--- title: TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2018 description: These are TIME’s 100 most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of 2018 canonical: https://time.com/collections/most-influential-people-2018/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-07-21T07:08:58.577Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-21T07:08:57.717Z og:title: The 100 Most Influential People in the World og:description: Check out TIME's annual list og:url: https://time.com/collections/most-influential-people-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dd36313339772cb/69892e0b096a947ff76a2287/time-100-2018-grid-16x9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The 100 Most Influential People in the World og:type: website twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 100 Most Influential People in the World twitter:description: Check out TIME's annual list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dd36313339772cb/69892e0b096a947ff76a2287/time-100-2018-grid-16x9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  Peter Hapak for TIME (6) # The 100 Most Influential People of 2018 ## Leaders *  [Satya Nadella](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217556/satya-nadella/) byWalter Isaacson *  [Donald Trump](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217621/donald-trump-2-2/) byTed Cruz *  [Prince Harry](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/) byElton John *  [Meghan Markle](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217561/meghan-markle/) byPriyanka Chopra *  [Carmen Yulín Cruz](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217603/carmen-yulin-cruz/) byBenicio Del Toro *  [Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217538/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman/) byManal al-Sharif *  [Sadiq Khan](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217530/sadiq-khan-2/) byMichael R. Bloomberg *  [Justin Trudeau](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217566/justin-trudeau/) byJacinda Ardern *  [Xi Jinping](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217601/xi-jinping-2/) byIan Bremmer *  [Sean Hannity](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238116/sean-hannity/) byNewt Gingrich *  [J.J. Watt](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217564/jj-watt/) bySylvester Turner *  [Robert Mueller](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217584/robert-mueller/) byPreet Bharara *  [Kenneth C. Frazier](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217616/kenneth-c-frazier/) byVernon Jordan *  [Nancy Pelosi](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217622/nancy-pelosi/) byCecile Richards *  [Kim Jong Un](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217599/kim-jong-un-2/) byHyeonseo Lee *  [Leo Varadkar](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217627/leo-varadkar/) byPhilip Ryan *  [Emmerson Mnangagwa](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217559/emmerson-mnangagwa/) byEvan Mawarire *  [Jacinda Ardern](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217549/jacinda-ardern-2/) bySheryl Sandberg *  [Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217598/savannah-guthrie-hoda-kotb/) byMaria Shriver *  [Shinzo Abe](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217604/shinzo-abe/) byMalcolm Turnbull *  [Sheikh Hasina](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217583/sheikh-hasina/) byMeenakshi Ganguly *  [Jeff Sessions](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217633/jeff-sessions/) byMitch McConnell *  [Moon Jae-in](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217576/moon-jae-in/) byMark Lippert *  [Emmanuel Macron](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217555/emmanuel-macron-2/) byChristine Lagarde *  [Mauricio Macri](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238110/mauricio-macri-2/) byRichard Haass *  [Scott Pruitt](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217586/scott-pruitt/) byChristine Todd Whitman *  [Haider al-Abadi](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238111/haider-al-abadi/) byKarl Vick ## Artists *  [Nicole Kidman](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217547/nicole-kidman/) byNaomi Watts *  [Hugh Jackman](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217554/hugh-jackman/) byAnne Hathaway *  [Gal Gadot](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217578/gal-gadot/) byLynda Carter *  [Ryan Coogler](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217585/ryan-coogler/) byAva DuVernay *  [Sterling K. Brown](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217548/sterling-k-brown/) bySarah Paulson *  [Millie Bobby Brown](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238181/millie-bobby-brown/) byAaron Paul *  [Kehinde Wiley](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217612/kehinde-wiley/) byLL Cool J *  [Christian Siriano](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217553/christian-siriano/) byLeslie Jones *  [Lena Waithe](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238194/lena-waithe/) byKamala Harris *  [Greta Gerwig](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217536/greta-gerwig-2/) bySteven Spielberg *  [Roseanne Barr](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238185/roseanne-barr/) byRosie O’Donnell *  [Shawn Mendes](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217630/shawn-mendes/) byJohn Mayer *  [Guillermo del Toro](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217579/guillermo-del-toro/) byJordan Peele *  [Deepika Padukone](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217557/deepika-padukone/) byVin Diesel *  [JR](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238191/jr/) byLaurene Powell Jobs *  [Jimmy Kimmel](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217539/jimmy-kimmel/) byDick Durbin *  [Judy Chicago](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238183/judy-chicago/) byJill Soloway *  [John Krasinski](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5238188/john-krasinski/) byChris Pratt ## Pioneers *  [Tiffany Haddish](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217580/tiffany-haddish/) byKevin Hart *  [Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Emma González and Alex Wind](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217568/parkland-students/) byBarack Obama *  [Kumail Nanjiani](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217590/kumail-nanjiani/) byJudd Apatow *  [Cardi B](/collections/most-influential-people-2018/5217533/cardi-b/) byTaraji P. 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