28.09.2019
Top most influential people. The most influential people in the world: who are they
The American magazine Forbes published the ranking of the most influential people in the world in 2018. TOP-3 were leaders largest countries– China, Russia and the USA.
Of the 7.5 billion inhabitants of our planet, Forbes magazine named only one in every 100 million whose activities are most influential. The list includes the names of 74 people who determine the course of the economy and politics of the world. Vladimir Putin did not become the first in the rating.
The most influential people in the world in 2018 according to Forbes
1. Xi Jinping:
- President of the People's Republic of China, who by his own efforts changed the Constitution, expanded his own influence. He regained the most important post, acted as the author of reforms, and implemented the Chinese Dream program, which is valid until the end of 2049.
2. Vladimir Putin:
- the leader of Russia, who was the leader of the rating from 2013 to 2016 inclusive. He has been in the presidency for eighteen years. This year, Vladimir Putin was ranked second due to a scandalous incident - Russian interference in the US presidential election.
3. Donald Trump:
- American President. Although he owns a powerful army, and America's economy is powerful, the leader of the country still did not rise above the third position in the ranking. He also found himself at the center of a scandal involving hackers from Russia.
4. Angela Merkel:
- German chancellor, the only woman chancellor in her native country. She has been in her current position for thirteen years. At the same time, in the elections of the past year, her victory became as ambiguous as that of Donald Trump: 364 deputies out of 688 voted for Angela Merkel.
5. Jeff Bezos:
- Founded Amazon. This year, his fortune is more than $100 billion. Amazon is valued at $768 billion.
6. Pope Francis:
- a reformer who launched the process of changing the conservative foundations of the Catholic Church. In parallel with the presidents of other countries, he is trying to improve the living conditions of refugees, opposes climate change and the persecution of religious minorities.
7. Bill Gates:
- founded Microsoft, but today his share in it is no more than 1% of the shares. Now he is involved in charity work, and even created his own charitable foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife.
8. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud:
- is crown prince Saudi Arabia, led the anti-corruption campaign, thanks to which many rich people were arrested, and underpaid funds were returned to the treasury.
9. Narendra Modi:
- holds the post of prime minister in India, also intends to do everything to keep the climate the same.
10. Larry Page:
- founded the Google search engine exactly twenty years ago.
French leader Emmanuel Macron was in 12th place, Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook - in 13th place. Elon Musk was ranked 25th, Kim Jong-un - 36th, and Bashar Al Assad - 62nd.
If you are sure that you live modestly, do not own a business, do not engage in politics, because the affairs of the powerful of this world do not concern you, you are mistaken. There are always those on whom the events in the world directly or indirectly depend.
We will talk about them - the most influential people of our time. Regular listings with them are the Times and Forbes - perhaps the most authoritative publications in the United States. We will look only at the "top" and talk about the TOP-10 of the current such list.
One of many political leaders India, which enjoys huge support from the people. bright volume confirmation - his re-election for a fourth consecutive term. However, both at home and abroad, many consider him a controversial personality. On the one hand, this is a charismatic “millionaire from the slums”, winner of UN and UNESCO awards, and on the other hand, one of the indirect culprits of the result of interreligious clashes in Gujarat among Indian Muslims (then more than a thousand people died). The youngest influencer on this list was born in 1984 and has since managed to become the owner of one of the most valuable companies and the largest social network. The history of the latter began with a modest website for Harvard students, and has grown to the level of one of the five most visited online sites in the world. Mark Zuckerberg is a record holder in many respects. For example, he managed to become the youngest billionaire in history and one of the richest Americans. Like Bill Gates, he donates the lion's share of his fortune to charity, which is how he intends to dispose of 99% of Facebook's shares. 
Not surprisingly, he made it to the list of the most influential people of our time - in famous saying It is said that "who owns the information, he owns the world." But it is Larry Page that directly affects what information we receive daily using the global Web.
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and philanthropist
He is one of the people who made computers small, human (in terms of learning) and affordable. For several years in a row, he led the ranking of the richest people in the world, and today, moving away from business, he has focused his efforts on the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 
In the latter, Bill Gates succeeded no less than in the computer field: Bill personally holds the record for the amount of funds donated to charity. For example, he sent 38% of his Microsoft shares to an unknown recipient. This donation could easily claim to be the largest since the turn of the 21st century.
Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church
His name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and he is the 266th pope. In the past 1200 years, he became the first non-European (born in Buenos Aires) to take this honorary chair. Despite the fact that in many Western countries the state is separated from religion, the Catholic faith continues to play important role in the lives of ordinary residents, and both politicians and businessmen listen to the opinion of the head of the church. Pope Francis himself humble person with firm principles. In 2013, the year of his election, Time magazine named him "Person of the Year." 
Janet Yellen, head of the US Federal Reserve
She has chaired the US Federal Reserve since 2014 and is the first woman to hold this position. To understand the importance of this state division, you need to know that it performs the function of the central bank of the country. Janet Yellen is not the only one in the family to receive high rank: her husband is a laureate Nobel Prize in Economics, and she herself has a Ph.D. 
Xi Jinping, Chinese President
It is difficult to underestimate the influence of China on the world economy, so it is not surprising that the leader of this country was included in the list of the most influential people. Xi Jinping stands out among other politicians for his principled position on corruption, as well as his openness to reforms. He first got into the top 100 most influential people in the world (according to Forbes) back in 2009. 
Merkel has repeatedly become the leader in the ratings of the most influential women politicians, has numerous awards and was named "Woman of the Year" by the authoritative British edition of the Financial Times.
Donald Trump, US President
Donald Trump managed to take the presidency relatively recently, but even before this event, he was well known in the world for his political and commercial activities. A versatile person, he is engaged not only in business (he is the president of a construction conglomerate, the owner of a network of gambling establishments and hotel complexes), but also worked as a TV presenter, regularly appeared in the head of it four times in a row. Apparently, every year the influence on world politics is only increasing. Forbes writes that "Putin continues to get what he wants." 
Indeed, he not only once again occupies the presidency in a country that consistently holds first place in the world in terms of territory and ninth in terms of population, but also participates in foreign policy, and his actions are not always perceived unambiguously. By the way, Vladimir Putin is the only representative from Russia in our rating.
The personal life of public politicians and media personalities always attracts close attention of society and the press. Therefore, many of them try to protect themselves and their families from journalists and strictly dose out information about it. The editors of the site invite you to read about the family life of Vladimir Putin.
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The world's population is almost 7.1 billion people. In this article, we will highlight only 10 of them who have greatest influence in the world (at the time of publication). One way or another, they all got into the Forbes lists as one of the most influential people in the world.
Let's drop the theory secret societies, unknown "puppeteers", let's see which of the officials - government leaders, corporate executives, financiers and philanthropists really run the world?
* The age and position of all persons are indicated at the time of publication of the material.
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David Cameron. British Prime Minister.
Age: 48 years old.
David Cameron has been the head of the UK Parliament since 2010. In fact, it is the first person of the state.
IN Lately in united Europe, 2 poles of power have emerged, the first is, of course, Germany with its new iron lady Angela Merkel, the second is Great Britain, which does not want to dance to the tune of Germany at all.
Cameron has already managed to reject Germany's call for an increase in the EU budget and has threatened to veto if such a law is passed. And it's entirely possible that Cameron would have been a more prominent and influential player on the world stage if he hadn't had to deal with a lot of problems at home, such as a steady economic downturn, electoral discontent, as well as problems in his own party.
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Janet Yellen. US Federal Reserve Chairman.
Age: 68 years old.
The Federal Reserve System is an independent US agency that acts as the nation's central bank. It can only obey the US Congress, but most of its actions still remain under its own control. The Fed is a rather subtle and influential organization that can directly affect the entire financial system United States, and indirectly throughout world economy generally.
Chairman of the Fed - has broad powers in the controlled organization, which means he has big influence on the US economy and the rest of the world. Janet Yellen has been head of the US Federal Reserve since February 2014 and has already managed to solve several important problems while sitting in the chair.
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Pope Francis. Head of the Catholic Church.
Age: 78 years old.
Under the doctrine of papal dominion, the pope has "supreme, complete, unquestioning and universal power" over the souls of the 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide.
People are turning to the pope to help solve many of the pressing problems of Catholics, such as birth control, attitudes towards abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia and others.
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Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. King of Saudi Arabia.
Age: 90 years old.
In 2008, Parade magazine (USA) included him in the top list of the most brutal dictators of our time. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, the absolute monarch of Saudi Arabia, controls an area with 20 percent of the world's proven oil reserves.
It is at the will of this person that the world oil market can collapse, which may have happened in late 2014 - early 2015.
