Courtesy & Complete List: Time
Activism
- Aung San Suu Kyi: National League of Democracy leader (63)
- Yoani Sénchez: Blogger (33)
- The Charter 08 authors: The 303 Chinese citizens who signed this pro-democracy manifesto
- Dalai Lama: Spiritual leader (73)
US Politics
- Barack Obama (47, President of the United States)
- Sarah Palin: Governor of Alaska (45)
- Hillary Clinton: US Secretary of State (61)
President Contenders – 2012 America
- Mike Huckabee: Commentator, candidate-in-waiting (53)
- Michelle Obama: First Lady (45)
- Ron Paul: U.S. Representative, former presidential candidate (73)
GOP Opposition
- Eric Cantor: Republican whip, U.S. House of Representatives (45)
- John Boehner: U.S. House minority leader (59)
- Newt Gingrich: Political analyst (65)
- Jonathan Krohn: Lil’ Limbaugh (14)
Behind the scenes – Wheeler dealers
- Ron Bloom: Auto adviser (53)
- Neel Kashkari: TARP-throb (35)
Government Organizations
- Bill Gross: Pimco co-founder (65)
- James Lockhart: Federal Housing Finance Agency CEO (62)
- Sheila Bair: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairwoman (54)
Religion – Jesus Christ
- Pope Benedict XVI (81)
- Rowan Williams: Archbishop of Canterbury (58)
- Rick Warren: Evangelist (55)
Social Service
- Sister Mary Scullion: Philadelphia’s Mother Theresa (55)
Finance
- Leonard Abess: Banker (60)
- Odell Barnes: The foreclosure king
Filthy Rich & Powerful
- Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway chairman (78)
- T. Boone Pickens: Billionaire, renewable-energy booster (80)
Media, News Heads
- Sam Zell: Tribune Co. chairman and CEO (67)
- Rupert Murdoch: News Corp. chairman (78)
TV Executives
- Charlie Gasparino: CNBC on-air editor (47)
- Abdul Rahman al-Rashed: Al-Arabiya general manager
- Seth MacFarlane: Animation maven (35)
On Screen Persona – Ladies
- Katie Couric: News anchor (52)
- Oprah Winfrey: Kingmaker (55)
- Rachel Maddow: MSNBC host (35)
TV Shows
- Jon Stewart: Faux-news anchor (46)
- Jay Leno: Prime-time TV host (58)
- Tina Fey: Actress, comedian, writer (38)
- The View: Whoopi Goldberg moderates discussions and is joined by Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters
Extreme Right: Conservative Gang
- Bill O’Reilly: Commentator/enforcer of spin-free zone (59)
- Rush Limbaugh: Radio host (58)
Bank Board
- Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan Chase CEO (53)
- Ken Lewis: Bank of America CEO (61)
- Dick Kovacevich: Wells Fargo chairman (66)
- Lloyd Blankfein: Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO (54)
Dow Brass Ring
- Michael Duke: Wal-Mart CEO (57)
- Jeffrey Immelt: General Electric chairman and CEO (53)
- Indra Nooyi: PepsiCo CEO (53)
Hi-Tech Crowd
- Jeff Bezos: Amazon.com chairman (45)
- Steve Jobs: Apple chairman and CEO (56)
- Jeff Kindler: Pfizer CEO (54)
- John Chambers: Cisco Systems CEO (59)
- Steve Ballmer: Microsoft CEO (53)
Dangerous Liaisons
- Muqtada al-Sadr: Shi’ite cleric (35)
- Rod Blagojevich: Former Illinois governor (52)
- Baitullah Mehsud: Taliban leader
Glamor Dolls
- Kate Winslet: Actress (33)
- Angelina Jolie: Actress (33)
Rich People’s Hobby
- Stella McCartney: Fashion designer (37)
- Tom Ford: Fashion designer (47)
Mid-Life Crisis Gentlemen
- Joaquin Phoenix: Actor, alleged rapper (34)
- Ricky Gervais: Comedian, scamp (47)
- Patrick Swayze: Actor (56)
Out-of work Hollywood Stars
- Tom Hanks: Actor, filmmaker (52)
- George Clooney: Actor (47)
- Brad Pitt: Actor (45)
- Hugh Jackman: Actor, Oscar host (40)
- Clint Eastwood: Actor, director (78)
Teenage Heartthrobs
- Zac Efron: Actor, pinup (21)
- Miley Cyrus: Actress, singer (16: Hannah Montana)
- Taylor Swift: Singer (19)
- The Jonas Brothers: Kevin, 21; Joe, 19; Nick, 16 : Musicians, hormone aggregators
Teaching in University: Academia
- Nouriel Roubini: Economics professor (49)
- Meredith Whitney: Banking analyst (39)
- Roland Fryer: Harvard University economics professor (31)
Fancy Construction: Civil Engineers
- Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio: Founders, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Rem Koolhaas: Architect (64)
- Renzo Piano: Architect (71)
Queer
- Dan Barber: Blue Hill at Stone Barns chef (39)
- Damien Hirst: Wealthy art provocateur (43)
- William Kentridge: Artist (54)
- Gustavo Dudamel: Los Angeles Philharmonic (28)
Rappers
- Kanye West: Musician (31)
- Lil’ Wayne: Self-proclaimed greatest rapper alive (26)
- T-Pain: Musician, producer (23)
- M.I.A.: Singer (31)
Alternate Grammy
- Rain: South Korean pop star
- Prince: Singer, commercial genius, legend (50)
Gulf Autocrats
- Gamal Mubarak: Egyptian politician (46)
- Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum: Emir of Dubai (59)
- Madeeha Hasan Odhaib: Seamstress, Baghdad district councilwoman (38)
Petrol & Oil mixed with Money
