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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Dmitry Medvedev
vsbusiness · President of Russia from 2008 to 2012 · jurist
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Barack Obama leads 3–0 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 12 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 2Offices held4
- 8 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 2008In office since1997
- United Russia, Communist Party of the Soviet UnionPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 13Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 12State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 1Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 12State order2
- 1Honorary doctorate3
Profile
- 60Age65
- 14 September 1965Born4 August 1961
- Saint PetersburgBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Soviet Union, RussiaNationalityUnited States
- jurist, politician, businesspersonKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 33 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 89Entries197
- 0Quotes30
- 77Records155
- 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.