Famous Presidents - List of Famous Presidents

A president is the head of the state or the chief executive of a country though the term may also be used to refer to the chief officer of a branch of government or other organizations. Presidents are typically elected by popular vote in a modern republic or a democracy though they may also be chosen by the legislature or by a special electoral college. The president, being the symbolic leader of a nation is considered the representative of the country they preside upon. The United States of America was the first country in modern times to use the term “President” to denote the head of state of a republic when the United States Constitution of 1787 created the office of President of the United States. In the U.S.A, the president is entrusted with two roles. He is the chief executive of the federal government and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. The role of the president is largely ceremonial in parliamentary republics like India, Ireland, Turkey, Germany and Greece. This section provides you information about the life and works of various famous presidents from all over the world.

The Most Famous Presidents

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Anwar SadatDecember 25, 1918EgyptianAnwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt and has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his peace initiatives
Khalifa bin Zayed Al NahyanJanuary 25, 1948EmiratiSheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the current President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Idi Amin1925UgandanA Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin is remembered for his brutal regime and crime against humanity
Sali BerishaOctober 15, 1944AlbanianSali Berisha is an Albanian politician who served as the President and the Prime Minister of Albania
Ranasinghe PremadasaJune 23, 1924Sri LankanRanasinghe Premadasa was a Sri Lankan politician, who served as the third President of the island nation
Josip Broz TitoMay 7, 1892YugoslavJosip Broz Tito was the powerful revolutionary leader of Yugoslav Partisans
Reuven RivlinSeptember 9, 1939IsraeliReuven Rivlin is the 10th and current President of Israel
Joseph GoebbelsOctober 29, 1897GermanPaul Joseph Goebbels was a leader and propagandist during Nazi Germany
Olusegun ObasanjoMarch 5, 1937NigerianOlusegun Obasanjo is a former President of Nigeria who held the position from 1999 to 2007
Simon BolivarJuly 24, 1783VenezuelanSimón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in independence of several Latin American countries from the Spanish rule
Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge was a Republican politician who served as the 30th President of the United States

AmericanJuly 4, 1872204 views

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq whose regime lasted for nearly two and a half decades

IraqiApril 28, 1937264 views

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan politician, who served as the Prime Minister and later the President of Kenya

KenyanOctober 20, 1891268 views

Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin is a retired politician and a former President of China

ChineseAugust 17, 1926165 views

Napoleon III

Napoleon III was the Emperor of the Second French Empire from 1852-70

FrenchApril 20, 1808187 views

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton is one of the most important American political leaders of modern times and served as the 42nd President of the USA

AmericanAugust 19, 194694 views

Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista was the dictator of Cuba

CubanJanuary 16, 1901143 views

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was the infamous dictator of Germany who carried out the genocide of Jews and was majorly responsible for the World War II

GermanApril 20, 1889339 views

Barack Obama

Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States

AmericanAugust 4, 1961267 views

Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte is the current and the sixteenth President of the Philippines

FilipinosMarch 28, 1945195 views