*** Tragically, just on the day the article was published, January 23, 2015, the King of Saudi Arabia passed away.
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Founders of Google.
Age: 41 each.
These two friends, who met back in the mid-90s, are among the most powerful people in the world. They created Google from scratch in 1998. Today, Google Ink is not just a search engine, it is the world's largest transnational corporation that invests a lot of money in the development of the Internet and other technologies.
Google Ink websites are the most popular websites in the world, with about 1 billion people visiting them in one month. Many simply cannot live without Google, because this giant occupies many areas of our everyday life and public life. Various Applications and sites from Google, such as YouTube, Blogger, Maps from Google are indispensable for many millions of people.
Forbes on Wednesday introduced new rating the most powerful people in the world. The list includes 72 political, economic, business and public figures - one for every 100 million inhabitants of the planet. The rating was headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The 61-year-old politician removed his American colleague Barack Obama from the first line. Rounding out the top three were Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more about the most influential people in the world by Forbes versions read on.
The rating is based on the subjective choice of the American editors of the magazine. The criteria for influence are indicators such as the number of people affected by the decisions of the rating participant, the financial flows that the rating participant manages as an administrator, manager or owner, and the activity with which the rating participant uses his power.
1. Vladimir Putin
Who: President of Russia
influence: Russia
Industry: politics
Age: 61
Ascension Russian leader to the top of the Forbes influence rating was promoted both by the process of “tightening the screws” within the country and by his success in the diplomatic arena.
In particular, Putin proposed a compromise solution to the Syrian problem that would suit all parties and relieved tension in the conflict, which almost escalated into a full-scale war. In addition, the Russian President granted political asylum to former CIA officer Edward Snowden, whose high-profile revelations became not only a headache for American intelligence agencies, but also a problem for other states, whose diplomats the fugitive programmer turned to for support.
The world's largest nuclear arsenal, a vote in the UN Security Council and record hydrocarbon deposits remain under Putin's control. The leader of the rating has at least another five years of absolute power left, and can potentially rule Russia until 2024.
2. Barack Obama
Who: President of the United States
influence: USA
Industry: politics
Age: 52
The American leader lost the first line of the rating to his Russian colleague amid numerous squabbles in domestic politics USA.
Obama failed to convince Congress of the need to implement health insurance reform according to his plan, which ultimately led the country to a dead end: in early October, US government agencies had to close for 16 days due to the inability of politicians to find consensus on the budget and the national debt ceiling. No less sensitive blow to Obama's reputation was the revelations of Edward Snowden, which put the head of state in the position of an eternally justifying person.
And yet, even with his second term in office and the accompanying suspicions of turning into a lame duck, Obama remains the leader of the world's most powerful political, economic, and military power.
3. Xi Jinping
Who: Chinese President
influence: PRC
Industry: politics
Age: 60
The new Chinese leader in 2012 officially took the helm of the second most influential world power with a population of 1.3 billion people, which is almost 20% of the population of the entire planet. Under Xi, China remains the largest holder of American external debt - the Celestial Empire owns US Treasury receipts for $ 1.3 billion. The rapid growth of the economy continues: in 10 years, the number of official billionaires in China has increased from zero to 122, and GDP has reached $ 8.2 trillion. In addition to the post of chairman of the PRC, Xi is the secretary general of the Communist Party and the head of the country's military forces.
4. Pope Francis
Who: Pope
Influences: Roman Catholic Church
Industry: religion
Age: 76
Francis succeeded Benedict XVI as head of the Roman Church in March 2013. His mission is to breathe new energy into an institution that brings together 1.2 billion people around the world.
First Jesuit Pope and First Native Pope Latin America has already made a number of reform statements, from calling for gender equality to reducing the degree of critical rhetoric against supporters of abortion, gay marriage and contraceptives. Francis, or Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the world, uses social media, preaches on Twitter, and even takes self-portraits for social networks in accordance with the spirit of the times.
He is a native of large family Italian immigrants who settled in Buenos Aires. The Pope is known as a passionate fan of the San Lorenzo de Almagro football club.
5. Angela Merkel
Who: Chancellor of Germany
influences: Germany
Industry: politics
Age: 59
The most powerful woman in the world remains a key figure in political and economic problems European Union.
Merkel's commitment to the hard line of austerity and the preservation of the euro as a single currency helped the EU a lot to survive as an integration entity, despite the crisis in the southern economies of the Old World and persistent calls for reverse disintegration from the North.
