Politics & current affairs

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Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 76%
  2. 2Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 60%
  3. 3Michelle Obama Michelle Obama 60%

Business figures

Politics
  1. 1Bill Gates Bill Gates 44%
  2. 2Elon Musk Elon Musk 39%
  3. 3Warren Buffett Warren Buffett 38%

Democrats

Politics
  1. 1Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 60%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 57%
  3. 3Kamala Harris Kamala Harris 52%

Republicans

Politics
  1. 1Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger 50%
  2. 2George W. Bush George W. Bush 41%
  3. 3Donald Trump Donald Trump 39%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau 39%
  2. 2Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 37%
  3. 3Tony Blair Tony Blair 31%

Politicians

Politics
  1. 1Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 60%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 57%
  3. 3Kamala Harris Kamala Harris 52%

US presidents

Politics
  1. 1Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 79%
  2. 2George Washington George Washington 75%
  3. 3John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy 73%