Leaders, thinkers and public figures

648 people, from presidents and prime ministers to philosophers, economists, activists and artists, each placed on the same ten dimensions. Open a profile to see where someone sits, who is most like them, and how you compare.

648People
319Active today
329From history
197Country leaders
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, 2019 to presentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt, 2014 to presentAbdelmadjid Tebboune President of Algeria, 2019 to presentAbdourahamane Tiani President of Niger, 2023 to presentAbdul Hamid Dbeibeh Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, 2021 to presentAbdullah II of Jordan King of Jordan, 1999 to presentAbelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to presentAbiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia, 2018 to presentAbraham Lincoln US President, 1861 to 1865Adam Smith Scottish economist and philosopher, 1723 to 1790Adama Barrow President of the Gambia, 2017 to presentAdolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 1945Adolfo Suárez Prime Minister of Spain, 1976 to 1981Ahmed al-Sharaa President of Syria, 2025 to presentAi Weiwei Chinese artist and dissidentAkbar Mughal Emperor, 1556 to 1605Al Gore US Vice President, 1993 to 2001Alassane Ouattara President of Ivory Coast, 2010 to presentAlbert Camus French-Algerian writer, 1913 to 1960Albert Einstein Physicist, 1879 to 1955Albert II of Monaco Sovereign Prince of Monaco, 2005 to presentAlberto Núñez Feijóo Leader of Spain’s People’s Party, 2022 to presentAlbin Kurti Prime Minister of Kosovo, 2020 and 2021 to presentAleksandar Vučić President of Serbia, 2017 to 2026Alexander Hamilton American founder and first Treasury Secretary, 1755 to 1804Alexander Lukashenko President of Belarus, 1994 to presentAlexander Solzhenitsyn Russian writer and dissident, 1918 to 2008Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez US Representative from New York, 2019 to presentAlexei Navalny Russian opposition leader, 1976 to 2024Alexis de Tocqueville French political thinker and statesman, 1805 to 1859Alexis Tsipras Prime Minister of Greece, 2015 to 2019Ali al-Zaidi Prime Minister of Iraq, 2026 to presentAlice Weidel German politician and co-leader of the AfDAlix Didier Fils-Aimé Acting Prime Minister of Haiti, 2024 to presentÁlvaro Uribe President of Colombia, 2002 to 2010Andrei Sakharov Soviet physicist and dissident, 1921 to 1989Andrej Babiš Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to presentAndrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to presentAndrés Manuel López Obrador President of Mexico, 2018 to 2024Andrew Carnegie Scottish-American steel magnate and philanthropist, 1835 to 1919Andrew Holness Prime Minister of Jamaica, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to presentAndrew Yang American entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidateAndris Kulbergs Prime Minister of Latvia, 2026 to presentAndy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to presentAneurin Bevan British Labour politician, 1897 to 1960Angela Davis American philosopher and activistAngela Merkel Chancellor of Germany, 2005 to 2021Annalena Baerbock German Foreign Minister, 2021 to 2025Anne Applebaum American-Polish journalist and historianAnthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia, 2022 to presentAntonin Scalia US Supreme Court Justice, 1986 to 2016António de Oliveira Salazar Prime Minister of Portugal, 1932 to 1968Antonio Gramsci Italian Marxist thinker, 1891 to 1937António Guterres UN Secretary-General, 2017 to presentAnura Kumara Dissanayake President of Sri Lanka, 2024 to presentAnutin Charnvirakul Prime Minister of Thailand, 2025 to presentAnwar Ibrahim Prime Minister of Malaysia, 2022 to presentAnwar Sadat President of Egypt, 1970 to 1981Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel, 2001 to 2006Aristotle Philosopher and tutor of Alexander the Great, 384 to 322 BCEArundhati Roy Indian novelist and activistAshoka Mauryan Emperor of India, c. 268 to 232 BCEAssimi Goïta President of Mali, 2021 to presentAtal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India, 1996 and 1998 to 2004Augusto Pinochet Ruler of Chile, 1973 to 1990Augustus First Roman Emperor, 27 BCE to 14 CEAung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor of Myanmar, 2016 to 2021Ayaan Hirsi Ali Somali-Dutch-American writer and former MPAyn Rand Russian-American novelist and philosopher, 1905 to 1982Azali Assoumani President of the Comoros, 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to present

