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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
George H. W. Bush
vsbusiness · President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
George H. W. Bush leads 2–0 on 4 scored measures, 2 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 20 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 6Offices held4
- 8 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1967In office since1997
- Republican PartyPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 25Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 9State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 6Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 9State order2
- 6Honorary doctorate3
- 1Profile in Courage AwardCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 94Age65
- 12 June 1924Born4 August 1961
- MiltonBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- United StatesNationalityUnited States
- politician, naval officer, baseball playerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 78 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 149Entries197
- 6Quotes30
- 131Records155
- 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.