Leaders & Statesmen
Rulers, presidents, and reformers who steered nations.
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Ethan Buchman
Canadian political candidate from Ontario
Contemporary era
John Gilmore
b. 1955
Cypherpunk co-founder and internet activist
Contemporary era
Anthony Scaramucci
b. January 6, 1964
American financier and political figure (born 1964)
Modern era
Su Zhu
February 16, 1921 – August 20, 2008
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008)
Contemporary era
Antoni Trenchev
b. March 15, 1987
Bulgarian politician
Katie Haun
Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Haun Ventures
Contemporary era
Gary Gensler
b. October 18, 1957
American former government official
Rostin Behnam
American lawyer and government official
Contemporary era
Cynthia Lummis
b. September 10, 1954
American politician (born 1954)
Contemporary era
Tom Emmer
b. March 3, 1961
U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Contemporary era
Nayib Bukele
b. July 24, 1981
President of El Salvador since 2019
Modern era
Peter McCormack
April 22, 1919 – January 28, 1988
American politician
Contemporary era
Hibatullah Akhundzada
b. October 19, 1967
Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021
Contemporary era
Mohammad Hasan Akhund
b. 1945
Prime Minister of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Contemporary era
Bajram Begaj
b. March 20, 1967
President of Albania
Contemporary era
Edi Rama
b. July 4, 1964
Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 (born 1964)
Contemporary era
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
b. November 17, 1945
President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019
Contemporary era
Sifi Ghrieb
b. January 20, 1971
Algerian politician
Contemporary era
Xavier Espot Zamora
b. October 30, 1979
Prime minister of Andorra since 2019 (born 1979)
Contemporary era
João Lourenço
b. March 5, 1954
President of Angola since 2017
Early Modern era
Charles III
January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
Contemporary era
Gaston Browne
b. February 9, 1967
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014
Contemporary era
Vahagn Khachatryan
b. April 22, 1959
President of Armenia since 2022
Contemporary era
Nikol Pashinyan
b. June 1, 1975
Prime Minister of Armenia since 2018
Modern era
Alexander Van der Bellen
b. January 18, 1944
President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
Contemporary era
Christian Stocker
b. March 20, 1960
Austrian politician
Contemporary era
Ilham Aliyev
b. December 24, 1961
President of Azerbaijan since 2003
Contemporary era
Ali Asadov
b. November 30, 1956
Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Contemporary era
Hamad II of Bahrain
b. January 28, 1950
King of Bahrain
Contemporary era
Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince of Bahrain
b. October 21, 1969
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Contemporary era
Mohammad Shahabuddin
b. December 10, 1949
Former President of Bangladesh
Contemporary era
Tarique Rahman
b. November 20, 1968
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Contemporary era
Sandra Mason
b. January 17, 1949
1st president of Barbados
Contemporary era
Mia Mottley
b. October 1, 1965
Prime minister of Barbados since 2018
Contemporary era
Aleksandr Lukashenko
b. August 30, 1954
President of the Republic of Belarus
Contemporary era
Alexander Turchyn
b. July 2, 1975
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus
Contemporary era
Philippe of Belgium
b. April 15, 1960
King of the Belgians since 2013
Contemporary era
Bart De Wever
b. December 21, 1970
Prime Minister at Government of Belgium
Contemporary era
Johnny Briceño
b. July 17, 1960
Prime Minister of Belize since 2020
Contemporary era
Romuald Wadagni
b. 1976
President-elect of Benin (born 1976)
Contemporary era
Pascal Koupaki
b. May 1, 1951
Beninese politician
Contemporary era
Lionel Zinsou
b. October 23, 1954
French investment banker, economist and private banker
Contemporary era
Patrice Talon
b. May 1, 1958
President of Benin between 2016 and 2026
Contemporary era
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
b. February 21, 1980
Fifth and reigning King of Bhutan
Contemporary era
Tshering Tobgay
b. September 19, 1965
7th Prime Minister of Bhutan
Contemporary era
Rodrigo Paz
b. September 22, 1967
President of Bolivia
Contemporary era
Denis Bećirović
b. November 28, 1975
Bosnian politician
Contemporary era
Borjana Krišto
b. August 13, 1961
Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2023
Contemporary era
Željka Cvijanović
b. March 4, 1967
Bosnian Serb politician
Contemporary era
Željko Komšić
b. January 20, 1964
Bosnian Croat politician
Contemporary era
Duma Boko
b. December 31, 1969
President of Botswana
Contemporary era
Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
b. July 15, 1946
Sultan of Brunei since 1967
Contemporary era
Iliana Iotova
b. October 24, 1964
President of Bulgaria since 2026, vice-president of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026, politician and journalist
Contemporary era
Rumen Radev
b. June 18, 1963
Prime Minister of Bulgaria since 2026
Contemporary era
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
b. June 11, 1958
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
Contemporary era
Évariste Ndayishimiye
b. June 17, 1968
President of Burundi
Contemporary era
Gervais Ndirakobuca
b. 1970
Prime Minister of Burundi
Contemporary era
Norodom Sihamoni
b. May 14, 1953
King of Cambodia
Contemporary era
Hun Manet
b. October 20, 1977
Prime Minister of Cambodia since 2023
Modern era
Paul Biya
b. February 13, 1933
Cameroonian politician