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Mikhail Gorbachev
vsentertainment · Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Barack Obama leads 3–1 on 5 scored measures, 1 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 13 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 3Offices held4
- 7 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1978In office since1997
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Russian United Social Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party of Russia, Union of Social DemocratsPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 25Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 11State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 4Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 11State order2
- 4Honorary doctorate3
- 1Grammy AwardCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete2
- 1Nobel PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 91Age65
- 2 March 1931Born4 August 1961
- PrivolnoyeBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Russia, Soviet UnionNationalityUnited States
- politician, jurist, environmentalistKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 69 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 128Entries197
- 11Quotes30
- 116Records155
- 1Reported 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.