Occupation
POLITICIANS
With 15,577 biographies, Politicians are the 2nd most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Soccer Players.
Pantheon has 17,850 people classified as politicians born between 4000 BC and 2021. Of these 17,850, 4,185 (23.45%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel, and Hillary Clinton. The most famous deceased politicians include Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, and Julius Caesar. As of April 2022, 2487 new politicians have been added to Pantheon including Henry V of England, Chun Doo-hwan, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
Living Politicians
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Vladimir Putin
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.82
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.94
Hillary Clinton
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Joe Biden
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.47
Narendra Modi
1950 - Present
HPI: 79.83
John Major
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.91
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rodrigo Duterte
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Donald Trump
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Al Gore
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.92
Xi Jinping
1953 - Present
HPI: 77.64
Deceased Politicians
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1769 - 1821
HPI: 94.47
Adolf Hitler
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.10
Julius Caesar
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 92.63
Louis XIV of France
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Joseph Stalin
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Cleopatra
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 89.95
Vladimir Lenin
1870 - 1924
HPI: 89.94
Thomas Jefferson
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.78
Augustus
63 BC - 14
HPI: 89.71
Charlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Suleiman the Magnificent
1494 - 1566
HPI: 88.38
Newly Added Politicians (2022)
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Henry V of England
1386 - 1422
HPI: 79.33
Chun Doo-hwan
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
1861 - 1948
HPI: 70.75
Crixus
100 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 70.11
Getúlio Vargas
1882 - 1954
HPI: 67.29
John VI Kantakouzenos
1292 - 1383
HPI: 67.11
Ayşe Sultan
1541 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Yoshihide Suga
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.68
Kuchlug
1156 - 1218
HPI: 64.94
Guillermo Lasso
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.70
Empress Xiaoyichun
1727 - 1775
HPI: 64.69
Theudebert I
504 - 548
HPI: 64.16
Most politicians were born in United States (1409), Germany (1283), and France (917). By city, the most common birth places were Rome (202), Paris (174), and Moscow (106).The most common death places of politicians were Germany (1108), France (961), and Italy (874). By city, these were Paris (319), Rome (266), and Moscow (192).
The earliest biographies classified as politicians in Pantheon are Khayu, Mekh, and Ny-Hor. The concentration of politicians was largest during the Scribal Era, which lasted from 500 BC to 1449. Some birth or death locations for earlier politicians are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
Politicians are found within the Institutions domain which also includes Religious Figures, Military Personnels, Noblemen, Diplomats, and Pilots.
