TIME's most influential people in the world: the 2024 list

The list of the top 100 most influential people, first published by TIME in 1999, is an important annual event for stars in Hollywood, directors, politicians, sports stars, and journalists. The winners from 2024 were truly inspirational...

Artist Dua Lipa is TIME magazine's most influential person of 2024. She was chosen, among other reasons, because Patti Smith describes her as redefining "the pop-genre cosmos."

Here is Dua Lipa on the cover of TIME, but there are many other big global names on the list.

In the Icons section, TIME's choice for most influential person is actress Taraji P. Henson, star of the remake of 'The Color Purple', Golden Globe winner for 'Empire', and a high-powered performer.

TIME's most influential leader is Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny. She is the embodiment of democratic perseverance in the opposition to Vladimir Putin.

Jensen Huang is the umpteenth version of the so-called 'American dream'. He came to the United States as a child from Taiwan and founded his company NVIDIA in a coffee shop in California. The company, which specializes in graphics processing software, is now central to the development of Artificial Intelligence and one of the most valuable companies in the world (more than 1 billion dollars).

America Ferrera is recognised as TIME's #1 in the Pioneers category. As Blake Lively writes in TIME to explain her importance: "America Ferrera is an Oscar-nominated actress, activist, producer, director, writer, advocate, mother, wife, sister, daughter- you get the idea."

The NFL star made it on TIME's list of most influential figures of 2024. Most featured in the Titans category.

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A Spanish sportswoman in the TIME list. But not in the sports category (Titans) but as an icon. A symbol of women's struggle for respect and equality. The non-consensual kiss that Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish Football Federation, gave her publicly sparked a campaign in favour of Jenni Hermoso and ended Rubiales' career.

But there are more names on this list of the 100 most influential people: veteran Michael J. Fox appears as an example of struggle and overcoming.

And there are also names that perhaps provoke some discomfort: did Italian President Giorgia Meloni, a leading figure of the far right, deserve a place on this list?

Another athlete who, for TIME, is influential and relevant: driver Max Verstappen.

One of the most influential rappers in the world. He came from the UK but has taken the world by storm...

A sportswoman who is a wrestling star in India. But she also fights tirelessly against the abuse of women in the Indian wrestling system.

The creator of animation classics such as 'Spirited Away' and 'The Boy and the Heron' is also considered by TIME to be one of today's most influential figures.

A fashion designer (his imprint on Loewe revamped the brand) who TIME considers to be the most influential designer of 2024.

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