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Balen Shah Prime Minister of Nepal, 2026 to presentBarack Obama US President, 2009 to 2017Barry Goldwater US Senator from Arizona, 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987Bart De Wever Prime Minister of Belgium, 2025 to presentBassirou Diomaye Faye President of Senegal, 2024 to presentBen Bernanke American economist and former Federal Reserve chairmanBen Shapiro American conservative commentatorBenazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 1943Benjamin Disraeli UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 1880Benjamin Franklin American founder, diplomat and inventor, 1706 to 1790Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel, 1996 to 1999 and 2009 to presentBernardo Arévalo President of Guatemala, 2024 to presentBernie Sanders US Senator from Vermont, 2007 to presentBertrand Russell British philosopher and pacifist, 1872 to 1970Bill Clinton US President, 1993 to 2001Bill Gates Microsoft co-founder and philanthropistBill McKibben American environmentalist and authorBilly Graham American evangelist, 1918 to 2018Bjørn Lomborg Danish author and policy analystBob Dylan American singer-songwriterBob Hawke Prime Minister of Australia, 1983 to 1991Bob Marley Jamaican musician, 1945 to 1981Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria, 2023 to presentBono Irish singer and campaignerBoris Johnson UK Prime Minister, 2019 to 2022Boris Yeltsin President of Russia, 1991 to 1999Borjana Krišto Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023 to presentBrian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada, 1984 to 1993Brice Oligui Nguema President of Gabon, 2023 to presentBrigitte Haas Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2025 to presentBruce Springsteen American singer-songwriterBryan Caplan American economist

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Carl Sagan American astronomer and science communicator, 1934 to 1996Carlos Vila Nova President of São Tomé and Príncipe, 2021 to presentCaroline Lucas British Green Party MP, 2010 to 2024Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 1796Cesar Chavez American labor leader, 1927 to 1993Charlemagne King of the Franks and Emperor, 768 to 814Charles de Gaulle President of France, 1959 to 1969Charlie Chaplin British-born actor and filmmaker, 1889 to 1977Che Guevara Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, 1928 to 1967Chiang Kai-shek Leader of the Republic of China, 1928 to 1975Chico Mendes Brazilian rubber tapper and environmentalist, 1944 to 1988Christian Stocker Chancellor of Austria, 2025 to presentChristine Lagarde President of the European Central Bank, 2019 to presentChristopher Hitchens British-American writer, 1949 to 2011Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2023 to presentChuck Schumer US Senate Democratic leader, 2017 to presentClarence Thomas US Supreme Court Justice, 1991 to presentClaudia Sheinbaum President of Mexico, 2024 to presentClement Attlee UK Prime Minister, 1945 to 1951Colin Kaepernick American football player and activistColin Powell US Secretary of State, 2001 to 2005Confucius Philosopher and teacher, 551 to 479 BCECorazon Aquino President of the Philippines, 1986 to 1992Cornel West American philosopher and activistCristina Fernández de Kirchner President of Argentina, 2007 to 2015Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa, 2018 to presentCyrus the Great Founder of the Persian Empire, c. 559 to 530 BCE

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Dag Hammarskjöld UN Secretary-General, 1953 to 1961Dalai Lama Tibetan spiritual leaderDaniel Chapo President of Mozambique, 2025 to presentDaniel Noboa President of Ecuador, 2023 to presentDaniel Ortega President of Nicaragua, 1985 to 1990 and 2007 to present (co-president since 2025)David Adeang President of Nauru, 2023 to presentDavid Ben-Gurion First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 to 1954 and 1955 to 1963David Brooks American columnistDavid Cameron UK Prime Minister, 2010 to 2016Delcy Rodríguez Acting President of Venezuela, 2026 to presentDeng Xiaoping Paramount leader of China, 1978 to 1992Denis Sassou Nguesso President of the Republic of the Congo, 1979 to 1992 and 1997 to presentDesmond Tutu South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist, 1931 to 2021Dickon Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada, 2022 to presentDietrich Bonhoeffer German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, 1906 to 1945Dilma Rousseff President of Brazil, 2011 to 2016Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to presentDonald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to presentDorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 1980Douglas Murray British author and commentatorDuma Boko President of Botswana, 2024 to presentĐuro Macut Prime Minister of Serbia, 2025 to presentDwight D. Eisenhower US President, 1953 to 1961

