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YouGov Survey picked most admired people in the world.
Updated : Apr 13, 2018, 12:23 PM IST
Two Indians have made it to YouGov Survey of most admired men globally. While no Indian made it top 10 in the list of most admired women, Aishwariya Rai is in 11th spot ,Priyanka Chopra is in 12th spot and actress Deepika Paduke occupies 13th spot in the survey.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been voted as the most admired man, while Angelina Jolie took the top honour among women. Market research company YouGov interviewed over 37,000 people from 35 countries.
Among women, entertainers are extremely popular with 3/4th of the spot in top 20 taken by them. Actors who have lend their names to social causes have moved up the 'admired' rank. The list for men is more diverse with politicians, tech giants, footballers etc making the list.
Incidentally US President Trump is in 17th spot globally, whereas erudite Barack Obama is ranked 2nd. Putin and Xi Jinping alongside Modi are in the top 10, an indication that the age of strong leaderrs are truly here. Among tech czars, Bil Gates, Jack Ma make the cut among top-ten. Incidentally the Pope is not in the top 10. The likes of Messi, Federer and Zuckerberg not there in the top 20 list may come across as surprising to many.
The world's most admired men (2018): Top 10
Bill Gates
Barack Obama
Jackie Chan
Xi Jinping
Jack Ma
Vladimir Putin
Dalai Lama
Narendra Modi
Amitabh Bachchan
Cristiano Ronaldo
The world's most admired women (2018): Top 10
Angelina Jolie
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Queen Elizabeth II
Hillary Clinton
Emma Watson
Malala Yousafzai
Angela Merkel
Taylor Swift
Madonna
In India, the most admired men: Top 10
Narendra Modi
MS Dhoni
Barack Obama
Bill Gates
Amitabh Bachchan
Sachin Tendulkar
Rachin Tata
Virat Kohli
Dalai Lama
Akshay Kumar
In India, the most admired women : Top 10
Kiran Bedi
Lata Mangeshkar
PV Sindhu
Deepika Padukone
Malala Yousufzai
Sushma Swaraj
Aishwariya Rai
Priyanka Chopra
Angelina Jolie
Michelle Obama