TIME magazine released its list of 100 most influential people. And there are some expected ones and some surprises too!
The list has been divided into five categories – pioneers, artists, leaders, icons, and titans.
A few names in the pioneers category were Naomi Osaka, the reigning women’s singles tennis champion at the Australian Open and the U.S Open. She is also the first Asian to clinch the number one spot in the rankings by the Women’s Tennis Association. Canadian actress Sandra Oh also featured on the list under the same category.
Oscar winner for his magnificent portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the acclaimed movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Rami Malek featured on the list in the artists category. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and singer Arianna Grande also featured on the list under the same category.
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump; Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Arden; Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan; teenage climate change activist, Greta Thunberg; Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu; President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro; and Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini are some of the names that featured under the category of leaders.
Academy Award-winning singer, Lady Gaga; former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama; and American director, producer, and writer, Spike Lee featured on the list under the category of icons.
Chief of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg; the richest man in India, Mukesh Ambani; ace golfer, Tiger Woods; American professional basketball player widely considered the best ever in the world, LeBron James, and Egyptian footballer, Mohamed Salah were in the list under the category of titans.
Pioneers
Sandra Oh
Indya Moore
Marlon James
Chrissy Teigen
Massimo Bottura
Hasan Minhaj
Samin Nosrat
Ninja
Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy
Naomi Osaka
Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin
Fred Swaniker
Lynn Nottage
Tara Westover
Adam Bowen and James Monsees
Barbara Rae-Venter
He Jiankui
Aileen Lee
Jay O’Neal and Emily Comer
Shep Doeleman
Artists
Dwayne Johnson
Regina King
Khalid
Emilia Clarke
BTS
Brie Larson
Joanna and Chip Gaines
Ariana Grande
Mahershala Ali
Glenn Close
Rami Malek
Luchita Hurtado
Ozuna
dream hampton
Richard Madden
Yalitza Aparicio
Clare Waight Keller
Leaders
Nancy Pelosi
Donald Trump
Greta Thunberg
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jacinda Ardern
Juan Guaidó
Abiy Ahmed
Mitch McConnell
Brett Kavanaugh
Jane Goodall
Benjamin Netanyahu
Zhang Yiming
Hoesung Lee
William Barr
Pope Francis
Xi Jinping
Leana Wen
Imran Khan
Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed
Cyril Ramaphosa
Robert Mueller
Mahathir Mohamad
Matteo Salvini
Jair Bolsonaro
Zhang Kejian
Icons
Taylor Swift
Michelle Obama
Spike Lee
Christine Blasey Ford
David Hockney
Desmond Meade
Lady Gaga
Radhya Almutawakel
Pierpaolo Piccioli
Maria Ressa
Caster Semenya
Mirian G.
Grainne Griffin, Ailbhe Smyth and Orla O’Connor
Loujain al-Hathloul
Titans
Mohamed Salah
LeBron James
Jennifer Hyman
Gayle King
Mark Zuckerberg
Tiger Woods
Jeanne Gang
Bob Iger
Pat McGrath
Alex Morgan
Vera Jourova
Ryan Murphy
Mukesh Ambani
Ren Zhengfei
Marillyn Hewson
Jerome Powell
Isn’t this an absolutely inspiring list? Read more about the list here.
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