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E. F. Schumacher German-British economist, 1911 to 1977Edi Rama Prime Minister of Albania, 2013 to presentEdmund Burke Irish-born British statesman and thinker, 1729 to 1797Eduardo Galeano Uruguayan writer, 1940 to 2015Edward Heath Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970 to 1974Edward Said Palestinian-American scholar, 1935 to 2003Edward Snowden American whistleblower and former intelligence contractorEleanor Roosevelt First Lady, diplomat and rights advocate, 1884 to 1962Elinor Ostrom American political economist, 1933 to 2012Elizabeth I Queen of England, 1558 to 1603Elizabeth Warren US Senator from Massachusetts, 2013 to presentEllen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia, 2006 to 2018Elon Musk Entrepreneur behind Tesla, SpaceX and XEmma Bonino Italian politician and Radical Party leaderEmma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 1940Emmanuel Macron President of France, 2017 to presentEmmeline Pankhurst British suffragette leader, 1858 to 1928Emmerson Mnangagwa President of Zimbabwe, 2017 to presentEmomali Rahmon President of Tajikistan, 1994 to presentEmperor Meiji Emperor of Japan, 1867 to 1912Éric Zemmour French writer and politicianEugene V. Debs American socialist leader, 1855 to 1926Évariste Ndayishimiye President of Burundi, 2020 to presentEvo Morales President of Bolivia, 2006 to 2019Ezra Klein American journalist and podcaster

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Fareed Zakaria Indian-American journalistFatafehi Fakafānua Prime Minister of Tonga, 2025 to presentFaure Gnassingbé President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, 2025 to present (President 2005 to 2025)Faustin-Archange Touadéra President of the Central African Republic, 2016 to presentFeleti Teo Prime Minister of Tuvalu, 2024 to presentFelipe González Prime Minister of Spain, 1982 to 1996Félix Tshisekedi President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2019 to presentFerdinand Marcos President of the Philippines, 1965 to 1986Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to presentFernando Henrique Cardoso President of Brazil, 1995 to 2003Fidel Castro Leader of Cuba, 1959 to 2008Francis Fukuyama American political scientistFrancisco Carvalho Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, 2026 to presentFrancisco Franco Ruler of Spain, 1939 to 1975François Hollande President of France, 2012 to 2017François Mitterrand President of France, 1981 to 1995Franklin D. Roosevelt US President, 1933 to 1945Frantz Fanon Martinique-born psychiatrist and revolutionary, 1925 to 1961Frederick Douglass Abolitionist and writer, c. 1818 to 1895Friedrich Hayek Austrian-British economist and philosopher, 1899 to 1992Friedrich Merz Chancellor of Germany, 2025 to present

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G. K. Chesterton English writer, 1874 to 1936Gabriel Boric President of Chile, 2022 to 2026Gabriel García Márquez Colombian novelist, 1927 to 2014Gamal Abdel Nasser President of Egypt, 1956 to 1970Gary Johnson Governor of New Mexico, 1995 to 2003Gaston Browne Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, 2014 to presentGavin Newsom Governor of California, 2019 to presentGeert Wilders Dutch politician and leader of the Party for FreedomGene Sharp American theorist of nonviolent resistance, 1928 to 2018Genghis Khan Founder of the Mongol Empire, 1206 to 1227Geoffrey Hinton British-Canadian computer scientistGeorge Orwell English writer, 1903 to 1950George W. Bush US President, 2001 to 2009George Washington US President, 1789 to 1797Gerhard Schröder Chancellor of Germany, 1998 to 2005Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to presentGiuseppe Conte Prime Minister of Italy, 2018 to 2021Giuseppe Garibaldi Leader of Italian unification, 1860 to 1861Glenn Greenwald American journalist and lawyerGodwin Friday Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2025 to presentGolda Meir Prime Minister of Israel, 1969 to 1974Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007 to 2010Gough Whitlam Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 1975Greta Thunberg Swedish climate activistGurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, 2022 to present (President 2006 to 2022)Gustavo Petro President of Colombia, 2022 to 2026Guy Parmelin President of the Swiss Confederation, 2026 (Federal Council member since 2016)Guy Verhofstadt Prime Minister of Belgium, 1999 to 2008

