I think that people answer polls the way they are expected to answer. You are at attention. If you really asked men, you would probably find that Tiger Woods or some football player or rap singer would be the most admired. In recent years it probably was Billy Bob Thornton until he divorced Angelina Jolie, simply because he had Angelina Jolie. Or Jack Nicholson, because he is the fantasy figure for aging white male baby boomers who bulk out (more and more literally) the male population.

In Canada, the most admired person, year in, year out, is Wayne Gretzky. It doesn't matter what any poll says.

yours,

Peter T.