Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been named among the 100 most reputable people on earth for the year 2017.

South African research-based, global performance-management consulting company, Reputation Poll released its inaugural list of 100 Most Reputable People on Earth Tuesday. The individuals who made it to the list have amassed high reputation for themselves through the works they have been engaged in. The list which features individuals from diverse sectors including politics, entertainment, policy, education, business also has representation from 37 countries across the globe.

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

Statically, the USA has the largest share of reputable personalities numbering 39 also with a representation of 25 females, 3 couples and 72 Males.

Management during the announcement of the list, noted, they are looking forward to these individuals to continue their works which are impacting lives across the world, and also advised them to do enough to leave hybrids of their characters and reputation across the world.

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 also researched in partnership with the Institute of Leadership & Management and leading PR Firm, Avance Media. More detailed information about the Reputation Poll 2017 100 Most Reputable People on Earth is available on www.reputationpoll.com