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Ha-Joon Chang South Korean economistHaile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930 to 1974Haitham bin Tariq Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman, 2020 to presentHakainde Hichilema President of Zambia, 2021 to presentHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Bahrain, 2002 to present (ruler since 1999)Han Fei Chinese Legalist philosopher, c. 280 to 233 BCEHannah Arendt German-American political theorist, 1906 to 1975Harold Wilson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976Harry S. Truman US President, 1945 to 1953Harvey Milk American gay-rights politician, 1930 to 1978Hassan Sheikh Mohamud President of Somalia, 2012 to 2017 and 2022 to presentHassanal Bolkiah Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei, 1967 to presentHelen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1999 to 2008Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, 1982 to 1998Helmut Schmidt Chancellor of West Germany, 1974 to 1982Henry David Thoreau American essayist and naturalist, 1817 to 1862Henry George American economist and reformer, 1839 to 1897Henry Kissinger US National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, 1923 to 2023Herbert Kickl Austrian politician and leader of the Freedom PartyHibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, 2021 to presentHilda Heine President of the Marshall Islands, 2016 to 2020 and 2024 to presentHillary Clinton US Secretary of State, 2009 to 2013Ho Chi Minh President of North Vietnam, 1945 to 1969Horta Inta-A Na Man Transitional President of Guinea-Bissau, 2025 to presentHristijan Mickoski Prime Minister of North Macedonia, 2024 to presentHugo Chávez President of Venezuela, 1999 to 2013Hun Manet Prime Minister of Cambodia, 2023 to present

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Ibn Khaldun North African historian and sociologist, 1332 to 1406Ibrahim Traoré Head of state of Burkina Faso, 2022 to presentIlham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan, 2003 to presentImmanuel Kant German philosopher, 1724 to 1804Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India, 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984Irakli Kobakhidze Prime Minister of Georgia, 2024 to presentIrfaan Ali President of Guyana, 2020 to presentIsabel Díaz Ayuso President of the Community of Madrid, 2019 to presentIsaiah Berlin British philosopher and historian, 1909 to 1997Isaias Afwerki President of Eritrea, 1993 to presentIsmaïl Omar Guelleh President of Djibouti, 1999 to presentIvan Illich Austrian philosopher and priest, 1926 to 2002

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J. Robert Oppenheimer American physicist, 1904 to 1967Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 to 2023Jacques Chirac President of France, 1995 to 2007Jacques Delors President of the European Commission, 1985 to 1995Jacques Ellul French sociologist and Christian anarchist, 1912 to 1994Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 2022James Hansen American climate scientistJames Marape Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, 2019 to presentJane Addams American social reformer, 1860 to 1935Jane Jacobs American-Canadian urbanist, 1916 to 2006Janet Yellen American economist and former US Treasury SecretaryJanez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to presentJaron Lanier American computer scientist and tech criticJavier Milei President of Argentina, 2023 to presentJawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India, 1947 to 1964JD Vance Vice President of the United States, 2025 to presentJean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 to 2003Jean-Jacques Rousseau Genevan philosopher, 1712 to 1778Jean Jaurès French socialist leader, 1859 to 1914Jean-Luc Mélenchon French politician, founder of La France InsoumiseJean Monnet French architect of European integration, 1888 to 1979Jean-Paul Sartre French philosopher and writer, 1905 to 1980Jeffrey Sachs American economistJennifer Geerlings-Simons President of Suriname, 2025 to presentJens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Norway and NATO Secretary GeneralJeremy Corbyn British MP and Labour leader, 2015 to 2020Jimmie Åkesson Leader of the Sweden DemocratsJimmy Carter US President, 1977 to 1981João Lourenço President of Angola, 2017 to presentJoe Biden US President, 2021 to 2025Joe Rogan American podcaster and comedianJohan Norberg Swedish author and historian of ideasJohn F. Kennedy US President, 1961 to 1963John Howard Prime Minister of Australia, 1996 to 2007John Kenneth Galbraith Canadian-American economist, 1908 to 2006John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 1980John Locke English philosopher, 1632 to 1704John Mahama President of Ghana, 2012 to 2017 and 2025 to presentJohn Major Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1990 to 1997John Maynard Keynes British economist, 1883 to 1946John McCain US Senator from Arizona, 1987 to 2018John Rawls American philosopher, 1921 to 2002John Stuart Mill English philosopher and MP, 1806 to 1873Johnny Briceño Prime Minister of Belize, 2020 to presentJomo Kenyatta President of Kenya, 1964 to 1978Jon Stewart American comedian and commentatorJonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of Norway, 2021 to presentJonathan Haidt American social psychologist and authorJordan Bardella President of France’s National RallyJordan Peterson Canadian psychologist and authorJosé Antonio Kast President of Chile, 2026 to presentJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Prime Minister of Spain, 2004 to 2011José María Aznar Prime Minister of Spain, 1996 to 2004José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 2015José Raúl Mulino President of Panama, 2024 to presentJosep Borrell EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, 2019 to 2024Joseph Aoun President of Lebanon, 2025 to presentJoseph Boakai President of Liberia, 2024 to presentJoseph de Maistre Savoyard counter-revolutionary thinker, 1753 to 1821Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 1953Joseph Stiglitz American economistJosh Hawley US Senator from Missouri, 2019 to presentJosip Broz Tito Leader of Yugoslavia, 1945 to 1980Jotham Napat Prime Minister of Vanuatu, 2025 to presentJuan Perón President of Argentina, 1946 to 1955 and 1973 to 1974Judith Butler American philosopher and gender theoristJulian Assange Australian publisher and WikiLeaks founderJulian Simon American economist, 1932 to 1998Julius Caesar Roman dictator, 49 to 44 BCEJulius Maada Bio President of Sierra Leone, 2018 to presentJulius Nyerere President of Tanzania, 1964 to 1985Junichiro Koizumi Prime Minister of Japan, 2001 to 2006Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 2015 to 2025

