The Verified
Directory of Leaders

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is

Erling Braut Haaland (born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Pre

Trent John Alexander-Arnold (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-b

Alireza Firouzja (born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian-French chess grandmaster. He is widely considered the most

Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesl

Hikaru Nakamura (born 9 December 1987) is an American chess grandmaster and the world's most popular chess str

Wesley Barbasa So (born 9 October 1993) is a Filipino-American chess grandmaster. He is a three-time U.S. Ches

Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born 30 July 1992) is an Italian-American chess grandmaster. He is widely considered th

Mbwana Ally Samatta (born 1992) is a Tanzanian professional footballer and the long-serving captain of the Tan

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005), known as Pragg, is an Indian chess grandmaster and a global s

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (born 21 October 1990), often referred to as MVL, is a French chess grandmaster. He is

Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi (born 14 July 1990), often called "Nepo," is a Russian chess grandmaster. A i

Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a five-time World Chess C

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (born 18 September 2004) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. He shocked the world in 2021 by

Anish Kumar Giri (born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. Born in Russia to a Nepali father and Russi

Eng. Hersi Said is the President of Young Africans Sports Club (Yanga SC) and the Chairman of the African Club

Dommaraju Gukesh (born 29 May 2006), commonly known as Gukesh D, is an Indian chess grandmaster and a prodigy

Levon Aronian (born 6 October 1982) is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster. A national hero in Armenia, he

Ding Liren (born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion (as of 2

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record produc

Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is part of the Indian wunderkind tri