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Barrister Biographies
Every archived life recorded as barrister, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
James Howells
b. July 10, 1971
QC 2014
Contemporary era
Catherine Connolly
b. November 5, 1955
President of Ireland since 2025 (born 1955)
Contemporary era
Pravind Jugnauth
b. December 25, 1961
Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2017–2024
Modern era
Mary Robinson
b. May 21, 1944
Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Modern era
Margaret Thatcher
October 13, 1925 – April 8, 2013
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
Modern era
Mahatma Gandhi
October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948
Leader of India's independence movement through nonviolent resistance
Modern era
Jawaharlal Nehru
November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
Modern era
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
October 31, 1875 – December 15, 1950
Indian barrister, leader of the Indian National Congress and founding father of the Republic of India (1875-1950)
Modern era
B. R. Ambedkar
April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956
Indian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)
Modern era
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948
Politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)
Modern era
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
September 8, 1892 – December 5, 1963
Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963)
Modern era
Khawaja Nazimuddin
July 19, 1894 – October 22, 1964
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964)
Modern era
Feroz Khan Noon
June 18, 1893 – December 9, 1970
7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1893–1970)
Modern era
Syed Ameer Ali
1849 – 1928
Indian Muslim jurist (1849-1928)
Modern era
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
January 8, 1899 – September 26, 1959
4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956-59
Modern era
Saifuddin Kitchlew
January 15, 1888 – October 9, 1963
Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963)
Modern era
Badruddin Tyabji
October 10, 1844 – 1906
Prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist and politician
Modern era
Chittaranjan Das
November 5, 1870 – June 16, 1925
Bengali lawyer, politician, author and leader of the Bengali Swaraj Party (1870-1925)
Modern era
Sarat Chandra Bose
September 6, 1889 – February 20, 1950
Indian Bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950)
Modern era
Cornelia Sorabji
November 15, 1866 – July 6, 1954
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)
Modern era
Ponnambalam Arunachalam
September 14, 1853 – January 9, 1924
Sri Lankan politician (1853–1924)
Modern era
E. W. Perera
December 12, 1875 – February 16, 1953
Sri Lankan politician
Modern era
Robert Johnson
March 26, 1874 – March 2, 1938
British civil servant (1874-1938)