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Kais Saied President of Tunisia, 2019 to presentKaja Kallas EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, 2024 to presentKamala Harris US Vice President, 2021 to 2025Kamla Persad-Bissessar Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 2010 to 2015 and 2025 to presentKarl Marx German philosopher and economist, 1818 to 1883Karl Popper Austrian-British philosopher, 1902 to 1994Karol Nawrocki President of Poland, 2025 to presentKassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan, 2019 to presentKate Raworth British economistKautilya Indian statecraft adviser, c. 4th century BCEKeiko Fujimori President of Peru, 2026 to presentKeir Starmer UK Prime Minister, 2024 to 2026Kenneth Kaunda President of Zambia, 1964 to 1991Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia, 2007 to 2010 and 2013Kim Dae-jung President of South Korea, 1998 to 2003Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to presentKofi Annan UN Secretary-General, 1997 to 2006Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of West Germany, 1949 to 1963Kristen Michal Prime Minister of Estonia, 2024 to presentKristrún Frostadóttir Prime Minister of Iceland, 2024 to presentKwame Nkrumah Leader of Ghana, 1957 to 1966Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present

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Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt Prime Minister of Samoa, 2025 to presentLai Ching-te President of Taiwan, 2024 to presentLaozi Chinese sage, c. 6th century BCELarry Summers American economist and former US Treasury SecretaryLaura Fernández President of Costa Rica, 2026 to presentLawrence Wong Prime Minister of Singapore, 2024 to presentLech Wałęsa President of Poland, 1990 to 1995Lee Jae-myung President of South Korea, 2025 to presentLee Kuan Yew Prime Minister of Singapore, 1959 to 1990Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 1910Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red ArmyLina Khan American antitrust scholar and former FTC chairLiu Xiaobo Chinese writer and Nobel laureate, 1955 to 2017Liz Cheney US Representative from Wyoming, 2017 to 2023Liz Truss Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2022Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 1715Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to presentLuca Beccari Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs of San Marino, 2020 to presentLudwig Erhard Chancellor of West Germany, 1963 to 1966Ludwig von Mises Austrian economist, 1881 to 1973Luis Abinader President of the Dominican Republic, 2020 to presentLuís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to presentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to presentLyndon B. Johnson US President, 1963 to 1969

