Statesperson Biographies

Contemporary era

Hibatullah Akhundzada

b. October 19, 1967

Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021

Contemporary era

Benjamin Netanyahu

b. October 21, 1949

Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

Modern era

Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

b. September 27, 1940

Emir of Kuwait since 2023

Contemporary era

Aziz Akhannouch

b. August 16, 1961

Prime Minister of Morocco since 2021

Contemporary era

Xi Jinping

b. June 15, 1953

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)

Contemporary era

François Hollande

b. August 12, 1954

President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)

Contemporary era

Nicolas Sarkozy

b. January 28, 1955

23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012

Modern era

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

February 2, 1926 – December 2, 2020

French official and politician (1926–2020)

Modern era

Alain Poher

April 17, 1909 – December 9, 1996

French politician (1909-1996)

Modern era

Mathieu Kérékou

September 2, 1933 – October 14, 2015

Politician (1933-2015)

Contemporary era

Jean Castex

b. June 25, 1965

Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022

Contemporary era

Salome Zourabichvili

b. March 18, 1952

Georgian politician and former French diplomat, fifth President of Georgia (2018–2024)

Contemporary era

Maya Tskitishvili

b. June 2, 1974

Georgian economist, politician

Contemporary era

Alexis Tsipras

b. July 28, 1974

Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)

Contemporary era

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana

b. April 15, 1954

Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021)

Contemporary era

Bjarni Benediktsson

b. January 26, 1970

Icelandic politician

Modern era

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

June 25, 1937 – December 16, 2023

Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)

Modern era

Josef Hoop

December 14, 1895 – October 19, 1959

Liechtenstein Prime Minister (1895-1959)

Contemporary era

Prithvirajsing Roopun

b. May 24, 1959

Former president of Mauritius since 2019 to December 2024

Contemporary era

Nicolae Timofti

b. December 22, 1948

4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)

Modern era

Hassan II

July 9, 1929 – July 23, 1999

King of Morocco from 1961 to 1999

Modern era

Lee Kuan Yew

September 16, 1923 – March 23, 2015

1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)

Modern era

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

December 5, 1927 – October 13, 2016

Former King of Thailand (1927–2016)

Medieval era

Hasan ibn Ali

March 1, 625 CE – 669 CE

5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam

Ancient era

Hatshepsut

1507 BCE – 1458 BCE

5th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (c. 1479 BC - 1458 BC)

Ancient era

Thutmose III

1481 BCE – 1425 BCE

Sixth Egyptian Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty

Ancient era

Ramesses II

1303 BCE – 1213 BCE

Egypt's greatest pharaoh, builder of Abu Simbel

Ancient era

Darius I

550 BCE – 486 BCE

The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)

Ancient era

Xerxes I

519 BCE – 465 BCE

Fifth Achaemenid emperor (486–465 BC)

Ancient era

Pericles

494 BCE – 429 BCE

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

Ancient era

Trajan

53 CE – 117 CE

13th Roman Emperor (98–117)

Early Modern era

Peter the Great

May 30, 1672 – January 28, 1725

Tsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725

Modern era

Abraham Lincoln

February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865

US President who preserved the Union and ended slavery in America

Modern era

Ulysses S. Grant

April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

Modern era

Woodrow Wilson

December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924

28th President of the United States (1913–1921)

Modern era

Franklin D. Roosevelt

January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)

Modern era

Dwight D. Eisenhower

October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969

President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)

Modern era

John F. Kennedy

May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)

Modern era

Lyndon B. Johnson

August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)

Contemporary era

Angela Merkel

b. July 17, 1954

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)

Modern era

Charles de Gaulle

November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970

French general and statesman (1890–1970)

Modern era

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

1881 – November 10, 1938

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)

Modern era

Anwar Sadat

December 25, 1918 – October 6, 1981

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

Contemporary era

Thomas Sankara

December 21, 1949 – October 15, 1987

President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

Medieval era

Ludovico Sforza

July 27, 1452 – May 27, 1508

Duke of Milan

Medieval era

Dmitry Donskoy

October 12, 1350 – May 19, 1389

Prince of Moscow

Ancient era

Naqia

c. 800 BCE – 668 BCE

Queen mother

Ancient era

Sneferu

c. 2700 BCE – 2609 BCE

Pharaoh and founder of the 4th dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Ancient era

Menkaure

2532 BCE – 2503 BCE

Egyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty

Ancient era

Pepi II

c. 2300 BCE – c. 2180 BCE

Egyptian pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty for the Old Kingdom

Ancient era

Sobekneferu

c. 1900 BCE – 1793 BCE

Egyptian queen regnant

Ancient era

Horemheb

c. 1350 BCE – 1292 BCE

Final pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt

Ancient era

Seti I

1323 BCE – 1279 BCE

Second pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 19th dynasty

Ancient era

Merneptah

c. 1300 BCE – 1203 BCE

Fourth pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt

Ancient era

Twosret

c. 1201 BCE – 1189 BCE

Final pharaoh of the 19th dynasty

Ancient era

Sheshonq I

c. 1000 BCE – 924 BCE

Pharaoh of Egypt

Ancient era

Piye

c. 800 BCE – 716 BCE

Ancient Kushite king and Egyptian pharaoh

Ancient era

Taharqa

c. 720 BCE – 664 BCE

Egyptian Pharaoh of the 25th dynasty

Psamtik I

d. 610 BCE

First egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty

Ancient era

Amasis II

c. 610 BCE – 526 BCE

Egyptian pharaoh from 570 to 526 BC