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Abraham Lincoln
vsPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · politician · postmaster
Elon Musk
business · Businessman (born 1971) · programmer
Public office comparison
Abraham Lincoln leads 2–0 on 2 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 15 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once1 yr
- 4Offices held1
- 8 yrsLongest single term1 yr
- 1834In office since2025
- Republican Party, Whig Party, National Union PartyPartyAmerica Party
Recognition
- —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees17
- —State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored1
- —Honorary doctorates3
Profile
- 56Age55
- 12 February 1809Born28 June 1971
- HodgenvilleBirthplacePretoria
- United StatesNationalitySouth Africa, Canada, United States
- politician, postmaster, lawyerKnown asprogrammer, engineer, entrepreneur
- —Net worth$11.5B
- —Career span36 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 137Entries147
- 29Quotes1
- 96Records134
- 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.