Fighter Ronda Rousey, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and anonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante all landed on this year’s Time 100 most influential people list, a roundup of the world’s current brightest thinkers, leaders and artists.
A read-through of the top 100 is a reminder of who has dominated headlines over the last year, from basketball player Stephen Curry, in the midst of a record-breaking season at the Golden State Warriors to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her handling of the European migrant crisis.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the musical Hamilton, made the magazine’s list days after winning a Pulitzer Prize.
The country’s most famous transgender celebrity, Caitlyn Jenner, also appears on the list, as do rappers Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar.International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is also featured.
Each honoree gets a tribute written about them by another well-known figure, with the secretary of state, John Kerry (himself on the list, with kind words written by Bono), honoring actor and now Oscar-winner Leonardo Dicaprio.
Bill and Melinda Gates pay tribute to fellow husband-and-wife tech boomers turned philanthropists Mark Zuckerburg and Priscilla Chan.
This year’s presidential race featured heavily, with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders all making the list (with Ohio governor John Kasich a notable absentee).
Actor Jennifer Lawrence paid tribute to singer Adele, whose latest album 25 sold 3.38m copies in the first week in the US alone, a new record. “Adele is a gift, an international treasure, but she’s also sweet, funny, intelligent and beautiful. Bitch,” wrote Lawrence.
It’s not all inspirational types who made Time’s cut: the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un made the list, as did the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
And there were some noticeable drop-offs from last year. Jeb Bush’s embarrassing presidential run ensured he didn’t make it this year, and Elizabeth Warren’s name might still be thrown around as a possible vice-presidential pick, but she was knocked off the list.
Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye West both fell off this year’s list.
