After More Than Half a Million Votes Cast, Don Draper #1 on AskMen.com's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 26 Kanye West
2 Usain Bolt 27 Seth MacFarlane
3 Barack Obama 28 Cristiano Ronaldo
4 Mark Zuckerberg 29 Harvey Levin
5 Simon Cowell 30 Tiger Woods
6 Michael Jackson 31 Shepard Smith
7 Steve Jobs 32 Hugh Jackman
8 Roger Federer 33 Kobe Bryant
9 Peyton Manning 34 Sidney Crosby
10 Dana White 35 Andy Roddick
11 Jay-Z 36 Georges St. Pierre
12 Tom Ford 37 Chris Martin
13 Jon Stewart 38 Bear Grylls
14 Jack Dorsey 39 James Cameron
15 Quentin Tarantino 40 Jeff Bezos
16 Conan O'Brien 41 Andre Balazs
17 Ashton Kutcher 42 LeBron James
18 Gary Vaynerchuk 43 Dwyane Wade
19 Ryan Seacrest 44 Robert Pattinson
20 George Clooney 45 Italo Zucchelli
21 Brad Pitt 46 Mario Batali
22 Lionel Messi 47 Santiago Calatrava
23 Chesley Sullenberger 48 Jenson Button
24 Manny Pacquaio 49 Lance Armstrong
25 Mark Ronson
See the entire list of 2009's Top 49 Most Influential Men complete with profiles at AskMen.com.
"I have received a lot of awards over the last 10 years, but to be voted by the fans as one of the most influential men on AskMen.com is truly an honor. Thank you all very much for your votes and support."
-Dana White, President UFC
"It is an honor to be named one of the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009. I would like to thank all the AskMen.com readers for voting for me."
- Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
"I am truly honored to be in such an illustrious group and feel particularly proud to represent the diverse and hard working restaurant and hospitality industry. AskMen.com's avid readers seem to have their fingers on the pulse."
-Mario Batali, Chef and Restaurateur
About AskMen.com
AskMen.com, a unit of Newscorp Digital Media, is the world's leading men's lifestyle web site. An online resource for men with daily features on subjects such as fashion, fitness, dating, money, and entertainment, AskMen.com has the widest online audience reach in the "Men's Lifestyle" category against all other websites, attracting 9 million visits from the US per month, and 11 million visitors globally according to Comscore. A foremost content provider with an archive of more than 40,000 articles available for free online, AskMen.com updates daily and publishes over 300 new features a month. AskMen.com has content partnerships with the likes of Yahoo!, Cosmopolitan.com, Sports Illustrated.com and more.
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