From Rawstory:

“President Obama’s broad public popularity continues with Americans naming him their number one hero in a new poll. Obama is brand new to the poll, last conducted in 2001 by Harris Interactive. He vaulted to the No. 1 slot in front of Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, who were ranked number two and number three respectively.”

N.B.: the definition of a hero was not included, but hope is on the way…

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_ranked_as_Americans_No._1_0220.html