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Most Famous Politicians & Lawyers in the World

Politics & Law 31,683
All 152,953
01 BO Barack Obama Barack Obama American Politician b. 1961
04 AH Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Austrian Politician 1889–1945
07 WC Winston Churchill Winston Churchill British Politician 1874–1965
09 N Napoleon Napoleon French Politician 1769–1821
11 MG Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Indian Politician 1869–1948
15 NM Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela South African Politician 1918–2013
19 AL Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln American Politician 1809–1865
24 CG Che Guevara Argentine Politician 1928–1967
25 HC Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton American Politician b. 1947
30 VL Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Russian Politician 1870–1924
30 JS Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin Russian Politician 1879–1953
32 GW George W. Bush George W. Bush American Politician b. 1946
43 JF John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy American Politician 1917–1963
45 FD Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt American Statesman 1882–1945
46 BC Bill Clinton Bill Clinton American Politician b. 1946
50 FC Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Cuban Politician 1926–2016
62 BM Benito Mussolini Benito Mussolini Italian Politician 1883–1945
70 MZ Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Chinese Politician 1893–1976
75 TR Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt American Statesman 1858–1919
78 JC Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Roman Politician -100–-44
94 CD Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle French Statesperson 1890–1970
109 JC Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter American Politician b. 1924
113 AM Angela Merkel Angela Merkel German Politician b. 1954
115 HS Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman American Politician 1884–1972
116 RN Richard Nixon Richard Nixon American Politician 1913–1994
140 LB Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson American Politician 1908–1973
144 MT Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher British Politician 1925–2013
146 LT Leon Trotsky Leon Trotsky Russian Politician 1879–1940
147 MG Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev Russian Politician b. 1931
148 WW Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson American Politician 1856–1924
154 VP Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin Russian Politician b. 1952
159 BS Bernie Sanders American Politician b. 1941
178 GH George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush American Politician 1924–2018
179 JM John McCain John McCain American Politician 1936–2018
190 OV Otto von Bismarck Otto von Bismarck German Politician 1815–1898
207 SB Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Venezuelan Politician 1783–1830
218 FF Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Spanish Politician 1892–1975
239 C Cicero Cicero Roman Lawyer -106–-43
248 BN Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Politician b. 1949
280 HK Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger German Politician b. 1923
282 MK Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Turkish Politician 1881–1938
316 AJ Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson American Statesman 1767–1845
331 GG Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian Politician 1807–1882
337 JN Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru British Statesperson 1889–1964
338 HH Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover American Politician 1874–1964
343 AG Al Gore American Politician b. 1948
349 JG Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels German Politician 1897–1945
379 JB Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito Austro-Hungarian Politician 1892–1980
398 YA Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat Palestinian Politician 1929–2004
403 AH Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton American Statesman 1757–1804
405 LB Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Brezhnev Russian Politician 1906–1982
407 MG Muammar Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi Libyan Politician 1942–2011
414 FH François Hollande François Hollande French Politician b. 1954
420 NK Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Khrushchev Russian Politician 1894–1971
422 MR Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre French Politician 1758–1794
424 AS Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi Burmese Politician b. 1945
432 OC Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell British Politician 1599–1658
445 JC Jacques Chirac Jacques Chirac French Politician 1932–2019
453 DC David Cameron David Cameron British Politician b. 1966
461 EM Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron French Politician b. 1977
470 FM François Mitterrand François Mitterrand French Politician 1916–1996
474 CK Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chinese Politician 1887–1975
484 SH Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein Iraqi Politician 1937–2006
491 JM James Madison James Madison American Politician 1751–1836
495 HK Helen Keller Helen Keller American Political 1880–1968
533 HH Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler German Politician 1900–1945
536 KA Kofi Annan Kofi Annan Ghanaian Secretary 1938–2018
538 KI Kim Il-sung Kim Il-sung North Korean Politician 1912–1994
543 SA Salvador Allende Chilean Politician 1908–1973
564 BY Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin Russian Politician 1931–2007
572 SP Shimon Peres Shimon Peres Israeli Politician 1923–2016
588 KA Konrad Adenauer Konrad Adenauer German Statesman 1876–1967
612 HK Helmut Kohl Helmut Kohl German Politician 1930–2017
615 HG Hermann Göring Hermann Göring German Politician 1893–1946
639 SY Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Chinese Politician 1866–1925
644 AE Anthony Eden Anthony Eden British Politician 1897–1977
661 NC Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu Romanian Politician 1918–1989
661 NC Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain British Politician 1869–1940
670 VG Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Valéry Giscard d'Estaing French Politician 1926–2020
684 GC Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland American Politician 1837–1908
685 AJ Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson American Politician 1808–1875
691 XJ Xi Jinping Xi Jinping Chinese Politician b. 1953
698 GA Gamal Abdel Nasser Egyptian Politician 1918–1970
704 CC Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge American Politician 1872–1933
724 WM William McKinley William McKinley American Politician 1843–1901
729 EP Eva Perón Eva Perón Argentine Politician 1919–1952
765 JA James A. Garfield James A. Garfield American Politician 1831–1881
774 DX Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping Chinese Politician 1904–1997
780 AS Albert Speer German Politician 1905–1981
793 TP Thomas Paine Thomas Paine British Political 1737–1809
802 LW Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa Polish Politician b. 1943
835 JD Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis American Politician 1808–1889
850 GD Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) French Politician 1757–1834
853 WG Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding American Politician 1865–1923
894 JM James Monroe James Monroe American Politician 1758–1831
929 TK Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy American Politician 1932–2009
959 CA Clement Attlee Clement Attlee British Politician 1883–1967
971 MV Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren American Politician 1782–1862
989 DB David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion Israeli Politician 1886–1973
1,001 JK John Kerry John Kerry American Politician b. 1943
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Inside Politicians & Lawyers

31,683 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the leading figure from Politicians & Lawyers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1950s with 3,335 people.

What Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

Disciplines inside this family, plus countries that over- and under-produce them.

Politician is the largest group within Politicians & Lawyers — 25,900 people, 82% of the family.

Politicians & Lawyers over-index on canada — 1.6× the global rate.

Politicians & Lawyers under-produce united kingdom — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician25,900
  2. Lawyer2,472
  3. Diplomat697
  4. Judge515
  5. Activist349
  6. Minister222
  7. Revolutionary199
  8. Trade Union166
  1. Canada1,2221.6×
  1. United Kingdom1,1130.6×
  2. Russia5680.6×
  3. Italy8690.6×
  4. Sweden6990.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Politicians & Lawyers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.