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Abrams *  [Megan Ellison](/collections/2014-time-100/70887/megan-ellison-2014-time-100/) byJessica Chastain *  [Robert Lanza](/collections/2014-time-100/72173/robert-lanza-2014-time-100/) byAlice Park *  [Megyn Kelly](/collections/2014-time-100/70888/megyn-kelly-2014-time-100/) byBrit Hume *  [Arvind Kejriwal](/collections/2014-time-100/70862/arvind-kejriwal-2014-time-100/) byRajdeep Sardesai *  [Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe](/collections/2014-time-100/70892/rosemary-nyirumbe-2014-time-100/) byForest Whitaker *  [John Kovac](/collections/2014-time-100/70868/john-kovac-2014-time-100/) byBrian Greene *  [Travis Kalanick](/collections/2014-time-100/70896/travis-kalanick-2014-time-100/) byNeil Patrick Harris *  [Jenji Kohan](/collections/2014-time-100/70867/jenji-kohan-2014-time-100/) byShonda Rhimes *  [Lydia Ko](/collections/2014-time-100/70884/lydia-ko-2014-time-100/) byAnnika Sorenstam *  [Anat Admati](/collections/2014-time-100/70858/anat-admati-2014-time-100/) byRana Foroohar *  [Obadah al-Kaddri](/collections/2014-time-100/70890/obadah-al-kaddri-2014-time-100/) byLara Setrakian *  [David Sinclair](/collections/2014-time-100/70863/david-sinclair-2014-time-100/) byDavid Agus *  [Kathryn Sullivan](/collections/2014-time-100/70882/kathryn-sullivan-2014-time-100/) byJohn Glenn *  [José Mujica](/collections/2014-time-100/70869/jose-mujica-2014-time-100/) byMeghan McCain *  [Edward Snowden](/collections/2014-time-100/70864/edward-snowden-2014-time-100/) byDaniel Domscheit-Berg *  [Major General Herbert Raymond McMaster](/collections/2014-time-100/70886/herbert-raymond-mcmaster-2014-time-100/) byDave Barno *  [Imam Omar Kobine Layama, Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga and The Rev. Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou](/collections/2014-time-100/70894/nicolas-guerekoyame-gbangou-2014-time-100/) byJim Wallis *  [Hosain Rahman](/collections/2014-time-100/70865/hosain-rahman-2014-time-100/) byMatt Vella *  [Arunachalam Muruganantham](/collections/2014-time-100/70861/arunachalam-muruganantham-2014-time-100/) byRuchira Gupta *  [Katharine Hayhoe](/collections/2014-time-100/70881/katharine-hayhoe-2014-time-100/) byDon Cheadle ## ARTISTS *  [Benedict Cumberbatch](/collections/2014-time-100/70781/benedict-cumberbatch-2014-time-100/) byColin Firth *  [Seth Meyers](/collections/2014-time-100/70806/seth-meyers-2014-time-100/) byAmy Poehler *  [Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez](/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/) byTrey Parker and Matt Stone *  [Kerry Washington](/collections/2014-time-100/70800/kerry-washington-2014-time-100/) byValerie Jarrett *  [Binyavanga Wainaina](/collections/2014-time-100/70795/binyavanga-wainaina-time-100/) byChimamanda Ngozi Adichie *  [Amy Adams](/collections/2014-time-100/70775/amy-adams-2014-time-100/) byEmily Blunt *  [John Green](/collections/2014-time-100/70799/john-green-2014-time-100/) byShailene Woodley *  [Steve McQueen](/collections/2014-time-100/70807/steve-mcqueen-2014-time-100/) byLupita Nyong’o * [Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele](/collections/2014-time-100/71000/keegan-michael-key-and-jordan-peele-2014-time-100/) byJudd Apatow *  [Diane Paulus](/collections/2014-time-100/70796/diane-paulus-2014-time-100/) byAudra McDonald The 100 Most Influential People ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/"},"headline":"The 100 Most Influential People","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/","datePublished":"2026-07-21T07:08:58.595Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:08:57.745Z","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/blta9530980b7c0236f/69868c271eebf711e13708d2/open_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":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/","name":"The 100 Most Influential People"}}]}] ```