Posted by LOS ANGELES, California: AskMen.com, the world’s largest lifestyle portal for men with more than 11 million visitors monthly, revealed its highly anticipated 4th annual reader-voted list of the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009 and Usain Bolt is listed at No. 2.
After More Than Half A Million Votes Cast, Don Draper #1 on AskMen.com’s Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009.
The list assembles a diverse collection of men from around the world and from a variety of industries including entertainment, politics, technology, and sports. All the honorees had a direct effect on the way men see the world, and notably in 2009, many reflect classic values that are most meaningful to the male identity today.
“In a turbulent 2009, men are seeking the stability of tradition in the masculine qualities that they imagine their fathers and grandfathers to have had,” says James Bassil, Editor-in-Chief of AskMen.com. “The character of Don Draper brings all these traits together, and in doing so speaks directly to the modern man. He’s a man whose time has come.”
Others on the list embody a host of classic qualities; Usain Bolt as the personification of competitive and athletic ability, President Barack Obama as the male portrait of classic statesmanship, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs as pillars of entrepreneurial spirit and determination.
The top 49 most influential men in order are:
1 Don Draper
2 Usain Bolt
3 Barack Obama
4 Mark Zuckerberg
5 Simon Cowell
6 Michael Jackson
7 Steve Jobs
8 Roger Federer
9 Peyton Manning
10 Dana White
11 Jay-Z
12 Tom Ford
13 Jon Stewart
14 Jack Dorsey
15 Quentin Tarantino
16 Conan O’Brien
17 Ashton Kutcher
18 Gary Vaynerchuk
19 Ryan Seacrest
20 George Clooney
21 Brad Pitt
22 Lionel Messi
23 Chesley Sullenberger
24 Manny Pacquaio
25 Mark Ronson
26 Kanye West
27 Seth MacFarlane
28 Cristiano Ronaldo
29 Harvey Levin
30 Tiger Woods
31 Shepard Smith
32 Hugh Jackman
33 Kobe Bryant
34 Sidney Crosby
35 Andy Roddick
36 Georges St. Pierre
37 Chris Martin
38 Bear Grylls
39 James Cameron
40 Jeff Bezos
41 Andre Balazs
42 LeBron James
43 Dwyane Wade
44 Robert Pattinson
45 Italo Zucchelli
46 Mario Batali
47 Santiago Calatrava
48 Jenson Button
49 Lance Armstrong
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This poll can’t be true. It is not true. Well it could be, if it is a MTV poll> where a load of dog poo is most influential.
Obama was/is……
President or Editor of Princeton Law Review(U have to can walk/talk/chew gum all at the same time)
lawyer
Univ professor of constutional law Univ of IL
State Senator
US Senator (negro elected officer from a mainly white state)
US President(dirty word after nixon and W)
Million Year
Is the most admired president with Bill Clinton. No enimies
Most recognized face world wide.
WOW!!!! CARL WHO?