Nicolas Sarkozy served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Known for addressing financial crises and international conflicts, he made significant reforms in French universities and pensions. Prior to his presidency, he held several ministerial positions.
This is based on winning 12 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 22 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Nicolas Sarkozy lost a matchup to Peter Gabriel (#1252) voted by someone from United Kingdom.