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  • Nelson Mandela
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  • Roger Federer
    An Ion Tiriac trophy wasn’t the only award Roger Federer received for winning the Madrid Open on Sunday; the tennis star was rewarded with a framed suit from the upcoming ‘Men in Black 3’ film, courtesy of Will Smith.Reuters
  • Bill Gates
    He is the Chairperson of Microsoft, the software company that he's founded. The 56-year-old business tycoon is also a philanthropist. Bill and his wife Melinda Gates founded one of the largest and transparently operated charity foundation called the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Reuters
  • Warren Buffett
    Warren Buffett Invests $25,000 in Hilary Clinton's CampaignReuters
  • Richard Branson
    Richard BransonReuters
  • Steve Jobs
    He co-founded Apple with his friend Steve Wozniak in 1976. Jobs who made Apple the hottest and most valuable company on the planet, died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 56 on Oct. 5, 2011. Under his leadership Apple signed to participate in Product Red program, a joint venture by various private sectors to spread AIDS awareness and to raise funds to help eliminate the disease in Africa.Reuters
  • Bono May Never be Able to Play the Guitar Again
    BonoReuters
  • Ratan Tata
    Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Groups. Ratan who is the winner of Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy (2007) is also a humanitarian and serves as program board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation India.Reuters
  • Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth IIReuters

A new study by a leading global reputation management consultancy, Reputation Institute, has named industrialist Ratan Tata as one of the "World's Most Respected People."

According to the Reputation Institute's study, the top 10 world's most respected people were selected from a list of 54 people from the world's most visible leaders and public personalities by 51,055 members of the general public in 25 countries.

The Reputation Institute Chairman, Dr. Charles Fombrun, said, "The results of Reputation Institute's study confirm that people respect leaders that participate in philanthropic activities outside of their own celebrity."

Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela ranked first at the index and was followed by Swiss tennis player Roger Federer.

Check out the slideshow for the full list.