Humans of History

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Politician Biographies

Every archived life recorded as politician, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Filip Vujanović

Contemporary era

Filip Vujanović

b. September 1, 1954

Montenegrin politician

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Contemporary era

Rifat Rastoder

July 11, 1950 – May 4, 2023

Montenegrin Bosniak politician

Dragan Kujović

Contemporary era

Dragan Kujović

1948 – April 30, 2010

President of Montenegro (1940-2010)

Momir Bulatović

Contemporary era

Momir Bulatović

September 21, 1956 – June 30, 2019

Former President of Montenegro (1956-2019)

Dritan Abazović

Contemporary era

Dritan Abazović

b. December 25, 1985

Prime-minister of Republic of Montenegro 2022–2023

Zdravko Krivokapić

Contemporary era

Zdravko Krivokapić

b. September 2, 1958

Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022

Duško Marković

Contemporary era

Duško Marković

b. July 6, 1958

Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2016 to 2020

Igor Lukšić

Contemporary era

Igor Lukšić

b. June 14, 1976

Politician from Montenegro

Hassan II

Modern era

Hassan II

July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999

King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999

Mohammed V of Morocco

Modern era

Mohammed V of Morocco

August 10, 1909 – February 26, 1961

King of Morocco (1909-1961)

Saadeddine Othmani

Contemporary era

Saadeddine Othmani

b. January 16, 1956

Moroccan politician

Lech Walesa

Modern era

Lech Walesa

b. September 29, 1943

President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)

Fawad Chaudhry

Contemporary era

Fawad Chaudhry

b. 7 April 1976

Pakistani politician and lawyer, twice federal minister for information and minister for science

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

Modern era

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

May 6, 1918 – November 2, 2004

Sheikh of Abu Dhabi from 1966 to 2003

Abu Bakr

Medieval era

Abu Bakr

October 27, 573 CE – August 23, 634 CE

1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad

Joseph Smith

Modern era

Joseph Smith

December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844

American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)

Modern era

Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)

b. July 6, 1935

14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

Imran Khan

Contemporary era

Imran Khan

b. November 25, 1952

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022

Muawiya I

Medieval era

Muawiya I

603 CE – 680 CE

Founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

Medieval era

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

646 CE – October 9, 705 CE

Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705

Al-Walid I

Medieval era

Al-Walid I

668 CE – February 23, 715 CE

Umayyad caliph

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Medieval era

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

November 2, 681 CE – February 5, 720 CE

Umayyad caliph from 717 to 720

Abu Jafar al-Mansur

Medieval era

Abu Jafar al-Mansur

714 CE – October 7, 775 CE

Second Abbasid Caliph (714-775)

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Al-Ma'mun

d. July 19, 1128

12th-century Fatimid vizier

Al-Musta'sim

Medieval era

Al-Musta'sim

1213 – February 20, 1258

37th and last Abbasid Caliph (r. 1242–1258)

Themistocles

Ancient era

Themistocles

524 BCE – 459 BCE

Athenian politician and general (c. 524–459 BC)

Pericles

Ancient era

Pericles

494 BCE – 429 BCE

Athenian statesman, orator and general (c. 495 – 429 BC)

Demosthenes

Ancient era

Demosthenes

384 BCE – 322 BCE

Classical Athenian statesman and orator (384–322 BC)

Herodotus

Ancient era

Herodotus

484 BCE – 425 BCE

Greek historian and geographer (c.484–c.425 BC)

Pythagoras

Ancient era

Pythagoras

c. 550 BCE – c. 490 BCE

Greek mathematician and mystic of number and harmony

Alexander the Great

Ancient era

Alexander the Great

356 BCE – 323 BCE

Macedonian king who built an empire from Greece to India by age 30

Hannibal

Ancient era

Hannibal

247 BCE – 183 BCE

Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)

Scipio Africanus

Ancient era

Scipio Africanus

235 BCE – 183 BCE

Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC)

Gaius Marius

Ancient era

Gaius Marius

157 BCE – 86 BCE

Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)

Sulla

Ancient era

Sulla

138 BCE – 78 BCE

Roman dictator and general

Pompey the Great

Ancient era

Pompey the Great

106 BCE – 48 BCE

Roman general and statesman (106–48 BC)

Marcus Junius Brutus

Ancient era

Marcus Junius Brutus

85 BCE – 42 BCE

Assassin of Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Ancient era

Mark Antony

83 BCE – 30 BCE

Roman politician and general (83 BC – 30 BC)

Augustus

Ancient era

Augustus

63 BCE – August 19, 1914 CE

First emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Cato the Younger

Ancient era

Cato the Younger

95 BCE – 46 BCE

Roman statesman, general and writer (95–46 BC)

Cincinnatus

Ancient era

Cincinnatus

519 BCE – c. 430 BCE

Two time Roman dictator

Nero

Ancient era

Nero

December 15, 1937 CE – June 9, 1968 CE

Fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)

Caligula

Ancient era

Caligula

August 31, 1912 CE – January 24, 1941 CE

Third Roman emperor (37–41)

Claudius

Ancient era

Claudius

10 BCE – October 13, 1954 CE

Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy from 607 to 610

Trajan

Ancient era

Trajan

53 CE – 117 CE

13th Roman Emperor (98–117)

Hadrian

Ancient era

Hadrian

January 24, 1976 CE – July 10, 138 CE

14th Roman Emperor (117–138)

Marcus Aurelius

Ancient era

Marcus Aurelius

April 26, 121 CE – March 17, 180 CE

16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

Diocletian

Ancient era

Diocletian

December 22, 244 CE – December 3, 316 CE

Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)

Constantine the Great

Ancient era

Constantine the Great

February 27, 272 CE – May 22, 337 CE

Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)

Justinian I

Ancient era

Justinian I

May 11, 482 CE – November 14, 565 CE

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

Qin Shi Huang

Ancient era

Qin Shi Huang

259 BCE – 210 BCE

First Emperor of unified China, builder of the Great Wall's foundation

Cao Cao

Ancient era

Cao Cao

155 CE – 220 CE

Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)

Zhuge Liang

Ancient era

Zhuge Liang

181 CE – August 23, 234 CE

Chinese statesman and military strategist (181–234)

Ashoka

Ancient era

Ashoka

304 BCE – 232 BCE

Mauryan emperor who renounced conquest and spread Buddhist values

Alfred the Great

Medieval era

Alfred the Great

849 CE – October 26, 899 CE

King of Wessex (r. 872–901)

Frederick Barbarossa

Medieval era

Frederick Barbarossa

1122 – June 10, 1190

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190

Harun al-Rashid

Medieval era

Harun al-Rashid

March 7, 766 CE – March 24, 809 CE

5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)

El Cid

El Cid

d. 1099

11th century Castilian nobleman and military leader

Suleiman the Magnificent

Medieval era

Suleiman the Magnificent

November 6, 1494 – September 6, 1566

The tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)

Edward I of England

Medieval era

Edward I of England

June 17, 1239 – July 7, 1307

King of England from 1272 to 1307