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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 24 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 #1151)

  1. 1151Jean ChrétienJean ChrétienLiberal prime minister who governed Canada for a decade and kept the country out of the 2003 Iraq war.🇨🇦Canadian · Born January 11, 1934View profile
  2. 1152Ryutaro HashimotoRyutaro HashimotoJapanese prime minister who led a reform drive on government and finance, and raised the consumption tax in 1997.🇯🇵Japanese · Born July 29, 1937 · Died July 1, 2006View profile
  3. 1153Sadyr JaparovSadyr JaparovFormer prisoner who rose to power in the 2020 unrest and was elected president of Kyrgyzstan in 2021.Kyrgyzstani · Born December 6, 1968View profile
  4. 1154Sooronbay JeenbekovSooronbay JeenbekovKyrgyz politician who became the country's fifth president in 2017 and resigned in 2020 after a week of unrest.Kyrgyzstani · Born November 16, 1958View profile
  5. 1155
    RS
    Rishi SunakFormer chancellor who steered pandemic furlough support before becoming the UK's first British Asian prime minister in October 2022.🇬🇧British · Born May 12, 1980View profile
  6. 1156Samuel AdamsSamuel AdamsBoston revolutionary who organised resistance to British taxes and signed the Declaration of Independence.🇺🇸American · Born September 27, 1722 · Died October 2, 1803View profile
  7. 1157Naftali BennettNaftali BennettFormer tech entrepreneur who became Israel's prime minister in 2021, leading a broad coalition that ended Netanyahu's long tenure.🇮🇱Israeli · Born March 25, 1972View profile
  8. 1158Mike PompeoMike PompeoRepublican politician who served as US Secretary of State under Donald Trump and earlier directed the CIA.🇺🇸American · Born December 30, 1963View profile
  9. 1159David TrimbleDavid TrimbleUnionist leader who shared the Nobel Peace Prize for the Good Friday Agreement and became Northern Ireland's first First Minister.🇬🇧British · Born October 15, 1944 · Died July 25, 2022View profile
  10. 1160Petteri OrpoPetteri OrpoLeader of the National Coalition Party who became Finland's prime minister in 2023 after heading a right-leaning coalition.🇫🇮Finn · Born November 3, 1969View profile
  11. 1161José SócratesJosé SócratesSocialist prime minister of Portugal who governed through the global financial crisis until requesting an international bailout in 2011.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born September 6, 1957View profile
  12. 1162Antonis SamarasAntonis SamarasLed the New Democracy party and, as Greek prime minister, governed a coalition through the eurozone debt crisis and its bailout austerity.🇬🇷Greek · Born May 23, 1951View profile
  13. 1163Xiomara CastroXiomara CastroBecame Honduras's first woman president, leading a left-wing government after winning the 2021 election and taking office in January 2022.Honduran · Born September 30, 1959View profile
  14. 1164Jonas Gahr StøreJonas Gahr StøreLabour Party leader who became Norway's prime minister in 2021 after earlier serving as foreign minister under Jens Stoltenberg.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born August 25, 1960View profile
  15. 1165John C. CalhounJohn C. CalhounSouth Carolina statesman who served as vice president, championed states' rights and nullification, and defended slavery.🇺🇸American · Born March 18, 1782 · Died March 31, 1850View profile
  16. 1166Shirley ChisholmShirley ChisholmFirst black woman elected to the United States Congress, she later sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.🇺🇸American · Born November 30, 1924 · Died January 1, 2005View profile
  17. 1167Zenkō SuzukiZenkō SuzukiJapanese prime minister who led the Liberal Democratic Party government in the early 1980s, known for consensus-driven leadership.🇯🇵Japanese · Born January 11, 1911 · Died July 19, 2004View profile
  18. 1168Manuel ZelayaManuel ZelayaHonduran president who was removed by the army in the 2009 coup after pushing for a referendum on constitutional change.Honduran · Born September 20, 1952View profile
  19. 1169Henry Campbell-BannermanHenry Campbell-BannermanLiberal prime minister who led his party to a landslide victory in 1906 and was the first to hold the title officially.🇬🇧British · Born September 7, 1836 · Died April 22, 1908View profile
  20. 1170Olusegun ObasanjoOlusegun ObasanjoHanded power to civilians in 1979 as Nigeria's military ruler, then returned as elected president for two terms from 1999.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born March 5, 1937View profile
  21. 1171Jakaya Mrisho KikweteJakaya Mrisho KikweteTanzanian president for two terms, having earlier spent a decade as foreign minister under Benjamin Mkapa.Tanzanian · Born October 7, 1950View profile
  22. 1172Nicholas Murray ButlerNicholas Murray ButlerLong-serving president of Columbia University who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize with Jane Addams.🇺🇸American · Born April 2, 1862 · Died December 7, 1947View profile
  23. 1173Erna SolbergErna SolbergLed Norway's Conservative-led governments as prime minister for eight years, and headed her party for more than two decades.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born February 24, 1961View profile
  24. 1174Simonetta SommarugaSimonetta SommarugaSocial Democrat politician who sat on the Swiss Federal Council for twelve years and twice served as Swiss president.🇨🇭Swiss · Born May 14, 1960View profile
  25. 1175Bola TinubuBola TinubuFormer Lagos State governor who became Nigeria's president after winning the 2023 election and removing the fuel subsidy.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born March 29, 1952View profile
  26. 1176Henry WilsonHenry WilsonAnti-slavery Massachusetts senator who went on to serve as Ulysses S. Grant's second vice president.🇺🇸American · Born February 16, 1812 · Died November 22, 1875View profile
