VladimirPutin is admired more than Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama, according to a new survey.

YouGov’s “world’s most admired” poll for 2016 places the Russian president sixth out of the top 20 most admired men while the Dalai Lama is ranked 8th and Pope Francis at 13th.

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates tops the list for the second year running followed by Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, Jackie Chan and Stephen Hawking. Hawking was voted the most admired man in the UK.

The world’s most admired woman was Angelina Jolie. Queen Elizabeth II, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama complete the top five. In the UK alone, the Queen was ranked the most admired woman followed by Malala Yousafzai and Aung San Suu Kyi.

World's most admired 2016 Show all 40 1 /40 World's most admired 2016 World's most admired 2016 1.Bill Gates 11.3 % voted Gates the most admired man in the YouGov poll World's most admired 2016 1.Angelina Jolie 9.1 % voted Jolie the most admired woman in the YouGov poll World's most admired 2016 2. Barack Obama 7.1 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 2. Queen Elizabeth II 6.7 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 3. Xi Jinping 6.2 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 3. Hillary Clinton 5.8 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 4. Jackie Chan 5.3 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 4. Oprah Winfrey 4.9 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 5. Stephen Hawking 5.1 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 5. Michelle Obama 4.5 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 6. Vladimir Putin 4.4 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 6. Celine Dion 4.0 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 7. Mark Zuckerberg 4.4 % of admiration (men) Reuters World's most admired 2016 7. Malala Yousafzai 4.0 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 8. Dalai Lama 4.3 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 8. Angela Merkel 4.0 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 9. Narendra Modi 3.8 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 9. Aung San Suu Kyi 3.6 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 10. Jack Ma 3.7 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 10. Sandra Bullock 3.0 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 11. David Beckham 3.2 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 11. Shakira 2.9 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 12. Lionel Messi 3.1 % of admiration (men) Getty World's most admired 2016 12. Madonna 2.9 % of admiration (women) AP World's most admired 2016 13. Pope Francis 3.0 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 13. Emma Watson 2.7 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 14. Brad Pitt 2.8 % of admiration (men) Getty World's most admired 2016 14. Taylor Swift 2.5 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 15. Warren Buffett 2.7 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 15. Meryl Streep 2.4 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 16. Billy Graham 1.6 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 16. Kate Middleton 2.3 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 17. Andy Lau 1.5 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 17. Ellen DeGeneres 2.1 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 18. Donald Trump 1.3 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 18. Jennifer Lawrence 2.0 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 19. Jay Chou 1.1 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 19. Victoria Beckham 1.9 % of admiration (women) World's most admired 2016 20. Bernie Sanders 0.7 % of admiration (men) World's most admired 2016 20. Marine le Pen 0.4 % of admiration (women)

Controversial individuals also made the list with Donald Trump ranked the 18th most admired man in the world, beating Democrat rival Bernie Sanders who only just edged into the top 20. The leader of the French far-right National Front party, Marine Le Pen, also made the top 20 most admired women in the world.

Aside from personalities from the politics and business world, various entertainers were also ranked. Celine Dion, Sandra Bullock, Shakira, Emma Watson and Taylor Swift were a few of the names to be included in the top 20 women. For men, David Beckham and Lionel Messi from the sporting world both ranked higher than Pope Francis.