--- ---  # 2021 TIME100 Next Meet the TIME100 Next 2021: the emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. [Read More](/5939731/how-we-chose-2021-time100-next/) ## ARTISTS *  [Dua Lipa](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937664/dua-lipa/) byKylie Minogue *  [Amber Ruffin](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937663/amber-ruffin/) bySeth Meyers *  [John David Washington](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937662/john-david-washington/) bySpike Lee *  [Hunter Schafer](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937659/hunter-schafer/) byZendaya *  [Anitta](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937667/anitta/) byJ Balvin *  [Luke Combs](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937668/luke-combs/) byGarth Brooks *  [Misha Green](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937675/misha-green/) byJurnee Smollett *  [Lil Baby](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937671/lil-baby/) byKiller Mike *  [Ana de Armas](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937666/ana-de-armas/) byJamie Lee Curtis *  [Phoebe Bridgers](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937672/phoebe-bridgers/) byCarmen Maria Machado *  [Florence Pugh](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937673/florence-pugh/) byLena Headey *  [Chloe X Halle](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937670/chloe-x-halle/) byElaine Welteroth *  [Salman Toor](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937678/salman-toor/) byTIME Staff *  [LaKeith Stanfield](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937674/lakeith-stanfield/) byBoots Riley *  [Amoako Boafo](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937676/amoako-boafo/) byTIME Staff *  [Shira Haas](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937669/shira-haas/) byDeborah Feldman *  [John Wilson](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937665/john-wilson/) byJudd Apatow *  [Jon Henry](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937677/jon-henry/) byTIME Staff ## PHENOMS *  [Maitreyi Ramakrishnan](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937731/maitreyi-ramakrishnan/) byMindy Kaling *  [Amanda Gorman](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937743/amanda-gorman/) byLin-Manuel Miranda *  [Charli D’Amelio](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937737/charli-damelio-2/) byJennifer Lopez *  [Regé-Jean Page](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937729/rege-jean-page/) byShonda Rhimes *  [Anya Taylor-Joy](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937738/anya-taylor-joy/) byGarry Kasparov *  [Nyjah Huston](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937730/nyjah-huston/) byTony Hawk *  [Sydney McLaughlin](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937739/sydney-mclaughlin/) byAllyson Felix *  [Brit Bennett](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937735/brit-bennett/) byTayari Jones *  [Olivia Rodrigo](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937742/olivia-rodrigo/) byGwen Stefani *  [Steve Kornacki](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937746/steve-kornacki/) byRachel Maddow *  [Doja Cat](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937741/doja-cat/) byLil Nas X *  [Luka Doncic](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937748/luka-doncic/) byBoban Marjanovic *  [Davido](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937740/davido/) byLaycon *  [Trevor Lawrence](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937749/trevor-lawrence/) byTIME Staff *  [Abby Phillip](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937745/abby-phillip/) byApril Ryan *  [Janja Garnbret](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937747/janja-garnbret/) byTIME Staff *  [Izkia Siches Pastén](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937736/izkia-siches-pasten/) byMichelle Bachelet *  [Koyoharu Gotouge](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937744/koyoharu-gotouge/) byTIME Staff ## LEADERS *  [Sanna Marin](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937699/sanna-marin/) byErna Solberg *  [Vanessa Nakate](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937682/vanessa-nakate/) byGreta Thunberg *  [Ben Sasse](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937691/ben-sasse/) byMitt Romney *  [Lina Hidalgo](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937694/lina-hidalgo/) byBeto O'Rourke *  [Raphael Warnock](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937697/raphael-warnock/) byBernice A. King *  [Jon Ossoff](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937693/jon-ossoff/) byBernice A. King *  [Parker Poling](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937690/parker-poling/) byPatrick McHenry *  [Arnon Nampa](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937702/arnon-nampa/) byTIME Staff *  [Adam Kinzinger](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937689/adam-kinzinger/) byLarry Hogan *  [Guo Ningning](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937700/guo-ningning/) byTIME Staff *  [Ayana Elizabeth Johnson](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937679/ayana-elizabeth-johnson/) byGina McCarthy *  [Rishi Sunak](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937698/rishi-sunak/) byTIME Staff *  [Vladimir Tenev](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937705/vladimir-tenev/) byTIME Staff *  [Svetlana Tikhanovskaya](/collections/time100-next-2021/5937680/svetlana-tikhanovskaya/) byJuan Guaidó TIME100 Next 2021: Meet the Emerging Leaders Shaping the Future ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/"},"headline":"2021 TIME100 Next","description":"Meet the TIME100 Next 2021: the emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/","datePublished":"2026-03-17T00:08:31.022Z","dateModified":"2026-03-17T00:08:30.646Z","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/blt94810c7e06a0f2a5/698a1748e76ad21b50638a21/2021_T100Next_Feauturedmain.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/time100-next-2021/","name":"2021 TIME100 Next"}}]}] ```