Check Out Who Made TIME’s Top 100 Most Influential List

17/04/2026

NEW YORK, Apr 17: TIME has officially released its annual "TIME100" list for 2026, identifying the 100 most influential individuals who have defined the political, cultural, and technological landscape of the past year.

This year’s list captures a world in transition, spotlighting a new era of leadership, the relentless acceleration of artificial intelligence, and a vibrant resurgence in the global arts.

Full List of Names from TIME100 2026

Leaders

Pope Leo XIV
Claudia Sheinbaum (President of Mexico)
Marco Rubio (Secretary of State)
Donald Trump (President of the United States)
Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada)
Zohran Mamdani (NYC Mayor)
Xi Jinping (President of China)
Sanae Takaichi (Prime Minister of Japan)
Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel)
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (President of Namibia)
Steve Witkoff (U.S. Envoy)
Gavin Newsom (Governor of California)
Gwynne Shotwell (SpaceX)
Balendra Shah (Mayor of Kathmandu)
Susie Wiles (White House Chief of Staff)
Tarique Rahman (Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
Mark Kelly (U.S. Senator)
Heather Gerken (Yale Law)
Dan Caine (Chair of Joint Chiefs)

Henna Virkkunen (EU Commission)
Rafael Mariano Grossi (IAEA)
Mette Frederiksen (Prime Minister of Denmark)
Jacob Frey (Mayor of Minneapolis)
Fatih Birol (IEA)

Artists

Luke Combs (Country Singer)
Jennie (Blackpink)
Keke Palmer (Actor/Singer)
Noah Wyle (Actor)
Dakota Johnson (Actor)
Jafar Panahi (Filmmaker)
Claire Danes (Actor)
Benicio Del Toro (Actor)
Jonathan Groff (Actor)
Ranbir Kapoor (Actor)
Tayari Jones (Author)
Noah Kahan (Singer)
Anderson .Paak (Musician)
Rhea Seehorn (Actor)
Coco Jones (Singer/Actor)
Freida McFadden (Author)

Titans

Zoe Saldaña (Actor)
Ben Stiller (Actor/Director)
Aliko Dangote (Industrialist)
Scottie Scheffler (Golfer)
Anok Yai (Model)
Ralph Lauren (Designer)
Lynsey Addario (Photojournalist)
Susan Dell & Michael Dell (Philanthropists)
Sundar Pichai (Google CEO)
David Ellison (Paramount)
Precious Matsoso & Anne-Claire Amprou (Health Policy)
Lip-Bu Tan (Intel/Venture Capitalist)

Innovators

Nikki Glaser (Comedian)
Hilary Knight (Hockey Player)
Vikas Khanna (Chef)
Lando Norris (F1 Driver)
Mashama Bailey (Chef)
Matthieu Blazy (Bottega Veneta)
Dario Amodei & Daniela Amodei (Anthropic)
Noah Lyles (Sprinter)
Yiyun Li (Author)
Tony Tyson (Scientist)
Cao Fei (Artist)
John Furner (Walmart)
Jeremy Allaire (Circle)
Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari (Environmentalist)
Luciano Moreira (Scientist)
Neal Mohan (YouTube CEO)
Sabrina Walter (Entrepreneur)

Icons

Wagner Moura (Actor)
Kate Hudson (Actor)
Alysa Liu (Figure Skater)
Hilary Duff (Actor/Singer)
Alan Cumming (Actor)
Sterling K. Brown (Actor)
Ethan Hawke (Actor)
Chloe Kim (Snowboarder)
Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Laureate)
Walter Hood (Designer)
Victoria Beckham (Designer)
Rauw Alejandro (Singer)
Kica Matos (Advocate)

Pioneers

Dolores Huerta (Civil Rights Activist)
Reid Wiseman (Astronaut)
Josh D'Amaro (Disney CEO)
Mamadou Amadou Ly (Humanitarian)
Nancy Silverton (Chef)
MrBeast (Creator)
Mariangela Hungria (Scientist)
C.C. Wei (TSMC CEO)
Lauren Hersh & Rachel Foster (Activists)
Shannon Minter (Legal Director)
Zabib Musa Loro (Advocate)
Sarah Friar (OpenAI CFO)
Kiran Musunuru & Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas (Doctors)