After More Than Half A Million Votes Cast, Don Draper #1 on AskMen.com’s Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009
AskMen.com the world’s largest lifestyle portal for men with more than 11 million visitors monthly, revealed its highly anticipated 4th annual reader-voted list of the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009 today.
The list assembles a diverse collection of men from around the world and from a variety of industries including entertainment, politics, technology, and sports. All the honorees had a direct effect on the way men see the world, and notably in 2009, many reflect classic values that are most meaningful to the male identity today.
“In a turbulent 2009, men are seeking the stability of tradition in the masculine qualities that they imagine their fathers and grandfathers to have had,” says James Bassil, Editor-in-Chief of AskMen.com. “The character of Don Draper brings all these traits together, and in doing so speaks directly to the modern man. He’s a man whose time has come.”
Others on the list embody a host of classic qualities; Usain Bolt as the personification of competitive and athletic ability, President Barack Obama as the male portrait of classic statesmanship, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs as pillars of entrepreneurial spirit and determination.
The top 49 most influential men in order are:
1 Don Draper
2 Usain Bolt
3 Barack Obama
4 Mark Zuckerberg
5 Simon Cowell
6 Michael Jackson
7 Steve Jobs
8 Roger Federer
9 Peyton Manning
10 Dana White
11 Jay-Z
12 Tom Ford
13 Jon Stewart
14 Jack Dorsey
15 Quentin Tarantino
16 Conan O’Brien
17 Ashton Kutcher
18 Gary Vaynerchuk
19 Ryan Seacrest
20 George Clooney
21 Brad Pitt
22 Lionel Messi
23 Chesley Sullenberger
24 Manny Pacquaio
25 Mark Ronson
See 26-49 complete with profiles at AskMen.com. You might be surprised who rounded out the list!
October 6th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
This list has to be a joke!
Michael Jackson? Dead!
Ryan Seacrest?
MARK RONSON??
If you’re going to pick athletes, where are Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong, who happen to be very nice dads?
Usain Bolt number 2?
Besides the fastest human in the world, what qualities make him NUMBER 2?
October 6th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Mark Ronson….lol.
The number 1 is a nobody actor on a glorified soap opera.
Idiots!
October 6th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
don draper?! this is appalling. don draper is a raging misogynist, a rapist, and chronic philanderer with deep-rooted trust issues and crippling hidden insecurity. he lives a lie to those who should be closest to him, and while he may excel in his profession, his life is a house of cards waiting to tumble down. all that being said, i guess i shouldn’t be suprised that the modern man idolizes the nostalgic freedom of MadMen’s 1960s. sickening.