The list of the most admired men in the world by South Africans has been released with former US President Barack Obama on top of the list, by followed by comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
Politician Julius Malema is the 4th South African man admired by South Africans.
- Barack Obama: Former United States of America President
- Trevor Noah: Comedian and Daily Show host
- Cyril Ramaphosa: President of South African and ANC President
- Bill Gates: Microsoft corporation founder, businessman and philanthropist.
- Donald Trump: Businessman and President of the United States of America
- Elon Musk: Businessman, Paypal, Tesla and SpaceX founder.
- Cristiano Ronaldo: Footballer, Five-time Ballon D’Or winner, Juventus and Portugal Striker.
- Keanu Reeves: is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut, he grew up in Toronto. He began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in Youngblood
- Jackie Chan: Actor and Film producer
- Mark Zuckerberg: Businessman, innovator, Facebook founder.
- Dalai Lama: Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas
- Julius Malema: Opposition political party Economic Freedom Fighters leader
- Richard Branson: Businessman and philanthropist
- Lionel Messi: Footballer, 6 time Ballon D’Or winner, FC Barcelona and Argentina striker
- Michael Jordan: Retired Basketball player, Businessman and Philanthropist
- Jeff Bezos: World’s richest man, Amazon founder and Chairman
- Pope Francis: Leader of the Catholic church
- Jack Ma: Alibaba founder, businessman and philantropist
- Vladimir Putin: Russian politician and a former officer of the KGB, current President of Russia
- Shahrukh Khan: also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality. Referred to in the media as the “Baadshah of Bollywood”, “King of Bollywood”
- Amitabh Bachchan: Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician.
- Virat Kohli: Indian cricketer
- Xi Jinping: President of the People’s Republic of China
- Narendra Modi: India’s Prime Minister
- Joko Widodo: current president of Indonesia.
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Current President of Turkey
List of the most admired men by South Africans: featuring Malema, Trevor Noah