Politics & current affairs

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Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 79%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 60%
  3. 3Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 56%

Business figures

Politics
  1. 1Bill Gates Bill Gates 39%
  2. 2Mark Cuban Mark Cuban 37%
  3. 3Warren Buffett Warren Buffett 37%

Democrats

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 60%
  2. 2Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 56%
  3. 3Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders 51%

Republicans

Politics
  1. 1Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger 52%
  2. 2Donald Trump Donald Trump 37%
  3. 3George W. Bush George W. Bush 37%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 37%
  2. 2Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau 32%
  3. 3Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron 31%

Politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 60%
  2. 2Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 56%
  3. 3Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger 52%

US presidents

Politics
  1. 1Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 81%
  2. 2George Washington George Washington 73%
  3. 3John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy 73%