--- description: Rising stars who are shaping our future title: Meet TIME's Next Generation Leaders image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31a45a1df4974825/698a89e90116822f9598ad53/NGL_Banner.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---   Foster II: Clark Hodgin for TIME; Coughlan: Agnes Lloyd-Platt for TIME; Grout: Rose Marie Cromwell for TIME # Next Generation Leaders ## 2024 *  [Nicola Coughlan Bet on Herself—And Won](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071916/nicola-coughlan-interview/) Nicola Coughlan, Ireland byOlivia-Anne Cleary *  [How TikTok's Most Followed Artist Is Upending the Art World](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071900/devon-rodriguez-2/) Devon Rodriguez, U.S. bySimmone Shah *  [Environmental Defenders Ann and Billie Dumaliang Aren’t Backing Down](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071903/ann-and-billie-dumaliang/) Ann and Billie Dumaliang, Philippines byChad de Guzman *  [Lamine Yamal Is Soccer’s Brightest New Star](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071904/lamine-yamal-2/) Lamine Yamal, Spain byCharlie Campbell *  [Nigerian Activist Hauwa Ojeifo Wants You to Talk About Your Mental Health](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071911/hauwa-ojeifo/) Hauwa Ojeifo, Nigeria bySimmone Shah *  [The Gen Z Environmental Justice Activist Making History at the White House](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071912/jerome-foster-ii/) Jerome Foster II, U.S. byNik Popli *  [Meet New Zealand’s Gen Z Māori Guardian in Parliament](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071913/hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke-2/) Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand byChad de Guzman *  [The Social Entrepreneur Using 3D Printing to Build Schools](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071914/maggie-grout/) Maggie Grout, U.S. byChantelle Lee *  [Peruvian Pop Star Lenin Tamayo Is Bringing Quechua to the World](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071915/lenin-tamayo/) Lenin Tamayo, Peru bySolcyré Burga *  [For This Architect, the Future Is in the Details](/collections/next-generation-leaders/7071899/arine-aprahamian/) Arine Aprahamian, Lebanon byBelinda Luscombe *  [How Ncuti Gatwa Is Bringing _Doctor Who_ Into a New Era](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973222/ncuti-gatwa-2024/) Ncuti Gatwa, United Kingdom byNaina Bajekal/London *  [The Young Billionaire Using AI to Secure the Future of Japanese Businesses](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973251/shunsaku-sagami/) Shunsaku Sagami, Japan byChad de Guzman *  [Olympian Simone Manuel Is on a Mission to Get Everybody Into the Pool](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973239/simone-manuel/) Simone Manuel, United States byAlice Park *  [How Viral Librarian Mychal Threets Found His Joy](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973249/mychal-threets-2/) Mychal Threets, United States byOlivia B. Waxman *  [The Siblings Rallying Support and Services for Australians With Disabilities](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973253/jordan-laura-oreilly/) Jordan and Laura O'Reilly, Australia byJeffrey Kluger *  [RAYE Can’t Escape Her Success](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973231/raye/) RAYE, United Kingdom byMoises Mendez *  [The Thai Activist-Turned-Politician Who’s Bringing the Protest to Parliament](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973235/chonthicha-lookkate-jangrew/) Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew, Thailand byKoh Ewe *  [How One CEO Is Using AI to Develop New Plant-Based Foods](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973256/matias-muchnick/) Matias Muchnick, Chile byWill Henshall *  [Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha Is Documenting War in Verse](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973259/mosab-abu-toha/) Mosab Abu Toha, Gaza byYasmeen Serhan *  [The Kenyan Entrepreneur Working to Generate Clean Water From Thin Air](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6973246/beth-koigi/) Beth Koigi, Kenya byJustin Worland ## 2023 *  [Exclusive: Meet the New Face of Scotland](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317249/humza-yousaf-leaders/) Humza Yousaf, Scotland byYasmeen Serhan *  [The Architectural Designer Planning Climate-Friendly Buildings for a Resilient Future](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317279/alyssa-amor-gibbons/) Alyssa-Amor Gibbons, Barbados byTara Law *  [How This Drag Queen Is Fostering an Inclusive Outdoor Community](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317259/pattie-gonia-2/) Pattie Gonia, U.S. byKyla Mandel *  [The Visual Artist Forging a Connection Through Vivid Images](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317262/prince-gyasi/) Prince Gyasi, Ghana byArmani Syed *  [Fact-Checking Indian Media Is Tough. Dhruv Rathee Uses Youtube to Do It](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317267/dhruv-rathee/) Dhruv Rathee, India byAstha Rajvanshi *  [Kim Shui Is Uplifting Women Through Fashion](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317284/kim-shui/) Kim Shui, U.S. byCady Lang *  [Stray Kids