Political figures

Jared Polis (English: Jared Polis; May 12, 1975 -) is an American politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist who is currently the governor of Colorado. Since 2009, he has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives elected from the 2nd electoral district of Colorado. He is the first openly gay member of the U.S. Congress and has children. He was elected governor of Colorado in November 2018, becoming the first openly gay governor in the United States.

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician, a Democratic politician, and the 44th President of the United States. He is the first U.S. president of African descent. He represented Illinois as a U.S. Senator from 2005 to 2008, and lived in Chicago as an Illinois State Senator from 1997 to 2004. After leaving office as president, he settled in Washington, D.C., the capital.

Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford (English: Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford, April 8, 1918 - July 8, 2011), wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, and former First Lady of the United States (1974-1977). He has won the respect of the American people for his promotion of women's rights movements, breast cancer prevention, anti-drug and alcohol abuse and other public welfare activities.

Fei Yimin (December 22, 1908 - May 18, 1988), known by his pen names Zhizhong, Yiming, etc., was known as "Fei Gong", male, from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, born in Shanghai, a Chinese newspaper activist, and the former president of Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao".

Congratulatory letter (1983-), a political figure of the People's Republic of China and an advanced individual in the country's fight against poverty.

Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon CH QC PC (English: Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon; December 20, 1926 - October 9, 2015), British politician, Conservative Party member, former member of the Privy Council.

Jia Yibin (November 22, 1912 - April 19, 2012), formerly known as Jia Zaiheng and courtesy name Siji, male, was born in Xingguo Prefecture (now Yangxin County), Hubei Province, and was the former Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.

Jappar Abibulla (Old Uyghur text: جاپپار ھەبىبۇللا, Latin Uyghur: Jappar Hebibulla; June 1952 -), male, Uyghur, native of Jimsar, Xinjiang, politician of the People's Republic of China, former Vice Chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC, also known as Trudeau Jr., is a Canadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the federal Liberal Party. He is also the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Sr. Trudeau). From 2008 to 2025, he served as a member of the House of Representatives for Papineau District. In 2015, Trudeau became the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history at the age of 43; on March 9, 2025, his economic adviser Mark Carney succeeded Trudeau, who had been the leader of the Liberal Party for nearly 12 years and the prime minister for nearly 10 years, as the leader of the party and government.

Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: जवरहरलरल नेहरू; November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India after independence and the longest-serving Prime Minister of India. In 1952, India won the first general election and was re-elected as Prime Minister. He was a leader of the Indian independence movement, advocating for India's independence from the British Empire, and is better known as the founder of the Non-Aligned Movement. India became independent in 1947, and Nehru was elected as India's first prime minister. Nehru played a key role in the Indian independence movement and was trusted by Gandhi to become his successor. Nehru was an advocate of Fabianism throughout his life. As Prime Minister, Nehru implemented economic, social and political reform plans after the promulgation of the Indian Constitution in 1950. Nehru oversaw India's transition to a republic and institutionalized democracy and a multi-party system in India. In diplomacy, Nehru played a leading role in the Non-Aligned Movement. After India's independence, Nehru always attached great importance to the performance of the public sector, making his economic policies full of socialism. Although Nehru valued democracy, his diplomatic stance was seen as being close to the Soviet Union and alienated from the United States and pro-American countries. The Non-Aligned Movement he led was also seen as having a similar stance. In 1956, he strongly condemned the invasion of Egypt by Britain and France, but said nothing about the Soviet invasion of Hungary in the same year. Nehru's political achievements can be summarized as the creation of India with the separation of politics and religion, a democratic republic with a parliamentary system, and the granting of equal citizenship rights to all castes. His political thought is known as Nehruvianism.

Sayyid Qutb Quṭb (October 9, 1906 - August 29, 1966) was an Egyptian writer, educator, Sunni Islamic theorist, and poet. His ideas have been described as Qutbism. From the 1950s to the 1960s, he was the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He has published 24 books, including novels, literary reviews, and educational research. His greatest influence on the Islamic world is his research on the political and social role that Islam should play, which is especially reflected in his books "Social Justice" and "Signposts". Qutb was highly critical of American culture. He believed that American culture was "materialistic" and "full of violence and sex." He promoted radical views of offensive jihad and was described by his followers as a "great thinker" and a "martyr of Islam." Western observers and some Muslims believe that he is a key founder of Islamist ideology and played an inspiring role in extremist Islamic organizations such as Al Qaeda.

