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Edward VIII
vspolitics · King of the United Kingdom in 1936
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
- 6 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 6Offices held4
- 5 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1936In office since1997
- —PartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 5Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 19State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 3Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 19State order2
- 3Honorary doctorate3
Profile
- 77Age65
- 23 June 1894Born4 August 1961
- White LodgeBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNationalityUnited States
- military personnel, monarch, aristocratKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 26 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 29Entries197
- 0Quotes30
- 29Records155
- 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.