The South African research firm, Global Performance-Management Consulting Company has released their list of the 100 most reputable people on planet earth, and two Ghanaians make the list.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, as well as founder of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, represent the motherland on the 100 person list.
In Nigeria, Bishops Enoch Adeboye and David Oyedepo both make the list, as does acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.
Globally, names like Pope Francis, Stephen Hawking, Billy Graham, Malala Youzafsai, as well as many others all take their place on the list.
Global Performance-Management Consulting Company says those chosen have advanced their reputation globally through the numerous activities they are involved in.
You can find the full 100 person list below…
- Aamir Khan || Actor
- Adele || Singer
- Akinwumi Adesina || President, African Development Bank
- Alex Ferguson || Global Ambassador, Manchester United
- Alexis Tsipras || Prime Minister, Greece
- Andrew D. Hamilton || Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford
- Angelina Jolie || Actress
- António Guterres || Secretary-General, UN
- Aung San Suu Kyi || Politician & Diplomat
- Barack & Michelle Obama || Fomer First Family, USA
- Benjamin Netanyahu || Prime Minister, Israel
- Bill & Melinda Gates || Co-Founders, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Billy Graham || Evangelist
- Bishop David Oyedepo || General Overseer, Living Faith Church Worldwide
- Brian Chesky || CEO, Airbnb
- Calestous Juma || Professor/ Author, Havard
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie || Activist
- Chris Anderson || CEO, 3D Robotics
- Christiane Amanpour || TV Host, CNN
- Christiano Ronaldo || Athelete, Real Madrid
- Christine Lagarde || Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Dalai Lama || Dalai Lama
- Daniel Ek || Founder, Spotify
- Darren Walker || President, Ford Foundation
- David Beckham || Former Athelete
- Denzel Washington || Actor
- Desmond Tutu || Retired Bishop, Anglican
- Dr Okonjo Iweala || Former Finance Minister, Nigeria
- Dr Paul Enenche || Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre
- Charles Fombrum || Co-Founder/Chairman, Reputation International
- Elizabeth Warren || Senator, Massachusetts
- Ellen De Generes || TV Host, Ellen Show
- Elon Musk || CEO, SpaceX
- Emma Watson || Actress
- Evan Spiegel || CEO, Snap Inc
- Graça Machel DBE || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel
- Helen Clark || Politician, New Zealand
- K. Rowling || Writer
- Jack Ma || Founder, Alibaba Group
- Jackie Chan || Actor
- James Corden || TV Host, The Late Late Show
- Jay Z & Beyonce || Singers
- Jean Liu || President, Didi Chuxing
- Jeff Bezos || Founder, Amazon
- Jennifer Lopez || Singer
- John Legend || Singer
- John Lewis || Representative, Georgia
- José Mujica || Former President, Uruguay
- Justin Trudeau || President, Canada
- Klaus Schwab || Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
- Kofi Annan || Co-Founder, Africa Progress Panel
- Larry Ellison || Co-Founder, Oracle Corporation
- Larry Page || CEO, Alphabet
- LeBron James || Athelete, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Lei Jun || Founder, Xiaomi Inc
- Leonardo DiCaprio || Actor
- Malala Yousafzai || Activist, The Malala Fund
- Mark Zuckerberg || CEO, Facebook
- Mathews Phosa || Politician/Lawyer
- Michael Bloomberg || Founder, Bloomberg LP
- Michael Jordan || Retired Athelete
- Mo Ibrahim || Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
- Muhammad Yunus || Founder, Grameen Bank
- Narendra Modi || Prime Minister, India
- Obiageli Ezekwesili || Co-Founder, Transparency International
- Oprah Winfrey || CEO, Oprah Winfrey Network
- Pastor Enoch Adeboye || General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God
- Patrick Awuah || Founder, Ashesi University
- Paul Kagame || President, Rwanda
- Paul Krugman || Economist
- Paul Ryan || Speaker, House of Representatives
- Pele || Retired Footballer
- Pope Francis || Pope, Roman Catholic Church
- Queen Elizabeth II || Queen, United Kingdom
- Raymond Wang || Inventor
- Rebecca Enonchong || CEO, AppsTech
- Reid Hoffman || Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
- Jesse Jackson || Activist
- Richard Brandson || Founder, Virgin Group
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi || Emir, Kano
- Satya Nadella || CEO, Microsoft
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum || Prime Minister, UAE
- Shirin Ebadi || Lawyer
- Stephen Hawking || Director of Research, Centre for Theoretical Cosmology
- Steve Forbes || Editor-in-Chief, Forbes
- Steve Harvey || TV Host, Steve Harvey Talk Show
- Strive Masiyiwa || Executive Chairman, Econet Wireless
- Sundar Pichai || CEO, Google
- Taraji P. Henson || Actress
- Theresa May || Prime Minister, Britain
- Tim Berners-Lee || Director, World Wide Web Consortium
- Tim Cook || CEO, Apple
- Tom Cruise || Actor
- Trevor Noah || TV Host, The Daily Show
- Unity Dow || Activist
- Usain Bolt || Athelete
- Warren Buffet || Executive Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
- Will Smith || Actor
- Winnie Byanyima || Executive Director, Oxfam International
- Yoshinori Ossumi || Cell Biologist, Tokyo Institute of Technology