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The 35 greatest leaders in the world

  • <p>No. 35: Diana Natalicio<br> President, University of Texas at El Paso<br> (Getty Images) </p>
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    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 35: Diana Natalicio
    President, University of Texas at El Paso
    (Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 34: Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Bob Bland, and Carmen Perez<br> National co-chairs, The Women’s March on Washington<br> (Getty Images) </p>
    2/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 34: Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Bob Bland, and Carmen Perez
    National co-chairs, The Women’s March on Washington
    (Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 33: Strive Masiyiwa<br> Chairman, Econet Wireless Group<br> (Reuters) </p>
    3/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 33: Strive Masiyiwa
    Chairman, Econet Wireless Group
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No: 32: Rebecca Richards-Kortum<br> Professor, Rice University and director of Rice 360: Institute for Global Health<br> (Rice University) </p>
    4/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No: 32: Rebecca Richards-Kortum
    Professor, Rice University and director of Rice 360: Institute for Global Health
    (Rice University)

  • <p>No. 31: Justin Trudeau<br> Prime Minister of Canada<br> (Reuters) </p>
    5/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 31: Justin Trudeau
    Prime Minister of Canada
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 30: Elon Musk<br> CEO, Tesla and SpaceX<br> (IB Times) </p>
    6/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 30: Elon Musk
    CEO, Tesla and SpaceX
    (IB Times)

  • <p>No. 29: Svetlana Gannushkina<br> Founder, Citizens Assistance Committee<br> (AP) </p>
    7/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 29: Svetlana Gannushkina
    Founder, Citizens Assistance Committee
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 28: Raj Panjabi<br> CEO, Last Mile Health<br> (Getty Images) </p>
    8/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 28: Raj Panjabi
    CEO, Last Mile Health
    (Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 27: Shakira<br> Singer, Songwriter, Producer and UNICEF Ambassador<br> (Reuters) </p>
    9/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 27: Shakira
    Singer, Songwriter, Producer and UNICEF Ambassador
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 26: Arundhati Bhattacharya<br> Chairman, State Bank of India<br> (AP) </p>
    10/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 26: Arundhati Bhattacharya
    Chairman, State Bank of India
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 25: Carmen Aristegui<br> Host and reporter, Aristegui Noticias<br> (Reuters) </p>
    11/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 25: Carmen Aristegui
    Host and reporter, Aristegui Noticias
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 24: Zhang Ruimin<br> CEO, Haier Group<br> (Reuters) </p>
    12/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 24: Zhang Ruimin
    CEO, Haier Group
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 23: Joe Biden<br>Former vice-president of the United States<br>(AP) </p>
    13/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 23: Joe Biden
    Former vice-president of the United States
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 22: Janeé Harteau<br> Minneapolis chief of police<br> (AP) </p>
    14/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 22: Janeé Harteau
    Minneapolis chief of police
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 21: John Roberts<br> Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court<br> (Getty Images) </p>
    15/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 21: John Roberts
    Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
    (Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 20: Paul Polman<br> CEO, Unilever<br> (Getty Images) </p>
    16/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 20: Paul Polman
    CEO, Unilever
    (Getty Images)

  • <p>No. 19: Samantha Bee<br>Host and executive producer, “Full Frontal”<br>(Reuters) </p>
    17/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 19: Samantha Bee
    Host and executive producer, “Full Frontal”
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 18: Brian Chesky<br>CEO and head of community, Airbnb<br>(Fortune) </p>
    18/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 18: Brian Chesky
    CEO and head of community, Airbnb
    (Fortune)

  • <p>No. 17: Janet Yellen<br> Chair, U.S. Federal Reserve<br> (Reuters) </p>
    19/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 17: Janet Yellen
    Chair, U.S. Federal Reserve
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 16: Bryan Stevenson<br> Executive director, Equal Justice Initiative<br> (Reuters) </p>
    20/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 16: Bryan Stevenson
    Executive director, Equal Justice Initiative
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 15: Katharine Hayhoe<br> Director, Climate Science Center, TexasTech<br> (Reuters) </p>
    21/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 15: Katharine Hayhoe
    Director, Climate Science Center, TexasTech
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 14: Helle Thorning-Schmidt<br> CEO, Save the Children International<br> (Reuters) </p>
    22/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 14: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
    CEO, Save the Children International
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 13: John Delaney<br> U.S. Representative, Maryland<br> (AP) </p>
    23/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 13: John Delaney
    U.S. Representative, Maryland
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 12: John Kasich<br> Governor of Ohio<br> (AP) </p>
    24/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 12: John Kasich
    Governor of Ohio
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 11: LeBron James<br> Small forward, Cleveland Cavaliers<br> (Reuters) </p>
    25/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 11: LeBron James
    Small forward, Cleveland Cavaliers
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 10: Angela Merkel<br> Chancellor of Germany<br> (AP) </p>
    26/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 10: Angela Merkel
    Chancellor of Germany
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 9: John McCain<br>U.S. senator, Arizona<br>(Reuters) </p>
    27/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 9: John McCain
    U.S. senator, Arizona
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 8: Tsai Ing-Wen<br> President of Taiwan<br> (Reuters) </p>
    28/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 8: Tsai Ing-Wen
    President of Taiwan
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 7: H.R. McMaster<br>U.S. national security adviser<br>(Reuters) </p>
    29/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 7: H.R. McMaster
    U.S. national security adviser
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 6: Ava DuVernay<br>Film director and screenwriter<br>(AP) </p>
    30/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 6: Ava DuVernay
    Film director and screenwriter
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 5: Jeff Bezos<br> Founder and CEO, Amazon<br> (Reuters) </p>
    31/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 5: Jeff Bezos
    Founder and CEO, Amazon
    (Reuters)

