Politics & current affairs

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Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 82%
  2. 2Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 59%
  3. 3Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 59%

Business figures

Politics
  1. 1Bill Gates Bill Gates 51%
  2. 2Warren Buffett Warren Buffett 42%
  3. 3Elon Musk Elon Musk 36%

Democrats

Politics
  1. 1Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 59%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 58%
  3. 3Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders 51%

Republicans

Politics
  1. 1Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger 54%
  2. 2Ben Carson Ben Carson 38%
  3. 3George W. Bush George W. Bush 38%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau 39%
  2. 2Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 37%
  3. 3Tony Blair Tony Blair 29%

Politicians

Politics
  1. 1Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 59%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 58%
  3. 3Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger 54%

US presidents

Politics
  1. 1Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 83%
  2. 2John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy 77%
  3. 3George Washington George Washington 74%