Second only to Barack Obama, Steve Jobs has been voted the second most influential person to affect the way men behave, what they buy, and how they think in a recent online poll.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears to be winning in popularity and influential decision making, second only to Democratic presidential nominee (soon to be U.S. president?) Barack Obama. The poll, released on Tuesday by AskMen.com, literally “asked men” to decide who most impacted the way they behave, what they buy and how they think beyond professional success and likeability.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain was ranked number 10 on the list, which was compiled on the basis of 200,000 votes from readers of the Web site whose average age is 27-28 years old. Other winners of said poll: Michael Phelps came in at number 3, Steven Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report” topped out at number 10, and soccer super-star Christian Ronaldo came in at number 9.
It’s not shocking that Jobs (a man looked at as one of the greatest inventors of all time) is second only to our winning presidential candidate, and beating out Micheal Phelps. Although Obama and Phelps arguably represent the hottest stories of 2008, they do both use Jobs’ products.
The list is as follows:
1. Barack Obama (Democratic presidential nominee)
2. Steve Jobs (Apple CEO): “No other CEO in the world is so intimately associated with his company’s products. Does anyone think of Subrah lyar while using a WebEx application? Who thinks of Steve Ballmer as their XBox powers up? But iPod and Jobs, Mac and Steve — one ceases to be without the other. After all, while in some ways, Steve Jobs may seem like the accidental CEO, an eccentric hippie in the right place and time, when in fact he’s as savvy as they get. Furthermore, his design aesthetic is impeccable: He blends form and function into visionary elegance, making products so hip and so useful, they divide the world into Apple owners and Apple enviers.”
3. Michael Phelps (Olympic swimmer)
4. Robert Downey, Jr (actor)
5. Stephen Colbert (political TV commentator)
6. Gordon Ramsay (celebrity chef)
7. Christian Bale (actor)
8. Rob Kay (”Rock Band” video game designer)
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer player)
10. John McCain (Republican presidential nominee)
….and further down the list:
23. Jonathan Ive (Apple SVP Design): As one of the key figures behind the design of such indelible Apple products as the iPhone, iMac and iPod, Jonathan Ive has revolutionized the way that consumers view computers and their various peripherals. He successfully transformed the home computer from a clunky piece of hardware to a sleek piece of art, and his work has garnered him awards and kudos the world over (earlier this year, for example, The Daily Telegraph bestowed upon him the title of Most Influential Briton in America). His penchant for consistently topping himself (as impressive as the iPod is, it’s hard to deny the “wow” factor of the iPhone) has earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues, yet its his willingness to share credit with his coworkers and his preference for keeping out of the spotlight that’s won Jonathan Ive a well-deserved place on this list.
[Reuters]
[Thx MacDailyNews for the update info]
3 Comments to “Steve Jobs Voted Second Most Influential Behind Barack Obama [Update]”
I can’t f’ing believe McCain even made the list!!! WHO DOES HE INFLUENCE?
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I am having visions of a future Barack/Jobs campaign.
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Oh jesus… Lists like this just use Steve Jobs and Apple as a general way to get traffic… or make headlines. I mean, Steve Jobs doesn’t even NEED to be on the list. Everyone knows it already.
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