Prime Minister Narendra Modi has risen to the top ten of the World’s Most Admired Men list for 2021, demonstrating his global appeal once more. The list was compiled based on a survey conducted by data analytics firm YouGov. PM Modi is ahead of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virat Kohli. The survey was conducted with more than 42,000 people in 38 countries and territories to compile the list.
Apart from PM Modi, the other Indian men who, according to the survey, were the most admired in 2021 include Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virat Kohli. The list also includes the most admired Indian women of 2021 has Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sudha Murty.
List of the world’s 20 most admired men:
| Rank | Personality |
| 1 | Barack Obama |
| 2 | Bill Gates |
| 3 | Xi Jinping |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 5 | Jackie Chan |
| 6 | Elon Musk |
| 7 | Lionel Messi |
| 8 | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | Vladimir Putin |
| 10 | Jack Ma |
| 11 | Warren Buffett |
| 12 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 13 | Donald Trump |
| 14 | Shah Rukh Khan |
| 15 | Amitabh Bachchan |
| 16 | Pope Francis |
| 17 | Imran Khan |
| 18 | Virat Kohli |
| 19 | Andy Lau |
| 20 | Joe Biden |
List of the world’s 20 most admired women:
| Rank | Personality |
| 1 | Michelle Obama |
| 2 | Angelina Jolie |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 4 | Oprah Winfrey |
| 5 | Scarlett Johansson |
| 6 | Emma Watson |
| 7 | Taylor Swift |
| 8 | Angela Merkel |
| 9 | Malala Yousafzai |
| 10 | Priyanka Chopra |
| 11 | Kamala Harris |
| 12 | Hillary Clinton |
| 13 | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan |
| 14 | Sudha Murty |
| 15 | Greta Thunberg |
| 16 | Melania Trump |
| 17 | Lisa |
| 18 | Liu Yifei |
| 19 | Yang Mi |
| 20 | Jacinda Ardern |