Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. <\/p>\n
TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2024 on Wednesday. The annual list, which asks cultural and political icons to highlight the changemakers of the past year, features dozens of athletes, entertainers, artists and politicians. <\/p>\n
Some names are not surprising. Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez wrote about quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Comedian Amy Poehler wrote about Maya Rudolph. Transgender activist Raquel Willis wrote about actor Elliot Page. Beninese music legend Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo wrote about Nigerian artist Burna Boy, who in turn wrote about rapper 21 Savage. Dua Lipa, Taraji P. Henson, and Coleman Domingo also all have a spot on the list. <\/p>\n
But some names might be less familiar. Here\u2019s a look at some of the people you may not know. <\/p>\n
During last fall\u2019s auto workers strike, Shawn Fain, who had been sworn in as president of the United Auto Workers union less than six months prior, told his fellow auto workers something that stuck with President Joe Biden for months. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn this union, the members are the highest authority,\u201d Fain said, according to Biden. \u201cIn this country, the people are the highest authority.\u201d <\/p>\n
Fain, and all the work he did in winning historic wage increases for the UAW, represent the \u201chard-won success\u201d that unions had in 2023, Biden states. <\/p>\n
With the UAW\u2019s lead, change has been made throughout the auto-maker industry. After the UAW\u2019s win, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai \u2014 non-union companies \u2014 also raised wages. But even with the strike over, the UAW and Fain are still fighting, aiming for a four-day, 32-hour workweek. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey remind us that when unions win, all workers benefit,\u201d Biden says. <\/p>\n
At just 25 years of age, Motaz Azaiza is the youngest person on this year\u2019s TIME list. For four months, the Palestinian photographer was \u201cthe world\u2019s eyes and ears in his native Gaza,\u201d posting pictures and chronicling the war to millions of followers on Instagram, writes TIME staff writer Yasmeen Serhan. <\/p>\n
\u201cFamilies displaced from homes, women mourning loved ones, a man trapped beneath the rubble. His images offered a glimpse into Gaza that few in the international press\u2014which has been all but barred from accessing the Strip\u2014could rival,\u201d Serhan writes. <\/p>\n
When Jenni Hermoso and the Spanish Women\u2019s National Team won the FIFA World Cup last summer, the last thing the forward expected was a kiss from her boss. <\/p>\n
And yet, that\u2019s what happened. As the world watched, Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish soccer federation, grabbed Hermoso\u2019s face and kissed her \u2014 sparking a worldwide conversation about sexual harassment and consent. Rubiales was banned by FIFA for three years, and in January, Hermoso testified in a sexual assault probe against the former president. <\/p>\n
Writing for TIME, American soccer player Mana Shim praised Hermoso\u2019s bravery. <\/p>\n
\u201cHermoso courageously told her truth, over and over again, despite efforts to silence her,\u201d Shim said. <\/p>\n
Sakshi Malik is India\u2019s first and only female wrestler to win an Olympic medal \u2014 taking home the bronze at 2016\u2019s Olympics in Rio. But late last year, she quit the sport. <\/p>\n
Malik was part of an outspoken group demanding the arrest and resignation of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, an important member of parliament and former chief of India\u2019s wrestling federation who had been accused of sexually harassing women athletes, explains Nisha Pahuja, a documentary filmmaker. <\/p>\n
The women\u2019s fight lasted throughout 2023, eliciting attention from around the world. Finally, Singh was charged by Delhi police with assault, stalking and sexual harassment, all of which he denied. Though he was removed as the chief of the wrestling foundation, Singh was replaced by his close ally and business partner late last year, only reigniting the controversy. <\/p>\n
\u201cUpcoming female wrestlers will also face exploitation,\u201d Malik said, in a press conference in December, following the replacement announcement. \u201cIf (Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh\u2019s) business partner and a close aide is elected as the new president, I quit wrestling.\u201d <\/p>\n
The moment was an \u201cemotional, public, and very brave act of defiance,\u201d writes Pahuja. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe did not, however, quit the battle,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHer light, and the light of all those standing against harassment, continues to shine.\u201d <\/p>\n
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who died in February, Yulia Navalnaya has quickly picked up where her husband left off. <\/p>\n
Just three days after his death, she posted an eight-minute long video to her husband\u2019s social media, saying: \u201cI don\u2019t have the right to surrender. I ask you to share with me in rage.\u201d <\/p>\n
Navalny\u2019s death sparked protests across Europe, particularly in capital cities such as Berlin and Paris, where gatherers stood outside Russian embassies with signs reading \u201cPutin is a killer\u201d and \u201cPutin to the Hague.\u201d <\/p>\n
Through it all, Navalnaya has stood firm, calling her husband\u2019s death a \u201cmurder\u201d and acting as a unifying figure among Russian opposition forces. <\/p>\n
Vice President Kamala Harris, writing for TIME, called Navalnaya \u201ca courageous fighter\u201d for \u201cdemocratic values.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cNavalnaya has vowed to continue her husband\u2019s fight for justice and the rule of law, giving renewed hope to those working against corruption and for a free, democratic Russia,\u201d Harris wrote. \u201cAnd in so doing, she demonstrates exceptional selflessness and strength.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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