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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.

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Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · politician · postmaster

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 1–0 on 2 scored measures, 1 tied.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 15 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 4Offices held4
  • 8 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1834In office since1997
  • Republican Party, Whig Party, National Union PartyPartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • —State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • —Honorary doctorates3

Profile

  • 56Age65
  • 12 February 1809Born4 August 1961
  • HodgenvilleBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • United StatesNationalityUnited States
  • politician, postmaster, lawyerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • —Career span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 137Entries197
  • 29Quotes30
  • 96Records155
  • 12Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.