TIME magazine has just released its latest list of the world's 100 most influential people. The 2023 list features a record-breaking 16 people fighting to defend the environment, including world leaders, scientists, and environmental advocates. On the broader side of things, Angela Bassett, Doja Cat…and ChatGPT were all chosen for their impact on culture and the world at large! Oh, and Mr. Beast of course!
The list also recognizes the groundbreaking work of Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin, who led the development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 and are now working on cancer vaccines. The list also features activists like Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, and journalists like Evan Gershkovich, facing espionage charges for reporting on Russia.
Check out the full list here or below:
ARTISTS
- Michael B. Jordan
- Drew Barrymore
- Ali Wong
- Austin Butler
- Aubrey Plaza
- Rian Johnson
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Zoe Saldaña
- Judy Blume
- Colin Farrell
- Lea Michele
- Simone Leigh
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Suzan-Lori Parks
- Neil Gaiman
- Shervin Hajipour
- El Anatsui
- Colleen Hoover
- Steve Lacy
ICONS
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Ke Huy Quan
- Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Pedro Pascal
- Brittney Griner
- King Charles
- Salman Rushdie
- RowVaughn Wells
- Tracie D. Hall
- Peng Lifa
- Shannon Watts
- Haluk Levent
- Imara Jones
- Yvon Chouinard
PIONEERS
- Doja Cat
- Mikaela Shiffrin
- Bella Hadid
- Sam Altman
- Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi
- Thom Browne
- S.S. Rajamouli
- MrBeast
- Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
- Britney Schmidt and Peter Davis
- Sam Rivera
- Robin Zeng
- Edward Reynolds
- Margaret Mitchell
LEADERS
- Olena Zelenska
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Evan Gershkovich
- Janet Yellen
- Sherry Rehman
- Mitch McConnell
- Anthony Albanese
- Margrethe Vestager
- Joe Biden
- Samuel Alito
- Gustavo Petro
- Gina Raimondo
- Oleksandra Matviichuk
- Fumio Kishida
- Cindy McCain
- María Herrera Magdaleno
- Olaf Scholz
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Min Aung Hlaing
TITANS
- Angela Bassett
- Laurene Powell Jobs
- Lionel Messi
- Padma Lakshmi
- Johan Rockstrom
- Beyoncé
- Patrick Mahomes II
- Elon Musk
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Karen Lynch
- Shou Zi Chew
- Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin
- Deborah Lipstadt
INNOVATORS
- Bob Iger
- Sarah Kate Ellis
- Kylian Mbappé
- Natasha Lyonne
- Monica Simpson
- Nathan Fielder
- Wanjira Mathai
- Hidetaka Miyazaki
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Catherine Coleman Flowers
- Sean Sherman
- Iga Swiatek
Source: Time