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AskMen.com’s Top 49 Most Influential Men: Steve Jobs #2, Jon Ive #23 (Obama #1, McCain #10)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 12:27 PM EST

With over 200,000 votes cast in AskMen.com's 49 "Most Influential Men" poll, the top 10 and tech-related votes from a very eclectic list that's heavily populated with contemporary athletes are:

• 01 - Barack Obama (Illinois Senator (4 yrs.); U.S Democratic Presidential Nominee)

• 02 - 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.

So if you have ever wondered which contemporary your grandkids will pester you about, wonder no more: Steve Jobs is posterity’s wet dream. We’re merely lucky enough to have known him when.

• 03 - Michael Phelps (Swimmer)
• 04 - Robert Downey Jr. (Actor)
• 05 - Stephen Colbert (TV personality)
• 06 - Gordon Ramsay (Chef)
• 07 - Christian Bale (Actor)
• 08 - Rob Kay (Rock Band)
• 09 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer)
• 10 - John McCain (Arizona Senator (22 yrs.); Republican U.S. Presidential Nominee)
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• 13 - Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

• 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.

• 28 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (Governor of California, Republican)
• 35 - Sam Houser (Rockstar Games)
• 49 - Kevin Rose (Digg.com)

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Oct 21, 08 - 11:29 am Comment from: MaLvado

Acorn must read a lot of AskMen.com

Oct 21, 08 - 11:29 am Comment from: Whoops!

Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.

The world is looking. We are about to elect a brilliant 47-year- old president of the United States of America.

Remember I said this as much as anything else I said. Watch. We're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis to test the mettle of this guy.

And he's going to have to make some really tough — I don't know what the decision is going to be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it will happen.

I can give you four or five scenarios from which it might originate. - Sen. Joe Biden, (D., DE) VP Candidate, October 19, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keEsJVrlw6I

Oct 21, 08 - 11:31 am Comment from: Jim - TIV

Yeah ok. But where did Ampar rank in this list?

Oct 21, 08 - 11:36 am Comment from: ApplePi

0th - Ampar

Oct 21, 08 - 11:37 am Comment from: Viktor

Where is Bill gates and Steve Ballmer? They are the most influential men on the planet, the world is about to crash because of them.....

Oct 21, 08 - 11:37 am Comment from: Zunetarian

• 49 - Kevin Rose (Digg.com)?

Are you serious?

Oct 21, 08 - 11:42 am Comment from: hagar57

Where's Ballmer?

Oct 21, 08 - 11:45 am Comment from: Jimbo von Winskinheimer

What an interesting list. Robert Downey Jr? Stephen Colbert? Gordon Ramsey? Hmm....

Oct 21, 08 - 11:45 am Comment from: Jon Stewart

Stephen Colbert and no Jon Stewart???

Oct 21, 08 - 11:46 am Comment from: Macromancer

@Whoops.

So what. Every president will have a crisis at some point. That's like predicting the sun will come up tomorrow.

Oct 21, 08 - 11:53 am Comment from: GOP Operative

Whoops!,

Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.

The world is looking. We are about to elect a brilliant 47-year- old president of the United States of America.

Remember I said this as much as anything else I said. Watch. We're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis to test the mettle of this guy.

And he's going to have to make some really tough — I don't know what the decision is going to be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it will happen.

I can give you four or five scenarios from which it might originate. - Sen. Joe Biden, (D., DE) VP Candidate, October 19, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keEsJVrlw6I

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Hopefully people will come to their senses and not elect a guy who's been a senator for only 4 years -- but running for Prez. for 3 of them -- just because he's black and can read a teleprompter smoothly.

Wake up before it's too late, morons. You or your loved ones could be victims of the "generated crisis" that Obama's VP candidate describes so nicely.

Joe Biden is a secret GOP operative.

Oct 21, 08 - 11:54 am Comment from: ericdano

Kevin Rose? What? He doesn't do shit. Obama? What? That empty suit. McCain? God..........we are a lame society now. This list means nothing as it does not have Colbert and Stewart on it.

Oct 21, 08 - 11:58 am Comment from: rdbvideo

I did my part.
I went in and bumped up Steve (and bumped down Barry).

Oct 21, 08 - 12:03 pm Comment from: ericdano

Oops, Colbert is there. My bad.

Oct 21, 08 - 12:07 pm Comment from: rdbvideo

@GOP operative

Maybe Biden is just a patriot... and he's getting nervous after finally seeing how really inexperienced Barry is.

Oct 21, 08 - 12:15 pm Comment from: R2

It's only right that the next president be #1.

Oct 21, 08 - 01:02 pm Comment from: LiM

Is that "No. 10" like the Thais say it? I don't like him, he No.10; you No.1.

I'm really getting a kick out of Faux News: Joe the plumber this; terrorist that; Iraq is peaceful now; he will be tested.... And Rush on Powell: "It's all about race!" Joe the plumber earns $40k and is dumb to see that McCain only wants to screw him!

The Reps are quick to enter a war and slooow to recognize the needs of our vets. Their middle class policy? The flag; fear mongering; scare tactics; misleading statements; an appeal to violence and racial hatred by their vp-candidate.

McCain is like Microsoft; Obama is like Jobs. It's no surprise that they're 1 & 2; their opponents either can't read or are too busy counting their millions.

Oct 21, 08 - 01:46 pm Comment from: Cubert

Ballmer's on the list - he's just in the negative numbers.

Oct 21, 08 - 02:03 pm Comment from: ZachCube

OMG what a load of crap. Who cares? Barak Hussein Obama #1? Bwa Ha Ha Bwa Ha Ha. John McCain #10? My question is what the hell are either of these A** Clowns doing on the list anyway? This country needs an enima!

Oct 21, 08 - 02:40 pm Comment from: Ampar

"ApplePi"

0th? That's the best you could do? How disappointing.

Oct 21, 08 - 03:04 pm Comment from: Cubert

Ampar,
At least you're not in negative numbers like Ballmy. Excuse me - Uncle Fester.

Oct 21, 08 - 03:24 pm Comment from: Ampar

I want to hear our dainty and delicate friend ApplePi lisp while pronouncing her cute, little "zero-th".

I'll bet it's adorable!

Oct 21, 08 - 05:49 pm Comment from: TowerTone

I didn't see Joe the Dumber, I mean Joe Biden on the list.
What up?

Oct 21, 08 - 10:04 pm Comment from: Rob

It's pretty hilarious how everyone rips on Joe Biden. But not as hilarious as John McCain's VP pick.

Oct 21, 08 - 10:23 pm Comment from: TowerTone

Rob
You need to watch their debate again.
Biden was MUCH funnier.
Let me repeat what I just said; what I just said.

Oct 21, 08 - 10:48 pm Comment from: Dawn

What a joke, they even list a rapist in the top 20.

Oct 22, 08 - 01:27 am Comment from: Ha!

With all the hating Obama is still number 1!

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