Herman Cain (English: Herman Cain, December 13, 1945 - July 30, 2020) was an American Georgia writer, business executive, radio host, syndicated columnist and supporter of the Tea Party movement. He participated in the Republican primary in the 2012 US presidential election.

Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (German: Helmut Josef Michael Kohl, pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈkoːl]; April 3, 1930 – June 16, 2017), German politician. He served as governor of Rhineland-Palatinate (1969-1976) and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (1973-1998). He was the last Chancellor of West Germany (1982-1990) and the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1990-1998) after the reunification of Germany. Kohl played a key role in the reunification process of the two Germanys and also made many contributions to the European integration process. However, in his later years, Kohl's Christian Democratic Party was involved in the illegal political donation scandal. Kohl admitted that he had also accepted millions of marks in illegal political donations, and the court imposed a fine in exchange for shelving criminal proceedings, making his historical evaluation controversial.

Zhao Zhenjiang (February 1940-), born in Niulanshan, Shunyi, Beijing, is a researcher and translator of Chinese Spanish and Portuguese literature, a member of the Communist Party of China, and the husband of Duan Ruochuan. He retired from the Department of Spanish at Peking University in 2005 with the senior title of professor and is still a doctoral supervisor. Member of the Foreign Literary Exchange Committee of the Chinese Writers Association, director of the China Foreign Literature Society, president of the Chinese Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Literature Research Association, and one of the initiators of the Confucius Peace Prize. In 1959, he was admitted to the French Department of Peking University, majoring in Spanish. After the Spanish major was opened in 1960, he was transferred with Zhao Deming, Duan Ruochuan and others. After graduation, he has stayed at the school to teach until now. He has translated many Spanish works. The Chilean-Chinese Cultural Association awarded him the Order of Rubén Dario in 1995, the King of Spain awarded him the Order of Queen Isabel in 1998, the President of Argentina awarded him the Order of May, Knight in 1999, and the President of Chile awarded him the Neruda Centennial Medal in 2004. In 2004, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China named him a national model teacher. In 2022, he won the Translation Culture Lifetime Achievement Award from the Translators Association of China.

Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard (German: Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard, February 4, 1897 - May 5, 1977), a German politician and economist, is known as the "Father of Social Market Economy". He was appointed Minister of Economics and Labor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963 and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Portuguese: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, pronounced: [luˈiz iˈnasju ˈlulɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] ;October 27, 1945-), commonly known as "Lula", a Brazilian politician, the 35th (2003-2010) and 39th (current, starting from 2023) president of Brazil. Founding member of the Brazilian Workers' Party. The first worker-born president in Brazilian history and the second president to be re-elected through direct election. Lula was born into poverty and was a metallurgical worker and trade union member. In the mid-1980s, he served as the president of the Metallurgical Workers Union. He was also one of the main organizers of the largest strikes of the military dictatorship, which embattled the government and hastened its downfall. During his eight-year term as president, Lula implemented extensive social system reforms, including family subsidies, zero hunger programs, etc., aiming to alleviate poverty and improve the status of the country's working class. As president, in terms of international affairs, Lula played a prominent role in Iran's nuclear program and climate change, and was described as "a man with bold ambitions to change the balance of power between countries." Lula also brought about Brazil's social and economic transformation. According to World Bank data, Brazil's per capita GDP tripled during this period, making Brazil a regional power. In 2022, Lula participated in the presidential election for the third time and defeated then-President Jair Bolsonaro in the election, becoming the first Brazilian president to win a third term. He was also the first Brazilian president after Getulio Vargas to be re-elected after leaving office. His political views are called "Lulaism".

Louis McLane (English: Louis McLane, May 28, 1786 - October 7, 1857), American lawyer and politician, served as Secretary of the Treasury (1831-1833) and Secretary of State (1833-1834).

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (Swedish: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld, pronounced: [ˈdɑːɡ ˈhâmːarˌɧœld]; July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and author who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death. He was elected to the 17th seat of the Swedish Academy in 1954, succeeding his father, and was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961. Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash on his way to ceasefire negotiations. He is the only UN Secretary-General to die in office.

