Earlier this month we reported that Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch had beaten such world figures as Barack Obama and Lady Gaga in a poll to decide the final name on Time magazine’s prestigious 100 List.
Now, Cumberbatch has responded to the news that he came seventh out of the 150 candidates vying for the place, saying: "Apparently I beat the leader of the free world. How do you like that? It's ridiculous. I'm slightly flattered. It might be an alphabetical thing. It's crazy. It's really crazy."
And Cumberbatch said his achievements as an actor did not compare with those of some of the other names featured in the poll – or with those of unsung heroes in other professions.
"Some of the people on that list of nominees have done fantastic things with their lives. Some of the people that aren't on that list, but should be, like teachers in the UK, like doctors, like soldiers in f***ing wars, in combat situations which we can't possibly imagine, thousands of miles away,” he told Zap2it.
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