Each year the Gallup Poll asks Americans to name the people they admire the most. The question is asked in an open manner, with no suggestions or choices offered, and the respondents can name any person at all. This year Gallup questioned 1,031 randomly chosen nationwide adults between December 5th and 8th.
And the results of that survey have not changed for several years now. For the sixth year in a row, the poll's respondents have named President Barack Obama as the most admired man -- and for the twelfth year in a row, Hillary Clinton has been named as the most admired woman. Here are the lists of those ranked in the top ten this year for most admired (along with the percentage of those naming them):
MEN
Barack Obama...............16%
George W. Bush...............4%
Pope Francis...............4%
Bill Clinton...............2%
Billy Graham...............2%
Bill Gates...............1%
Clint Eastwood...............1%
Ron Paul...............1%
Ted Cruz...............1%
Mitt Romney...............1%
Jimmy Carter...............1%
WOMEN
Hillary Clinton...............15%
Oprah Winfrey...............6%
Michelle Obama...............5%
Sarah Palin...............5%
Malala Yousefzai...............2%
Condoleezza Rice...............2%
Angela Merkel...............1%
Angelina Jolie...............1%
Duchess Kate...............1%
Queen Elizabeth II...............1%
