







Occupation
DIPLOMATS
With 90 biographies, Diplomats are the 74th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Comedians, Anthropologists, and Baseball Players.
People
Pantheon has 90 people classified as diplomats born between 1350 BC and 1978. Of these 90, 29 (32.22%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living diplomats include Wendy Sherman, Peter Maurer, and Barbara Barrett. The most famous deceased diplomats include Hasekura Tsunenaga, Ángel Sanz Briz, and Jean Kennedy Smith.
Living Diplomats
Go to all RankingsBan Ki-moon
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.80
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.90
Antony Blinken
1962 - Present
HPI: 74.73
Mohamed ElBaradei
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.14
William J. Burns
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Irina Bokova
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Hans Blix
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Édith Cresson
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Amr Moussa
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Victoria Nuland
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Christiana Figueres
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Deceased Diplomats
Go to all RankingsPocahontas
1595 - 1617
HPI: 85.50
Kofi Annan
1938 - 2018
HPI: 81.80
Dag Hammarskjöld
1905 - 1961
HPI: 79.85
Gaius Marius
157 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 78.88
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
1754 - 1838
HPI: 78.67
John Jay
1745 - 1829
HPI: 78.08
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
1922 - 2016
HPI: 76.72
Alexandra Kollontai
1872 - 1952
HPI: 76.62
Raoul Wallenberg
1912 - 1947
HPI: 75.53
Ferdinand de Lesseps
1805 - 1894
HPI: 74.59
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 74.51
Madeleine Albright
1937 - 2022
HPI: 73.77
Places
Most diplomats were born in United States (21), Japan (5), and United Kingdom (5). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (4), Boston (3), and Cairo (3).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as diplomats in Pantheon are Gaius Marius, Megasthenes, and Zannanza. The concentration of diplomats was largest during the Radio & Film Era, which lasted from 1900 to 1949. Some birth or death locations for earlier diplomats are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Diplomats were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Diplomats since 1700.