--- description: From pioneers, leaders, and titans to artists, innovators, and icons, these are the most influential people of 2022. title: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d2f5f3df20d3a22/698a32114ee2624dac31a367/time100-2022-hub-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 ## Artists *  [Simu Liu](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177789/simu-liu/) bySandra Oh *  [Andrew Garfield](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177784/andrew-garfield/) byMartin Scorsese *  [Zoë Kravitz](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177787/zoe-kravitz/) byReese Witherspoon *  [Sarah Jessica Parker](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177790/sarah-jessica-parker/) byCynthia Nixon *  [Amanda Seyfried](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177793/amanda-seyfried/) byDavid Fincher *  [Quinta Brunson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177794/quinta-brunson/) byLeBron James *  [Pete Davidson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177795/pete-davidson/) byJack Harlow *  [Channing Tatum](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177792/channing-tatum/) byMatthew McConaughey *  [Nathan Chen](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177800/nathan-chen/) byMichelle Kwan *  [Mila Kunis](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177757/mila-kunis/) byZoe Saldaña *  [Jeremy Strong](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177786/jeremy-strong/) byAaron Sorkin *  [Faith Ringgold](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177798/faith-ringgold/) byThelma Golden *  [Ariana DeBose](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177788/ariana-debose/) byKristin Chenoweth *  [Jazmine Sullivan](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177796/jazmine-sullivan/) byAmber Riley *  [Michael R. Jackson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177801/michael-r-jackson/) byBilly Porter ## Innovators *  [Zendaya](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177806/zendaya/) byDenis Villeneuve *  [Taika Waititi](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177807/taika-waititi/) bySacha Baron Cohen *  [Miranda Lambert](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177808/miranda-lambert/) byElle King *  [Derrick Palmer and Chris Smalls](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177823/chris-smalls-derrick-palmer/) byBernie Sanders *  [Josh Wardle](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177816/josh-wardle/) byAhmir "Questlove" Thompson *  [Michelle Zauner](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177812/michelle-zauner/) byBowen Yang *  [Demna](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177810/demna/) byAlexa Demie *  [Timnit Gebru](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177822/timnit-gebru/) bySafiya Noble *  [Mike Cannon-Brookes](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177813/mike-cannon-brookes/) byAl Gore *  [Bela Bajaria](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177814/bela-bajaria/) byMindy Kaling *  [Sevgil Musaieva](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177825/sevgil-musaieva/) byAmie Ferris-Rotman *  [Francis Kéré](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177811/francis-kere/) byDavid Adjaye *  [David Vélez](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177817/david-velez/) byIvan Duque *  [Michael Schatz, Karen Miga, Evan Eichler, and Adam Phillippy](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177818/evan-eichler-karen-miga-adam-phillippy-michael-schatz/) byJennifer Doudna ## Titans *  [Tim Cook](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177769/tim-cook-titans/) byLaurene Powell Jobs *  [Oprah Winfrey](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177763/oprah-winfrey-titans/) byMichelle Obama *  [Christine Lagarde](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177775/christine-lagarde-2/) byAyesha Javed *  [Michelle Yeoh](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177759/michelle-yeoh/) byKevin Kwan *  [Gautam Adani](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177767/gautam-adani/) byDebasish Roy Chowdhury *  [Kris Jenner](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177761/kris-jenner/) byRyan Seacrest *  [Andy Jassy](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177765/andy-jassy-2/) bySteve Ballmer *  [Sally Rooney](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177799/sally-rooney-artists/) byLena Dunham *  [Hwang Dong-hyuk](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177760/hwang-dong-hyuk/) byLee Jung-jae *  [Sam Bankman-Fried](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177770/sam-bankman-fried/) byAndrew R. Chow *  [Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Alex Morgan](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177771/alex-morgan-megan-rapinoe-becky-sauerbrunn/) byBillie Jean King *  [Elizabeth Alexander](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177774/elizabeth-alexander-2/) byLynn Nottage *  [David Zaslav](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177764/david-zaslav/) byChip and Joanna Gaines ## Leaders *  [Mia Mottley](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177695/mia-mottley/) byNgozi Okonjo-Iweala *  [Volodymyr Zelensky](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177690/volodymyr-zelensky/) byJoe Biden *  [Ketanji Brown Jackson](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177680/ketanji-brown-jackson/) byCory Booker *  [Joe Rogan](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177674/joe-rogan-3/) byKara Swisher *  [Xi Jinping](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177685/xi-jinping-leaders/) byJeffrey Wasserstrom *  [Ursula von der Leyen](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177691/ursula-von-der-leyen-leaders/) byJens Stoltenberg *  [Ron DeSantis](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177679/ron-desantis/) byJeb Bush *  [Joe Biden](/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177676/joe-biden-leaders/) byBill Clinton TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2022 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/"},"headline":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2022","description":"From pioneers, leaders, and titans to artists, innovators, and icons, these are the most influential people of 2022.","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/","datePublished":"2026-07-21T07:08:58.335Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:08:57.371Z","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":90,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d2f5f3df20d3a22/698a32114ee2624dac31a367/time100-2022-hub-1.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-2022/","name":"The 100 Most Influential People of 2022"}}]}] ```