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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Charles de Gaulle
vsculture · French general and statesman (1890–1970) · statesperson
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Barack Obama leads 2–1 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 13 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 5Offices held4
- 10 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1944In office since1997
- Union of Democrats for the Republic, Rally of the French PeoplePartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 8Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 19State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 1Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 19State order2
- 1Honorary doctorate3
Profile
- 79Age65
- 22 November 1890Born4 August 1961
- LilleBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- FranceNationalityUnited States
- statesperson, memoirist, military theoristKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 50 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 120Entries197
- 3Quotes30
- 116Records155
- 1Reported 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.