Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is the third most influential person in the world behind Pope Francis and President Barack Obama, according to a new poll.

When asked who they thought was the most influential figure in the world, 23% of Americans said Pope Francis. Obama came in second with 21% and Cruz third with 11%.

Rasmussen Reports conducted its survey between December 11-12, polling 1,000 adults in the United States. The results are below:

23% Pope Francis 21% Barack Obama 11% Ted Cruz 8% Edward Snowden 4% Vladimir Putin 3% John Boehner 3% Chris Christie 2% Miley Cyrus 2% Kate Middleton 1% Angela Merkel 1% Malala Yousafzai 1% Kathleen Sebelius 0% Bashar Assad 0% Kanye West 0% Lebron James 0% George Zimmerman 12% Some other person 9% Not sure

The poll has a margin of error of +/- three percentage points.