{"id":123189,"date":"2016-05-10T17:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=123189"},"modified":"2016-05-10T17:51:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:51:20","slug":"these-are-south-africas-most-admired-people-helen-zille-is-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/123189\/these-are-south-africas-most-admired-people-helen-zille-is-third\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the 10 most admired people in South Africa – Helen Zille is third"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global market research firm, YouGov, has released the results of its 2016 “most admired” rankings, which reveals who are the most admired people in the world, and South Africa.<\/p>\n

The list of admired people is determined by getting nominations from panelists across 30 countries to determine the top 20 men and top 20 women across the world.<\/p>\n

Each listed individual was nominated in at least two countries. The list was then put to a poll in each country, including 10 popular local figures in each region.<\/p>\n

The admiration score is the combination of two metrics – the answers to the questions: \u201cwho do you truly admire?\u201d, where respondents could make multiple selections, and \u201cwho do you MOST admire?\u201d, where they could only pick one.<\/p>\n

For the third year in a row, the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, was voted the most admired man in the world. Hollywood actress and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie was ranked as the most admired woman.<\/p>\n

“In the third installation of YouGov’s massive international study of personality admiration involving over 31,000 interviews, it’s safe to say the global public values humanitarianism over politics,” the group said.<\/p>\n

According to the local results, 10 South Africans were also nominated for a local vote.<\/p>\n

Trevor Noah was ranked as the most admired South African man in the country (and the second-most admired overall, below Bill Gates), while Public Protector, advocate Thuli Madonsela was the most admired woman in the country.<\/p>\n

With the exception of Noah, the 10 nominated personalities from South Africa are all big political figureheads\u00a0 – including president Jacob Zuma, who was least admired among his peers.<\/p>\n

\"Trevor<\/a>

Trevor Noah<\/p><\/div>\n

The 10 most admired South Africans<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
South African<\/th>\nAdmiration score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Thuli Madonsela<\/td>\n11.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trevor Noah<\/td>\n8.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Zille<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mmusi Maimane<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thabo Mbeki<\/td>\n4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Hofmeyer<\/td>\n4.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graca Machel<\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winnie Mandela<\/td>\n2.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patricia de Lille<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Zuma<\/td>\n1.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Score is the admiration percentage of the share of men\/women<\/em><\/p>\n

South African-born businessman Elon Musk, and Hollywood star Charlize Theron were also ranked among the top personalities in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Neither president Jacob Zuma nor Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille made it into the top 20, however.<\/p>\n

These are the top 20 most admired men and the top 20 most admired women in South Africa:<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Men<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\nWomen<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Bill Gates<\/td>\n9.7<\/td>\nThuli Madonsela<\/strong><\/td>\n11.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trevor Noah<\/strong><\/td>\n8.4<\/strong><\/td>\nOprah Winfrey<\/td>\n10.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barack Obama<\/td>\n6.7<\/td>\nAngelina Jolie<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Branson<\/td>\n6.5<\/td>\nHelen Zille<\/strong><\/td>\n6.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dalai Lama<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\nCeline Dion<\/td>\n5.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mmusi Maimane<\/strong><\/td>\n5.1<\/strong><\/td>\nJoyce Meyer<\/td>\n5.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thabo Mbeki<\/strong><\/td>\n4.8<\/strong><\/td>\nQueen Elizabeth II<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Hawking<\/td>\n4.7<\/td>\nCharlize Theron<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Depp<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\nMichelle Obama<\/td>\n3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jackie Chan<\/td>\n4.3<\/td>\nSandra Bullock<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Zuckerberg<\/td>\n4.2<\/td>\nEllen DeGeneres<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Hofmeyr<\/strong><\/td>\n4.1<\/strong><\/td>\nGraca Machel<\/strong><\/td>\n3.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billy Graham<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\nSerena Williams<\/td>\n2.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\nMeryl Streep<\/td>\n2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elon Musk<\/td>\n2.6<\/td>\nAngela Merkel<\/td>\n2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lionel Messi<\/td>\n2.4<\/td>\nWinnie Mandela<\/strong><\/td>\n2.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Mugabe<\/td>\n2.3<\/td>\nShakira<\/td>\n2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Pitt<\/td>\n2.3<\/td>\nEmma Watson<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren Buffett<\/td>\n2.1<\/td>\nTaylor Swift<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pope Francis<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\nHillary Clinton<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Score is the admiration percentage of the share of men\/women<\/em><\/p>\n

More on South Africans<\/h3>\n

There is a hit on my life: Thuli Madonsela<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch: Trevor Noah talks racial double standards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mbeki on Zuma: defying the Constitution is \u201ccounter-revolutionary\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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