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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 28 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 #1351)

  1. 1351Margrethe VestagerMargrethe VestagerAs European Commissioner for Competition, she pursued large fines and cases against big technology firms such as Google and Apple.🇩🇰Danish · Born April 13, 1968View profile
  2. 1352Pedro CastilloPedro CastilloRural schoolteacher and union leader who won Peru's 2021 presidential election before being removed after trying to dissolve Congress.🇵🇪Peruvian · Born October 19, 1969View profile
  3. 1353Vijaya Lakshmi PanditVijaya Lakshmi PanditBecame the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly, holding the office in 1953.🇮🇳Indian · Born August 18, 1900 · Died December 1, 1990View profile
  4. 1354Uhuru KenyattaUhuru KenyattaServed two terms as Kenya's fourth president, after winning the 2013 election in alliance with William Ruto.🇰🇪Kenyan · Born October 26, 1961View profile
  5. 1355Mokgweetsi MasisiMokgweetsi MasisiServed as Botswana's fifth president from 2018 to 2024, having previously been the country's vice president.Botswanan · Born July 21, 1961View profile
  6. 1356Victor PontaVictor PontaSocial Democrat prime minister of Romania who lost the 2014 presidential runoff to Klaus Iohannis.🇷🇴Romanian · Born September 20, 1972View profile
  7. 1357John KeyJohn KeyA former foreign exchange dealer, he led the National Party and served as prime minister of New Zealand for eight years.New Zealand · Born August 9, 1961View profile
  8. 1358Dmytro KulebaDmytro KulebaUkrainian diplomat who served as foreign minister, representing his country abroad during the early years of Russia's full-scale invasion.Ukraine · Born April 19, 1981View profile
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    Inga RuginienėFormer trade union leader who became Lithuania's prime minister in 2025 before moving to the social security and labour ministry.Lithuanian · Born May 24, 1981View profile
  10. 1360Hakainde HichilemaHakainde HichilemaBusinessman and cattle farmer who won Zambia's 2021 presidential election at his sixth attempt, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu.Zambian · Born June 4, 1962View profile
  11. 1361Alfred DeakinAlfred DeakinServed three times as Australia's prime minister and was a leading architect of Federation and the early national laws that followed.🇦🇺Australian · Born August 3, 1856 · Died October 7, 1919View profile
  12. 1362Bernard CazeneuveBernard CazeneuveSocialist politician who was interior minister during the 2015 Paris attacks before serving briefly as prime minister under Hollande.🇫🇷French · Born June 2, 1963View profile
  13. 1363Atifete JahjagaAtifete JahjagaFormer police officer who became Kosovo's first female president, elected as a non-party candidate.Kosovan · Born April 20, 1975View profile
  14. 1364Igor GirkinIgor GirkinFormer FSB officer who led separatist forces in eastern Ukraine in 2014.🇷🇺Russian · Born December 17, 1970View profile
  15. 1365Pedro Passos CoelhoPedro Passos CoelhoCentre-right prime minister who led Portugal through its international bailout and austerity programme in the early 2010s.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born July 24, 1964View profile
  16. 1366Juan GuaidóJuan GuaidóOpposition leader who, as head of Venezuela's National Assembly, declared himself interim president in 2019 in defiance of Nicolás Maduro.🇻🇪Venezuelan · Born July 28, 1983View profile
  17. 1367Enda KennyEnda KennyFine Gael leader who guided Ireland as Taoiseach through the years of recovery after the financial crash, from 2011 to 2017.🇮🇪Irish · Born April 24, 1951View profile
  18. 1368Goodluck JonathanGoodluck JonathanBecame the first sitting Nigerian president to concede defeat, accepting Muhammadu Buhari's victory in the 2015 election.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born November 20, 1957View profile
  19. 1369Igor DodonIgor DodonSocialist politician who served as president of Moldova from 2016 to 2020, favouring closer ties with Russia.Moldavian · Born February 18, 1975View profile
  20. 1370Sebastian KurzSebastian KurzBecame Austria's youngest chancellor at 31, leading a People's Party government and later resigning amid a corruption investigation.🇦🇹Austrian · Born August 27, 1986View profile
  21. 1371Ali LarijaniAli LarijaniIranian politician who served for twelve years as speaker of parliament.🇮🇷Iranian · Born June 3, 1958 · Died March 17, 2026View profile
  22. 1372Emil BocEmil BocRomanian prime minister during the 2008 crisis and long-time mayor of Cluj-Napoca.🇷🇴Romanian · Born September 6, 1966View profile
  23. 1373Katrín JakobsdóttirKatrín JakobsdóttirLeft-Green Movement leader who headed a broad coalition government as Iceland's prime minister for more than six years.Iceland · Born February 1, 1976View profile
  24. 1374Viorica DăncilăViorica DăncilăBecame Romania's first female prime minister in 2018, leading a Social Democratic government until it lost a confidence vote in 2019.🇷🇴Romanian · Born December 16, 1963View profile
  25. 1375Nichi VendolaNichi VendolaOpenly gay left-wing politician who led the Apulia region for a decade and founded Left Ecology Freedom.🇮🇹Italian · Born August 26, 1958View profile
  26. 1376Robert ByrdRobert ByrdLongest-serving member of the US Congress in his day, he led the Senate as majority leader and president pro tempore.🇺🇸American · Born November 20, 1917 · Died June 28, 2010View profile
