--- description: Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes... title: The 2011 TIME 100 - TIME image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8dbbea026213ecf2/6998cebf1f67099e02f57492/1101110502_400.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 2011 TIME 100 Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's TIME 100 ## TIME 100 *  [Wael Ghonim](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373444/wael-ghonim/) Spokesman for a Revolution byMohamed ElBaradei *  [Joseph Stiglitz](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373457/joseph-stiglitz/) Economist byGORDON BROWN *  [Reed Hastings](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373475/reed-hastings/) Netflix CEO byKevin Spacey *  [Amy Poehler](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373490/amy-poehler/) Actress byAziz Ansari *  [Geoffrey Canada](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373509/geoffrey-canada/) School Reformer byArne Duncan *  [Mark Zuckerberg](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373531/mark-zuckerberg-3/) Facebook Founder byApril Capone *  [Peter Vesterbacka](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373548/peter-vesterbacka/) Game Developer byAnna Kendrick *  [Angela Merkel](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373565/angela-merkel-3/) Consensus Builder byChristine Lagarde *  [Julian Assange](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373584/julian-assange-2/) Muckraker byGermaine Greer *  [Ron Bruder](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373600/ron-bruder/) Advocate byJoe Klein *  [Lamido Sanusi](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373615/lamido-sanusi/) Central Banker byAlex Perry *  [Colin Firth](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373636/colin-firth/) byHelen Mirren *  [Amy Chua](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373655/amy-chua/) Tough-Love Mother bySheryl Sandberg *  [Joe Biden](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373673/joe-biden-2/) Vice President byRahm Emanuel *  [Jennifer Egan](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373689/jennifer-egan/) Writer byCurtis Sittenfeld *  [Kim Clijsters](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373709/kim-clijsters/) Tennis Champion byMartina Navratilova *  [Ahmed Shuja Pasha](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373723/ahmed-shuja-pasha/) Intelligence Chief byMichael Hayden *  [Aung San Suu Kyi](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373738/aung-san-suu-kyi-2/) Freedom Fighter byWang Dan Wang Dan *  [Cory Booker](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373755/cory-booker/) Mayor byOprah Winfrey *  [Gabrielle Giffords](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373770/gabrielle-giffords/) Congresswoman byBarack Obama *  [Katsunobu Sakurai](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373787/katsunobu-sakurai/) Boat Rocker byHannah Beech *  [Michelle Obama](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373803/michelle-obama-3/) First Lady byJamie Oliver *  [Paul Ryan](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373817/paul-ryan/) Congressman byScott Walker *  [Ai Weiwei](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373831/ai-weiwei/) Artist byJon Huntsman *  [Rob Bell](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373846/rob-bell/) Preacher byJon Meacham *  [Fathi Terbil](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373866/fathi-terbil/) Human-Rights Lawyer byHisham Matar *  [Dilma Rousseff](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373878/dilma-rousseff/) Brazil's President byMichelle Bachelet *  [Tom Ford](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373893/tom-ford/) Fashion and Film Director byRita Wilson *  [Liang Guanglie](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373909/liang-guanglie/) Defense Minister byBill Powell *  [Sue Savage-Rumbaugh](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373926/sue-savage-rumbaugh/) Scientist byFrans de Waal *  [Takeshi Kanno](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373942/takeshi-kanno/) Doctor byKrista Mahr *  [Nicolas Sarkozy](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373957/nicolas-sarkozy-2/) Interventionist byTIME Staff *  [Michele Bachmann](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373973/michele-bachmann/) Congresswoman byRush Limbaugh *  [Saad Mohseni](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7373991/saad-mohseni/) Media Mogul byRupert Murdoch *  [Chris Christie](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374009/chris-christie-2/) Governor byMitch Daniels *  [Matthew Weiner](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374027/matthew-weiner/) Mad Men Creator byElisabeth Moss *  [Lisa Jackson](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374045/lisa-jackson/) EPA Chief bySteven Chu *  [Jean-Claude Trichet](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374061/jean-claude-trichet/) European Bank Head byMichael Elliott *  [Justin Bieber](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374079/justin-bieber/) Phenomenon byUsher *  [Prince William and Kate Middleton](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374093/prince-william-and-kate-middleton/) Royal Rainmakers byJackie Collins *  [Joe Scarborough](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374111/joe-scarborough/) Morning-Show Host byMichael Bloomberg *  [Blake Lively](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374129/blake-lively-2/) Actress byBaz Luhrmann *  [Hillary Clinton](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374145/hillary-clinton-2/) Secretary of State byJoseph S. Nye Jr. *  [Muqtada al-Sadr](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374161/muqtada-al-sadr/) Political Preacher byBobby Ghosh *  [Anwar al-Awlaki](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374178/anwar-al-awlaki/) American Terrorist byTIME Staff *  [Kim Jong Un](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374193/kim-jong-un-4/) Tyrant in Waiting byTIME Staff *  [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374209/saif-al-islam-gaddafi/) Motormouth byTIME Staff *  [Hassan Nasrallah](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374224/hassan-nasrallah/) Demagogue byBobby Ghosh *  [Nathan Wolfe](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374240/nathan-wolfe/) Virus Hunter byBryan Walsh *  [Oprah Winfrey](/collections/the-2011-time-100/7374257/oprah-winfrey-3/) Television Pioneer byTed Turner The 2011 TIME 100 - TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-2011-time-100/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/the-2011-time-100/"},"headline":"The 2011 TIME 100","description":"Meet the most influential people in the world. 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