--- description: Find out why Patrick Mahomes is one of the 100 most influential people of 2024. title: Patrick Mahomes: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57d479a98d0088b/698a559adb29873cd726b8c0/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 16, 2024 # Patrick Mahomes ## Video: TIME100 2024 | Patrick Mahomes [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 2024 | Patrick Mahomes](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sGvhsSgq.m3u8) (3:20)  _Published 2024-04-16. Patrick Mahomes is on the 2024 TIME100 list._ by Alex Rodriguez  Joshua Kissi for TIME [Patrick Mahomes](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269897/patrick-mahomes-ii/ "undefined") has always had the heart of a champion. I remember Pat as a young kid, coming to practice with his dad to tee up baseballs for me and my teammates. I distinctly remember giving him the worst advice ever. “Don’t play football. The money’s in baseball.” I’m happy to be wrong and glad he didn’t listen! Patrick has transcended the game of football to become one of the most respected athletes of all time, both on and off the field. His insatiable desire to win is outdone only by his passion to give back and make the world around him better. Patrick’s legacy will live on far beyond his playing days. And—as evidenced by his [back-to-back Super Bowl](https://time.com/6693826/patrick-mahomes-super-bowl-chiefs-49ers-mvp-drive/ "undefined") wins—he’s not done yet! _Rodriguez is a Major League Baseball World Series champion, Fox Sports studio analyst, and philanthropist_  Photograph by Joshua Kissi for TIME [_Find the 2024 TIME100 covers here in the TIME cover store_](https://timecoverstore.com/collections/2024+time+100 "undefined") _Order your copy of the 2024 TIME100 issue_ [_here_](https://magazineshop.us/TIME%5F100 "undefined") _Styling by Wesmore Perriott; grooming by Miguel Atkins; production by Vanessa Bermudez; special thanks to the TX Studio, Schmidli Backdrops and Synthetic Grass DFW_ Patrick Mahomes Is on the 2024 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/"},"headline":"Patrick Mahomes: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024","datePublished":"2024-04-16T11:55:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T02:27:52.509Z","description":"Find out why Patrick Mahomes is one of the 100 most influential people of 2024.","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/","keywords":["Football","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","2024TIME100"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57d479a98d0088b/698a559adb29873cd726b8c0/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb57d479a98d0088b/698a559adb29873cd726b8c0/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/","name":"Patrick Mahomes: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 2024 | Patrick Mahomes","description":"Patrick Mahomes is on the 2024 TIME100 list.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sGvhsSgq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-04-16T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sGvhsSgq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/","duration":"PT3M20S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2024/6964929/patrick-mahomes-time100-2024/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```