National Poll: President Obama, Dalai Lama Most Popular Leaders by Gary Kopycinski on April 23, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2010. US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama are the world’s two most popular leaders, according to a poll conducted in six countries and released on Friday.