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Mahamat Déby President of Chad, 2021 to presentMahathir Mohamad Prime Minister of Malaysia, 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movementMahmoud Abbas President of the Palestinian Authority, 2005 to presentMaia Sandu President of Moldova, 2020 to presentMalala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureateMalcolm Turnbull Prime Minister of Australia, 2015 to 2018Malcolm X American Black nationalist and activist, 1925 to 1965Mamady Doumbouya President of Guinea, 2021 to presentManmohan Singh Prime Minister of India, 2004 to 2014Mao Zedong Chairman of the Communist Party of China, 1943 to 1976Marc Andreessen Venture capitalist and Netscape co-founderMarcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 161 to 180Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 1990Mariana Mazzucato Italian-American economistMariano Rajoy Prime Minister of Spain, 2011 to 2018Marine Le Pen French politician and National Rally leaderMario Draghi Prime Minister of Italy, 2021 to 2022Mario Vargas Llosa Peruvian novelist, 1936 to 2025Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, 2025 to presentMark Twain American writer, 1835 to 1910Martin Luther King Jr. Baptist minister and civil rights leader, 1929 to 1968Mary Wollstonecraft English writer and philosopher, 1759 to 1797Masoud Pezeshkian President of Iran, 2024 to presentMatt Ridley British science writer and businessmanMatteo Renzi Prime Minister of Italy, 2014 to 2016Matteo Salvini Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and League leaderMatthew Wale Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, 2026 to presentMauricio Macri President of Argentina, 2015 to 2019Maximilien Robespierre Leader of the French Revolution, 1793 to 1794Menachem Begin Prime Minister of Israel, 1977 to 1983Mette Frederiksen Prime Minister of Denmark, 2019 to presentMia Mottley Prime Minister of Barbados, 2018 to presentMichael Randrianirina President of Madagascar, 2025 to presentMichael Sandel American political philosopherMichael Shellenberger American writer and activistMicheál Martin Taoiseach of Ireland, 2020 to 2022 and 2025 to presentMichel Foucault French philosopher, 1926 to 1984Michelle Bachelet President of Chile, 2006 to 2010 and 2014 to 2018Michelle Obama Former First Lady of the United StatesMiguel Díaz-Canel President of Cuba, 2019 to present (First Secretary of the Communist Party since 2021)Mike Johnson Speaker of the US House, 2023 to presentMike Pence US Vice President, 2017 to 2021Mikhail Bakunin Russian revolutionary and anarchist, 1814 to 1876Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet leader, 1985 to 1991Milojko Spajić Prime Minister of Montenegro, 2023 to presentMilton Friedman American economist, 1912 to 2006Min Aung Hlaing President of Myanmar, 2026 to present (military ruler since the 2021 coup)Mindaugas Sinkevičius Prime Minister of Lithuania, 2026 to presentMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir of Kuwait, 2023 to presentMitch McConnell US Senate Republican leader, 2007 to 2025Mitt Romney US Senator from Utah, 2019 to 2025Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates, 2022 to presentMohamed Muizzu President of the Maldives, 2023 to presentMohamed Ould Ghazouani President of Mauritania, 2019 to presentMohammed bin Salman Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, 2017 to presentMohammed VI of Morocco King of Morocco, 1999 to presentMojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to presentMontesquieu French political philosopher, 1689 to 1755Mother Teresa Catholic nun and missionary, 1910 to 1997Mswati III King of Eswatini, 1986 to presentMuhammad Ali American boxer and activist, 1942 to 2016Muhammad Ali Jinnah Founder of Pakistan, 1947 to 1948Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi economist and Nobel laureateMurray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 2006Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 1995Mustafa Kemal Atatürk President of Turkey, 1923 to 1938

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Naftali Bennett Prime Minister of Israel, 2021 to 2022Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the US House, 2007 to 2011 and 2019 to 2023Naomi Klein Canadian author and activistNapoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French, 1804 to 1815Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India, 2014 to presentNasry Asfura President of Honduras, 2026 to presentNassim Nicholas Taleb Lebanese-American essayist and former traderNavin Ramgoolam Prime Minister of Mauritius, 1995 to 2000, 2005 to 2014 and 2024 to presentNayib Bukele President of El Salvador, 2019 to presentNeil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist and presenterNeil Postman American media critic, 1931 to 2003Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 1999Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah President of Namibia, 2025 to presentNiall Ferguson Scottish-American historianNiccolò Machiavelli Florentine diplomat and political thinker, 1469 to 1527Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2010 to 2015Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland, 2014 to 2023Nicolas Sarkozy President of France, 2007 to 2012Nicușor Dan President of Romania, 2025 to presentNigel Farage British MP and leader of Reform UKNikol Pashinyan Prime Minister of Armenia, 2018 to presentNikos Christodoulides President of Cyprus, 2023 to present

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Olaf Scholz Chancellor of Germany, 2021 to 2025Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986Olympe de Gouges French playwright and feminist, 1748 to 1793Óscar Romero Archbishop of San Salvador, 1917 to 1980Otto von Bismarck Chancellor of Germany, 1871 to 1890

