TIME Magazine has named The World’s (100) Most Influential People for 2008
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TIME Magazine has determined its fifth (2008) annual list of the world’s most influential people: leaders and revolutionaries, heroes and pioneers, scientists and thinkers, artists and entertainers, and builders and titans. (And yes, you got to heed, as the list may be just be yet again Game K N B’s area of category in it’s one million (pesos) jackpot.)
The top ten most influential people are (1) Dalai Lama, (2) Vladimir Putin, (3) Barack Obama, (4) Hillary Clinton, (5) John McCain, (6) Hu Jintao, (7) George W. Bush, (8) Jacob Zuma, (9) Anwar Ibrahim, and (10) Kevin Rudd.
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie topped in Entertainment at No. 21. Oprah Winfrey settled in at 22, Mia Farrow at 24, Lorne Michaels at 58, Miley Cyrus at 59 and Robert Downey Jr. at 60.
For the complete list, refer below:
Leaders & Revolutionaries
- Dalai Lama
- Vladimir Putin
- Barack Obama
- Hillary Clinton
- John McCain
- Hu Jintao
- George W. Bush
- Jacob Zuma
- Anwar Ibrahim
- Kevin Rudd
- Bartholomew I
- Ben Bernanke
- Muqtada al-Sadr
- Robert Gates
- Michelle Bachelet
- Sonia Gandhi
- Baitullah Mehsud
- Evo Morales
- Ma Ying-jeou
- Ashfaq Kayani
Heroes & Pioneers
- Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
- Oprah Winfrey
- Oscar Pistorius
- Mia Farrow
- Andre Agassi
- Lance Armstrong
- Bob and Suzanne Wright
- Peter Gabriel
- Kaká
- Sheik Mohammed al-Maktoum
- Yoani Sánchez
- Madeeha Hasan Odhaib
- Randy Pausch
- Lorena Ochoa
- Tony Blair
- Alexis Sinduhije
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- George Mitchell
Scientists & Thinkers
- Michael Bloomberg
- Craig Venter
- Jill Bolte Taylor
- Larry Brilliant
- Jeff Han
- Mehmet Oz
- Nancy Brinker
- Harold McGee
- Peter Pronovost
- Eric Chivian & Richard Cizik
- Mary Lou Jepsen
- Paul Allen
- Nicholas Schiff
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Wendy Kopp
- Shinya Yamanaka & James Thomson
- Michael Griffin
- Susan Solomon
- Isaac Berzin
Artists & Entertainers
- Lorne Michaels
- Miley Cyrus
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Herbie Hancock
- Joel & Ethan Coen
- Bruce Springsteen
- Peter Gelb
- Mariah Carey
- Khaled Hosseini
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Rem Koolhaas
- Judd Apatow
- Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy
- George Clooney
- Tim Russert
- Suze Orman
- Stephenie Meyer
- Tyler Perry
- Tom Stoppard
- Chris Rock
- Takashi Murakami
Builders & Titans
- Indra Nooyi
- Ali al-Naimi
- Rupert Murdoch
- Steve Jobs
- Radiohead
- John Chambers
- Jeff Bezos
- Jay Adelson
- Steve Ballmer
- Jamie Dimon
- Prince Alwaleed bin Talal
- Lou Jiwei
- Neelie Kroes
- Jeffrey Immelt
- Karl Lagerfeld
- Lloyd Blankfein
- Carlos Slim
- Mo Ibrahim
- Ratan Tata
- Cynthia Carroll
- Carine Roitfeld
- Michael Arrington
Essay
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joanjoyces...
nice one…i like...
Zang Caesar is a 21-year-old Filipino nurse who enjoys spending his time on writing, blogging, reading books, surfing the net, and a lot more. He is multi-faceted, although, fortunately, not schizophrenic. Schizotypal, more so (he has magical thinkings!)...
May 6th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
walang bloggers? I am sure kasama ka don
joanjoyces latest blog post..1
Zang Caesar reply on May 7th, 2008 12:11 am:
hmm.. wala eh… kaw ata hinihintay, kaso busy ka raw sa new blog mo. hehe
May 7th, 2008 at 12:36 am
one day, I’ll be on the list. nyaahhh
hoist zang, the nokia thinggy on my blog is a sponsored post nyahahah. I can’t disclose there. Congrats on the phone. It’s a steal.
I’m not selling my N70 it’s be only souvenir for being SK president. I blew the rest with the boys. hehehe. Hirap kasi pag leader ng barkada lagi na lang financier.
Zang Caesar reply on May 7th, 2008 12:41 am:
hahaha. i knew it was a sponsored post. i just didn’t make it obvious, let alone say or ask it blatantly, in case i may be wrong and appear judgmental.. hehe… magkano naman nakuha mo dun?
Bendz reply on May 9th, 2008 4:12 am:
heheh 6 dollars lang ata. hehhe
Bendzs latest blog post..9 Things I Hate About the Catholic Church
Zang Caesar reply on May 10th, 2008 11:12 pm:
ok na rin yang $6. at least meron, di ba?
May 7th, 2008 at 12:38 am
zang, something’s wrong with your comment thinggy.
it says: “new comment is submiting, please wait a comment…”
Zang Caesar reply on May 7th, 2008 12:42 am:
oops. i didn’t know that. my commenter failed to inform me about that. i will fix that, will find the codes… thanks for letting me know. i truly appreciate it
May 9th, 2008 at 11:05 am
And my name is not on the list because??? Hmmmm…not influential enough I guess…
Hi Zang…just visiting you here before I sign off.
Ate J
Julianas latest blog post..I’m his WHAT??!!??
Zang Caesar reply on May 10th, 2008 11:13 pm:
well find your name next year. and mine too. hehe