YouGov is a data company that measures global public opinion, and they've just released a report on the most admired icons across the world.
The list has its fair share of politicians and celebrities. But as it turns out, the most admired man is a techie.
Reuters
Right at the top of the list of most-admired men is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. He's closely followed by Barack Obama and Jacki Chan in second and third place, and Chinese President Xi Jinping.?
Then again in fifth is Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, followed by Narendra Modi. Warren Buffett also appears on the list, as does Elon Musk.
On the women's list, former first lady Michelle Obama tops the crowd, unseating the former #1 Angelina Jolie, who has moved to third. In second place is Oprah Winfrey, long-time TV host.
One of the few women on the list is Tu Youyou, a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and educator, and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in breakthrough malaria treatment.