  27. 1377Bob HawkeBob HawkeFormer trade union leader who, as Labor prime minister, floated the Australian dollar and introduced the Medicare health system.🇦🇺Australian · Born December 9, 1929 · Died May 16, 2019View profile
  28. 1378Saara KuugongelwaSaara KuugongelwaNamibia's first female prime minister, who held office for a decade before becoming speaker of the National Assembly.Namibian · Born October 12, 1967View profile
  29. 1379Paweł AdamowiczPaweł AdamowiczMayor of Gdańsk for two decades, known for championing tolerance before he was fatally stabbed at a charity event.🇵🇱Polish · Born November 2, 1965 · Died January 14, 2019View profile
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    Alex SalmondScottish National Party leader who served as First Minister and drove the 2014 independence referendum.🇬🇧British · Born December 31, 1954 · Died October 12, 2024View profile
  31. 1381Nnamdi AzikiweNnamdi AzikiweNationalist leader who became independent Nigeria's first president and had earlier served as its first native governor-general.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born November 16, 1904 · Died May 11, 1996View profile
  32. 1382Louis AliotLouis AliotLong-serving National Rally figure who became mayor of Perpignan, the largest French city run by the party.🇫🇷French · Born September 4, 1969View profile
  33. 1383María Corina MachadoMaría Corina MachadoVenezuelan opposition leader who campaigned against Nicolás Maduro and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 for her democratic struggle.🇻🇪Venezuelan · Born October 7, 1967View profile
  34. 1384Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyFirebrand Protestant preacher who founded the Democratic Unionist Party and later shared power with Sinn Féin as First Minister of Northern Ireland.🇬🇧British · Born April 6, 1926 · Died September 12, 2014View profile
  35. 1385Volodymyr HroismanVolodymyr HroismanServed as Ukraine's prime minister from 2016 to 2019, having earlier been the youngest mayor of Vinnytsia and speaker of parliament.Ukraine · Born January 20, 1978View profile
  36. 1386William RutoWilliam RutoKenyan politician who won the 2022 presidential election after serving as Kenya's first elected deputy president under Uhuru Kenyatta.🇰🇪Kenyan · Born December 21, 1966View profile
  37. 1387Tony AbbottTony AbbottLiberal leader who won the 2013 election and as prime minister introduced the Operation Sovereign Borders policy on asylum boats.🇬🇧British · Born November 4, 1957View profile
  38. 1388Julie PayetteJulie PayetteAstronaut who flew to the International Space Station and later served as Canada's governor general.🇨🇦Canadian · Born October 20, 1963View profile
  39. 1389Malcolm FraserMalcolm FraserLiberal leader who became Australia's 22nd prime minister after the 1975 dismissal of Gough Whitlam, then held office for seven years.🇦🇺Australian · Born May 21, 1930 · Died March 20, 2015View profile
  40. 1390Rick PerryRick PerryTexas governor for a record fourteen years, later running the Department of Energy under Donald Trump.🇺🇸American · Born March 4, 1950View profile
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    Jüri RatasLed Estonia as prime minister from 2016 to 2021, heading coalition governments while also leading the Centre Party.Estonian · Born July 2, 1978View profile
  42. 1392Alenka BratušekAlenka BratušekBecame Slovenia's first woman prime minister in 2013, leading a coalition government for about fourteen months.Slovene · Born March 31, 1970View profile
  43. 1393Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm TurnbullFormer barrister and businessman who led Australia as the 29th prime minister after replacing Tony Abbott as Liberal leader in 2015.🇦🇺Australian · Born October 24, 1954View profile
  44. 1394Paula-Mae WeekesPaula-Mae WeekesFormer judge who became Trinidad and Tobago's first woman president, taking office in 2018 after serving on the Court of Appeal.Trinidadian · Born December 23, 1958View profile
  45. 1395Denis PushilinDenis PushilinPro-Russian separatist politician who has led the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic as its head since 2018.Ukraine · Born May 9, 1981View profile
  46. 1396Keiko FujimoriKeiko FujimoriLeader of the Fuerza Popular party and daughter of Alberto Fujimori, who lost the 2011, 2016 and 2021 presidential run-offs.🇵🇪Peruvian · Born May 25, 1975View profile
  47. 1397Ted CruzTed CruzWon election to the US Senate for Texas in 2013 and ran for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.🇺🇸American · Born December 22, 1970View profile
  48. 1398Irakli GaribashviliIrakli GaribashviliFormer business executive who twice served as Georgia's prime minister, first from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2021.Georgian · Born June 28, 1982View profile
  49. 1399Gabriel AttalGabriel AttalBecame France's youngest prime minister at 34 when appointed by Emmanuel Macron in January 2024, after serving as education minister.🇫🇷French · Born March 16, 1989View profile
  50. 1400Pete HegsethPete HegsethFormer Fox News presenter and army veteran appointed United States secretary of defense in the second Trump administration.🇺🇸American · Born June 6, 1980View 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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