--- description: These are TIME’s 100 most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of 2019 title: The 100 Most Influential People of 2019 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c9ac339f3f31c14/69894871929fad3fa7bf30d7/2019_t100_2x1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # The 100 Most Influential People of 2019 ## Pioneers * [Sandra Oh](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567697/sandra-oh/) byShonda Rhimes *  [Indya Moore](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567698/indya-moore/) byJanet Mock *  [Marlon James](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567700/marlon-james/) bySalman Rushdie *  [Chrissy Teigen](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567708/chrissy-teigen/) byEric Ripert *  [Massimo Bottura](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567706/massimo-bottura/) byJR * [Hasan Minhaj](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567704/hasan-minhaj/) byTrevor Noah *  [Samin Nosrat](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567705/samin-nosrat/) byAlice Waters *  [Ninja](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567713/ninja/) byJuJu Smith-Schuster * [Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567711/arundhati-katju-menaka-guruswamy/) byPriyanka Chopra * [Naomi Osaka](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567714/naomi-osaka/) byChris Evert *  [Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567710/leah-greenberg-ezra-levin/) byAyanna Pressley *  [Fred Swaniker](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567703/fred-swaniker/) byMo Ibrahim *  [Lynn Nottage](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5569480/lynn-nottage/) byMartha Plimpton *  [Tara Westover](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567699/tara-westover/) byBill Gates *  [Adam Bowen and James Monsees](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567701/adam-bowen-james-monsees/) byTom Miller *  [Barbara Rae-Venter](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567712/barbara-rae-venter/) byPaul Holes *  [He Jiankui](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567707/he-jiankui/) byJennifer Doudna *  [Aileen Lee](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567702/aileen-lee/) byKirsten Green *  [Jay O'Neal and Emily Comer](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567709/jay-oneal-emily-comer/) byDolores Huerta *  [Shep Doeleman](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5572134/shep-doeleman/) byLisa Randall *  [Jane Walker](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567836/in-partnership-with-jane-walker-by-johnnie-walker/) byPam Elam ## Artists * [Dwayne Johnson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567856/dwayne-johnson/) byGal Gadot *  [Regina King](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567860/regina-king/) byViola Davis *  [Khalid](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567874/khalid/) byAlicia Keys * [Emilia Clarke](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567865/emilia-clarke/) byEmma Thompson * [BTS](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567876/bts/) byHalsey *  [Brie Larson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567861/brie-larson/) byTessa Thompson * [Joanna and Chip Gaines](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567870/joanna-chip-gaines/) byTim Tebow * [Ariana Grande](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567873/ariana-grande/) byTroye Sivan * [Mahershala Ali](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567869/mahershala-ali/) byOctavia Spencer *  [Glenn Close](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567858/glenn-close/) byRobert Redford *  [Rami Malek](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567857/rami-malek/) byRobert Downey Jr. * [Luchita Hurtado](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567871/luchita-hurtado/) byHans Ulrich Obrist *  [Ozuna](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567875/ozuna/) byDaddy Yankee *  [dream hampton](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567877/dream-hampton/) byTarana Burke *  [Richard Madden](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567867/richard-madden/) byKenneth Branagh *  [Yalitza Aparicio](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567863/yalitza-aparicio/) byAlfonso Cuarón *  [Clare Waight Keller](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567872/clare-waight-keller/) byJulianne Moore ## Leaders * [Nancy Pelosi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567750/nancy-pelosi-2/) byHillary Rodham Clinton *  [Donald Trump](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567754/donald-trump-3/) byChris Christie *  [Greta Thunberg](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567758/greta-thunberg/) byEmma González *  [Andrés Manuel López Obrador](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567771/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador/) byJorge Ramos * [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567752/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/) byElizabeth Warren *  [Jacinda Ardern](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567767/jacinda-ardern/) bySadiq Khan *  [Juan Guaidó](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567772/juan-guaido/) byJuan Manuel Santos *  [Abiy Ahmed](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567759/abiy-ahmed/) byFeyisa Lilesa *  [Mitch McConnell](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567755/mitch-mcconnell/) byJohn Boehner *  [Brett Kavanaugh](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567753/brett-kavanaugh/) byMitch McConnell *  [Jane Goodall](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567774/jane-goodall/) byLeonardo DiCaprio *  [Benjamin Netanyahu](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567777/benjamin-netanyahu/) byDavid French TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2019 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/"},"headline":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2019","description":"These are TIME’s 100 most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of 2019","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:17.688Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:17.355Z","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156}},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","numberOfItems":94,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c9ac339f3f31c14/69894871929fad3fa7bf30d7/2019_t100_2x1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2019/","name":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2019"}}]}] ```