Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2008
May 11th 2008 07:50
Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2008
Courtesy of time.com
It’s that time of year again where Time magazine assembles its subjective list of the 100 most influential people on the world. Establishing a perceived hierarchy of the rich, wealthy and powerful that covers a varied cross section of professions.
Here you will find politicians, scientists, actors, sports players, musicians and many more diverse fields of endeavour. The question is how much effect they had globally in the last 12 months. More than a popularity contest to make the cut there needs to be action and results, excursion of influence on a cultural level.
We may not all agree on who is included in the list but all these people have one thing in common. An undeniable level of motivation to achieve their goals, they are dedicated to their dreams with the ability to captivate inhabitants of this planet in sharing a common vision.
The list below is from the official time magazine website, time.com:
Leaders & Revolutionaries
The Dali Lama at number 1
Dalai Lama
Vladimir Putin
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
John McCain
Hu Jintao
George W. Bush
Jacob Zuma
Anwar Ibrahim
Kevin Rudd
Bartholomew I
Ben Bernanke
Muqtada al-Sadr
Robert Gates
Michelle Bachelet
Sonia Gandhi
Baitullah Mehsud
Evo Morales
Ma Ying-jeou
Ashfaq Kayani
Heroes & Pioneers
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Oprah Winfrey
Oscar Pistorius
Mia Farrow
Andre Agassi
Lance Armstrong
Bob and Suzanne Wright
Peter Gabriel
Kaká
Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum
Yoani Sánchez
Madeeha Hasan Odhaib
Randy Pausch
Lorena Ochoa
Tony Blair
Alexis Sinduhije
Aung San Suu Kyi
George Mitchell
Scientists & Thinkers
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Craig Venter
Jill Bolte Taylor
Larry Brilliant
Jeff Han
Mehmet Oz
Nancy Brinker
Harold McGee
Peter Pronovost
Eric Chivian & Richard Cizik
Mary Lou Jepsen
Paul Allen
Nicholas Schiff
Mark Zuckerberg
Wendy Kopp
Shinya Yamanaka & James Thomson
Michael Griffin
Susan Solomon
Isaac Berzin
Artists & Entertainers
Lorne Michaels with 30 Rock SNL star Tina fey
Lorne Michaels
Miley Cyrus
Robert Downey Jr.
Herbie Hancock
Joel & Ethan Coen
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Gelb
Mariah Carey
Khaled Hosseini
Elizabeth Gilbert
Rem Koolhaas
Judd Apatow
Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy
George Clooney
Tim Russert
Suze Orman
Stephenie Meyer
Tyler Perry
Tom Stoppard
Chris Rock
Takashi Murakami
Builders & Titans
Indra Nooyi
Indra Nooyi
Ali al-Naimi
Rupert Murdoch
Steve Jobs
Radiohead
John Chambers
Jeff Bezos
Jay Adelson
Steve Ballmer
Jamie Dimon
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
Lou Jiwei
Neelie Kroes
Jeffrey Immelt
Karl Lagerfeld
Lloyd Blankfein
Carlos Slim
Mo Ibrahim
Ratan Tata
Cynthia Carroll
Carine Roitfeld
Michael Arrington
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