Patrick Awuah, Kofi Annan make world's 100 Most Reputable list

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (51st) and fellow Ghanaian Dr Patrick Awuah (68th) have been named among the 100 most reputable people on earth.

The list, compiled by South African research-based, global performance-management consulting company Reputation Poll, also has among the 100, other Africans such as Akinwumi Adesina (3rd), Bishop David Oyedepo (14th), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (17th), Desmond Tutu (27th), Dr Okonjo Iweala (28th), Mo Ibrahim (62nd), Obiageli Ezekwesili (65th), Paul Kagame (69th), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (80th), and Trevor Noah (94th) among others.

Reputation Poll’s inaugural list of 100 Most Reputable People on Earth, which is of individuals across the globe who have amassed high reputation for themselves through the works they have been engaged in, features individuals from diverse sectors including politics, entertainment, policy, education, business, etc.

It also has representation from 37 countries across the globe.

Notable individuals on the list include renowned Evangelist Billy Graham, 98, who doubles as the oldest person and Raymond Wang, Malala Yousafzai, both 19 years, are the youngest people to be listed.

Statistically, the USA has the largest share of reputable personalities numbering 39. The list has 25 females, three couples and 72 males.

Below is the full list

1.Aamir Khan || Actor

2.Adele || Singer

3.Akinwumi Adesina || President, African Development Bank

4.Alex Ferguson || Global Ambassador, Manchester United

5.Alexis Tsipras || Prime Minister, Greece

6.Andrew D. Hamilton || Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford

7.Angelina Jolie || Actress

8.António Guterres || Secretary-General, UN

9.Aung San Suu Kyi || Politician & Diplomat

10.Barack & Michelle Obama || Fomer First Family, USA

11.Benjamin Netanyahu || Prime Minister, Israel

12.Bill & Melinda Gates || Co-Founders, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

13.Billy Graham || Evangelist

14.Bishop David Oyedepo || General Overseer, Living Faith Church Worldwide

15.Brian Chesky || CEO, Airbnb

16.Calestous Juma || Professor/ Author, Havard

17.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || Activist

18.Chris Anderson || CEO, 3D Robotics

19.Christiane Amanpour || TV Host, CNN

20.Christiano Ronaldo || Athelete, Real Madrid

21.Christine Lagarde || Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

22.Dalai Lama || Dalai Lama

23.Daniel Ek || Founder, Spotify

24.Darren Walker || President, Ford Foundation

25.David Beckham || Former Athelete

26.Denzel Washington || Actor

27.Desmond Tutu || Retired Bishop, Anglican

28.Dr Okonjo Iweala || Former Finance Minister, Nigeria

29.Dr Paul Enenche || Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre

30.Dr. Charles Fombrum || Co-Founder/Chairman, Reputation International

31.Elizabeth Warren || Senator, Massachusetts

32.Ellen De Generes || TV Host, Ellen Show

33.Elon Musk || CEO, SpaceX

34.Emma Watson || Actress

35.Evan Spiegel || CEO, Snap Inc

36.Graça Machel DBE || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel

37.Helen Clark || Politician, New Zealand

38.J. K. Rowling || Writer

39.Jack Ma || Founder, Alibaba Group

40.Jackie Chan || Actor

41.James Corden || TV Host, The Late Late Show

42.Jay Z & Beyonce || Singers

43.Jean Liu || President, Didi Chuxing

44.Jeff Bezos || Founder, Amazon

45.Jennifer Lopez || Singer

46.John Legend || Singer

47.John Lewis || Representative, Georgia

48.José Mujica || Former President, Uruguay

49.Justin Trudeau || President, Canada

50.Klaus Schwab || Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

51.Kofi Annan || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel

52.Larry Ellison || Co-Founder, Oracle Corporation

53.Larry Page || CEO, Alphabet

54.LeBron James || Athelete, Cleveland Cavaliers

55.Lei Jun || Founder, Xiaomi Inc

56.Leonardo DiCaprio || Actor

57.Malala Yousafzai || Activist, The Malala Fund

58.Mark Zuckerberg || CEO, Facebook

59.Mathews Phosa || Politician/Lawyer

60.Michael Bloomberg || Founder, Bloomberg LP

61.Michael Jordan || Retired Athelete

62.Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation

63.Muhammad Yunus || Founder, Grameen Bank

64.Narendra Modi || Prime Minister, India

65.Obiageli Ezekwesili || Co-Founder, Transparency International

66.Oprah Winfrey || CEO, Oprah Winfrey Network 67.Pastor Enoch Adeboye || General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God

68.Patrick Awuah || Founder, Ashesi University

69.Paul Kagame || President, Rwanda

70.Paul Krugman || Economist

71. Paul Ryan || Speaker, House of Representatives 72. Pele || Retired Footballer 73. Pope Francis || Pope, Roman Catholic Church 74. Queen Elizabeth II || Queen, United Kingdom 75. Raymond Wang || Inventor 76. Rebecca Enonchong || CEO, AppsTech 77. Reid Hoffman || Executive Chairman, LinkedIn 78. Rev. Jesse Jackson || Activist 79. Richard Brandson || Founder, Virgin Group 80. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi || Emir, Kano 81. Satya Nadella || CEO, Microsoft 82. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum || Prime Minister, UAE 83. Shirin Ebadi || Lawyer 84. Stephen Hawking || Director of Research, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology 85. Steve Forbes || Editor-in-Chief, Forbes 86. Steve Harvey || TV Host, Steve Harvey Talk Show 87. Strive Masiyiwa || Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless 88. Sundar Pichai || CEO, Google 89. Taraji P. Henson || Actress 90. Theresa May || Prime Minister, Britain 91. Tim Berners-Lee || Director, World Wide Web Consortium 92. Tim Cook || CEO, Apple 93. Tom Cruise || Actor 94. Trevor Noah || TV Host, The Daily Show 95. Unity Dow || Activist 96. Usain Bolt || Athelete 97. Warren Buffet || Executive Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway 98. Will Smith || Actor 99. Winnie Byanyima || Executive Director, Oxfam International 100. Yoshinori Ossumi || Cell Biologist, Tokyo Institute of Technology

The list was researched in partnership with the Institute of Leadership & Management and leading PR Firm, Avance Media.