Seventeen per cent of the Americans who polled said former president Barack Obama was the man they admired most, down from 22% last year. Photo: ReutersWashington: Former US president Barack Obama is the most admired man in the US and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the most admired woman, according to a poll published on Thursday. Seventeen per cent of the Americans who polled said Obama was the man they admired most, down from 22% last year. Nine per cent of those polled said Clinton was their most admired woman followed by former US first lady Michelle Obama with 7% and talk show host Oprah Winfrey with 4%. Gallup said the poll of 1,049 adults was conducted between 4-11 December and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.

Source: Mint December 28, 2017 15:22 UTC