Time has released the list of the most influential people of 2023, it is divided into 6 categories: artists, innovators, titans, leaders, icons and pioneers. The rating is also interesting because the winners are represented by no less interesting persons — for example, Jill Biden created the presentation for Olena Zelenska, and another Ukrainian on the list, human rights defender Oleksandra Matviychuk, was presented by Hillary Clinton.
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At the same time, many representatives of the technology industry, such as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk, CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, director of Elden Ring Hidetak Miyazaki, head of Disney Bob Iger and others were noted in the rating.
In the “Artists” and “Icons” categories, athletes, singers and actors were mostly recognized. The star of the series The Last Of Us Pedro Pascal, the nominee for the Oscar-2023 for his role in the movie “Banshee Inishreen”, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Coolidge were recognized as the most influential people. The latter was remembered by the audience for the role of Stifler’s mother in the comedy “American Pie”, but she gained real recognition thanks to her work in the TV series “White Lotus”. Time called Coolidge a hope for “late bloomers” – people who have achieved success already in adulthood.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden were among the political figures.
The current list includes 50 women, including two Ukrainians — the First Lady of Ukraine and a human rights activist (both of whom were included in the “Leaders” category). Jill Biden wrote about Olena Zelenska that she “did not expect to become a warrior for the people of Ukraine, but she responded to this challenge with boundless courage.”
Artists
- Michael B. Jordan is an American actor, best known for the films Black Panther and Creed: The Rocky Legacy.
- Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer and director, who heads her own production company “Flower Films”.
- Colin Farrell is an Irish film actor, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner.
Icons
- Jennifer Coolidge is an actress who won a Golden Globe for her role in the TV series White Lotus.
- Pedro Pascal is an actor who played the main role in the TV series The Last Of Us.
- King Charles is the reigning king of Great Britain, he expected to ascend the throne for the longest time in British history.
Pioneers
- Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT last year.
- MrBeast is an American YouTuber who currently has 112 million followers, making him “the most subscribed person on YouTube”.
- Robin Zeng is the founder and chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology, one of the largest suppliers of lithium-ion batteries and storage systems for electric vehicles in China.
- Margaret Mitchell is the founder of Ethics II at Google, who has previously criticized the company for trying to censor negative reviews of its products.
Leaders
- Olena Zelenska is the first lady of Ukraine
- Joe Biden is the president of the United States
- Olaf Scholz is the Chancellor of Germany
- Oleksandra Matviychuk is a Nobel laureate and Ukrainian human rights defender
Titans
- Lionel Messi is an Argentine football player, striker of the French club “Paris Saint-Germain”. Record holder for the number of goals scored as part of the Argentina and Barcelona national teams.
- Elon Musk is a billionaire and entrepreneur, founder of SpaceX, PayPal, Neuralink and The Boring Company, CEO of Tesla and Twitter.
- Beyoncé is an American singer who has won the most Grammy awards in history.
Innovators
- Bob Iger is an American entrepreneur, CEO of Disney.
- Hidetak Miyazaki is the president of From Software and the developer of Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Elden Ring. He became the second video game developer to make the Time 100 list, following Siger Miyamoto in 2007.
