--- description: These are TIME’s 100 most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of 2020 title: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt266afcc9344d341b/698a126d457a5274cdd646e8/2020_T100_GRID.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 ## PIONEERS *  [Megan Thee Stallion](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888165/megan-thee-stallion-pioneer/) byTaraji P. Henson *  [Giannis Antetokounmpo](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888173/giannis-antetokounmpo/) byKareem Abdul-Jabbar *  [Ibram X. Kendi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888207/ibram-x-kendi/) byAl Sharpton *  [Nathan Law](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888201/nathan-law/) byChris Patten *  [Tomi Adeyemi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888211/tomi-adeyemi/) byJohn Boyega *  [Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888216/all-women-spacewalk-christina-koch-jessica-meir/) byMae Jemison *  [Julie K. Brown](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888209/julie-k-brown/) byRonan Farrow *  [Cecilia Martinez](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888195/cecilia-martinez/) byCory Booker *  [Maya Moore](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888213/maya-moore/) byBryan Stevenson *  [Chase Strangio](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888158/chase-strangio/) byLaverne Cox *  [Zhang Yongzhen](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888191/zhang-yongzhen/) byPardis Sabeti *  [Tourmaline](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888205/tourmaline/) byJanet Mock *  [Waad al-Kateab](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888171/waad-al-kateab/) byRiz Ahmed *  [Abubacarr Tambadou](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888167/abubacarr-tambadou/) bySamantha Power *  [Gabriela Cámara](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888220/gabriela-camara/) byJosé Andrés *  [Camilla Rothe](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888186/camilla-rothe/) byEric Topol *  [Rebecca Gomperts](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888177/rebecca-gomperts/) byCecile Richards *  [Ravindra Gupta](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888184/ravindra-gupta/) byAdam Castillejo *  [Lauren Gardner](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888182/lauren-gardner/) byLeana Wen *  [Shi Zhengli](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888188/shi-zhengli/) byCarl Zimmer *  [Shiori Ito](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888199/shiori-ito/) byChizuko Ueno ## ARTISTS *  [The Weeknd](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888500/the-weeknd/) byElton John *  [Ali Wong](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888494/ali-wong/) byChrissy Teigen *  [Michael B. Jordan](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888487/michael-b-jordan/) byDenzel Washington *  [Selena Gomez](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888461/selena-gomez/) byAmerica Ferrera *  [J Balvin](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888481/j-balvin/) byCamila Cabello *  [JoJo Siwa](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888473/jojo-siwa/) byKim Kardashian West *  [Halsey](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888466/halsey/) byBTS *  [Phoebe Waller-Bridge](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888489/phoebe-waller-bridge/) byTaylor Swift *  [Jennifer Hudson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888468/jennifer-hudson-artist/) byMary J. Blige *  [Yo-Yo Ma](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888483/yo-yo-ma/) byStevie Wonder *  [Dapper Dan](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888496/dapper-dan/) byMissy Elliott *  [Anaïs Mitchell](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888471/anais-mitchell/) byAndré De Shields *  [Michaela Coel](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888492/michaela-coel/) byLena Waithe *  [Bong Joon Ho](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888477/bong-joon-ho/) byTilda Swinton *  [LASTESIS](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888485/lastesis/) byNadya Tolokonnikova *  [Julie Mehretu](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888498/julie-mehretu/) byDavid Adjaye *  [Ayushmann Khurrana](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888475/ayushmann-khurrana/) byDeepika Padukone ## LEADERS *  [Anthony Fauci](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/) byJimmy Kimmel *  [Kamala Harris](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888343/kamala-harris/) byAyanna Pressley *  [Tsai Ing-wen](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888307/tsai-ing-wen/) byTed Cruz *  [John Roberts](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888317/john-roberts/) byAnthony Kennedy *  [Xi Jinping](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888325/xi-jinping-china/) byAmanda Bennett *  [Donald Trump](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888315/donald-j-trump-2020/) byBrian Bennett *  [Caesar](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888301/caesar/) byLynsey Addario *  [Angela Merkel](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888319/angela-merkel/) byUrsula von der Leyen *  [Joe Biden](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888311/joe-biden/) byJim Clyburn *  [Jair Bolsonaro](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888329/jair-bolsonaro-brazil/) byDan Stewart *  [Nancy Pelosi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888303/nancy-pelosi-speaker-of-the-house/) byHakeem Jeffries *  [Narendra Modi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888327/narendra-modi-india/) byKarl Vick TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2020 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/"},"headline":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2020","description":"These are TIME’s 100 most influential pioneers, leaders, titans, artists and icons of 2020","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/","datePublished":"2026-07-21T07:08:58.572Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:08:57.694Z","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":98,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt266afcc9344d341b/698a126d457a5274cdd646e8/2020_T100_GRID.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":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/","name":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2020"}}]}] ```