YouGov.com has released its annual list of the world's "most admired" men and women . . . and thankfully, it isn't silly stuff like Kanye West, the Kardashians, YouTubers, Korean boy bands, and the"Old Town Road"guy.
It's mostly world leaders, innovators, influential thinkers, plus a few superstar athletes and entertainers. To come up with the list, they talked to more than 42,000 people in 41 countries. Here are the World's 10 Most Admired Men:
1. Bill Gates
2. Barack Obama
3. Jackie Chan
4. Chinese leaderXi Jinping
5. Chinese businessmanJack Ma
6. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
7. Soccer starCristiano Ronaldo
8. The Dalai Lama
9. Soccer Star Lionel Messi
10. Russian leaderVladimir Putin
Others include: Warren Buffettat #11,Elon Muskat #13,Donald Trumpat #14, andPope Francisat #15.
(YouGov)