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The best-known political leaders in our archive, ranked by historical popularity.

1,471 politicians in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 14 of 30.

Most famous politician

Donald Trump

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 99.3)

Most common birth month

October

136 of 1,471 were born in October

Living vs deceased

684 / 787

46% are still living

Most common nationality

American

177 people, 12% of the list

Editor-written profiles

295

20% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #651)

  1. 651Gaston DoumergueGaston DoumergueRadical politician who became France's first Protestant head of state in 1924.🇫🇷French · Born August 1, 1863 · Died June 18, 1937View profile
  2. 652Serzh SargsyanSerzh SargsyanServed as Armenia's third president for ten years, then resigned as prime minister after mass protests in April 2018.Armenian · Born June 30, 1954View profile
  3. 653
    ÉL
    Émile LoubetFrench president from 1899 to 1906, whose term saw the separation of church and state move forward and the Entente Cordiale prepared.🇫🇷French · Born December 31, 1838 · Died December 20, 1929View profile
  4. 654Naoto KanNaoto KanJapan's prime minister during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, leading the Democratic Party of Japan government.🇯🇵Japanese · Born October 10, 1946View profile
  5. 655Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAkbar Hashemi RafsanjaniCleric who served two terms as Iran's president, focusing on postwar reconstruction after the Iran-Iraq War.🇮🇷Iranian · Born August 25, 1934 · Died January 8, 2017View profile
  6. 656Mikhail SuslovMikhail SuslovCommunist Party's chief ideologist for decades, he was also Second Secretary of the Soviet party from 1965 to 1982.🇷🇺Soviet · Born November 8, 1902 · Died January 25, 1982View profile
  7. 657Park Hon-youngPark Hon-youngLeading figure of Korean communism who became a senior North Korean official before being tried and executed in 1955.North Korean · Born May 28, 1900 · Died December 18, 1955View profile
  8. 658Mohammad KhatamiMohammad KhatamiReformist cleric who served two terms as Iran's president from 1997, promoting dialogue between civilisations.🇮🇷Iranian · Born October 14, 1943View profile
  9. 659Laura BushLaura BushFormer librarian and teacher who, as First Lady, promoted literacy and launched the National Book Festival in Washington.🇺🇸American · Born November 4, 1946View profile
  10. 660Władysław GomułkaWładysław GomułkaCommunist leader who returned to power in the 1956 Polish October and ruled the country until 1970.Polish People's Republic · Born February 6, 1905 · Died September 1, 1982View profile
  11. 661Armand FallièresArmand FallièresFrench president who held the largely ceremonial office through the years before the First World War, seen as a steadfast republican.🇫🇷French · Born November 6, 1841 · Died June 22, 1931View profile
  12. 662Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang YudhoyonoRetired general who became Indonesia's first directly elected president, serving two terms from 2004 to 2014.🇮🇩Indonesian · Born September 9, 1949View profile
  13. 663Isaac HerzogIsaac HerzogIsraeli Labor politician elected as the country's eleventh president in 2021, and the first born after independence.🇮🇱Israeli · Born September 22, 1960View profile
  14. 664Ólafur Ragnar GrímssonÓlafur Ragnar GrímssonHeld Iceland's presidency for twenty years, and notably refused to sign the Icesave repayment laws, sending them to referendum.Iceland · Born May 14, 1943View profile
  15. 665Dimitris ChristofiasDimitris ChristofiasCommunist party leader who became the first Marxist head of state in the European Union as president of Cyprus.Cypriot · Born August 29, 1946 · Died June 21, 2019View profile
  16. 666Ismail KemalIsmail KemalAlbanian statesman who proclaimed the country's independence at Vlorë in 1912 and headed its first government.Albanian · Born January 16, 1844 · Died January 24, 1919View profile
  17. 667José Ramos-HortaJosé Ramos-HortaShared the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for work on East Timor's independence and later served as the country's president.East Timorese · Born December 26, 1949View profile
