It’s the most eclectic list of personalities in the world. Where else but on the Time 100 list of influential people would showbiz celebrities such as Blake Lively and Justin Bieber rub shoulders with controversial figures as Iraqi strongman Muqtada al-Sadr and French fascist Marine Le Pen? The likes of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, David Cameron and Angela Merkel are there of course. Scroll down for the full list No doubt: U.S. president Barack Obama warrants his place on the Time list of 100 most influential people while Justin Bieber - pop's latest teen sensation - is also handed a spot Step lively: Gossip Girl star Blake Lively is recognised alongside the likes of footballer Leo Messi And the world of entertainment is naturally represented by Oscar-winner Colin Firth and fashion mogul Tom Ford. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg was an obvious choice - but is Belgian tennis champion Kim Clijsters really among those most influential people in the world? And one has to wonder if the inclusion of pop star Bruno Mars was an editorial error. But it gets stranger. How many readers of the magazine would recognise Rain, the Korean pop star who topped the Time.com poll with an incredible 400,000 votes. Time's Assistant Managing Editor Radhika Jones said: 'The Time 100 are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. 'Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.' The list often surprises with its inclusions because some are picked by the guest contributors Time selects to write about them. This year’s list includes Barack Obama on Gabrielle Giffords, Germaine Greer on Julian Assange, Helen Mirren on Colin Firth and Thierry Henry on Lionel Messi. One of the pairings sees actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger writing a virtual love letter to David Cameron, in which the Austrian said: 'The first time I met David Cameron, I knew we were political soul mates. 'Fortunately for Great Britain ... Cameron, 44, has chosen to lead from the center, where the real action is. It isn’t just talk; he’s built a coalition government and redefined his party.' On the eve of the Royal Wedding, Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton get a mention, after they were selected by Jackie Collins. She says of the pair: 'It’s no wonder the news media have wound themselves up into a mad frenzy! What’s more universal than a love story? Sip, sip, hooray: U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (left) celebrates his inclusion with a cup of Afghan tea as he visits the Arghandab Valley; and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un has also made the list 'And this one rocks.... Happy endings are hard to come by, so maybe in this case, we can fantasize that love will conquer all.' This year, the list includes 49 international figures from 25 countries, more than any previous Time 100. There are six names on the list directly connected to the revolutions that have swept the Middle East this year, including Wael Ghonim, Ayman Mohyeldin, Margaret Woodward, Fathi Terbil and El General. The list also includes several controversial figures such as Muqtada al-Sadr, Anwar al-Awlaki, Hassan Nasrallah, Kim Jong Un and Saif Gaddafi. One is so influential now: Kate Middleton didn't feature on the list last year, before her engagement to Prince William Political divide: PM David Cameron, pictured here at the General Motors van plant in Luton today, was nominated for the 2011 list by Arnold Schwarzenegger; while radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr also made the Time list There are 34 women on the list this year including, unsurprisingly, Oprah Winfrey. She is the grand old dame of the list and has been recognised in all eight years, more than any other Time 100 designee. She is followed by Barack Obama who has been on the list six times. Interestingly, in the world of technology, executives from Facebook, Google, WikiLeaks and the game Angry Birds all made the list, but those from Twitter and Apple did not. Back of the net: Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters made this list It takes all sorts: Chat show host Oprah Winfrey stands alongside White House heavyweight Hillary Rodham Clinton Strange bedfellows: A political oppressor like Saif Gaddafi is listed with imprisoned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks (right) Lisa Jackson, current and 12th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Xi Jinping, Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission; likely future president of China Kim Jong Un, son of Kim Jong Il; expected future leader of North Korea Takeshi Kanno, Japanese doctor from the town of Minami Sanriku Charles Koch, CEO and chairman, Koch Industries; David Koch, executive vice president, Koch Industries Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma’s democracy movement; Nobel Prize Laureate (right) John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios Marine Le Pen, French politician, lawyer and leader of the National Front party Blake Lively, American actress and model Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler-Fiat George R. R. Martin, American author and screenwriter Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter and music producer Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany Lionel Messi, Argentinian soccer player Saad Mohseni, Afghani media figure Ayman Mohyeldin, Middle East-based correspondent for Al-Jazeera English Heidi Murkoff, author of What To Expect When You’re Expecting Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah Benjamin Netanyahu, current Prime Minister of Israel (right) Barack Obama, current and 44th President of the United States Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States Larry Page, co-founder and current CEO of Google Ahmed Shuja Pasha, Director-General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency David Petraeus, General, United States Army; Commander, U.S. and NATO Forces in Afghanistan Amy Poehler, American actress and comedian Azim Premji, philanthropist and chairman of Wipro Ltd. Rain, South Korean pop and R&B singer; winner of TIME.com’s 2011 TIME 100 poll V.S. Ramachandran, neurologist and Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego