DemDaily: TIME’s 100: The World’s Most Influential People!
May 9, 2025
Time Magazine published its iconic annual 100 Most Influential People edition, revealing an inspiring, remarkable and somewhat controversial mix of political leaders, CEOs, activists, and artists that, in 2025, span 32 countries.
Notably, the list features six members of Trump’s administration, 16 corporate executives, and nine justice advocates. The youngest on the list is 22-year-old Olympic swimmer Léon Marchand, and the oldest is 84-year-old Nobel laureate and interim Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus.
The list, first published in 1999, was born from debate among American academics, politicians, and journalists about individuals who truly change the world, regardless of the consequences of their actions.
| The nominations come from Time 100 alumni and the magazine's international writing staff, and the final 100 is decided by Time editors. |
The List
The recognized are divided into six categories: Innovators, Titans, Artists, Icons, Leaders and Pioneers. The tributes to each are written, uniquely, by colleagues and past recipients in the same category.
Innovators
* Snoop Dogg: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Producer, DJ, and Media Personality
* Nikki Glaser: Comedian, Writer
* Ma Yansong: Founder of MAD Architects
* Larry Fink: Co-founder, Chair & CEO of BlackRock
* Kwame Onwuachi: Chef, Restaurateur, Author
* Sandra Díaz: Argentine Ecologist, Professor, Scientist
* Mickalene Thomas: Visual Artist, Painter
* Jon M. Chu: American Director, Producer, Screenwriter
* Wendy Freedman: Canadian-American Astronomer
* Josh Koskoff: Connecticut Attorney, Champion of Gun Safety Cases
* Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon: Award-winning Chef
* Christian Happi: Cameroonian scientist, Genomic Sequencing Pioneer, Leader in Fighting African Diseases
* Ismahane Elouafi: Acclaimed Moroccan Scientist
* Skye Perryman: President of Democracy Forward
* Tim Cadogan: CEO of GoFundMe
* Richard Thompson: Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Titans
* Serena Williams: Former Professional Tennis Player, Entrepreneur
* Ed Bastian: CEO of Delta Air Lines
* Blake Lively: Actress, Philanthropist
* Lorne Michaels: Renowned Writer, TV & Film Producer. Creator of Saturday Night Live
* Simone Biles: Olympic Gymnast, Advocate
* Doug McMillon: President & CEO of Walmart
* Miuccia Prada: Entrepreneur, Head Designer of Prada
* Percival Everett: Distinguished Professor, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer
* Ted Sarandos: Co-CEO of Netflix
* Joe Rogan, American Podcaster, UFC Commentator, Comedian, Actor
* Lisa Su: President & CEO Advanced Micro Devices
* Mark Zuckerberg: CEO & Chair of Meta Platforms
* Bonnie Y Chan: CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
* Alex Karp: Co-Founder & CEO Palantir Technologies
* Jonathan Greenblatt: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League
* Stephen J. Squeri: Chair & CEO of American Express
Artists
* Ed Sheeran: English Singer-Songwriter
* Scarlett Johansson: American Actress, Model, Singer
* Daniel Dae Kim: American Actor, Producer, Activist
* Kristen Bell: American Actress, Producer, Activist
* Adam Scott: American Actor
* Rashida Jones: American Actress, Writer, Producer
* Diego Luna: Mexican Actor, Director, and Producer
* Nicole Scherzinger: Singer, Actress, Dancer, Songwriter, Philanthropist
* Kristen Wiig: American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
* Willy Chavarria: American Fashion Designer
* Danielle Deadwyler: American Actress
* Hozier: Irish Musician
* Miranda July: American Director, Screenwriter, Actress & Author
* Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: American Playwright & 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama
* Mohammad Rasoulof: Iranian Independent Filmmaker
* Annabelle Selldorf: German-born Architect, Founder of Selldorf Architects
* Yoshitomo Nara: Japanese Artist.
Icons
* Demi Moore: Actor, Producer
* Jalen Hurts: Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Champion
* Adrien Brody: American Actor
* Gisèle Pelicot: Advocate for Sexual Survivors
* Hiroyuki Sanada: Japanese Actor
* Angeline Murimirwa: CEO of CAMFED
* David Muir: Journalist & ABC World News Tonight Anchor
* Raquel Willis: American Writer, Editor & Transgender Rights Activist
* Bobbi Brown: Author, Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
* Anthony D. Romero: ACLU Executive Director
* Yoshiki: Japanese Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Producer, Director & Fashion Designer.
* Amy Griffin: Venture Capitalist & Author
* Léon Marchand: French Olympic Swimmer.
F* atou Baldeh: Gambian Women's Rights Activist
Leaders
* Keir Starmer: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* Claudia Sheinbaum: President of Mexico
* Donald Trump: President of the United States
* María Corina Machado: Venezuelan Politician and Opposition Leader
* Elon Musk: Tesla CEO, DOGE Director, World's Richest Man
* Muhammad Yunus: Chief Adviser, Interim Government of Bangladesh, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
* Howard Lutnick: US Secretary of Commerce
* Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: Director-General of the World Health Organization
* J.D. Vance: Vice President of the United States
* Reshma Kewalramani: President and CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals
* Friedrich Merz: Chancellor of Germany
* Megyn Kelly: American Journalist, Attorney, Media Personality
* Lee Jae-myung: South Korea Democratic Party's candidate for President
*
Teresa Ribera: Spanish Jurist, Civil Servant, Academic, Politician
* Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: US Secretary of Health and Human Services
* Andrea Vidaurre: American Environmental Justice Advocate,
* Cofounder, People's Collective for Environmental Justice
* Duma Boko: President of Botswana
* Russell Vought: US Director of the Office of Management and Budget
* Javier Milei: President of Argentina
* Noa Argamani: Hamas Kidnapped Victim, Activist for Gaza Hostages
* Mo Abudu: Nigerian Media Mogul, Philanthropist
* Ahmed al-Sharaa: President of Syria
Pioneers
* Demis Hassabis: CEO and Co-founder of Google DeepMind
* Rosé: New Zealand-born, South Korea-based Singer and Songwriter.
* Andrew Forrest: Australian Businessman, former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group, Billionaire
* Robert Montgomery: American Renowned Organ Transplant Surgeon, Humanitarian
* Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier: American WNBA Professional Basketball Players and Co-* Founders of Unrivaled, a Women's Professional Three-on-Three Basketball League
* Robin Wall Kimmerer: Potawatomi botanist, naturalist, Indigenous Elder, Best-Selling Author
* Dario Amodei: American Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CEO of Anthropic
* Myles Smith: British Singer and Songwriter
* Cordelia Bähr: Swiss Lawyer, Climate Change Justice Champion
* Julie Burkhart: Advocate and Operator of Abortion Clinics in the Midwestern United States
* Liang Wenfeng: Chinese Entrepreneur, Founder of Hedge Fund High-Flyer, Founder & CEO of Artificial Intelligence Company DeepSeek.
* Allison Sesso: President and CEO of Undue Medical Debt
* Tomas Cihlar and Wesley Sundquist: Czech and American Biochemists who developed Remdesivir, the Primary Drug Used to Fight HIV Infection.
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