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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.

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John Maynard Keynes

business · British economist (1883–1946) · economist

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 30 on 3 scored measures.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 4 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 1Offices held4
  • 4 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1942In office since1997
  • Liberal PartyPartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 3Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 1State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • 1Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 1Honorary doctorate3
  • 1State order2

Profile

  • 62Age65
  • 5 June 1883Born4 August 1961
  • CambridgeBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNationalityUnited States
  • economist, mathematician, politicianKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 40 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 103Entries197
  • 16Quotes30
  • 87Records155
  • 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.