List of 100 Most Reputable People on Earth: Find out which African leader made it on the list.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, Kenyan professor and other African personalities have been named among the 100 most reputable people in the world.
Global performance-reputation management consulting agency, Reputation Poll International has announced its inaugural list of 100 Most Reputable People on Earth.
The South African consulting company compiled a list of 100 individuals who have amassed high reputation for themselves through the works and achievements.
The list features personalities drawn from various backgrounds such as policy, entertainment, leadership, education, business etc.
Notable individuals on the list include renowned Evangelist Billy Graham, 98, who doubles up as the oldest person and Raymond Wang, Malala Yousafzai, both 19 years, and the youngest people to be listed.
For Africa, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was the only serving African leader who made it to the list.
President Kagame has generally won global praise for steering Rwanda out of the genocide in 1994 to become one of Africa’s most prosperous nations.
Below is the full list of
- Aamir Khan || Actor
- Adele || Singer
- Akinwumi Adesina || President, African Development Bank
- Alex Ferguson || Global Ambassador, Manchester United
- Alexis Tsipras || Prime Minister, Greece
- Andrew D. Hamilton || Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford
- Angelina Jolie || Actress
- António Guterres || Secretary-General, UN
- Aung San Suu Kyi || Politician & Diplomat
- Barack & Michelle Obama || Fomer First Family, USA
- Benjamin Netanyahu || Prime Minister, Israel
- Bill & Melinda Gates || Co-Founders, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Billy Graham || Evangelist
- Bishop David Oyedepo || General Overseer, Living Faith Church Worldwide
- Brian Chesky || CEO, Airbnb
- Calestous Juma || Professor/ Author, Havard
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || Activist
- Chris Anderson || CEO, 3D Robotics
- Christiane Amanpour || TV Host, CNN
- Christiano Ronaldo || Athelete, Real Madrid
- Christine Lagarde || Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Dalai Lama || Dalai Lama
- Daniel Ek || Founder, Spotify
- Darren Walker || President, Ford Foundation
- David Beckham || Former Athelete
- Denzel Washington || Actor
- Desmond Tutu || Retired Bishop, Anglican
- Dr Okonjo Iweala || Former Finance Minister, Nigeria
- Dr Paul Enenche || Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre
- Charles Fombrum || Co-Founder/Chairman, Reputation International
- Elizabeth Warren || Senator, Massachusetts
- Ellen De Generes || TV Host, Ellen Show
- Elon Musk || CEO, SpaceX
- Emma Watson || Actress
- Evan Spiegel || CEO, Snap Inc
- Graça Machel DBE || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel
- Helen Clark || Politician, New Zealand
- K. Rowling || Writer
- Jack Ma || Founder, Alibaba Group
- Jackie Chan || Actor
- James Corden || TV Host, The Late Late Show
- Jay Z & Beyonce || Singers
- Jean Liu || President, Didi Chuxing
- Jeff Bezos || Founder, Amazon
- Jennifer Lopez || Singer
- John Legend || Singer
- John Lewis || Representative, Georgia
- José Mujica || Former President, Uruguay
- Justin Trudeau || President, Canada
- Klaus Schwab || Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
- Kofi Annan || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel
- Larry Ellison || Co-Founder, Oracle Corporation
- Larry Page || CEO, Alphabet
- LeBron James || Athelete, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Lei Jun || Founder, Xiaomi Inc
- Leonardo DiCaprio || Actor
- Malala Yousafzai || Activist, The Malala Fund
- Mark Zuckerberg || CEO, Facebook
- Mathews Phosa || Politician/Lawyer
- Michael Bloomberg || Founder, Bloomberg LP
- Michael Jordan || Retired Athelete
- Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
- Muhammad Yunus || Founder, Grameen Bank
- Narendra Modi || Prime Minister, India
- Obiageli Ezekwesili || Co-Founder, Transparency International
- Oprah Winfrey || CEO, Oprah Winfrey Network
- Pastor Enoch Adeboye || General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God
- Patrick Awuah || Founder, Ashesi University
- Paul Kagame || President, Rwanda
- Paul Krugman || Economist
- Paul Ryan || Speaker, House of Representatives
- Pele || Retired Footballer
- Pope Francis || Pope, Roman Catholic Church
- Queen Elizabeth II || Queen, United Kingdom
- Raymond Wang || Inventor
- Rebecca Enonchong || CEO, AppsTech
- Reid Hoffman || Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
- Jesse Jackson || Activist
- Richard Brandson || Founder, Virgin Group
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi || Emir, Kano
- Satya Nadella || CEO, Microsoft
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum || Prime Minister, UAE
- Shirin Ebadi || Lawyer
- Stephen Hawking || Director of Research, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology
- Steve Forbes || Editor-in-Chief, Forbes
- Steve Harvey || TV Host, Steve Harvey Talk Show
- Strive Masiyiwa || Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless
- Sundar Pichai || CEO, Google
- Taraji P. Henson || Actress
- Theresa May || Prime Minister, Britain
- Tim Berners-Lee || Director, World Wide Web Consortium
- Tim Cook || CEO, Apple
- Tom Cruise || Actor
- Trevor Noah || TV Host, The Daily Show
- Unity Dow || Activist
- Usain Bolt || Athelete
- Warren Buffet || Executive Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
- Will Smith || Actor
- Winnie Byanyima || Executive Director, Oxfam International
- Yoshinori Ossumi || Cell Biologist, Tokyo Institute of Technology