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Pablo Iglesias Spanish politician and co-founder of PodemosPablo Neruda Chilean poet and diplomat, 1904 to 1973Park Chung-hee President of South Korea, 1961 to 1979Patrice Lumumba Prime Minister of the Congo, 1960Patrick Herminie President of Seychelles, 2025 to presentPaul Biya President of Cameroon, 1982 to presentPaul Kagame President of Rwanda, 2000 to presentPaul Krugman American economist and columnistPaul Robeson American singer, actor and activist, 1898 to 1976Paulo Freire Brazilian educator, 1921 to 1997Pedro Sánchez Prime Minister of Spain, 2018 to presentPete Buttigieg US Secretary of Transportation, 2021 to 2025Peter Diamandis American entrepreneur and futuristPeter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 1921Péter Magyar Prime Minister of Hungary, 2026 to presentPeter Mutharika President of Malawi, 2014 to 2020 and 2025 to presentPeter Singer Australian moral philosopherPeter the Great Tsar of Russia, 1682 to 1725Peter Thiel Venture capitalist and PayPal co-founderPetra Kelly German Green co-founder, 1947 to 1992Petteri Orpo Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 to presentPhilip Davis Prime Minister of the Bahamas, 2021 to presentPhilip J. Pierre Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, 2021 to presentPierre-Joseph Proudhon French anarchist, 1809 to 1865Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984Plato Philosopher, c. 428 to 348 BCEPope Benedict XVI Pope, 2005 to 2013Pope Francis Pope, 2013 to 2025Pope John Paul II Pope, 1978 to 2005Pope Leo XIV Pope and sovereign of Vatican City, 2025 to presentPrabowo Subianto President of Indonesia, 2024 to present

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Rachel Carson American marine biologist and author, 1907 to 1964Rachel Maddow American television hostRafael Correa President of Ecuador, 2007 to 2017Rand Paul US Senator from Kentucky, 2011 to presentRashad al-Alimi Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, 2022 to presentRay Kurzweil American inventor and futuristRecep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey, 2014 to present (Prime Minister 2003 to 2014)Richard Dawkins British evolutionary biologistRichard Nixon US President, 1969 to 1974Rigoberta Menchú Guatemalan Indigenous rights activistRishi Sunak Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2022 to 2024Rob Jetten Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to presentRobert Abela Prime Minister of Malta, 2020 to presentRobert F. Kennedy US Senator and Attorney General, 1925 to 1968Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia, 2006 to 2010, 2012 to 2018 and 2023 to presentRobert Nozick American philosopher, 1938 to 2002Robert Reich American economist and former US Labor SecretaryRobert Schuman French statesman, 1886 to 1963Rodrigo Duterte President of the Philippines, 2016 to 2022Rodrigo Paz President of Bolivia, 2025 to presentRoger Scruton English philosopher, 1944 to 2020Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy, 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 2008Romuald Wadagni President of Benin, 2026 to presentRon DeSantis Governor of Florida, 2019 to presentRon Paul US Representative from Texas, 1997 to 2013Ronald Reagan US President, 1981 to 1989Roosevelt Skerrit Prime Minister of Dominica, 2004 to presentRosa Luxemburg Polish-German revolutionary, 1871 to 1919Rosa Parks American civil rights activist, 1913 to 2005Rosario Murillo Co-president of Nicaragua, 2025 to presentRuhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 1989Rumen Radev Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 2026 to presentRussell Kirk American conservative thinker, 1918 to 1994Ruth Bader Ginsburg US Supreme Court Justice, 1993 to 2020

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Saddam Hussein President of Iraq, 1979 to 2003Sadiq Khan Mayor of London, 2016 to presentSadyr Japarov President of Kyrgyzstan, 2021 to presentSalman Rushdie British-Indian novelistSalva Kiir President of South Sudan, 2011 to presentSalvador Allende President of Chile, 1970 to 1973Sam Harris American neuroscientist and authorSam Matekane Prime Minister of Lesotho, 2022 to presentSamia Suluhu Hassan President of Tanzania, 2021 to presentSamuel Huntington American political scientist, 1927 to 2008Sanae Takaichi Prime Minister of Japan, 2025 to presentSantiago Abascal Spanish politician and leader of VoxSantiago Peña President of Paraguay, 2023 to presentScott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia, 2018 to 2022Sebastián Piñera President of Chile, 2010 to 2014 and 2018 to 2022Sébastien Lecornu Prime Minister of France, 2025 to presentSerdar Berdimuhamedow President of Turkmenistan, 2022 to presentShavkat Mirziyoyev President of Uzbekistan, 2016 to presentShehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2022 to 2023 and 2024 to presentSheikh Mujibur Rahman Founding President of Bangladesh, 1971 to 1975Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan, 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020Shirin Ebadi Iranian lawyer and Nobel laureateShoshana Zuboff American scholar and authorSilvio Berlusconi Prime Minister of Italy, 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011Simón Bolívar Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and BoliviaSimone de Beauvoir French philosopher and writer, 1908 to 1986Simone Weil French philosopher and activist, 1909 to 1943Sitiveni Rabuka Prime Minister of Fiji, 1992 to 1999 and 2022 to presentSlavoj Žižek Slovenian philosopher and cultural criticStephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada, 2006 to 2015Stephen Hawking British theoretical physicist, 1942 to 2018Steve Bannon American political strategistSteve Biko South African anti-apartheid activist, 1946 to 1977Steven Pinker Canadian-American psychologist and authorSuharto President of Indonesia, 1967 to 1998Sun Yat-sen Founding leader of the Republic of China, 1912Surangel Whipps Jr. President of Palau, 2021 to presentSusan B. Anthony American suffragist, 1820 to 1906Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Belarusian opposition leader

