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Barack Obama
vspolitics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Elon Musk
business · Businessman (born 1971) · programmer
Public office comparison
Barack Obama leads 3–1 on 5 scored measures, 1 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 20 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once1 yr
- 4Offices held1
- 8 yrsLongest single term1 yr
- 1997In office since2025
- Democratic PartyPartyAmerica Party
Recognition
- 18Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees17
- 2State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored1
- 3Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 3Honorary doctorate3
- 2Time recognitionCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete4
- 2State order1
- 1Financial Times Person of the YearCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 65Age55
- 4 August 1961Born28 June 1971
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and ChildrenBirthplacePretoria
- United StatesNationalitySouth Africa, Canada, United States
- politician, lawyer, political writerKnown asprogrammer, engineer, entrepreneur
- —Net worth$11.5B
- 55 yrsCareer span36 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 197Entries147
- 30Quotes1
- 155Records134
- 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.