World Leaders by Picture

Can you identify these world leaders – past and present?

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First submitted	July 27, 2011
Times taken	264,179
Average score	60.0%
Rating	4.36

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2009–2017

2019–2022

2000–

1969–2011

1980–2017

2017–

2012–

2002–2013

2005–2021

1994–1999

2015–2025

1959–2008

1979–2003

2005–2015

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1994–1995, 2001–2006, 2008–2011

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1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–

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100 Recent Comments

Level 17

Sep 4, 2020

This Quiz needs an update!

Boris johnson istead of theresa may (idk how you write her name btw)

Level 57

Oct 27, 2020

I refreshed it and it updated.

Level 22

Oct 27, 2020

Can you please update it to the current world leaders? Barak Obama is not a political leader of a nation anymore.

+18

Level 86

Oct 27, 2020

You think Gaddafi still rules Libya?

+17

Level 80

Oct 27, 2020

More than 1/3 of these people are dead. It's clearly not limited to just current leaders.

Level 69

Nov 5, 2020

Who is Boris Johnson's hair stylist?

+10

Level 79

Nov 9, 2020

Himself. I heard he intentionally messes up his hair to look goofy and be disarming.

Level 54

Nov 9, 2020

agree kalbahmut

Level 80

Nov 9, 2020

One commenter even alleged that the former foreign secretary said ‘Showtime!’ as he scruffed up his blond mop before meeting the press

Level 70

Nov 9, 2020

Enjoyed that! Just one small thing, can "Al-Saud" be accepted as an answer? Thanks!

Level 36

Nov 9, 2020

Surprised to see that only 40% got Modi. He's the representative of the largest democracy in the world and over 1/7th of all humanity.

+10

Level 62

Nov 9, 2020

Has anyone figured out Obama's last name yet? I keep getting that answer wrong because I don't know his last name.

Level 66

Nov 9, 2020

Are you actually serious?

+12

Level 62

Nov 9, 2020

Thought it was Obama Care, still don't know.

Level 36

Sep 9, 2024

Obama lama ding dong

Level 22

Jan 15, 2025

That his last name Obama his full name is Barack Obama -_-

Level 59

Jan 16, 2025

thats the joke..?

Level 65

Nov 9, 2020

All of their pictures together remind me of the leaders at Dr. Evil's table!

Level 57

Nov 9, 2020

There's a father and son on this quiz.

Level 60

Jan 13, 2026

Right next to each other, too, nice touch.

Level 70

Nov 9, 2020

I couldn't think of Johnson's surname for the life of me - I just kept thinking 'Bojo, Bojo, what's his actual name?'... FFS.

Level 66

Nov 10, 2020

I couldn’t give this quiz the highest score because of how punishing it is on spelling. Many of these leaders have names that are spelled differently whether being spelled in English or their native tongue, and it leads to confusion. There is no excuse whatsoever to be so harsh on translating from one language into another.

Level 35

Nov 10, 2020

So happy to see Lula in here. Best leader of the 21st century so far

Level 43

Apr 2, 2021

Don’t make me laugh until die.

Level 75

Dec 3, 2020

Please allow more type-ins for Gaddafi. I tried Khadafi Qadhafi and lot's more.

Level 34

Jan 30, 2021

Benjamin Netan"j"ahu is the name not with "y" spelled.

Level 47

Apr 1, 2021

What are you talking about, it's always spelled with a "y". Look it up

Level 55

Dec 21, 2024

Considering his name is spelt in Hebrew, then it's always using the Hebrew script, not with a Y. The J or Y spelling is just depends on transliteration conventions (J used in places like Germany or Scandinavia).

Level 28

Mar 7, 2021

15/20 got 16/20 needed *sob*

Level 70

Jul 14, 2021

I think Soeharto should be accepted, as it is the original spelling of his name and still in use in Indonesia today.

Level 38

Aug 28, 2021

Could You Accept Pope

Level 80

Sep 5, 2021

That's his title. By that logic you could write president or prime minister for most of the others.

Level 44

Oct 6, 2021

Perhaps accept Benjamin.....cos I didn't have a hope in hell of spelling Netanyahu correctly without looking it up!!

Level 79

Dec 28, 2021

Lol

Level 55

May 15, 2022

It is subject to debate but I agree with comments on other quizzes that if you know the answer but not the spelling looking it up is not "cheating."

Level 75

Dec 17, 2024

"Bibi" is accepted!

Level 79

Dec 28, 2021

Abdullah just always comes to mind, I don't actually know anything about Saudi Arabian leaders

Level 36

Apr 29, 2022

It's 2022,why any body will remember lula di silva, he is not an important figure in History,

Level 73

Aug 13, 2022

also berlusconi

Level 26

Nov 23, 2025

this is a quiz about world leaders, he had been brazil's president for 8 consecutive years when you commented this. why wouldn't he be here

Level 68

Jul 19, 2022

I think it's time for an update. I could see Stoltenberg & von der Leyen added.

It's my ignorance, but I could see Suharto, da Silva, Castro, Mugabe, Mandela, Berlusconi, Maybe JongIl and Hussein, removed.

There are more modern 'bad guys' and 'good guys'.

Since this is a badge quiz, I don't think the stats reflect the general knowledge of the participants. I think a lot of people reverse image search to find the answers, and score 16/20.

Level 69

Dec 12, 2024

It was super easy, no need for reverse image search.

Level 31

Aug 30, 2022

Ok sorry but the names of these people, jesus christ.

Level 51

Sep 12, 2022

maybe include "al saud" as an option for King Abdullah?

Level 72

Oct 25, 2022

You need to update Boris Johnson to Rishi Sunak.

