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Shimon Peres
vspolitics · Israeli politician (1923–2016) · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Shimon Peres leads 2–1 on 4 scored measures, 1 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 32 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 10Offices held4
- 7 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1959In office since1997
- Kadima, Israeli Labor Party, Rafi, MapaiPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 15Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 12State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 7Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 12State order2
- 7Honorary doctorate3
- 1Nobel PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 93Age65
- 2 August 1923Born4 August 1961
- VišnievaBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Israel, Mandatory Palestine, Second Polish RepublicNationalityUnited States
- politician, writer, poetKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 58 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 117Entries197
- 6Quotes30
- 111Records155
- 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.