Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan make it to the list of ‘Most Admired Men and Women’ across the world
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- YouGov conducted Most Admired Men and Women survey across 42 countries and territories
- Honourable PM Narendra Modi and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi topped the top 25 Most Admired Men and Women in India list
- Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra bagged impressive spots in Most Admired Men and Women (World) list
It goes without saying that the tinsel town hosts some of the most influential stars who never fail to impress their admirers with their looks and acting skills. From Shah Rukh’s romantic open arms signature pose to Deepika Padukone’s bold fashion choices at Cannes, Bollywood actors floor the moviegoers across the world. The said actors and more don’t just impress fans when inside the entertainment frame but their public and social media appearances are also highly admired.
Taking note of this adoration that fans hold towards men or women in cinema and other fields like politics, sports, business etc, YouGov conducted a survey for 2020. The aim of the survey was to jot down the list of top 20 Most Admired Men and Women across 42 countries and territories.
In Most Admired Men (India), Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan gained relevant spots. Deepika Padukone (6) and Priyanka Chopra (7) were the only two actresses who found a spot in the Most Admired Women (India) list.
Top 25 ‘Most Admired Women’ in India:
|
Rank |
Name |
Admiration Score |
|
1 |
Kiran Bedi |
10.49% |
|
2 |
Lata Mangeshkar |
9.92% |
|
3 |
Mary Kom |
9.37% |
|
4 |
P. V. Sindhu |
8.60% |
|
5 |
Sudha Murty |
7.16% |
|
6 |
Deepika Padukone |
5.69% |
|
7 |
Priyanka Chopra |
5.53% |
|
8 |
Michelle Obama |
4.17% |
|
9 |
Malala Yousafzai |
3.61% |
|
10 |
Sonia Gandhi |
3.50% |
|
11 |
Angelina Jolie |
2.98% |
|
12 |
Queen Elizabeth II |
2.68% |
|
13 |
Emma Watson |
2.64% |
|
14 |
Scarlett Johansson |
2.26% |
|
15 |
Oprah Winfrey |
2.19% |
|
16 |
Hillary Clinton |
2.10% |
|
17 |
Taylor Swift |
2.08% |
|
19 |
Jennifer Lopez |
1.94% |
|
18 |
Shakira |
2.04% |
|
20 |
Angela Merkel |
1.70% |
|
21 |
Melania Trump |
1.28% |
|
22 |
Greta Thunberg |
1.17% |
|
23 |
Ellen DeGeneres |
1.10% |
|
24 |
Beyoncé |
1.04% |
|
25 |
Peng Liyuan |
0.43% |
Top 25 ‘Most Admired Men’ in India:
|
Rank |
Name |
Admiration Score |
|
1 |
Narendra Modi |
15.20% |
|
2 |
Ratan Tata |
13.19% |
|
3 |
MS Dhoni |
7.87% |
|
4 |
Bill Gates |
6.67% |
|
5 |
Akshay Kumar |
5.95% |
|
6 |
Amitabh Bachchan |
5.82% |
|
7 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
5.48% |
|
8 |
Barack Obama |
5.08% |
|
9 |
Virat Kohli |
4.50% |
|
10 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
3.25% |
|
11 |
Salman Khan |
3.11% |
|
12 |
Shah Rukh Khan |
2.93% |
|
13 |
Dalai Lama |
2.76% |
|
14 |
Elon Musk |
2.59% |
|
15 |
Jackie Chan |
2.33% |
|
16 |
Lionel Messi |
1.87% |
|
17 |
Vladimir Putin |
1.48% |
|
18 |
Jack Ma |
1.39% |
|
19 |
Donald Trump |
1.26% |
|
20 |
Keanu Reeves |
1.19% |
|
21 |
Michael Jordan |
1.18% |
|
22 |
Pope Francis |
1.02% |
|
23 |
Xi Jinping |
0.41% |
|
24 |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
0.41% |
|
25 |
Joko Widodo |
0.24% |
From our Hindi film industry, Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan found themselves bagging the 14th and 17th spots in Most Admired Men (World) list. Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone bagged the 15th and 16th spots respectively.
List of top 20 ‘Most Admired Women’ in the world:
|
Rank |
Name |
Admiration Score |
|
1 |
Michelle Obama |
7.8 |
|
2 |
Angelina Jolie |
6 |
|
3 |
Queen Elizabeth |
5.7 |
|
4 |
Oprah Winfrey |
5.3 |
|
5 |
Jennifer Lopez |
3.8 |
|
6 |
Emma Watson |
3.5 |
|
7 |
Scarlett Johansson |
3.4 |
|
8 |
Peng Liyuan |
3.4 |
|
9 |
Taylor Swift |
3.3 |
|
10 |
Shakira |
3.3 |
|
11 |
Beyonce |
3.1 |
|
12 |
Angela Merkel |
3.1 |
|
13 |
Hillary Clinton |
2.9 |
|
14 |
Malala Yousafzai |
2.9 |
|
15 |
Priyanka Chopra |
2.8 |
|
16 |
Deepika Padukone |
2.7 |
|
17 |
Sudha Murty |
2.4 |
|
18 |
Greta Thunberg |
1.9 |
|
19 |
Melania Trump |
1.8 |
|
20 |
Ellen DeGeneres |
1.7 |
List of top 20 ‘Most Admired Men’ in the world:
|
Rank |
Name |
Admiration score |
|
1 |
Barack Obama |
8.9 |
|
2 |
Bill Gates |
8.3 |
|
3 |
Xi Jinping |
5.1 |
|
4 |
Narendra Modi |
4.7 |
|
5 |
Jackie Chan |
4.7 |
|
6 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
4.5 |
|
7 |
Jack Ma |
4.3 |
|
8 |
Dalai Lama |
4 |
|
9 |
Elon Musk |
3.6 |
|
10 |
Keanu Reeves |
3.6 |
|
11 |
Lionel Messi |
3.5 |
|
12 |
Vladimir Putin |
3.3 |
|
13 |
Michael Jordan |
3.1 |
|
14 |
Amitabh Bachchan |
2.8 |
|
15 |
Donald Trump |
2.8 |
|
16 |
Virat Kohli |
2.2 |
|
17 |
Shahrukh Khan |
2.1 |
|
18 |
Pope Francis |
2.9 |
|
19 |
Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
1.2 |
|
20 |
Joko Widodo |
0.9 |
A total of 4500 people were included in the survey from across countries. To our honour in the Most Admired Men India list, our PM Narendra Modi topped the chart followed by business tycoon Ratan Tata and sports icon MS Dhoni. In Women’s list, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar topped the chart.
Please note: Spots differ based on location
For the uninitiated, the nominations for these lists were taken by YouGov from January to March this year. They asked the respondents two questions: who do you truly admire where they could give multiple answers and second who do you MOST admire (only one answer was allowed for this).
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