  • <p>No. 4: Melinda Gates<br> Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation<br> (AFP) </p>
    32/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 4: Melinda Gates
    Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    (AFP)

  • <p>No. 3: Pope Francis<br> Head of the Roman Catholic Church<br> (AP) </p>
    33/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 3: Pope Francis
    Head of the Roman Catholic Church
    (AP)

  • <p>No. 2: Jack Ma<br> Executive chairman, Alibaba Group<br> (CNBC) </p>
    34/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 2: Jack Ma
    Executive chairman, Alibaba Group
    (CNBC)

  • <p>No. 1: Theo Epstein<br>President of baseball operations, Chicago Cubs<br>(Getty Images) </p>
    35/35

    World’s greatest leaders

    No. 1: Theo Epstein
    President of baseball operations, Chicago Cubs
    (Getty Images)

<p>No. 35: Diana Natalicio<br> President, University of Texas at El Paso<br> (Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 34: Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Bob Bland, and Carmen Perez<br> National co-chairs, The Women’s March on Washington<br> (Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 33: Strive Masiyiwa<br> Chairman, Econet Wireless Group<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No: 32: Rebecca Richards-Kortum<br> Professor, Rice University and director of Rice 360: Institute for Global Health<br> (Rice University) </p>
<p>No. 31: Justin Trudeau<br> Prime Minister of Canada<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 30: Elon Musk<br> CEO, Tesla and SpaceX<br> (IB Times) </p>
<p>No. 29: Svetlana Gannushkina<br> Founder, Citizens Assistance Committee<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 28: Raj Panjabi<br> CEO, Last Mile Health<br> (Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 27: Shakira<br> Singer, Songwriter, Producer and UNICEF Ambassador<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 26: Arundhati Bhattacharya<br> Chairman, State Bank of India<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 25: Carmen Aristegui<br> Host and reporter, Aristegui Noticias<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 24: Zhang Ruimin<br> CEO, Haier Group<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 23: Joe Biden<br>Former vice-president of the United States<br>(AP) </p>
<p>No. 22: Janeé Harteau<br> Minneapolis chief of police<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 21: John Roberts<br> Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court<br> (Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 20: Paul Polman<br> CEO, Unilever<br> (Getty Images) </p>
<p>No. 19: Samantha Bee<br>Host and executive producer, “Full Frontal”<br>(Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 18: Brian Chesky<br>CEO and head of community, Airbnb<br>(Fortune) </p>
<p>No. 17: Janet Yellen<br> Chair, U.S. Federal Reserve<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 16: Bryan Stevenson<br> Executive director, Equal Justice Initiative<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 15: Katharine Hayhoe<br> Director, Climate Science Center, TexasTech<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 14: Helle Thorning-Schmidt<br> CEO, Save the Children International<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 13: John Delaney<br> U.S. Representative, Maryland<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 12: John Kasich<br> Governor of Ohio<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 11: LeBron James<br> Small forward, Cleveland Cavaliers<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 10: Angela Merkel<br> Chancellor of Germany<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 9: John McCain<br>U.S. senator, Arizona<br>(Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 8: Tsai Ing-Wen<br> President of Taiwan<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 7: H.R. McMaster<br>U.S. national security adviser<br>(Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 6: Ava DuVernay<br>Film director and screenwriter<br>(AP) </p>
<p>No. 5: Jeff Bezos<br> Founder and CEO, Amazon<br> (Reuters) </p>
<p>No. 4: Melinda Gates<br> Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation<br> (AFP) </p>
<p>No. 3: Pope Francis<br> Head of the Roman Catholic Church<br> (AP) </p>
<p>No. 2: Jack Ma<br> Executive chairman, Alibaba Group<br> (CNBC) </p>
<p>No. 1: Theo Epstein<br>President of baseball operations, Chicago Cubs<br>(Getty Images) </p>
Allan Shifman

For the third year in a row, Fortune magazine has released its list of the world’s greatest leaders. The ranking spans the worlds of government, politics, celebrity, sports and business.

It’s also highly likely that, unless you’re from Chicago, number one on the list will come as a pretty big surprise. Click through to see who came out on top.