Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Municipalities

Atlanta, Georgia

Mayor of Atlanta
Keisha Lance Bottoms

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1970.

Democratic Party

2018 – 2022


Austin, Texas

Mayor of Austin
Carole Stewart Keeton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1939; d. March 26 2025.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1983


Baltimore, Maryland

Mayor of Baltimore
Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1838


Boston, Massachusetts

Mayor of Boston
Harrison Gray Otis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1765; d. October 28 1848.

Federalist Party

1829 – 1832


Charlotte, North Carolina

Mayor of Charlotte
Sue Ellen Myrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1941.

Republican Party

1987 – 1991


Chicago, Illinois

Mayor of Chicago
Richard Michael Daley

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1942.

Democratic Party

1989 – 2011

Rahm Israel Emanuel

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1959.

Democratic Party

2011 – 2019


Cincinnati, Ohio

Mayor of Cincinnati
John Kenneth “Ken” Blackwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1948.

Republican Party

1979 – 1980


Cleveland, Ohio

Mayor of Cleveland
Dennis John Kucinich

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1946.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1979


Houston, Texas

Mayor of Houston
Kathryn Jean “Kathy” Whitmire

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1946.

Democratic Party

1982 – 1992

Robert Clayton “Bob” Lanier

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1925; d. December 20 2014.

Democratic Party

1992 – 1998

Sylvester Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1954; d. March 5 2025.

Democratic Party

2016 – 2024

John Harris Whitmire

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1949.

Democratic Party

2024 – present


Indianapolis, Indiana

Mayor of Indianapolis
Richard Green Lugar

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1932; d. April 28 2019.

Republican Party

1968 – 1976


Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mayor of Minneapolis
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1911; d. January 13 1978.

Democratic Party

1945 – 1948


Nashville, Tennessee

Mayor of Nashville
Wilkins Tannehill

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1787; d. 1858.

Non-Partisan

1825 – 1827


New York City, New York

Mayor of New York City
James Duane

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1733; d. February 1 1797.

Non-Partisan

1784 – 1789

Edward Livingston

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1764; d. May 23 1836.

Democratic-Republican Party

1801 – 1803

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1803 – 1807

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1808 – 1810

DeWitt Clinton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1769; d. February 11 1828.

Democratic-Republican Party

1811 – 1815

Rudolph William Louis “Rudy” Giuliani

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1944.

Republican Party

1994 – 2001

Michael Rubens Bloomberg

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1942.

Republican Party (2002 – 2007); Independent (2007 – 2013)

2002 – 2013


Newark, New Jersey

Mayor of Newark
Theodore Frelinghuysen

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1787; d. April 12 1862.

Whig Party

1837 – 1838

Cory Anthony Booker

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1969.

Democratic Party

2006 – 2013


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mayor of Oklahoma City
Kirk Humphreys

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1950.

Republican Party

1998 – 2003


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mayor of Philadelphia
Edward Gene “Ed” Rendell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1944.

Democratic Party

1992 – 2000


San Francisco, California

Mayor of San Francisco
Dianne Emiel Feinstein

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1933; d. September 29 2023.

Democratic Party

1978 – 1988

Willie Lewis Brown, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1950.

Democratic Party

1996 – 2004

Gavin Christopher Newsom

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1967.

Democratic Party

2004 – 2011


San Jose, California

Mayor of San Jose
Norman Yoshio Mineta

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1931; d. May 3 2022.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1975


Washington, DC

Commissioner of the Federal City
Thomas Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1732; d. October 26 1819.

Non-Partisan

1791 – 1794

Mayor of Washington DC
Johannes Petrus “John Peter” Van Ness

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1769; d. March 7 1846.

Independent

1830 – 1834