In a poll conducted by AskMen.com, comedian and host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart tops the list of the 49 most influential men in the fields of entertainment, sports, politics, technology and philanthropy.
According to AskMen, the "Daily Show" is "our youths' most trusted source of information and its host the most trusted man in America." The voters include the more half a million AskMen readers and staff.
More than 100,000 Americans is expected Jon Stewart’s upcoming Rally to Restore Sanity, which will be held on Saturday, October 30 in Washington D.C. A satellite rally also will happen in Los Angeles.
Microsoft's Bill Gates, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Steve Jobs and Kanye West landed in the top two to five respectively.
President Obama who claimed the no. 1 spot in 2008, and fell to no. 3 in 2009 is now ranked 21st.
Other remarkable personalities from the entertainment and sports arena who made it to the list include James Franco (No. 7), Jay-Z (No. 13), George Clooney (No. 18), designer-turned-director Tom Ford (No. 23), Eminem (No. 24), Ben Affleck (No. 25), Zach Galifianakis (No. 29), Old Spice guy Isaiah Mustafa (No. 30), Justin Timberlake (No. 33), Mark Webber (No. 34), Landon Donovan (No. 35), Hugh Jackman (No. 36), Christopher Nolan (No. 40), Leonardo DiCaprio (No. 43), and comedian Russell Brand (No. 49).
As per AskMen, “these are the men history will remember as having defined 2010. More importantly, they're the men who inspire the rest of us to become better men.”
