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My Take
Robert Bilott is, to me, one of the more genuinely heroic figures in this database. A lawyer who could have spent his career comfortably defending corporations instead spent over twenty years fighting DuPont on behalf of West Virginia communities poisoned by PFOA and PFOS. That choice, to turn against the kind of client most attorneys court, reflects a moral seriousness I find deeply moving. The 2017 Right Livelihood Award only confirms what his record already shows. His story later reached the screen, but what matters is the persistence itself: one stubborn, principled man reshaping how we think about chemical accountability.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Bilott
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・ビロット
- Reading
- ろばーと・びろっと
- Born
- August 2, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Albany, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New College of Florida
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Right Livelihood Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.taftlaw.com/people/robert-a-bilott
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Bilott
Frequently asked questions
When was Robert Bilott born?
Born August 2, 1965 (age 60).
Where is Robert Bilott from?
Robert Bilott is from Albany, New York, United States.
What does Robert Bilott do?
Robert Bilott works as lawyer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.