Feisal Abdul Rauf, American Imam; leading proponent behind the Park51 community center Michelle Rhee, founder and CEO of StudentsFirst; former chancellor of Washington, D.C public schools Cecile Richards, current president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Derrick Rossi, pathologist and stem-cell researcher Dilma Rousseff, 36th and current President of Brazil Aruna Roy, Indian social justice activist and leader of the Right to Information movement Scott Rudin, American film and theater producer Paul Ryan, U.S. Congressman for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District Katsunobu Sakurai, Mayor of Minami Soma, Japan Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Nicolas Sarkozy, current President of France Joe Scarborough, cable television talk-show host, former Congressman from Florida Hu Shuli, Chinese journalist Patti Smith, American singer-songwriter and artist Joseph Stiglitz, American economist Sting, musician, singer-songwriter Fathi Terbil, Libyan lawyer and human rights activist Jean-Claude Trichet, current President of the European Central Bank Peter Vesterbacka, CEO of Rovio, creators of Angrybirds Mark Wahlberg, American actor and producer Matthew Weiner, American writer, director and producer; creator of Mad Men Grant Achatz, American chef and restaurateur Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist, activist and philosopher Anwar al-Awlaki, Muslim cleric, al-Qaeda operative and recruiter Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi political and Shi‘ite religious leader Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group (above) Maria Bashir, Chief Prosecutor, Herat Province, Afghanistan Michele Bachmann, U.S. Congresswoman from Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District Rob Bell, American pastor and author Joseph Biden, 47th and current Vice President of the United States Justin Bieber, pop singer John Boehner, 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (above) Ron Bruder, founder and CEO of Education for Employment Foundation David Cameron, current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Geoffrey Canada, founder, The Harlem Children’s Zone Project Ray Chambers, United Nations special envoy for malaria; co-founder, Malaria No More Charles Chao, president and CEO of SINA, China’s largest Internet portal Chris Christie, 55th and current Governor of New Jersey Amy Chua, law professor; author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Kim Clijsters, professional tennis player Hillary Clinton, 67th and current United States Secretary of State Chris Colfer, American actor and singer (above) Matt Damon and Gary White, co-founders of Water.org Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of the 2011 Cricket World Cup-winning Indian National Cricket Team Jamie Dimon, current CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase Bineta Diop, executive director and founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité Esther Duflo, French economist, professor and co-founder of the Poverty Action Lab at MIT Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of the PBS show Masterpiece Theater and Mystery! Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer Colin Firth, actor and recipient of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor (above) Tom Ford, American designer and film director Jonathan Franzen, Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Saif Gaddafi, Libyan engineer and politician; son of Muammar Gaddafi El Général, also known as Hamada Ben Amor, rap star credited with helping inspire Tunisian uprising Wael Ghonim, Egyptian Internet activist Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Congresswoman from Arizona’s 8th District Kathy Giusti, founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Liang Guanglie, Chinese general and current Minister of National Defense Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Hung Huang, Chinese TV host, author, actress and blogger Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince of United Kingdom; fiancé Oprah Winfrey, television host, actress, producer and philanthropist Nathan Wolfe, founder and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative Felisa Wolfe-Simon, American biologist Margaret Woodward, Major General, United States Air Force Dharma Master Cheng Yen, Buddhist nun and founder of Tzu Chi Foundation Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress (right) Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook Highlights from the Time 100 profiles Usher on Justin Bieber: 'From the minute I met Justin, I knew this kid possessed a certain confidence that only a star could have... What's interesting and will keep the world watching is that at the same time he's having this incredible success, he's like any other kid living a normal life.' Germaine Greer on Julian Assange: 'Regardless of what happens to Assange, which he will almost certainly not deserve, the construction of stateless, secure and indestructible Internet drop boxes cannot be undone. Secrets will never be safe again.' 'He helped to initiate a peaceful revolution': Egyptian Wael Ghonim 'She has a desire for openness': German Chancellor Angela Merkel Christine Lagarde on Angela Merkel: 'Merkel, 56, worked tirelessly to steer Europe through the financial crisis. Her personal style combined with Germany's search for consensus has earned her country great influence around the world. It's a topic her natural reticence doesn't allow her to expand on, but that's the Merkel method for you: a spirit of compromise in the service of a genuine ambition--and fed by a desire for openness.' Dianna Agron on Chris Colfer: 'Chris, 20, lives by extreme truth, speaking out against the epidemic of bullying that he, too, faced in high school. The honesty that he infuses into his Glee character, Kurt, leaves you reeling.' Mohammed ElBaradei on Wael Ghonim: 'By emphasising that the regime would listen only when citizens exercised their right of peaceful demonstration and civil disobedience, Wael helped initiate a call for a peaceful revolution.... What Wael and the young Egyptians did spread like wildfire across the Arab world.'Barack, Boehner, Bieber and, er,
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