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The 10 Most Admired People In South Africa – Trevor Noah Is Second!
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. The 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.
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.
With the exception of Trevor Noah, the 10 nominated personalities from South Africa are all big political figureheads – including president Jacob Zuma, who was least admired among his peers.
Here are the 10 most admired South Africans.:
| Thuli Madonsela | 11.7 |
| Trevor Noah | 8.4 |
| Helen Zille | 6.3 |
| Mmusi Maimane | 5.1 |
| Thabo Mbeki | 4.8 |
| Steve Hofmeyer | 4.1 |
| Graca Machel | 3.0 |
| Winnie Mandela | 2.6 |
| Patricia de Lille | 1.2 |
| Jacob Zuma | 1.1 |
