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Charles V

politics · Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 · monarch

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Barack Obama

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

Public office comparison

Level on all 3 scored measures — not enough collected to separate these two.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 40 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 4Offices held4
  • 40 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1516In office since1997
  • —PartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 1Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 6State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • —Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 6State order2

Profile

  • 58Age65
  • 24 February 1500Born4 August 1961
  • GhentBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Holy Roman EmpireNationalityUnited States
  • monarchKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 8 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

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

  • 39Entries197
  • 5Quotes30
  • 34Records155
  • 0Reported 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.