--- description: Find out why Anthony Fauci is one of the 100 most influential people of 2020. title: Anthony Fauci: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57b7beb0bc959868/698a124e16d8844eccc389dc/time-100-Anthony-Fauci.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 22, 2020 # Anthony Fauci by Jimmy Kimmel  Anthony Fauci Anthony FauciStefan Ruiz for TIME As the [COVID-19 pandemic began to spread to the U.S](https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ "undefined")., there was one person millions of Americans immediately knew we could turn to for guidance: [Dr. Anthony Fauci](https://time.com/5826161/anthony-fauci-covid-19-testing-capabilities/ "undefined"). As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Fauci has advised six Presidents over 36 years. When COVID-19 reared its ugly head, he was among the first to step forward with [facts and only facts](https://time.com/5815835/anthony-fauci-covid-19-coronavirus-struggling/ "undefined"). Dr. Fauci doesn’t sugarcoat his words and refuses to be [pressured by politicians](https://time.com/5854925/anthony-fauci-coronavirus-risks-trump-rally/ "undefined"). He delivers the truth, as difficult as it may be to hear, earnestly and with one goal: to save lives. His courage and candor have earned our trust. We are all fortunate to have a man of his wisdom, experience and integrity to help us navigate these difficult waters. _Kimmel is the host and an executive producer of_ Jimmy Kimmel Live! [_Buy a print of TIME’s Anthony Fauci cover._ ](https://timecoverstore.com/featured/time-100-anthony-fauci-photograph-by-stefan-ruiz-for-time.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/"},"headline":"Anthony Fauci","datePublished":"2020-09-22T22:42:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:16.152Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/","keywords":["TIME 100","T100 2020","T100 2020 Leaders"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57b7beb0bc959868/698a124e16d8844eccc389dc/time-100-Anthony-Fauci.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57b7beb0bc959868/698a124e16d8844eccc389dc/time-100-Anthony-Fauci.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/","name":"Anthony Fauci"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"2020 Time 100 | Anthony Fauci","description":"TK TK","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/IwcGmIYk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2020-09-23T01:33:57.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/IwcGmIYk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/","duration":"PT1M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888309/anthony-fauci/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```