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Most
Admired
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Gallup Poll. Dec.
3-12, 2018. N=1,025 adults nationwide.
Margin of error ±
4. |
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MOST
ADMIRED MAN
"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?" |
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Ranked according to number
of responses in 2018 |
Combined First and Second Choices |
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2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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1
Barack Obama |
19 |
17 |
22 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
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2
Donald Trump |
13 |
14 |
15 |
5 |
- |
- |
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3 George W. Bush |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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4 Pope Francis |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
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5 Bill Gates |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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6 Bernie Sanders |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
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7 Bill
Clinton |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
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tie 8 The Dalai Lama |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
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tie 8 Joe
Biden |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
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tie 8 Elon Musk |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
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tie 8
Mike Pence |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
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MOST
ADMIRED WOMAN
"What woman 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?" |
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Ranked according to number
of responses in 2018 |
Combined First and Second Choices |
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2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
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1 Michelle Obama |
15 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
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2 Oprah Winfrey |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
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3 Hillary Clinton |
4 |
9 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
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4 Melania Trump |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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tie 5 Queen
Elizabeth |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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tie 5 Angela
Merkel |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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7 Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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8 Ellen DeGeneres |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
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9 Nikki Haley |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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tie 10 Malala Yousafzai |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
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tie 10 Nancy Pelosi |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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NBC News/Wall Street Journal
Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill
McInturff (R). Dec. 11-14, 2009. N=1,008 adults nationwide. |
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"Now I'd like to ask you a series of questions about the
past decade. Now I'm going to mention some people who have served in public
life at some point in the past decade. Please tell me which one or two of
these people, if any, you have the most regard and respect for. . . ."
Half sample (Form A), MoE ± 4.4 |
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% |
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Barack
Obama |
28 |
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Colin
Powell |
27 |
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Bill
Clinton |
21 |
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George
W. Bush |
17 |
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Hillary
Clinton |
14 |
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John
McCain |
13 |
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Sarah
Palin |
13 |
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Dick
Cheney |
9 |
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Al Gore |
8 |
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Joe
Biden |
3 |
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None
(vol.) |
3 |
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Unsure |
1 |
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"Now I'd like to ask you a series of questions about
the past decade. Now I'm going to read you some people who have served in
public life at some point in the past decade. Please tell me which one or
two of these people, if any, you have the least regard and respect for. . .
."
Half sample (Form
B), MoE ± 4.4 |
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% |
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George
W. Bush |
33 |
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Dick
Cheney |
27 |
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Al Gore |
19 |
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Barack
Obama |
19 |
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Sarah
Palin |
16 |
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Bill
Clinton |
14 |
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Hillary
Clinton |
10 |
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Joe
Biden |
9 |
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John
McCain |
5 |
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Colin
Powell |
1 |
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None
(vol.) |
3 |
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"Now thinking just about the past year, I'm going to read
you a list of people who did things that diminished their standing with the
public. Which ONE of these people most disappointed you? John Edwards for
having an affair while his wife is being treated for cancer. Tiger Woods for
having extramarital affairs. Chris Brown for hitting and abusing his
girlfriend Rihanna. The Balloon Boy parents for carrying out a hoax. The
reality television family of Jon and Kate for exposing their affairs and
divorce. David Letterman for having extramarital affairs with women who work
for him. Alex Rodriguez for using steroids to enhance his performance in
baseball." If more than one:
"Well, if you had to choose just ONE, which would you say MOST disappointed
you?"
N=1,008, MoE ± 3.1 |
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% |
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John
Edwards |
33 |
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Tiger
Woods |
16 |
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Chris
Brown |
15 |
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Balloon
Boy parents |
11 |
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Jon and
Kate |
6 |
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David
Letterman |
4 |
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Alex
Rodriguez |
4 |
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None
(vol.) |
8 |
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Unsure |
3 |
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