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This is a list of the 600 best-known politicians, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#NameAge
1
Barack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
65
2
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
80
3
Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
1889–1945
4
Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation
74
5
Karl MarxGerman-born philosopher (1818–1883)
1818–1883
6
Ronald ReaganPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
1911–2004
7
Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
1809–1865
8
Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
1918–2013
9
Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
1870–1924
10
NapoleonFrench military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
1769–1821
11
Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist (1869–1948)
1869–1948
12
George W. Bush43rd President of the United States (2001–2009)
80
13
Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator
100 BC–44 BC
14
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)
1749–1832
15
Joseph StalinPolitician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953
1878–1953
16
Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
83
17
George WashingtonFounding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799)
1732–1799
18
Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
1265–1321
19
Galileo GalileiItalian polymath (1564–1642)
1564–1642
20
Victor HugoFrench novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
1802–1885
21
Winston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer (1874–1965)
1874–1965
22
Alexander the GreatKing of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC)
356 BC–323 BC
23
Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFounding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)
1881–1938
24
John F. KennedyPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
1917–1963
25
Martin Luther King Jr.American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
1929–1968
26
AugustusFirst emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
63 BC–14
27
Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
1936–2025
28
Mao Zedong1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
1893–1976
29
Niccolò MachiavelliFlorentine statesman, diplomat, and political theorist (1469–1527)
1469–1527
30
Thomas JeffersonFounding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
1743–1826
31
Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)
80
32
Charles de GaulleFrench general and statesman (1890–1970)
1890–1970
33
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
born 1954
34
Otto von BismarckGerman statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)
1815–1898
35
Lord ByronEnglish Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)
1788–1824
36
François HollandePresident of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)
72
37
Benjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman (1706–1790)
1706–1790
38
SophoclesAncient Greek playwright
496 BC–406 BC
39
Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine since 2019
48
40
PythagorasGreek philosopher and mathematician (c. 570 – c. 495 BC)
551 BC–491 BC
41
John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
1632–1704
42
John Paul IIPope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author
1920–2005
43
Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
1925–2013
44
Fidel CastroCuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)
1926–2016
45
Yuri GagarinSoviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
1934–1968
46
Henry FordAmerican business magnate (1863–1947)
1863–1947
47
CiceroRoman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)
107 BC–43 BC
48
Elon MuskAmerican businessman (born 1971)
55
49
Mikhail GorbachevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
1931–2022
50
Benito MussoliniDictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945
1883–1945
51
Emmanuel MacronPresident of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
48
52
Jimmy CarterPresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
1924–2024
53
Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
1884–1972
54
Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)
79
55
Qin Shi HuangFirst emperor of Qin Dynasty
259 BC–210 BC
56
George H. W. Bush41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
1924–2018
57
Jawaharlal NehruPrime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
1889–1964
58
Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
62
59
Nicolas Sarkozy23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
71
60
Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
1858–1919
61
Dwight D. EisenhowerPresident of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
1890–1969
62
Rosa LuxemburgPolish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)
1870–1919
63
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
73
64
Richard NixonPresident of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
1913–1994
65
Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States (1913–1921)
1856–1924
66
Francis BaconEnglish philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
1561–1626
67
Hugo ChávezPresident of Venezuela (1999–2013); revolutionary and military officer
1954–2013
68
John AdamsFounding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
1735–1826
69
John Maynard KeynesBritish economist (1883–1946)
1883–1946
70
Bertrand RussellBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
1872–1970
71
Muammar GaddafiMilitary officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969-2011)
1942–2011
72
Leon TrotskyRussian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)
1879–1940
73
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPresident of Turkey since 2014
72
74
PeléBrazilian footballer (1940–2022)
1940–2022
75
Louis XIV of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
1638–1715
76
Maxim GorkyRussian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)
1868–1936
77
Geoffrey Chaucer14th century English poet and author (1343–1400)
1343–1400
78
Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer (1813–1901)
1813–1901
79
Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)
1938–2018
80
AshokaMauryan emperor from 268 to 232 BCE
304 BC–232 BC
81
Charles IIIKing of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
77
82
Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
44
83
James MadisonPresident of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
1751–1836
84
Lech WałęsaPresident of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)
83
85
Marcus Aurelius16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
121–180
86
Gerald FordPresident of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)
1913–2006
87
Lyndon B. JohnsonPresident of the United States from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)
1908–1973
88
Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
1783–1830
89
Ernest RutherfordNew Zealand physicist (1871–1937)
1871–1937
90
Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984)
1917–1984
91
Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India since 2014
76
92
Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)
1864–1920
93
Rafael CorreaPresident of Ecuador (2007 - 2017) y Prófugo de la Justicia
63
94
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
77
95
Huang XianfanChinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982)
1899–1982
96
Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
1937–2006
97
Aung San Suu KyiFormer State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
81
98
Dmitry MedvedevPresident of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020
61
99
Nikita KhrushchevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964
1894–1971
100
Tenzin Gyatso14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans
91