Time magazine’s latest list of the 100 most influential people in the world includes the usual mix of political figures, world leaders, business people, scientists, activists and entertainers, with this year’s choices for the latter group including Ben Stiller, Benicio Del Toro, Zoe Saldaña, Ethan Hawke, Kate Hudson, Dakota Johnson, Ranbir Kapoor, Claire Danes, Keke Palmer, Sterling K. Brown, Alan Cumming, Noah Wyle, Anderson .Paak, Jonathan Groff, Wagner Moura, Rhea Seehorn, Jafar Panahi and Nikki Glaser.
Selected to appear on one of four worldwide covers for the issue are actor Saldaña, comedian Glaser, actor Moura, and singer-songwriter Luke Combs.
In a letter to readers, Time Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs writes, “There is no single metric that defines influence. Our selections are led by the stories that are shaping the world each year and the people who write them. Some are well known to many, others only within their fields…Few people, we suspect, will be familiar with all 100 individuals.”
The list also includes both Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump, as well as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gavin Newsom, Marco Rubio, Mark Kelly, Zohran Mamdani, Jacob Frey, MrBeast, Josh D’Amaro, Dolores Huerta, Hilary Duff, Noah Kahan, Scottie Scheffler, Ralph Lauren and Victoria Beckham.
Go here for the full list.
As is the magazine’s custom, guest contributors were selected to write about those that appear on the list. This year’s pairing include features on Dakota Johnson by Taylor Swift, Ralph Lauren by Oprah Winfrey, Pope Leo XIV by Martin Scorsese, Victoria Beckham by Anna Wintour, Mashama Bailey by Kamala Harris, Luke Combs by Ed Sheeran, Hilary Knight by Malala Yousafzai, Jennie by Gracie Abrams, Kate Hudson by Mindy Kaling, Lando Norris by Paris Hilton, Dolores Huerta by Gloria Steinem, Lisa Kudrow on Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster on Jonathan Groff, Jesse Eisenberg on Claire Danes and Laura Linney on Ethan Hawke.
The magazine’s 20th Annual TIME100 Gala recognizing the listmakers is set for April 23 in New York City, with Glaser hosting and musical performances by Luke Combs and Coco Jones.
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