  18. 668Nikos AnastasiadesNikos AnastasiadesServed two terms as president of Cyprus, overseeing the country's 2013 bailout and talks on reunification.Cypriot · Born September 27, 1943View profile
  19. 669Juan Manuel SantosJuan Manuel SantosColombian president who negotiated a peace deal with the FARC guerrillas, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.🇨🇴Colombian · Born August 10, 1951View profile
  20. 670
    BJ
    Boris JohnsonPrime Minister who led the Conservatives to a large majority in 2019 and delivered Britain's formal exit from the European Union.🇬🇧British · Born June 19, 1964View profile
  21. 671Ahmed Sékou TouréAhmed Sékou TouréLed Guinea to independence by rejecting continued French rule in 1958 and governed as its first president.Guinean · Born January 9, 1922 · Died March 26, 1984View profile
  22. 672Lennart MeriLennart MeriWrote and filmed travel works before becoming Estonia's foreign minister and then its president after independence from the Soviet Union.Estonian · Born March 29, 1929 · Died March 14, 2006View profile
  23. 673Celâl BayarCelâl BayarCo-founded the Democratic Party and served as Turkey's president through the 1950s until removed in the 1960 military coup.🇹🇷Turkish · Born May 16, 1883 · Died August 22, 1986View profile
  24. 674Tsai Ing-wenTsai Ing-wenBecame Taiwan's first woman president in 2016 and led the Democratic Progressive Party through two terms in office.🇹🇼Taiwanese · Born August 31, 1956View profile
  25. 675Jill BidenJill BidenEducator who continued teaching English while serving as First Lady of the United States during Joe Biden's presidency.🇺🇸American · Born June 3, 1951View profile
  26. 676Vladimir ZhirinovskyVladimir ZhirinovskyFounded the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and led it for thirty years, known for provocative nationalist rhetoric.🇷🇺Russian · Born April 25, 1946 · Died April 6, 2022View profile
  27. 677Zhu DeZhu DeCommander of the Chinese Red Army who helped build the Communist military and was made a Marshal of the People's Republic.🇨🇳Chinese · Born December 1, 1886 · Died July 6, 1976View profile
  28. 678Heinrich LübkeHeinrich LübkePresident of West Germany for a decade, remembered for gaffes that were later linked to his declining health.🇩🇪German · Born October 14, 1894 · Died April 6, 1972View profile
  29. 679Scott MorrisonScott MorrisonLed Australia's Liberal-National government as prime minister, winning an unexpected election in 2019 and steering the country through the early pandemic.🇦🇺Australian · Born May 13, 1968View profile
  30. 680Jacobo ÁrbenzJacobo ÁrbenzGuatemalan president whose land reform programme provoked a CIA-backed coup that removed him from office in 1954.Guatemalan · Born September 14, 1913 · Died January 27, 1971View profile
  31. 681Kemal KılıçdaroğluKemal KılıçdaroğluLong-serving leader of the Republican People's Party who lost the 2023 presidential run-off to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.🇹🇷Turkish · Born December 17, 1948View profile
  32. 682Wen JiabaoWen JiabaoPremier of China for a decade, steering the economy through the 2008 global financial crisis.🇨🇳Chinese · Born September 15, 1942View profile
  33. 683Bernardo O'HigginsBernardo O'HigginsLeader of Chile's independence struggle who governed the new nation as Supreme Director.🇨🇱Chilean · Born August 20, 1778 · Died October 24, 1842View profile
  34. 684Soong May-lingSoong May-lingAs Madame Chiang, she acted as First Lady of the Republic of China and rallied American support during the Second World War.🇺🇸American · Born March 4, 1898 · Died October 23, 2003View profile
  35. 685Arthur BalfourArthur BalfourConservative prime minister who, as foreign secretary, issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration supporting a Jewish national home in Palestine.🇬🇧British · Born July 25, 1848 · Died March 19, 1930View profile
  36. 686Harold MacmillanHarold MacmillanConservative prime minister nicknamed "Supermac", remembered for his "wind of change" speech on African decolonisation in 1960.🇬🇧British · Born February 10, 1894 · Died December 29, 1986View profile
  37. 687Fumio KishidaFumio KishidaPrime Minister of Japan from 2021 to 2024, who earlier served as foreign minister and championed a major boost to defence spending.🇯🇵Japanese · Born July 29, 1957View profile
  38. 688Necmettin ErbakanNecmettin ErbakanFounded Turkey's Islamist Welfare Party and became prime minister in 1996, before military pressure forced him out in 1997.🇹🇷Turkish · Born October 29, 1926 · Died February 27, 2011View profile
  39. 689Thomas Stamford RafflesThomas Stamford RafflesColonial administrator who founded the British trading settlement of Singapore in 1819 while serving the East India Company.🇬🇧British · Born July 5, 1781 · Died July 5, 1826View profile
  40. 690Aslan MaskhadovAslan MaskhadovChechen military commander who won the 1997 presidential election and led the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria until his death.🇷🇺Soviet · Born September 21, 1951 · Died March 8, 2005View profile
  41. 691Traian BăsescuTraian BăsescuFormer ship captain and Bucharest mayor who served two terms as Romanian president and survived two impeachment attempts.🇷🇴Romanian · Born November 4, 1951View profile
  42. 692Tariq AzizTariq AzizServed as Iraq's foreign minister and deputy prime minister, acting as the international face of Saddam Hussein's government.Iraqi · Born April 28, 1936 · Died June 5, 2015View profile
  43. 693Mauno KoivistoMauno KoivistoFinnish Social Democrat who served as president for twelve years, steering the country through the end of the Cold War.🇫🇮Finn · Born November 25, 1923 · Died May 12, 2017View profile
  44. 694
    AB
    Atal Bihari VajpayeeBharatiya Janata Party leader and poet who was prime minister of India and oversaw the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.🇮🇳Indian · Born December 24, 1924 · Died August 16, 2018View profile
  45. 695Vaira Vīķe-FreibergaVaira Vīķe-FreibergaLatvia's first woman president, who guided the country into NATO and the European Union in 2004.Latvian · Born December 1, 1937View profile
  46. 696Thabo MbekiThabo MbekiSucceeded Nelson Mandela as South Africa's president and promoted the African Renaissance and the New Partnership for Africa's Development.🇿🇦South African · Born June 18, 1942View profile
  47. 697Bronisław KomorowskiBronisław KomorowskiWon Poland's 2010 presidential election, called after the Smolensk air disaster, and served a single term as head of state.🇵🇱Polish · Born June 4, 1952View profile
  48. 698Idriss DébyIdriss DébyRuled Chad for three decades after taking power in 1990, becoming its longest-serving president before being killed fighting rebels.Chadian · Born June 18, 1952 · Died April 20, 2021View profile
  49. 699Javier MileiJavier MileiLibertarian economist who campaigned with a chainsaw and won Argentina's presidency promising deep cuts to public spending.🇦🇷Argentine · Born October 22, 1970View profile
  50. 700Julius NyerereJulius NyerereLed Tanganyika to independence and served as first president of Tanzania, promoting the African socialist policy of Ujamaa.Tanzanian · Born April 13, 1922 · Died October 14, 1999View profile

How we rank and select

  • Ranking: people are ordered by their Historical Popularity Index (HPI) from Pantheon. HPI combines how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about a person, how many page views those articles get, how evenly the views are spread across languages and how long ago the person lived. People Pantheon does not yet cover are listed after them, ordered by our own popularity score (the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about them).
  • Membership: each person appears in one occupation list only, based on their primary occupation as classified by Pantheon (for example, a queen who wrote poetry is listed as royalty, not as a writer). Kings, queens, emperors, sultans and royal consorts are not listed as politicians or writers: anyone who held a monarch's office on Wikidata, and never served as a president or head of government, counts as royalty. For the few people Pantheon does not cover, we use the primary field recorded in our database.
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Last reviewed: October 2026

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