Barack Obama is Americans' most admired man in the world, according to an annual Gallup survey (Dec. 12-14, 1008 A). Obama becomes the first president-elect since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 to be named most-admired, and his 32% take is the highest since December 2001, when 39% chose Pres. Bush.

Obama ran away with the top billing, with Bush (5%) and John McCain (3%) rounding out the top three with fractions of Obama's take.

Hillary Clinton was chosen by 20% as the most admired woman, topping Sarah Palin (11%), Oprah Winfrey (8%) and Condoleezza Rice (7%). This is Clinton's seventh straight year being named the top woman.

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