Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton has been named as the most admired woman in the world, and President Barack Obama -- whom Clinton hopes to replace in the White House come 2017 -- as the most admired man, according to a new poll.

The Gallup survey was conducted among 824 Americans in all 50 states. Respondents were asked to name the individuals -- living anywhere in the world -- they admire most. Both Clinton and Obama won by wide margins, and, in their respective gender categories, were followed by Pakistani peace activist Malala Yousafzai and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, respectively.

Trump's score, in particular, may be due to the recent headlines the real estate mogul has been grabbing. Names of people who have recently appeared in the media tended to also appear in responses to the poll, Frank M. Newport, editor in chief of the Gallup Poll, told The New York Times

Of all the respondents, 13 percent picked Clinton and 5 percent Yousafzai as their most admired woman.

The two were followed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey and first lady Michelle Obama (both tied at 4 percent); former Hewlett-Packard executive and Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (all tied at 2 percent); and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Burmese peace activist Aung San Suu Kyi, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (all tied at 1 percent).

Among their male counterparts, Obama came in at 17 percent, while Trump, at 5 percent, shared the second rank with Pope Francis. Other widely admired men included Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (3 percent); Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates (2 percent); and GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson, the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as the Rev. Billy Graham (all tied at 1 percent).