Here's Time's list of 100 men and women whose power, talent, or moral example is transforming our world.
Artists & Entertainers - This diverse galaxy of influential stars has won fans and spawned imitators around the globe
J.J. Abrams George Clooney Dixie Chicks Ellen DeGeneres Nicolas Ghesquiere Wayne Gould Philip Seymour Hoffman Arianna Huffington Ang Lee Renzo Piano Rain Rachael Ray Jeff Skoll Kiki Smith Will Smith Zadie Smith Howard Stern Meryl Streep Reese Witherspoon Rob Pardo Daddy Yankee Tyra Banks Dane Cook Matt Drudge Stephen Colbert
Scientists & Thinkers - Whether by harnessing the power of the Internet or probing the mysteries of the mind, they have come up with the big ideas of our time
Mike Brown Kelly Brownell Nancy Cox Richard Davidson Kerry Emanuel Jim Hansen Zahi Hawass Bill James John Jones Ma Jun Jim Yong Kim Steven Levitt Jacques Rossouw Andrew von Eschenbach Jimmy Wales Geoffrey West
Leaders & Revolutionaries - Dictators, democrats, holy men (and a TV host)—these are the people with the clout and power to change our world
Muqtada al-Sadr Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Hugo Chavez George W. Bush John McCain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ayman al-Zawahiri Hillary Rodham Clinton Pope Benedict Condoleezza Rice Wen Jiabao Ehud Olmert Pervez Musharraf John Roberts Ismail Haniya Angela Merkel Jigme Singye Wangchuk Archbishop Peter Akinola Junichiro Koizumi Oprah Winfrey Bill & Melinda Gates
Heroes & Pioneers - Meet some global icons—actors, politicians, athletes, entertainers and others—who are using their influence to do the right thing
Bono Michelle Wie Wynton Marsalis Angelina Jolie Bill Clinton & George H.W. Bush Steve Nash Orhan Pamuk Elie Wiesel Jan Egeland Joey Cheek Chen Guangcheng Ian Fishback Wafa Sultan Pernessa Seele Ralph Lauren Mukhtaran Bibi Paul Simon Al Gore Katie Couric LATEST DIVA ARTICLES:
