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Weird History The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century  

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Who do we most admire? Gallup found out with a poll in 1999. Here are the most admired people of the 20th Century, from Mother Teresa to John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.
list ordered by

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Mother Teresa is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 87 (1910-1997)

2
Martin Luther King, Jr. is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 39 (1929-1968)

3
John F. Kennedy is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 46 (1917-1963)

4
Albert Einstein is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 76 (1879-1955)

5
Helen Keller is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 88 (1880-1968)

6
Franklin D. Roosevelt is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 63 (1882-1945)

7
Billy Graham is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
age 99

8
Pope John Paul II is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Died at 85 (1920-2005)

9
Eleanor Roosevelt is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 78 (1884-1962)

10
Winston Churchill is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 91 (1874-1965)

11
Dwight D. Eisenhower is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)

12
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 65 (1929-1994)

13
Mahatma Gandhi is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 79 (1869-1948)

14
Nelson Mandela is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 95 (1918-2013)

15
Ronald Reagan is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 93 (1911-2004)

16
Henry Ford is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 84 (1863-1947)

17
Bill Clinton is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
age 71

18
Margaret Thatcher is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The 18 Most Admired People of the 20th Century
Dec. at 88 (1925-2013)