Recently, the “iron chancellor” was re-elected without any visible problems to the post that she has been holding since 2005. In the ranking of the most powerful women world according to Forbes Merkel climbed to the top 8 times over the past 10 years.
6. Bill Gates
Who: co-chair charitable foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Influences: Microsoft, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Industry: business, philanthropy
Age: 58
With a net worth of $72 billion, Gates recently regained his status richest man in the world according to Forbes. At the same time, the Microsoft founder himself spends most of his time on the work of a charitable foundation, which he manages with his wife Melinda.
As a philanthropist, he has already spent $28 billion. Gates' last major philanthropic initiative was the $335 million polio program in April, which was joined by six more billionaires with $100 million in contributions, including Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Microsoft shares have been rising since the end of August, when the software giant announced the resignation of Steve Ballmer as CEO. Gates remains chairman of the board of directors of the company he co-founded with Paul Allen in 1975.
Along with Warren Buffett, Gates continues to recruit members for the Giving Pledge, in which billionaires make a public pledge to donate at least 50% of their wealth to charitable causes.
7. Ben Bernanke
Who: Fed Chairman
influence: Fed
Industry: economics
Age: 59
Big Ben is preparing to leave the most powerful economic post in the world on January 31, 2014. Recently it became known the name of his successor - Janet Yellen will head the Fed next year. Bernanke, during his time in office, has become a living symbol of the fight against the consequences global crisis. The former Princeton professor became the main lobbyist for the soft stimulus policy and ensured, albeit modest, but still stable growth in US GDP.
8. Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud
Who: King of Saudi Arabia
Influence: Saudi Arabia
Industry: politics
Age: 89
The influence of the Saudi monarch is made up not only of high authority in the Muslim world, but also due to control over 20% of the world's oil reserves (265 million barrels). GDP growth to $727 billion allowed the kingdom to enter the top 20 global economies. At the same time, the unemployment rate in the country remains at 12%, and 50% of the population is under 25 years old. King Abdullah recently allocated $130 billion for youth employment and housing programs.
9. Mario Draghi
Who: President of the European Central Bank
influence: ECB
Industry: economics
Age: 66
"Super Mario" got not the most comfortable position in modern economic realities. He became the face of the troubled economy of the eurozone countries with a combined GDP of $17 trillion. Every time Draghi has to set investors up for optimism and maneuver between the interests of countries so different by all criteria, like Greece and Germany. And while he copes with this paradoxical task.
10. Michael Duke
Who: CEO of Wal-Mart Stores
Influencers: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: business
Age: 63
The head of the world's largest retailer with a revenue of $470 billion and the world's second largest employer with a staff of 2.2 million people could not help but enter the top 10 most influential people. Duke, as the CEO of Wal-Mart, can decide the fate of a product with a single signature, simply by removing it from the shelf or putting it there. In the fall, he visited Washington as part of a delegation of 20 CEOs of the largest American companies, where he tried to convince President Obama of the need to quickly break the budget impasse.
11. David Cameron
Who: British Prime Minister
influences: UK
Industry: politics
Age: 47
The Tory leader runs the world's sixth largest economy and is often compared to Margaret Thatcher for her commitment to fiscal austerity. True, Cameron got hit for a populist proposal to cut the electricity tax for households. An Oxford graduate and distant relative of King William IV is known as an active critic of Edward Snowden. In two years, Cameron will have to lead the Conservatives to new elections.
12. Carlos Slim
Who: Chairman of the Honorary Charitable Foundation
influences: America Movil
Industry: business, philanthropy
Age: 73
The Mexican telecommunications tycoon displaced Bill Gates from the position of the richest man in the world for several years, but this year again lost the palm to the American. Slim's business empire includes assets in mining, real estate development and media (in publishing The New York Times). In 2012, the billionaire acquired three football clubs at once - two in his native Mexico and one in Spain. In February 2013, Slim joined the Gates initiative to fight hunger and support innovative farming technology.
13. Warren Buffett
Who: CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
influences: Berkshire Hathaway
Industry: business, philanthropy
Age: 83
The "Oracle of Omaha", despite diagnosed with prostate cancer and advanced age, does not let go of the threads of the operational management of his business empire. His net worth has grown by almost $20 billion to $53.5 billion in a year, and Buffett has not lost his taste for big deals. Berkshire Hathaway launched a $23.2 billion takeover of legendary ketchup maker Heinz in June, after acquiring energy firm NV Energy for $5.6 billion in cash. The investor continues to be actively involved in charity: in July, he sent another $ 2 billion in the form of Berkshire shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Cumulatively, Buffett's philanthropic initiatives have already reached $20 billion.
