On Thursday 13 April, Time Magazine published its list of the most influential people in 2023, although they have not given any order to the personalities that appear on it.
Furthermore there are only 96 names ranked, not 100, something that may be expanded in the future.
“From pioneers of technology, political leaders and titans of industry all the way through to artists, innovators and influencers, these are the most influential people of 2023,” explained the magazine.
Not a single Spaniard made the selection, which came as a surprise. In fact, only seven Latin-born candidates made the list in its entirety: presidents Lula da Silva (Brazil), Gustavo Petro (Colombia); Argentine footballer Lionel Messi; Chilean actor Pedro Pascal; Mexican actress Salma Hayek; Dominican-American actress Zoe Saldana; and Mexican activist Maria Herrera Magdaleno.
The 100 most influential people of 2023
- Michael B. Jordan
- Drew Barrymore
- Ali Wong
- Austin Butler
- Aubrey Plaza
- Rian Johnson
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Zoe Saldaña
- Judy Blume
- Colin Farrell
- Lea Michele
- Simone Leigh
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Suzan-Lori Parks
- Neil Gaiman
- Shervin Hajipour
- El Anatsui
- Colleen Hoover
- Steve Lacy
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Ke Huy Quan
- Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Pedro Pascal
- Brittney Griner
- King Charles
- Salman Rushdie
- RowVaughn Wells
- Tracie D. Hall
- Peng Lifa
- Shannon Watts
- Haluk Levent
- Imara Jones
- Yvon Chouinard
- Doja Cat
- Mikaela Shiffrin
- Bella Hadid
- Sam Altman
- Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi
- Thom Browne
- S.S. Rajamouli
- MrBeast
- Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
- Britney Schmidt and Peter Davis
- Sam Rivera
- Robin Zeng
- Edward Reynolds
- Margaret Mitchell
- Olena Zelenska
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Evan Gershkovich
- Janet Yellen
- Sherry Rehman
- Mitch McConnell
- Anthony Albanese
- Margrethe Vestager
- Joe Biden
- Samuel Alito
- Gustavo Petro
- Gina Raimondo
- Oleksandra Matviichuk
- Fumio Kishida
- Cindy McCain
- María Herrera Magdaleno
- Olaf Scholz
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Min Aung Hlaing
- Angela Bassett
- Laurene Powell Jobs
- Lionel Messi
- Padma Lakshmi
- Johan Rockstrom
- Beyoncé
- Patrick Mahomes II
- Elon Musk
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Karen Lynch
- Shou Zi Chew
- Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin
- Deborah Lipstadt
- Bob Iger
- Sarah Kate Ellis
- Kylian Mbappé
- Natasha Lyonne
- Monica Simpson
- Nathan Fielder
- Wanjira Mathai
- Hidetaka Miyazaki
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Catherine Coleman Flowers
- Sean Sherman
- Iga Swiatek
- Kate Orff
- Dimie Ogoina
- Andrea Kritcher