- Ali al-Naimi: Saudi Arabian Oil Minister (74)
- Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: Saudi billionaire (54)
- Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority managing director
Forbes Top 10 in World
- Carlos Slim: Mexican monopolist (60)
- Alexander Lebedev: Billionaire (49)
- Mo Ibrahim: Sudanese-born cell-phone magnate
Sports
- Tiger Woods: Golfer (33)
- Danica Patrick: Racy driver (28)
- Manny Pacquiao: Boxer (30)
- Rafael Nadal: Tennis player (22)
- Lance Armstrong: Bicyclist (37)
- Kaká: Soccer star (29)
- Michael Phelps: Olympian (23)
- Kobe Bryant: Basketball star (30)
Sports Club Owners
- Mark Cuban: Entrepreneur (50)
Military, Army
- General Petraeus: General, U.S. Central Command chief (56)
- David McKiernan: International Security Assistance Force commander (57)
Local Govt; Big Impact
- Michelle Rhee: Washington, D.C., schools chancellor (39)
- Elizabeth Warren: Congressional Oversight Panel chairwoman (59)
Finance
- Ben Bernanke: Federal Reserve Chairman (55)
Hollywood Movies
- Judd Apatow: Director, producer (41)
- Tyler Perry: Filmmaker (39)
- Danny Boyle: The Oscars’ top dog (52)
Television Programming
- Matthew Weiner: Mad Men creator (44)
Thinkers, Bestsellers
- Malcolm Gladwell: Author (45)
- Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein: Nudgers
Writers, Book Keepers
- Tucker Max: Frat-boy laureate (33)
- Jeff Kinney: Author (38)
- Takashi Murakami: Artist (46)
- Stephenie Meyer: Author (35)
- Roberto Saviano: Mob muckraker (29)
- Khaled Hosseini: Author (44)
Notable Indians
- Ram Charan: Management consultant to the stars (67)
- Ratan Tata: Tata Motors chairman (71)
- Mukesh Ambani: Petrol prince (51)
- Ronnie Screwvala: UTV Group CEO (46)
Commonwealth
- Tony Blair: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (55)
- Gordon Brown: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (58)
- Boris Johnson: Mayor of London (44)
- Kevin Rudd: Prime Minister of Australia (51)
EU
- Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany (54)
Jews, Israel Lobby
- Benjamin Netanyahu: Prime Minister–designate of Israel (59)
- George Mitchell: US envoy to the Middle East (75)
- Tzipi Livni: Israeli Foreign Minister (50)
Environment, Pollution
- Steven Chu: U.S. Secretary of Energy (61)
- Connie Hedegaard: Danish energy czar (48)
Researchers: More Academia
- Yochiro Nambu: University of Chicago professor (88)
- Nicholas Christakis: Social scientist (47)
Medical Doctors
- Dr. Alain Carpentier: Heart surgeon (75)
- Peter Pronovost: Johns Hopkins physician (44)
- Eric Chivian (professor of psychiatry at Harvard) and Richard Cizik (Evangelical)
- Doris A. Taylor: Medical researcher
- Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller: Gene genies
- Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki: 23andMe co-founders
- Douglas Melton: Harvard Stem Cell Institute co-director (55)
- Craig Venter: Geneticist (62)
South Asia
- Sonia Gandhi: Indian National Congress Party president (62)
- Asif Ali Zardari: President of Pakistan (53)
- Ashfaq Pervez Kayani: Pakistan army chief of staff (56)
Africa
- Morgan Tsvangirai: Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (57)
- Robert Mugabe: President of Zimbabwe (85)
- Paul Kagame: President of Rwanda (51)
Enemy?
- Vladimir Putin: Prime Minister of Russia (56)
- Hu Jintao: President of China (66)
- Ma Ying-jeou: President of Taiwan (58)
- Evo Morales: President of Bolivia (49)
Incumbent?
- Jacob Zuma: African National Congress president (66)
- Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysian politician (61)
Technology & Web Entrepreneurs
- Jessica Flannery: Kiva co-founder (32)
- Nate Silver: FiveThirtyEight.com (31)
- The Twitter Guys, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone
- Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook founder (24)
- Jay Adelson: Digg CEO (38)
- moot: 4chan.org founder
Entertainment Industry
- Michael Rapino: Live Nation CEO (43)
- Ryan Schreiber: Pitchfork Media founder (33)
Cool Guys
- Dov Charney: American Apparel founder (40)
- Richard Kelly: Xcel Energy CEO (63)
Inner Villain Exposure Enablers
- Jeff Han: Perceptive Pixel founder (33)
- Will Wright: Game designer (49)
- Dan Houser: Rockstar Games co-founder (34)
- Shigeru Miyamoto: Video-game designer (56)
Volunteering, NGO, Donations
- Larry Brilliant: Google good guy (64)
- Nancy Brinker: Susan G. Komen founder (62)
- Mary Lou Jepsen: Pixel Qi founder (44)
Example Bureaucrats
- Tom Dart: Cook County, Ill., sheriff (46)
- Cory Booker: Mayor of Newark, N.J. (39)
- Michael Bloomberg: Mayor of New York City (67)
Newsmakers
- The Pregnant Man: Thomas Beatie (35)
- Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III: Pilot (58)
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