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (English: Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel, May 13, 1930 - June 26, 2021) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, an American real estate agent, author, politician, American Democratic Party, and former member of the U.S. Senate. He competed for the Democratic candidate nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

Michael Rubens Bloomberg, KBE (English: Michael Rubens Bloomberg, February 14, 1942 -), American businessman, third-generation Russian Jewish immigrant, founder of Bloomberg LP, served as mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, and chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Organization. Mike Bloomberg ranks 9th on Forbes' 2019 billionaires list, with assets reaching $55.5 billion. He is also a philanthropist, having donated more than $5 billion to gun control, climate change and other issues. He ranked 8th on the 2019 list of the 400 richest Americans with assets of US$53.4 billion. Ranked 14th on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list published in September 2020, with assets of US$55 billion. Bloomberg ranks 18th on Forbes' 2026 billionaire list, with assets reaching $109.4 billion. Born on February 14, 1942 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, Boston. He was born into a Jewish family and was a member of Emmanuel Congregation on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. His grandfather, Alexander "Elick" Blumberg, was a Polish Jew, and his maternal grandfather, Max Rubens, was a Lithuanian Jew from present-day Belarus. His maternal grandmother was born in New York to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. Originally a Democrat, Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor of New York City for the first time as a Republican in 2001 and became chairman of C40, a city climate leadership group. Re-elected in 2005 and 2009. Bloomberg is the fourth New York City mayor to serve three 12-year terms since 1898, following Fiorello Henry LaGuardia, Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. and Edward Kuo. On June 19, 2007, Bloomberg announced that he would change his status from a Republican to a nonpartisan independent. However, he was still endorsed by the Republican Party and was re-elected in 2009. On November 2, 2012, Bloomberg expressed support for then-President Obama’s re-election. In January 2016, Bloomberg considered running for President of the United States as an independent. On March 7 of the same year, Bloomberg published a blog titled "The Risk I Will Not Take" and announced that he would not run for president of the United States. He announced on October 10, 2018, that he would re-register as a Democrat and may run in this capacity in 2020.

Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (English: Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney, January 30, 1941 - November 3, 2025), American politician, 46th Vice President of the United States. Cheney is widely considered the most powerful vice president in American history. Cheney was born on January 30, 1941 at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. His father was a civil servant serving in the United States Department of the Interior. In his youth, Cheney was prosecuted many times for drunk driving. When he was studying at Yale University, he was forced to drop out due to poor grades and then worked as a lineman for an electric power company. Cheney later transferred to the University of Wyoming, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in political science. While studying for a doctorate in political science at the University of Wisconsin in 1969, Cheney interned with the federal government. He was appreciated by Rumsfeld and was selected by him as a special assistant. In 1971, he transferred to the White House. During Ford's presidency, Cheney succeeded Rumsfeld as White House chief of staff. After Ford lost his reelection bid in 1977 and left office, Cheney returned to Wyoming to settle down. Two years later (1979), he was elected as Wyoming's only federal representative. He was re-elected five times and became the Republican whip of the House of Representatives in 1989. When George H.W. Bush became president, Cheney became Secretary of Defense in 1989 and experienced the historical events of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He was one of the planners during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. When Bill Clinton became president in 1993, Cheney left politics, first briefly serving at the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank, and then as chairman and CEO of Halliburton Corporation (Halliburton) from 1995 to 2000. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, George W. Bush won the Republican primary, and George W. Bush later invited Cheney to serve as his vice presidential candidate. Cheney, who was 59 years old at the time, had been treated for heart disease many times, but Bush still supported him many times and made him agree to become the vice presidential candidate. Bush eventually narrowly defeated Al Gore in the electoral vote and was elected President of the United States. Shortly after taking office, the September 11th Incident occurred in the United States, and the United States launched a series of anti-terrorism activities. Cheney was also one of the planners. Like Bush and then Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, he was a hawk, emphasizing unilateralism and the use of tough military means to resolve foreign relations. In the 2004 US presidential election, he was successfully re-elected together with George W. Bush. When the United States suffered in the Iraq War

Lian Xianji (1880-1953), also known as Yangshan, was born in Dongcheng, Longyan, Fujian Province. He was a politician, industrialist and linguist of the Republic of China.

Deng Zhonghua (September 1961-), a native of Changsha, Hunan, is a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, president of the National Association for Hong Kong and Macao Studies, and former deputy director and member of the Party Leadership Group of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. He was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on November 9, 2020 for his role in the anti-extradition bill movement in Hong Kong. In March 2022, he will no longer serve as deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. In March 2023, he served as deputy director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Overseas Chinese Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Deng Xiaoke (1869-1950), named Shooyuan and Mulu, male, was a native of Fengjie County, Sichuan. Constitutionalists in the late Qing Dynasty.