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science · French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557) · navigator
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Cross-field comparison
Barack Obama leads 1–0 on 1 scored measure.
Different fields, so only measures that travel between them are scored.
Recognition
Different fields, so only measures that mean the same thing in both are shown.
- 1Prizes and honours wonThe one award measure that travels across fields18
- —State orders2
- —Honorary doctorates3
- 1Public offices held4
- —Notable works1
Profile
- 65Age65
- 31 December 1491Born4 August 1961
- Saint-MaloBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Kingdom of FranceNationalityUnited States
- navigator, explorer, seafarerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- —Career span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 6Entries197
- 0Quotes30
- 6Records155
- 0Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2006Newest 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.