World Leaders Who Were Secretly Huge Pop Culture Fans

World leaders are humans too, with a lot of interests, including in pop culture. It's hard to wrap our heads around, but it makes sense. Even presidents and prime ministers have a favorite movie or show.

Some even play video games in their free time or have extensive comic book collections. Know who I'm talking about? Click through the slideshow for world leaders who were secretly huge pop culture fans.

For this slideshow, 24/7 Tempo consulted history, news, and government websites.

• Title: 44th President of the United States (2009 – 2017)
• Birthday: August 4, 1961
• Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
• Pop Culture Interests: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Spiderman

• Title: 3rd President of Uganda (1971 – 1979)
• Birthday: May 30, 1928
• Birthplace: Nakasero Hill, Kampala, Uganda
• Pop Culture Interests: Scottish culture

• Title: 52nd President of Venezuela (2002 – 2013)
• Birthday: July 28, 1954
• Birthplace: Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela
• Pop Culture Interests: Telenovelas and Venezuelan folk music

• Title: General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997 – 2011)
• Birthday: February 1941 / 1942
• Birthplace: Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union
• Pop Culture Interests: Movies! (Some examples include "Friday the 13th," "Elephant Walk," and "Between Friends")

• Title: General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (2012 – present)
• Birthday: January 1983 / 1984
• Pop Culture Interests: Michael Jordan, K-Pop, and Jackie Chan

• Title: Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution (1979 – 2011)
• Birthday: Possibly 1942
• Birthplace: Qasr Abu Hadi, Libya
• Pop Culture Interests: Music and "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension"

• Title: 1st General Emir of al-Qaeda (1988 – 2011)
• Birthday: March 10, 1957
• Birthplace: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Pop Culture Interests: "Animal Crossing," "Final Fantasy," and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"