Which world leaders do average Americans know the best (or at all?)

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I'm guessing it's a short list, something like

Vladimir Putin
Angela Merkel
Bashar Al Assad
Bibi Netanyahu
Hamid Karzai
Kim Jong Un

...and that's probably it.

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I doubt most know Harper or Cameron. Most would have known Blair, even Brown after so long, but Cameron hasn't really stuck out. Neither has Harper, despite being there forever. And I bet most Americans still think Fidel Castro is in charge. Or know Raul simply as "Fidel Castro's brother" instead of his actual name.

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I thought somebody might have made this a while ago!

Pope Francis. Hugo Chavez, probably. You could say Castro if you just limited it to 'Castro' - I doubt most people know it's Raul rather than Fidel. Putin's probably the best-known, given recent events.

Chavez is dead. Pope Francis, I'll give you that, even though he's much more of a religious figure than a government leader.

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Well, Maliki probably went back on the radar of the average American, just in time for his exit.

Has anything else changed?

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How about now?

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Any changes?

Putin, Merkel, Assad, Netanyahu, Kim
(I don't really see the Pope or the Queen as a political figure, and most don't know Raul Castro)

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Any major changes here?

I'm sure the list is:

-Putin
-Merkel
-Kim Jong Un
-Netanyahu
-Pope Francis
-Justin Trudeau
-Raul Castro
-Erdogan
-Assad
-Theresa May
-mayyyyybeee Xi, Duterte, Sisi