14. Li Keqiang
Who: Premier of the State Council of China
influence: PRC
Industry: politics
Age: 58
The second politician in the PRC after Xi Jinping, Li, despite being loyal to the party's communist ideals, is known as a champion of economic liberalism. He was one of the lobbyists for the report World Bank, who called on the Celestial Empire to accelerate reforms in a direction opposite to state capitalism.
15. Jeff Bezos
Who: CEO of Amazon.com
Influencers: Amazon.com
Industry: business, technology
Age: 49
Bezos quickly emerged as one of the world's most powerful businessmen with the explosion of the online retailer he founded. Amazon, with $61 billion in annual sales, has expanded its reach into technology, fashion, video streaming and traditional media. In the summer, Bezos acquired The Washington Post holding for $250 million.
16. Rex Tillerson
Who: CEO of Exxon Mobil
Influencers: Exxon Mobil
Industry: business
Age: 61
The head of the largest US oil and gas corporation led Exxon to a phenomenal $44.9 billion profit last year. The company remains the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas producer and operates on six continents. Tillerson is considered one of the most influential and effective lobbyists in the industry.
17. Sergey Brin
Who: co-founder, head of special projects at Google
influencers: Google
Industry: business, technology
Age: 40
The co-founders of Google have been working in tandem together for more than a decade. While Page has operational control over the entire search giant, Brin has focused on the corporation's most innovative devices within the Google X division. We are talking about Google Glass augmented reality glasses and a self-driving car. Together with Page, Brin donated $400 million to charity this year.
18. Larry Page
Who: co-founder, CEO of Google
influencers: Google
Industry: business, technology
Age: 40
Page runs the world's most popular site with a monthly audience of 1 billion users, a corporation with $50 billion in revenue and a rapidly growing business. The Google CEO is responsible for numerous M&A deals, including the $1 billion purchase of the crowdsourced app Waze and the $12.5 billion takeover of Motorola's mobile division.
19. Francois Hollande
Who: President of France
influences: France
Industry: politics
Age: 59
Hollande became France's first Socialist president in two decades and immediately ran into the financial troubles of Europe's second-largest economy. His popularity rating dropped to 23% in October amid clumsy actions in loud scandal because of the deportation of migrants. This is the lowest electoral figure for a French president in 20 years - even lower than that of Hollande's unpopular predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy. Recently, the head of state criticized his American colleague Barack Obama for the facts of wiretapping by the US intelligence services. telephone conversations million French (only in a month 70 calls and SMS messages were listened to and viewed).
20. Timothy Cook
Who: Apple CEO
influencers: Apple
Industry: business, technology
Age: 52
Apple is not only the most valuable company in the world, but also an unrivaled authority in the design and technology industry, in the film and music business, in media and telecommunications. This year, at Cook's request, his bonus will be linked to the company's stock performance. In 2012, the CEO of Apple, the successor to Steve Jobs in office, earned $4.2 million.
53. Dmitry Medvedev
Who: Prime Minister of Russia
influence: Russia
Industry: politics
Age: 48
The head of the Russian government, despite serious reputational losses after the reverse castling with Vladimir Putin, remains the second most influential figure in the domestic power vertical. However, the chances that the current president of the country will decide to entrust all the threads of control to his younger comrade for the second time are negligible.
60. Igor Sechin
Who: President, Chairman of the Board of Rosneft
influence: Rosneft
Industry: business
Age: 53
A faithful ally of Vladimir Putin returned to the Forbes rating after a year of absence. He did not join Dmitry Medvedev's government and maintained tense relations with the current prime minister. But in the status of the head of Rosneft, the former curator of the fuel and energy complex in the Cabinet started a “deal of the century” to take over TNK-BP in the amount of $56 billion. Soon, Sechin will officially become the head of the largest public oil company world in terms of production. At the same time, he maintains close relations with the first person of the state, which in Russian realities remains the main resource of administrative weight.
63. Alisher Usmanov
Who: CEO of Gazprominvestholding
Influencers: USM Holdings
Industry: business
Age: 60
The richest man in Russia made his fortune of $ 17.6 billion in metals, but in last years diversified business by acquiring assets in telecommunications (MegaFon), media (Kommersant Publishing House) and technologies (Mail.ru Group). He also owns a stake in London's Arsenal Football Club.
Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. It includes those who seek to improve the situation in the world and change the worldview of people. The list of the most influential people of 2018 includes journalists, actors, musicians, artists, politicians and other famous people.
This year it included 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40. The women selected by Time included activist Tarana Burke, who founded the Me Too movement, and Nice Nylantei Lengete, a human rights activist who works to end female genital mutilation in Kenya.
« While we're still a long way from gender equality on a global scale, there are more women in Time's top 100 this year than ever. And it's proof that there are ways to change the world outside of traditional force methods."- writes Chief Editor magazine Edward Felsenthal.
And here Russian President Vladimir Putin is not included in the top 100 most influential people this year on the ground. This is an amazing decision by Time, because Putin consistently got into the rating from 2014 to 2017. Discussing this fact on social networks, users suggested that this was the West's revenge for Russia's policy. However, the editors of Time did not promise that its opinion should completely coincide with the opinion of readers.
However, the leader of the Russian Federation nevertheless appeared in Time, on the April cover of the European edition. On it he is depicted in the image of the Russian Tsar.
Here are the top 5 nominations in which the most influential people of 2018 were determined.
5. Leaders
Satya Nadella, the head of one of the largest corporations in the world, is a native of India. He is fond of cricket, and believes that "one brilliant player who does not put the team first can destroy the whole team." It is this concept that Satya Nadella uses while at the helm of Microsoft. He also preaches the importance of empathy and makes sure that the company produces products that work reliably. Nadella's first child was born with cerebral palsy and depended on devices that ran Microsoft systems for his life.
In the four years since Nadella took over at Microsoft, Nadella's market value has increased by 130%.
The next in this subsection is the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. As U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said of him: President Trump is a flash drive (popularly known as a stun grenade) thrown into Washington by the forgotten men and women of America. The fact that his first year as president disorientated and upset fund workers mass media and the political establishment is not a fault, it is a feature... President Trump is doing what he was elected to do - violate the status quo. It frightens those who have controlled Washington for decades, but for millions of Americans, their confusion is very interesting to watch.».
There are different ways to think about Trump for his policy towards Russia. However, it cannot be denied that this is a bright and decisive personality, which to a large extent influences world politics.
In addition to Nadella and Trump, the leaders were: the heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the head of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, English prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, as well as the sun of the North Korean nation Kim Jong-un.
4. Innovators
Time gave the first line in this category to the black female comedian Tiffany Haddish. You might have seen her in the comedies Flying Girls, Mad Families, or The Last Real Gangster. As actor Kevin Hart said about his colleague: “ Tiffany is an amazing talent with a big heart. She loves to make her loved ones happy. I hope she continues to be herself, because that's what makes her shine.».
Others in the Innovators category include hip-hop artist Cardi B, famed snowboarder Chloe Kim, the first female ISS commander, Peggy Whitson, and Florida students who survived the 2017 Parkland school shooting.
3. Artists
This subsection is opened by Hollywood star Nicole Kidman. In addition to her outstanding acting talent, Nicole has the compassion, kindness and humor that make her the epitome of great woman. She has the title of Citizen of the World and often participated in charitable programs.
Also among the most influential artists, Time editors included Hugh Jackman, some of them - Gal Gadot and Deepika Padukone, and director Guillermo del Toro.
2. Icons
On the "cover" of this category, the charming Jennifer Lopez flaunts. She is the first Latin American actress to earn over one million dollars per film. Jennifer is also a mother, businesswoman, activist, designer, fashion connoisseur, philanthropist and producer. She is one of the most successful singers of her generation and has managed to turn her popularity into the expensive and respected fashion brand J.Lo. In 2013, J. Lo got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Time included singer Rihanna, public figure Tarana Burke, actor Chadwick Boseman, singer Kesha and figure skater Adam Rippon as modern icons.
1. Titans
The first in the titanic subsection is the great tennis player Roger Federer. As the American writer David Foster Wallace wrote, he is one of those rare, supernatural athletes who appears to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws". At 36 years old, the world number one also seems to be beyond the laws of aging. This is the only tennis player in the world who has become an eight-time Wimbledon men's champion.
The Titans category also includes billionaire inventor Elon Musk, television host Oprah Winfrey, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, WeWork startup founder Adam Neumann, and athlete Kevin Durant.
