Gallup/CNN/USA Today's Most Admired Men [2012]

Status Most Admired Gallup

This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.

Vote RankingList Ranking  

5

1

Barack Obama

U.S. President

59.34% (4700 of 7920 votes)

13

2

Nelson Mandela

World Leader

34.50% (59 of 171 votes)

7

3

Mitt Romney

U.S. Senator

52.38% (55 of 105 votes)

8

3

Pope Benedict XVI

Religious Figure

50.0% (6 of 12 votes)

10

3

George W. Bush

U.S. President

49.85% (164 of 329 votes)

15

3

Billy Graham

Religious Figure

34.00% (17 of 50 votes)

11

4

George Herbert Walker Bush

U.S. President

37.04% (100 of 270 votes)

16

4

John McCain

U.S. Senator

32.10% (26 of 81 votes)

17

4

Bill Clinton

U.S. President

32.00% (656 of 2050 votes)

20

4

Dalai Lama

Religious Figure

14.29% (1 of 7 votes)

21

4

Ron Paul

Politician

0% (0 of 9 votes)

1

5

James Earl Carter

U.S. President

60.11% (315 of 524 votes)

2

5

Michael Jordan

Basketball Player

59.69% (114 of 191 votes)

3

5

Bill O'Reilly

Commentator

59.65% (68 of 114 votes)

4

5

Jeff Bezos

Entrepreneur

59.64% (99 of 166 votes)

6

5

Stephen Hawking

Scientist

58.95% (112 of 190 votes)

9

5

Ben Carson

Doctor

50.0% (58 of 116 votes)

12

5

Donald Trump

U.S. President

34.83% (6312 of 18120 votes)

14

5

Benjamin Netanyahu

World Leader

34.43% (105 of 305 votes)

18

5

Prince William Windsor

Royalty

23.08% (9 of 39 votes)

19

5

Warren Buffett

Financier

21.21% (7 of 33 votes)

22

5

Bill Gates

Computer Tech

0% (0 of 7 votes)