Former U.S president Barack Obama and the former secretary of state Hillary Clinton are the most admired people in the United States. Obama came out on top of the annual Gallup survey for the 10th year in a row while Clinton who lost in the 2016 presidential elections to Donald trump was named the most admired woman for the 16th straight year. 17% of the Americans polled said Obama was the man they admired most down from 22% last year.
The current president Donald Trump was second with 14% followed by Pope Francis with 3%. Nine percent 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% respectively.
