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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Edward VII
vspolitics · King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 · aristocrat
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
- 9 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 6Offices held4
- 9 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1901In office since1997
- —PartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 3Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 33State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- —Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 33State order2
Profile
- 68Age65
- 9 November 1841Born4 August 1961
- Buckingham PalaceBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNationalityUnited States
- aristocrat, art collector, monarchKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- —Career span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 101Entries197
- 2Quotes30
- 99Records155
- 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.