Former US president Barack Obama is the most admired man in the United
States and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the most admired
woman, according to a poll published on Wednesday Dec 27.Obama came out on top of the annual Gallup survey for the 10th year in a
row while Clinton, who lost last year's presidential election to Donald
Trump, was named the most admired woman for the 16th straight year.
Seventeen per cent of the Americans polled said Obama was the man they admired most, down from 22 per cent last year. Trump was second with 14 per cent followed by Pope Francis with 3 per cent.
Nine per cent of those polled said Clinton was their most admired woman followed by former US First Lady Michelle Obama with 7 per cent and talk show host Oprah Winfrey with 4 per cent.
Gallup said the poll of 1,049 adults was conducted between Dec 4-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
Seventeen per cent of the Americans polled said Obama was the man they admired most, down from 22 per cent last year. Trump was second with 14 per cent followed by Pope Francis with 3 per cent.
Nine per cent of those polled said Clinton was their most admired woman followed by former US First Lady Michelle Obama with 7 per cent and talk show host Oprah Winfrey with 4 per cent.
Gallup said the poll of 1,049 adults was conducted between Dec 4-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
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