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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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Victoria

politics · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 · monarch

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Barack Obama

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

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 21 on 3 scored measures.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 64 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 3Offices held4
  • 64 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1837In office since1997
  • PartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 3Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 34State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 34State order2

Profile

  • 81Age65
  • 24 May 1819Born4 August 1961
  • Kensington PalaceBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandNationalityUnited States
  • monarch, painter, writerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 50 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

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

  • 116Entries197
  • 1Quotes30
  • 104Records155
  • 11Reported 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.