Each year, TIME Magazine honors 100 extraordinary individuals for their influence and contributions to the world. Whether it be in politics, entertainment, business, sport, food, diplomacy or human rights, to be awarded a spot on the list is a big honor that could garner individuals international fame and a spotlight for their causes and achievements. This year’s crop of 100 reflects a truly diverse group of persons who have touched the world within their fields. Scroll down to see TIME Magazine’s Full List of Most Influential People of 2018…
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PIONEERS
Trevor Noah
South African writer, comedian, political commentator, host and actor, The Daily Show
Tiffany Haddish
Actress, comedian and writer, Girls Trip (2017)
Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez & Alex Wind
Parkland teenagers leading the conversation on gun control
Kumail Nanjiani
Stand-up comic, writer, actor, The Big Sick (2017)
Cardi B
American rapper
Nice Nailantei Leng’ete
Kenyan anti-genital mutilation activist
Carl June
Director of Translational Research at the Abrahamson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Jan Rader
Local hero and Huntington W.Va fire chief
Peggy Whitson
Former NASA Chief Astronaut, NASA Astronaut and biochemist researcher
Chloe Kim
Youngest woman to win a gold medal for women’s snowboard halfpipe at the recent Winter Olympics
Issa Rae
Actress, producer and writer, Insecure (2016)
Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder of Ola Cabs
Jesmyn Ward
Novelist, Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017)
Ruth Davidson
Head of the Scottish Conservative political party
Whitney Wolfe Herd
CEO of Bumble and co-founder of Tinder
Marica Baranchesi
Italian astrophysicist
Ann McKee
Neuropathologist expert
Jian-Wei Pan
Chinese quantum physicist
ARTISTS
Nicole Kidman
Oscar-winning actress and producer, Big Little Lies (2017)
Hugh Jackman
Actor and superhero icon, The Greatest Showman (2017) and Logan (2017)
Gal Gadot
Actress and superhero icon, Wonder Woman (2017)
Ryan Coogler
Filmmaker, Black Panther (2018)
Millie Bobby Brown
Actress, Stranger Things (2016)
Sterling K. Brown
The first African-American to win the Emmy for Best Actor, This is Us (2017)
Greta Gerwig
Critically acclaimed actress, writer and director, Lady Bird (2017)
Kehinde Wiley
New York City-based portrait painter
Christian Siriano
Fashion designer
Lena Waithe
Groundbreaking writer and actress, Master of None (2015)
Shawn Mendes
Canadian singer-songwriter
Roseanne Barr
Actress, writer, comedian, producer and comedy icon, Roseanne (1989)
Guillermo De Toro
Oscar-winning Mexican filmmaker, The Shape of Water (2017)
Deepika Padukone
Highest paid actress in India
JR
French street artist
Jimmy Kimmel
TV host, writer, comedian and producer, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Judy Chicago
Feminist writer and artist
John Krasinski
Actor, writer and director, A Quiet Place (2018)
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LEADERS
Prince Harry
Prince Henry of Wales KCVO, 55h in line to the British throne
Meghan Markle
Actress, humanitarian, and future member of the British royal family
Satya Nadella
COO of Microsoft
Donald Trump
President of the United States of America
Carmen Yulin Cruz
Mayer of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, First Deputy Prime Minister, President of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, Minister of Defense and heir apparent to the thrown
Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London
Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People’s Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Sean Hannity
Talk show host, writer and conservative political commentator
J.J. Watt
American football defensive for the Houston Texans of the National Football League
Robert Mueller
American attorney and former FBI Director
Kenneth C. Frazier
Merk & Co. CEO
Nancy Pelosi
Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
Kim Jong Un
Supreme Leader of North Korea
Leo Varadkar
The first openly gay Irish politician
Emmerson Mnangagwa
President of Zimbabwe
Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minster of New Zealand
Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb
Journalists, NBC News
Shinzo Abe
Prime Minster of Japan
Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minster of Bangladesh
Jeff Sessions
Attorney General of the United States of America
Moon Jae-In
President of South Korea
Mauricio Macri
President of Argentina
Scott Pruitt
USA Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Haider Al-Abadi
Prime Minster of Iraq
ICONS
Jennifer Lopez
Actress, singer, producer and dancer
Ronan Farrow, Jodi Kantos and Megan Twohey
Pulitzer Prize winning journalists for reporting on sexual abuse in the workplace
Chadwich Boseman
Actor and superhero icon, Black Panther (2018)
Rihanna
Barbadian singer, songwriter and actress
Adam Rippon
American figure skater
Tarana Burke
American activist for #MeToo
Kevin Kwan
Singaporean writer, Crazy Rich Asians
Cristina Jimenez
United We Dream co-founder
Janet Mock
American writer, TV host and transgender rights activist
Kesha
American singer-songwriter
Maxine Waters
U.S. Representative for California’s 43th congressional district
Daniela Vega
Transgender Chilean actress and opera singer, A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Sinta Nuriyah
Former first lady of Indonesia
Rachael Denhollander
Olympic gold medal winning gymnast who exposed sexual abuse by Larry Nassar
Virgil Abloh
Founder of Off-White and Louis Vuitton menswear designer
Christopher Wylie
Whistleblower in the Facebook/Cambridge Analytical data scandal
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TITANS
Oprah Winfrey
Media proprietor, actress, talk show host, producer, philanthropist and humanitarian
Jeff Bezos
COO of Amazon
Cindy Holland
Netflix VP for Original Content
Kevin Durant
American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors
Elon Musk
Business magnet, founder and CEO of SpaceX, Tesla Inc. and Nueralink
Sonia Friedman
West End and Broadway theater producer
Giuliano Testa
Dallas-based surgeon who led a team into a groundbreaking transplant procedure
Masayoshi Son
COO of Softbank
Roger Federer
Swiss professional tennis player
Elizabeth Diller
Revolutionary architect
Virat Kohli
Captain of India’s national team of cricket
Adam Neumann
Co-founder of WeWork
Pony Ma
Chinese businessman, investor, engineer, and internet and technology entrepreneur
Jose Andres
Spanish-American Chef
