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Gordon Brown
vspolitics · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Gordon Brown leads 2–0 on 2 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 32 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 14Offices held4
- 10 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1983In office since1997
- Labour PartyPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- —Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 1State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 2Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 2Honorary doctorate3
- 1State order2
Profile
- 75Age65
- 20 February 1951Born4 August 1961
- GiffnockBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- United KingdomNationalityUnited States
- politician, journalist, biographerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 41 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 98Entries197
- 19Quotes30
- 76Records155
- 3Reported 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.