniPerson · Music memorabiliaPiero Piccioni (December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer.
Pierre MertensAuthor · BooksPierre Mertens (9 October 1939 – 19 January 2025) was a Belgian writer and lawyer who specialised in international law, director of the Centre de sociologie de la littérature at the…
Pierre TrudeauAuthor · BooksJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, jurist, academic, author, and journalist who served as the 15th prime…
Randa Abdel-FattahAuthor · BooksRanda Abdel-Fattah (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian sociologist, lawyer and writer. She is an advocate for human rights, particularly for Palestinian people.
Robin SharmaAuthor · BooksRobin Sharma is a Canadian writer, best known for his The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book series.
Ronen BergmanAuthor · BooksRonen Bergman is an Israeli investigative journalist and author. He is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, based in Tel Aviv, and a senior political and military analyst for…
Roy CohnAuthor · BooksRoy Marcus Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and conservative political activist.
Rubén Bareiro SaguierAuthor · BooksRubén Bareiro Saguier (January 22, 1930 – March 25, 2014) was a Paraguayan writer, poet, and diplomat.
Rudolf FleschAuthor · BooksRudolf Franz Flesch (8 May 1911 – 5 October 1986) was an Austrian-born naturalized American author (noted for his book Why Johnny Can't Read), and also a readability expert and writing…
Rudy GiulianiAuthor · BooksRudolph William Louis Giuliani (lang; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
Sabina AliyevaAuthor · BooksSabina Yashar gizi Aliyeva (Səbinə Yaşar qızı Əliyeva; born May 7, 1980), is an Azerbaijani civil servant, the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Azerbaijan Republic (since…
Sami AldeebAuthor · BooksSami Awad Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh (in Arabic: سامي عوض الذيب أبو ساحلية / Sāmy ʿwḍ ʾĀd-dyb ʾĀbw-Sāḥlyh) (born 5 September 1949 in Zababdeh, near Jenin in the West Bank) is a Swiss Palestinian…
Serge KlarsfeldAuthor · BooksSerge Klarsfeld (born 17 September 1935) is a Romanian-born French activist and Nazi hunter known for documenting the Holocaust in order to establish the record and to enable the…
Seyran AteşAuthor · BooksSeyran Ateş (born 20 April 1963) is a German lawyer and a Muslim feminist. She founded the Ibn Ruschd-Goethe mosque in 2017, as Germany's first liberal place of worship for Muslims.
Stephen CoontsAuthor · BooksStephen Coonts (born July 19, 1946) is an American spy thriller and suspense novelist.
Stewart L. UdallAuthor · BooksStewart Lee Udall (January 31, 1920 – March 20, 2010) was an American politician and environmentalist who belonged to the Democratic Party.
Ulf AdelsohnAuthor · BooksUlf Adelsohn (born 4 October 1941) is a Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party from 1981 to 1986 and Governor of Stockholm County from 1992 to 2001.
Vasilis SteriadisAuthor · Books
Vera DuarteAuthor · BooksShe was born in Mindelo.
Vladan DesnicaAuthor · BooksVladan Desnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Десница; 17 September 1905 – 4 March 1967) was a Yugoslav writer and translator.
Vladimír ClementisAuthor · BooksVladimír "Vlado" Clementis (20 September 1902 – 3 December 1952) was a Slovak politician, lawyer, publicist, literary critic, author and a prominent member of the Czechoslovak Communist…
Vladislav JovanovićAuthor · BooksVladislav Jovanović (9 June 1933 – 21 February 2026) was a Serbian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Vojtech ZamarovskýAuthor · BooksVojtech Zamarovský (5 October 1919 in Zamarovce – 26 July 2006 in Prague) was a Slovak writer of historical non-fiction literature. He also translated from English, German, French and Latin.
Wilhelm StuckartAuthor · BooksWilhelm Georg Joseph Stuckart (16 November 1902 – 15 November 1953) was a German Nazi Party lawyer, official, and a State Secretary in the Reich Interior Ministry during the Nazi era.
Wolfgang StraubPhotographer · PhotographyWolfgang Straub (born 1969, in Waiblingen) is a Swiss lawyer and photographer.
Xosé Filgueira ValverdeAuthor · BooksXosé Fernando Filgueira Valverde, or sometimes José Filgueira Valverde (28 October 1906, in Pontevedra – 13 September 1996, in Pontevedra), was a Spanish writer, intellectual, researcher,…
Zdeněk MlynářAuthor · BooksZdeněk Mlynář (born Zdeněk Müller; 22 June 1930 – 15 April 1997) was a Czech Communist politician and lawyer.

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