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Chicago Cubs' Theo Epstein tops Fortune's greatest leaders list 03:54

Fortune magazine is out with its fourth annual list of the World’s Greatest Leaders. It highlights men and women who inspire others and transform the world.

Here are the top five from the list:

5. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO

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Jeff Bezos David Ryder/Getty Images

4. Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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 Melinda Gates receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama  Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

3. Pope Francis

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Pope Francis  REUTERS/Alessandro Bianch

2. Jack Ma, Alibaba Group executive chairman

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Jack Ma  Andrew Burton, Getty Images

1. Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs’ president of baseball operations 

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Theo Epstein holding the Commissioner's Trophy  Paul Beaty/AP

To see how these leaders were selected, visit Fortune.com.

First published on March 23, 2017 / 1:46 PM EDT

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