  27. 1177Spencer PercevalSpencer PercevalTory prime minister shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons by a bankrupt merchant.🇬🇧British · Born November 1, 1762 · Died May 11, 1812View profile
  28. 1178Nayib BukeleNayib BukelePresident of El Salvador who made Bitcoin legal tender in 2021 and waged a sweeping crackdown on gangs.Salvadoran · Born July 24, 1981View profile
  29. 1179Mitch McConnellMitch McConnellKentucky Republican who served as Senate Majority Leader and became the longest-serving party leader in the chamber's history.🇺🇸American · Born February 20, 1942View profile
  30. 1180Bonar LawBonar LawConservative leader who became prime minister in 1922 and resigned after about seven months, the shortest tenure of any 20th-century premier.🇬🇧British · Born September 16, 1858 · Died October 30, 1923View profile
  31. 1181
    CS
    Chan SantokhiFormer police officer and justice minister who led Suriname as its ninth president after winning the 2020 election.Surinamese · Born February 3, 1959 · Died March 30, 2026View profile
  32. 1182Emilio ColomboEmilio ColomboChristian Democrat who served as Italy's prime minister from 1970 to 1972 after a long career in government.🇮🇹Italian · Born April 11, 1920 · Died June 24, 2013View profile
  33. 1183Caroline KennedyCaroline KennedyDaughter of President John F. Kennedy who later served as American ambassador to Japan and then Australia.🇺🇸American · Born November 27, 1957View profile
  34. 1184Jeb BushJeb BushGovernor of Florida for two terms who sought the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, like his father and brother before him.🇺🇸American · Born February 11, 1953View profile
  35. 1185Mette FrederiksenMette FrederiksenLeader of the Danish Social Democrats who became Denmark's youngest prime minister in 2019 and led the country through the pandemic.🇩🇰Danish · Born November 19, 1977View profile
  36. 1186José Maria NevesJosé Maria NevesServed as prime minister of Cape Verde for fifteen years before being elected president of the archipelago nation.Cabo Verdean · Born March 28, 1960View profile
  37. 1187Macky SallMacky SallWon Senegal's presidency in 2012 and launched the Emerging Senegal plan of infrastructure development.🇸🇳Senegalese · Born December 11, 1961View profile
  38. 1188Laura ChinchillaLaura ChinchillaBecame Costa Rica's first woman president in 2010, having previously served as vice president and justice minister under Óscar Arias.Costa Rican · Born March 28, 1959View profile
  39. 1189Giorgi MarghvilashviliGiorgi MarghvilashviliServed as Georgia's fourth president, a former academic who held office through the country's shift to a parliamentary system.Georgian · Born September 4, 1969View profile
  40. 1190
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    Mwai KibakiEconomist-turned-politician who served as Kenya's third president from 2002 to 2013 and sat in parliament for fifty years.🇰🇪Kenyan · Born November 15, 1931 · Died April 21, 2022View profile
  41. 1191Magdalena AnderssonMagdalena AnderssonBecame Sweden's first female prime minister in 2021, after leading the Social Democrats and serving as finance minister.🇸🇪Swedish · Born January 23, 1967View profile
  42. 1192Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisRepublican governor of Florida since 2019, previously a congressman and a Navy officer, who ran for the 2024 presidential nomination.🇺🇸American · Born September 14, 1978View profile
  43. 1193Johannes R. BecherJohannes R. BecherExpressionist poet who wrote the words of the East German anthem and later served as the country's culture minister.East German · Born May 22, 1891 · Died October 11, 1958View profile
  44. 1194Ana BrnabićAna BrnabićBecame Serbia's first female prime minister in 2017 and later took over as speaker of the National Assembly.🇷🇸Serbian · Born September 28, 1975View profile
  45. 1195Robert GolobRobert GolobFormer energy company chief who founded the Freedom Movement and led Slovenia's government after winning the 2022 election.Slovene · Born January 23, 1967View profile
  46. 1196Lloyd J. Austin IIILloyd J. Austin IIIBecame the first Black US secretary of defense in 2021, after a career in the army that included commanding Central Command.🇺🇸American · Born August 8, 1953View profile
  47. 1197William A. WheelerWilliam A. WheelerVice president to Rutherford B. Hayes, elected after the disputed 1876 contest settled by an electoral commission.🇺🇸American · Born June 30, 1819 · Died June 4, 1887View profile
  48. 1198Jan FischerJan FischerStatistician who led a caretaker Czech government in 2009-2010, during the country's presidency of the European Union Council.🇨🇿Czech · Born January 2, 1951View profile
  49. 1199Serdar BerdimuhamedowSerdar BerdimuhamedowElected president of Turkmenistan in 2022, succeeding his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in the country's top office.Turkmen · Born September 22, 1981View profile
  50. 1200Ziaur RahmanZiaur RahmanArmy chief who became Bangladesh's sixth president, founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was assassinated in 1981.Bangladeshi · Born January 19, 1936 · Died May 30, 1981View 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.
  • One-line summaries: each summary is an original line written for this site with AI assistance under our editorial rules, then checked against the Wikipedia introduction so no wording is copied.
  • Statistics: every figure on this page is calculated live from our database each time the page loads, so it changes as we add people.

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Last reviewed: October 2026

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