 Having existed for over 600 years , Gray 's Inn has a long list of notable members and honorary members . Even as the smallest of the Inns of Court it has had members who have been particularly noted lawyers and judges , such as Francis Bacon , The 1st Earl of Birkenhead , Baron <unk> , Lord Bingham of Cornhill , Lord Hoffmann and others . Outside the Bar and judiciary of England and Wales , members have included the clergy ( including five Archbishops of Canterbury ) , industrialists like John Wynne , astronomers such as John Lee , media figures , like Huw Thomas , and members of the Bar and judiciary of other nations , such as Sir Ti @-@ liang Yang ( former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong ) , B. R. Ambedkar ( principal architect of the Constitution of India ) and former presidents of Cyprus Spyros <unk> , <unk> Papadopoulos , and <unk> <unk> . 
