--- description: Find out why Issa Rae is one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. title: Issa Rae: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0136d8d7ef2fad4/698a31fed075336c1ae6cd94/Issa-Rae-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- May 23, 2022 # Issa Rae by Robin Thede  Issa Rae Erik Carter—August Issa Rae Erik Carter—AugustErik Carter—August [Issa Rae](https://time.com/collection/firsts/4898603/issa-rae-firsts/ "undefined") wasn’t born—she was handcrafted by God herself. Or she’s an alien with otherworldly powers. I’m not totally sure which, but how other than a touch of the supernatural can you explain someone who can truly do everything to perfection? Issa is not only a [prolific writer](https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217607/issa-rae/ "undefined"), a captivating actor and comedian, a profound leader, an [efficacious producer](https://time.com/4856245/issa-rae-insecure-hbo/ "undefined"), and a music mogul in the making (pauses to take a breath)—she’s also a consistently hilarious and loyal friend. For those of us lucky enough to know her, Issa is everything you want a person to be: kind, funny, down to earth. Even if you don’t have the privilege of knowing her, you feel a familiarity with the woman with the unstoppable cheekbones and infectious laugh. In [_Insecure_](https://time.com/6109253/insecure-black-hollywood/ "undefined")_,_ Issa created an instantly archetypal comedy, set to influence generations of shows to come. She taught us that the norm of everyday life is just as dramatic as any superhero storyline and that we can be the heroes of our own lives. _Thede is the creator and showrunner of_ A Black Lady Sketch Show Issa Rae Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177737/issa-rae-icons/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177737/issa-rae-icons/"},"headline":"Issa Rae","datePublished":"2022-05-23T10:00:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:21:56.117Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177737/issa-rae-icons/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","TIME100 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0136d8d7ef2fad4/698a31fed075336c1ae6cd94/Issa-Rae-time100-2022.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/bltc0136d8d7ef2fad4/698a31fed075336c1ae6cd94/Issa-Rae-time100-2022.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-2022/6177737/issa-rae-icons/","name":"Issa Rae"}}]}] ```