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Ta-Nehisi Coates American author and journalistTamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir of Qatar, 2013 to presentTaneti Maamau President of Kiribati, 2016 to presentTarique Rahman Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 2026 to presentTed Cruz US Senator from Texas, 2013 to presentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo President of Equatorial Guinea, 1979 to presentTerrance Drew Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2022 to presentThabo Mbeki President of South Africa, 1999 to 2008Theodore Roosevelt US President, 1901 to 1909Theresa May Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2016 to 2019Thích Nhất Hạnh Vietnamese Zen master and peace activist, 1926 to 2022Thomas Aquinas Italian theologian and philosopher, 1225 to 1274Thomas Friedman American columnist and authorThomas Hobbes English philosopher, 1588 to 1679Thomas Jefferson US President, 1801 to 1809Thomas More English statesman and author of Utopia, 1478 to 1535Thomas Paine English-born pamphleteer, 1737 to 1809Thomas Piketty French economistThomas Sankara President of Burkina Faso, 1983 to 1987Thongloun Sisoulith President of Laos, 2021 to present (General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party)Thurgood Marshall US Supreme Court Justice, 1967 to 1991Tim Berners-Lee British inventor of the World Wide WebTimothy Snyder American historianTô Lâm General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 2024 to present (President since 2026)Tony Benn British Labour politician, 1925 to 2014Tony Blair UK Prime Minister, 1997 to 2007Tristan Harris Co-founder of the Center for Humane TechnologyTsai Ing-wen President of Taiwan, 2016 to 2024Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister of Bhutan, 2013 to 2018 and 2024 to presentTucker Carlson American commentator and former Fox News hostTyler Cowen American economist and blogger

U 3

Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh President of Mongolia, 2021 to presentUlf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden, 2022 to present (caretaker since September 2026)Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission, 2019 to present

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Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 2003Václav Klaus President of the Czech Republic, 2003 to 2013Valéry Giscard d’Estaing President of France, 1974 to 1981Vandana Shiva Indian environmental activistVictor Hugo French novelist and politician, 1802 to 1885Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary, 1998 to 2002 and 2010 to 2026Vitalik Buterin Russian-Canadian co-founder of EthereumVivek Ramaswamy American entrepreneur and politicianVladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 1924Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, 2019 to presentVoltaire French writer and philosopher, 1694 to 1778

W 7

Wangari Maathai Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel laureate, 1940 to 2011Wesley Simina President of the Federated States of Micronesia, 2023 to presentWilliam F. Buckley Jr. American author and commentator, 1925 to 2008William Ruto President of Kenya, 2022 to presentWilly Brandt Chancellor of West Germany, 1969 to 1974Winston Churchill UK Prime Minister, 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955Woodrow Wilson US President, 1913 to 1921

X 3

Xanana Gusmão Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, 2007 to 2015 and 2023 to presentXavier Espot Zamora Prime Minister of Andorra, 2019 to presentXi Jinping General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, 2012 to present

Y 7

Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to presentYanis Varoufakis Greek economist and former finance ministerYasser Arafat Chairman of the PLO, 1969 to 2004Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel, 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 1995Yoshua Bengio Canadian computer scientistYoweri Museveni President of Uganda, 1986 to presentYuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and author

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Zhou Enlai Premier of China, 1949 to 1976Zohran Mamdani Mayor of New York City, 2026 to present