Tom Hanks tops Reader's Digest's new list of the "100 Most Trusted People in America," and entertainers round out seven of the top 10 slots, based on a poll of 1,000 Americans.

trustThe first non-actor to appear on the list is author and professor Maya Angelou, who lands at No. 5. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is at No. 7, while his wife, Melinda, No. 9.

Michelle Obama was the top rated political person as 53% said she is extremely/very trustworthy, ahead of Colin Powell (50%), Hillary Clinton (47%) and President Barack Obama (45%).

Notably, TV's Judge Judy outscored all nine Supreme Court justices in the ranking.

RD editor-in-chief Liz Vaccariello called the reults "fascinating, fun and shocking,"

She noted: "While the list showed what Americans think about those they see regularly in the news, on television and in movies, our poll also revealed that we put our trust in do-gooders, that tweets do not always equal trust, and that we trust people we know more than anyone famous."

RD pointed out that social-media savvy celebrities like Ashton Kutcher and Lady Gaga were toward the bottom of the trust ranking at 20% each.

Rounding out the bottom of the top 11 were media figures including Wall Street Journal tech scribe Walter Mossberg, Dr. Phil McGraw, Steve Forbes, Maureen Dowd and Paul Krugman of the New York Times, and Fox News' Shepard Smith

The Wagner Group conducted polling for RD, which compiled a list of 200 prominent people for the vote.

RD said "trustworthiness" was calculated by integrity and character, talent, drive to personal excellence, internal moral compass, message, honesty and leadership.

While the list focused on public figures, RD noted that 77% cited their personal doctors as most trustworthy, followed by spiritual advisors (71%), and their children's teachers (66%).

Top Ten Most Trusted

  1. Tom Hanks.
  2. Sandra Bullock
  3. Denzel Washington
  4. Meryl Streep
  5. Maya Angelou
  6. Steven Spielberg
  7. Bill Gates
  8. Alex Trebek
  9. Melinda Gates
  10. 10. Julia Roberts

 
Bottom Five Most Trusted

95. Walter Mossberg
96. Dr. Phil McGraw
97. Steve Forbes
98. Maureen Dowd
99. Paul Krugman
100. Shepard Smith

Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" was the top rated TV news personality, followed by Diana Sawyer (51%), Brian Williams (50%), Katie Couric (49%) and Barbara Walters (50%).