Manchester has long punched above its weight in many fields.
And our renowned universities are at the forefront of the region's accomplishments.
It's now been revealed that Greater Manchester has unknown links to several world leaders thanks to its world class education system, the Mirror reports.
New figures, released by the Foreign Office, show 46 current world leaders were educated at British institutions - with five studying right here in Greater Manchester.
They include the president of Ireland Michael Higgins, who attended Manchester University.
And elsewhere it's not all Oxford and Cambridge universities.
The likes of Bristol. Brentford and Cardiff have played their parts in educating the prime ministers and presidents of the world as well.
Speaking on Radio 4, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the widespread attendance of world leaders at British education establishments was an example of 'soft power'.
Here's the list of world leaders and where they were educated in Britain.
The world leaders educated in Greater Manchester
President of Ireland, Michael Higgins attended the University of Manchester.
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi went to Manchester University
Tanzanian President John Magufuli was a student at Salford University
The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves went to Manchester University and studied law at Gray’s Inn, London
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne went to Manchester University
The world leaders educated elsewhere in Britain
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban studied political science at Pembroke College, Oxford
King of Norway Harald V went to Balliol College, Oxford where he studied history, economics and politics. He was a keen rower during his student days at Oxford and was taught to row by fellow student and friend Nick Bevan, later a leading British school rowing coach
King of Belgium Philippe I went to Trinity College, Oxford
President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson earned a degree in history and political science from the University of Warwick and a degree in history from St Antony's College, Oxford
The Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat went to Bristol University
Prince Albert of Monaco went to Bristol University
Queen of Denmark Margrethe II went to Cambridge University and the London School of Economics
The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades went to the University of London
King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander went to UWC Atlantic College, in Wales
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan attended Oxford University.
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck went to Oxford University
Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi went to Oxford University
Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong went to Cambridge University
The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, went to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy
The King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn attended Millfield School
The King of Malaysia, Sultan Abdullah, was sent to Aldenham School, in Elstree, and then to Sandhurst
Emperor Naruhito of Japan went to Oxford University
King Abdullah II of Jordan went to St Edmund’s School, in Hindhead, and Sandhurst and Oxford University
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The President of Egypt Abdelfateh al-Sisi attended the military institution the Joint Services Command and Staff College, in Shrivenham
Iraqi President Barham Salih went to Cardiff University and Liverpool University
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani went to Glasgow Caledonian University
The Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said went to Sandhurst
The King of Bahrain Hamad I went to the The Leys School in Cambridge
The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad went to Sherborne and Harrow schools then Sandhurst
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The Prime Minister of Qatar Abdullah bin Nasser attended Durham Military College
The President of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed attended Sandhurst
The Prime Minister of the UAE Mohammed bin Rashid went to Mons Officer Cadet Training School in Aldershot
The Prime Minister of the Polynesian island of Tuvalu Enele Sopoaga went to Oxford University and Sussex University
The King of Tonga Tupou VI went to The Leys School and then then University of East Anglia
The Prime Minister of Mozambique Carlos Agostinho do Rosário Mozambique went to Wye College in Ashford, Kent
King Letsie III of Lesotho attended Ampleforth, in Yorkshire, Bristol University and Cambridge University
The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo attended Oxford University
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari went to Mons Officer Cadet Training School
The Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre was a student at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh
The King of Swaziland Mswati III went to Sherborne School
President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio went to Brentford University
President of Malawi Peter Mutharika went to London University
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Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth went to Buckingham University
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada went to Sussex University
The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley attended the London School of Economics
The President of Guyana David Granger attended Mons Officer Cadet School
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