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Greatest nation leaders (all time)

A ranking of nation leaders. Depending on the country; presidents, kings and queens, prime ministers, emperors, and heads of state and government holding other titles.

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James Madison
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James Madison

James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was a political theorist, American statesman, and served as the fourth President of the United States (1809–17). He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal...
10
10
from 1 vote
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
2

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and domina...
9.5
9.5
from 8 votes
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Theodore Roosevelt
3

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of...
9.4
9.4
from 5 votes
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George Washington
4

George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Father...
9
9
from 4 votes
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Thomas Jefferson
5

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). He was elected the second Vice President of the United States (1797–1801), servin...
9
9
from 3 votes
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John Adams
6

John Adams

John Adams, Jr. (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American lawyer, author, statesman, and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States (1797–1801), the first Vice President (1789–97), and as a Founding F...
9
9
from 2 votes
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Abraham Lincoln
7

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war...
8.7
8.7
from 13 votes
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Margaret Thatcher
8

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts, 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longes...
7.2
7.2
from 6 votes
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Bill Clinton
9

Bill Clinton

(1946)
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Previously, he served as Governor of Arkansas...
6.5
6.5
from 19 votes
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Winston Churchill
10

Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A wartime leader, Churchill was als...
6.5
6.5
from 11 votes
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Barack Obama
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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law...
5.6
5.6
from 85 votes
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Vladimir Putin
12

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, born 7 October 1952) has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of Russia...
4.7
4.7
from 48 votes
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Donald Trump
13

Donald Trump

Donald John Trump, Sr. (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, a businessman, author, and previously a television personality. Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Trump received an econom...
4.5
4.5
from 92 votes
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Tony Abbott
14

Tony Abbott

Anthony John "Tony" Abbott MP is the 28th and current Prime Minister of Australia. He has held this position since 2013, and been Leader of the Liberal Party since 2009. Abbott is the Member of Parliament representing the Sydney-b...
4
4
from 6 votes
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George H. W. Bush
15

George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is a retired American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993, and the 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989). A Republican,...
3.8
3.8
from 21 votes
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Angela Merkel
16

Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and a former research scientist who has been the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000 and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She...
3.8
3.8
from 19 votes
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David Cameron
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David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party. He represents Witney as its Member of Parliament (MP). Cameron studied Philosophy, Politics and E...
3.6
3.6
from 10 votes
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George W. Bush
18

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. The eldest son of Barbara...
3.2
3.2
from 36 votes
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Bashar al-Assad
19

Bashar al-Assad

Bashar Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: بشار حافظ الأسد‎ Baššār Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, born 11 September 1965) is the President of Syria, commander-in-chief of Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Ba'ath Party and Regional Secreta...
3
3
from 13 votes
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Kim Jong-un
20

Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983; also romanized as Kim Jong-eun, Kim Jong Un or Kim Jung-eun) is the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea. He is the son of Kim Jo...
2.6
2.6
from 7 votes
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