Head-to-head
Presidents: Historical Comparisons
Explore 86 head-to-head comparisons between presidents, matched by era and by how close together they lived.
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Thomas Jefferson vs James Madison
1743–1826 · 1751–1836
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James Madison vs Andrew Jackson
1751–1836 · 1767–1845
Andrew Jackson vs Francisco Morazán
1767–1845 · 1792–1842
Francisco Morazán vs Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
1792–1842 · 1811–1888
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento vs John A. Macdonald
1811–1888 · 1815–1891
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John A. Macdonald vs Ulysses S. Grant
1815–1891 · 1822–1885
Ulysses S. Grant vs Porfirio Díaz
1822–1885 · 1830–1915
Eloy Alfaro vs Rafael Reyes
1842–1912 · 1849–1921
Rafael Reyes vs Tomáš Masaryk
1849–1921 · 1850–1937
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Tomáš Masaryk vs Woodrow Wilson
1850–1937 · 1856–1924
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Woodrow Wilson vs Theodore Roosevelt
1856–1924 · 1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt vs Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
1858–1919 · 1867–1951
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim vs Emilio Aguinaldo
1867–1951 · 1869–1964
Emilio Aguinaldo vs Michael Joseph Savage
1869–1964 · 1872–1940
Michael Joseph Savage vs Antanas Smetona
1872–1940 · 1874–1944
Antanas Smetona vs Konstantin Päts
1874–1944 · 1874–1956
Konstantin Päts vs Chaim Weizmann
1874–1956 · 1874–1952
Chaim Weizmann vs Manuel L. Quezon
1874–1952 · 1878–1944
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Manuel L. Quezon vs Franklin D. Roosevelt
1878–1944 · 1882–1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Getúlio Vargas
1882–1945 · 1882–1954
Getúlio Vargas vs Georgi Dimitrov
1882–1954 · 1882–1949
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Georgi Dimitrov vs Harry S. Truman
1882–1949 · 1884–1972
Harry S. Truman vs Peter Fraser
1884–1972 · 1884–1950
Peter Fraser vs John Curtin
1884–1950 · 1885–1945
John Curtin vs David Ben-Gurion
1885–1945 · 1886–1973
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David Ben-Gurion vs Dwight D. Eisenhower
1886–1973 · 1890–1969
Dwight D. Eisenhower vs Josip Broz Tito
1890–1969 · 1892–1980
Josip Broz Tito vs Robert Menzies
1892–1980 · 1894–1978
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Robert Menzies vs Juan Perón
1894–1978 · 1895–1974
Juan Perón vs Lázaro Cárdenas
1895–1974 · 1895–1970
Lázaro Cárdenas vs Levi Eshkol
1895–1970 · 1895–1969
Levi Eshkol vs Urho Kekkonen
1895–1969 · 1900–1986
Urho Kekkonen vs Pridi Banomyong
1900–1986 · 1900–1983
Pridi Banomyong vs Ngô Đình Diệm
1900–1983 · 1901–1963
Ngô Đình Diệm vs Habib Bourguiba
1901–1963 · 1903–2000
Habib Bourguiba vs Nnamdi Azikiwe
1903–2000 · 1904–1996
Nnamdi Azikiwe vs Léopold Sédar Senghor
1904–1996 · 1906–2001
Léopold Sédar Senghor vs José Figueres Ferrer
1906–2001 · 1906–1990
José Figueres Ferrer vs Lê Duẩn
1906–1990 · 1907–1986
Lê Duẩn vs Salvador Allende
1907–1986 · 1908–1973
Salvador Allende vs Diosdado Macapagal
1908–1973 · 1910–1997
Diosdado Macapagal vs Ronald Reagan
1910–1997 · 1911–2004
Ronald Reagan vs Todor Zhivkov
1911–2004 · 1911–1998
Todor Zhivkov vs Menachem Begin
1911–1998 · 1913–1992
Menachem Begin vs Gough Whitlam
1913–1992 · 1916–2014
Gough Whitlam vs John F. Kennedy
1916–2014 · 1917–1963
John F. Kennedy vs Ferdinand Marcos
1917–1963 · 1917–1989
Ferdinand Marcos vs Anwar Sadat
1917–1989 · 1918–1981
Anwar Sadat vs Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918–1981 · 1918–1970
Gamal Abdel Nasser vs Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
1918–1970 · 1918–2004
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan vs Pierre Trudeau
1918–2004 · 1919–2000
Pierre Trudeau vs Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1919–2000 · 1920–1975
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman vs Suharto
1920–1975 · 1921–2008
Suharto vs Julius Nyerere
1921–2008 · 1922–1999
Julius Nyerere vs Ahmed Sékou Touré
1922–1999 · 1922–1984
Ahmed Sékou Touré vs Franjo Tuđman
1922–1984 · 1922–1999
Franjo Tuđman vs Yitzhak Rabin
1922–1999 · 1922–1995
Yitzhak Rabin vs Heydar Aliyev
1922–1995 · 1923–2003
Heydar Aliyev vs Shimon Peres
1923–2003 · 1923–2016
Shimon Peres vs Alija Izetbegović
1923–2016 · 1925–2003
Alija Izetbegović vs Olof Palme
1925–2003 · 1927–1986
Olof Palme vs Ariel Sharon
1927–1986 · 1928–2014
Ariel Sharon vs Mobutu Sese Seko
1928–2014 · 1930–1997
Mobutu Sese Seko vs Hafez al-Assad
1930–1997 · 1930–2000
Hafez al-Assad vs Samora Machel
1930–2000 · 1933–1986
Samora Machel vs Corazon Aquino
1933–1986 · 1933–2009
Corazon Aquino vs Václav Havel
1933–2009 · 1936–2011
Václav Havel vs F. W. de Klerk
1936–2011 · 1936–2021
F. W. de Klerk vs Olusegun Obasanjo
1936–2021 · born 1937
Olusegun Obasanjo vs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
born 1937 · born 1938
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf vs Islam Karimov
born 1938 · 1938–2016
Islam Karimov vs Nursultan Nazarbayev
1938–2016 · born 1940
Nursultan Nazarbayev vs Slobodan Milošević
born 1940 · 1941–2006
Slobodan Milošević vs Ehud Barak
1941–2006 · born 1942
Ehud Barak vs Lech Wałęsa
born 1942 · born 1943
Lech Wałęsa vs Askar Akayev
born 1943 · born 1944
Askar Akayev vs Levon Ter-Petrosyan
born 1944 · born 1945
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Levon Ter-Petrosyan vs Bill Clinton
born 1945 · born 1946
Bill Clinton vs Megawati Sukarnoputri
born 1946 · born 1947
Megawati Sukarnoputri vs Thomas Sankara
born 1947 · 1949–1987
Thomas Sankara vs Benjamin Netanyahu
1949–1987 · born 1949
Benjamin Netanyahu vs Hugo Chávez
born 1949 · 1954–2013
Hugo Chávez vs Barack Obama
1954–2013 · born 1961
Barack Obama vs Julia Gillard
born 1961 · born 1961
Julia Gillard vs Rafael Correa
born 1961 · born 1963
Rafael Correa vs Bashar al-Assad
born 1963 · born 1965