Level 64

Dec 29, 2024

Meh, it's the UK; if we start updating the quiz every time they have a new Prime Minister, JetPunk will need to hire a staffer to stay on top of it. Then we get more ads, and the whole thing just goes down hill... :P

Level 26

Dec 11, 2023

This severely needs to be updated

Level 18

Sep 23, 2024

They forgot imam Khaminaei

Level 55

Dec 21, 2024

Why? This isn't an exhaustive list, or a list to appease your small-minded me-me-me narcissism.

Level 61

Dec 12, 2024

Hey, what was the update? Assad or something?

Level 63

Dec 12, 2024

Milei I guess

Level 86

Dec 12, 2024

instead of whom?

Level 56

Dec 17, 2024

The pope I think

+15

Level 95

Dec 12, 2024

putting Castro right after Trudeau... sly

Level 89

Dec 12, 2024

Apparently someone went to the bother of constructing a timeline and the oft repeated right wing rumour regarding Trudeau's true father is not possible.

Level 81

Dec 17, 2024

Except it is..

Level 64

Dec 29, 2024

"Right wing" rumour is a fun description. As a Canadian who is not right wing, I'd say basically everyone I know believes Trudeau is Castro's son. He sure looks like it.

Level 76

Dec 12, 2024

I was about to comment that that was most definitely on purpose

Level 89

Dec 12, 2024

Didn't recognise Berlusconi -- I thought he was old and dead. He looks young and alive here. Given the destruction of the Argentine economy, perhaps the libertarian populists will have a short time here.

Level 73

Dec 12, 2024

This feels like a quiz that should have comments disabled...

Level 69

Dec 12, 2024

Agreed.

Level 64

Dec 29, 2024

Yeah, it's always fun reading a bunch of comments about how comments shouldn't be allowed...

Level 77

Dec 12, 2024

Can you accept "Arab Walter White"? 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thx in advance!

Level 95

Dec 12, 2024

Not a single innocent face among the lot of them

Level 69

Dec 12, 2024

Oh, like you're any better?

Level 64

Dec 29, 2024

Yeah, all of us are probably better than these people. Far, far better.

Level 83

Dec 13, 2024

2011 for Castro, not 2001.

Level ∞

Dec 13, 2024

Whoops, was supposed to be 2008.

Level 73

Dec 13, 2024

It's fascinating to see how a neutral quiz with mere pictures of people can generate such emotion in people. QM, nor the maker, nor the site, nor the pictures attacked you or insulted you in any way, yet your knee-jerk reaction is to rant in the comments. Please get your emotions under control. They won't achieve anything

Level 79

Dec 13, 2024

I like how he put Trudeau next to Castro, so you can see the family resemblance.

Level 81

Dec 13, 2024

The boris johnson photo is classic

Level 50

Dec 13, 2024

Please acce Ghaddafi.

https://af.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moeammar_al-Ghaddafi

Level 81

Dec 17, 2024

Love seeing Trudeau and his daddy next to each other

Level 77

Dec 17, 2024

Bottom row.. second from the left. Winnie the Pooh not working.

Level 75

Dec 17, 2024

Did you try his nickname?

Level 66

Dec 17, 2024

Putting Trudeau next to Castro was interesting. Trudeau looks like the spitting image of Castro - if he just grew a beard and wore the hat + cigar, he would be mistaken for Castro

Level 55

Jan 14, 2025

Trudeau's mom was pretty close to Castro...

Level 54

Dec 17, 2024

Guessed Castro only by his cigar.

Level 60

Dec 19, 2024

Javier Milei is terrifying

Level 75

Dec 27, 2024

he is just a puppet

Level 80

Feb 13, 2025

He looks like the villain he is.

Level 74

Dec 19, 2024

Boris and Bojo should be accepted as type ins for Boris Johnson, just as Bibi is accepted for Netanyahu

Level 58

Dec 22, 2024

When I took the quiz, Nelson Mandela's pictures wasn't there... It only showed up after I clicked submit!

This is further proof that he died in prison in my original timeline and I was transported to a different timeline after clicking submit!

I definitely didn't just glance over the image and fail to recognize him.....

Level 70

Dec 24, 2024

Two Castro's on the list, weird.

Level 55

Jan 14, 2025

And three black leaders!

Level 55

Jan 14, 2025

Justin Castro has resigned, update!

Level 45

Mar 31, 2025

Wide Putin

Level 59

Apr 1, 2025

Change out Trudeau.

Level 76

Apr 15, 2025

Dates need updates: Putin 2000-2008, 2012- and Trudeau 2015-2025

Level 18

Apr 26, 2025

Can you accept "Netanjahu" for Netanyahu? Its written like that in some languages

Level 49

Apr 30, 2025

This quiz does NOT need to be updated. It does, however, need a part 2.

Level 56

May 22, 2025

javier milei does not look like he should be allowed near any missile launching buttons

Level 22

May 30, 2025

Can't believe this quiz made me look at a photo of Netanyahu... gross.

Level 72

Jun 27, 2025

Level 62

Jul 3, 2025

Netanyahu the Great

Level 87

Jul 21, 2025

It's been said, but... Trudeau is no longer the Prime Minister of Canada.

Level 61

Aug 31, 2025

As stated previously, Trudeau is no longer prime minister

Level 49

Sep 14, 2025

I somehow didn't recognize Nelson Mandela lmao

Level 56

Sep 25, 2025

Please update it to accept alternate spellings of Gaddafi. There are many accepted spellings; it's frustrated to lose due to spelling "errors" that really aren't.

Level 43

Feb 5, 2026

There is Macron , for sure .