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Aaron Gunn
Aaron Gunn is a Canadian politician and filmmaker. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Island—Powell River since the 2025 federal election.
Henry Dunant
Swiss co-founder of the Red Cross (1828–1910)
Justin Fairfax
American politician (1979–2026)
José María Balcázar
President of Peru in 2026
Adolfo Suárez
Prime Minister of Spain from 1976 to 1981
José Manuel Restrepo
Vice President of Colombia since 2026
Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo
Spanish politician (born 1974)
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970
Alvise Pérez
Spanish social media personality and politician (born 1990)
Rafael López Aliaga
Peruvian businessman and politician (born 1961)
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean author and diplomat (1889–1957)
Boris Pistorius
German politician (born 1960)
Herbert Kickl
Austrian politician (born 1968)
Alexander Gauland
German politician, lawyer and journalist (born 1941)
Hendrik Wüst
German politician (born 1975)
Jimmy Anderson (politician)
James Paul "Jimmy" Anderson is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He served four terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 47th Assembly district from 2017 to 2025.
Rekha Gupta
Rekha Gupta is an Indian politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Delhi from February 2025. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she has been the MLA for Shalimar Bagh since 2025.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson was an American civil rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and an ardent advocate and early supporter of LGBTQ rights in the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a shadow United States senator for the District of Columbia.
Shane Getson
Shane Getson is a Canadian politician representing Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the United Conservative Party (UCP). Getson was first elected in the 2019 Alberta general election and subsequently re-elected in the 2023 election.
John Tory
John Howard Tory is a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He led the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2004 to 2009 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2005 to 2007. Outside politics, Tory served as the 9th Commissioner of the CFL from 1997 to 2000 and has worked for Rogers Communications.
Parthi Kandavel
Parthi Kandavel is a Canadian teacher and politician who represents Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest on Toronto City Council. He was elected during a by-election on November 30, 2023.
W. Jasper Talbert
William Jasper Talbert was a U.S. representative from South Carolina.
Fátima Báñez
María Fátima Báñez García, better known as Fátima Báñez, is a Spanish politician, economist and jurist. She was Minister of Employment and Social Security from December 2011 until June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government. Since February 2025 is an external member of Iberdrola Energía Internacional, a subsidiary of Iberdrola.
Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Maeve Phillipson is a British politician who has served as Minister for Women and Equalities since 2024 and Chair of the Labour Party since July 2026. She previously served as Secretary of State for Education from 2024 to 2026. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South since 2010.