In 2016, Obama led Trump by 22% to 15%. That was enough to put her two points ahead of Michelle Obama and five ahead of Oprah Winfrey in third. Pope Francis was the third-most admired man in the US this year, at 3%, with 2% tallies for Arizona senator John McCain, billionaire inventor Elon Musk and the Rev Billy Graham. The last time someone else was named most-admired American woman was in 2001, when first lady Laura Bush took the title three months after the attacks of 9/11. According to Gallup, “a quarter of Americans cannot name a man or a woman they admire most” while 9% name a relative or friend as the most admired man and 13% do so for the most admired woman.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2017 19:18 UTC