The Most Admired Men and Women of 2010

A recent USA Today/Gallup poll asked 1,019 adults, "What man that you have heard or read about, living today in any part of the world, do you admire most? And who is your second choice?" They were then asked about their most admired woman. The top 10 most admired men were:

1. Barack Obama (22%)
2. George W. Bush (5%)
3. Bill Clinton (4%)
4. Nelson Mandela (2%)
5. Bill Gates (2%)
6. (tie) Rev. Billy Graham (2%)
7. (tie) Pope Benedict XVI (2%)
8. (tie) Jimmy Carter (2%)
9. (tie) Glenn Beck (2%)
10. The Dalai Lama (1%)

The most admired women were:

1. Hillary Clinton (17%)
2. Sarah Palin (12%)
3. Oprah Winfrey (11%)
4. Michelle Obama (5%)
5. Condoleezza Rice (2%)
6. Queen Elizabeth (2%)
7. Angelina Jolie (1%)
8. Margaret Thatcher (1%)
9. (tie) Aung San Suu Kyi (1%)
10. (tie) Laura Bush (1%)
11. (tie) Barbara Bush (1%)

This year marks Billy Graham's 54th appearance in the top 10, nearly double the number of appearances of Ronald Reagan, who has the second-most top 10s, at 31. For the complete report go to Gallup.com.