Found Global Success by Embracing a New Sound](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317288/stray-kids/) Stray Kids, South Korea byChad de Guzman *  [Jamie Chadwick Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Race Car Drivers](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317257/jamie-chadwick/) Jamie Chadwick, U.K. byAnna Gordon *  [The Conductor on a Mission to Make Classical Music for Everyone](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317276/jonathon-heyward/) Jonathon Heyward, U.S. byLaura Zornosa *  [The Iranian Chess Master Making Moves for Freedom](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6317290/sara-khadem/) Sara Khadem, Iran/Spain bySean Gregory *  [Florence Pugh Might Just Save the Movie Star From Extinction](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278537/florence-pugh-leaders/) Florence Pugh, United Kingdom byEliana Dockterman *  [This Brazilian Journalist Is Giving Favela Residents a Voice](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278550/rene-silva/) Rene Silva, Brazil byCiara Nugent *  [How One Activist Is Reimagining Climate Education](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278546/sage-lenier/) Sage Lenier, United States byKyla Mandel *  [To Open His Buzzy New Restaurant, This Chef (and Model) Went Back to His Roots](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278539/roze-traore/) Rōze Traore, United States bySolcyré Burga *  [NewJeans Is Taking K-Pop—and the World—By Storm](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278552/newjeans/) NewJeans, South Korea byChad de Guzman *  [Viral Hitmaker Bizarrap Wants His Music to Speak for Itself](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278554/bizarrap/) Bizarrap, Argentina byMoises Mendez *  [TikToker Drew Afualo Is Calling Out Misogynists, One Video at a Time](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278556/drew-afualo-2/) Drew Afualo, United States byMoises Mendez *  [He Won a Landmark Trans Rights Case in Hong Kong—But His Work Is Just Beginning](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278548/henry-edward-tse/) Henry Tse, Hong Kong byChad de Guzman *  [The Tech CEO Designing a Brighter Future](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278544/melanie-perkins/) Melanie Perkins, Australia bySimmone Shah *  [How the Next Big Golf Star Is Perfecting His Game](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6278542/matt-fitzpatrick/) Matt Fitzpatrick, United Kingdom bySean Gregory ## 2022 *  [How Bukayo Saka Became the Inspiring New Face of British Soccer](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218221/bukayo-saka-2/) Bukayo Saka, United Kingdom byCharlie Campbell *  [TikTok's Silent Star Has a Lot to Say](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218223/khaby-lame-ngl/) Khaby Lame, Italy byAryn Baker *  [_Squid Game_ Made Her a Star. Now Lee You-mi Is Forging Her Own Path](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218245/lee-you-mi-2/) Lee You-mi, South Korea byAria Chen *  [A Michelin Star Chef's Quest to Make China Embrace Vegetarianism](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218230/a-michelin-star-chefs-quest-to-make-china-embrace-vegetarianism/) Gary Yin, China byAmy Gunia *  [This Influencer Is Using Her Platform to Help People Understand Nuclear Energy](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218237/this-influencer-is-using-her-platform-to-help-people-understand-nuclear-energy/) Isabelle Boemeke, Brazil byJennifer Duggan *  [Adam Silvera Is Writing the Books He Wished He Had as a Queer Teen](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218254/adam-silvera-queer-books/) Adam Silvera, United States byMoises Mendez *  [This DJ Is Making Sure the World Hears Ukrainian Stories](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218252/daria-kolomiec-2/) Daria Kolomieс, Ukraine byYasmeen Serhan *  [Maxwell Frost Thinks the U.S. Is Ready for Gen Z Politicians](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218235/maxwell-frost-2/) Maxwell Frost, United States byCharlotte Alter *  [British Indie Rockers Wet Leg Are Bringing Catharsis to an Arena Near You](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218249/wet-leg-band/) Wet Leg, United Kingdom byJudy Berman *  [How One Environmental Activist Is Taking on India’s Pollution Problem](/collections/next-generation-leaders/6218247/arun-krishnamurthy-2/) Arun Krishnamurthy, India byCiara Nugent TIME’s Next Generation Leaders 2024: Meet the Trailblazers ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/next-generation-leaders/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/next-generation-leaders/"},"headline":"Next Generation Leaders","description":"Rising stars who are shaping our future","url":"https://time.com/collections/next-generation-leaders/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:09:11.425Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:09:11.034Z","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":209,"itemListOrder":"Descending"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt31a45a1df4974825/698a89e90116822f9598ad53/NGL_Banner.png?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/next-generation-leaders/","name":"Next Generation Leaders"}}]}] ```