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Dave Eggers
The founder of McSweeney's is the author of the Sudan-set What Is the What.
I nominate Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court, who prosecuted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes. His work on the case and the irrefutable body of evidence he assembled resulted in an arrest warrant--the first ever for a sitting head of state.

Elizabeth Gilbert
The longtime journalist is the author of the best-selling memoir Eat, Pray, Love.
Sister Mary Scullion has helped reduce the number of people living on the streets of Philadelphia by half. Over 95% of those who cycle through her Project H.O.M.E. program have never again become homeless, a success rate that has made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities.

Craig Newmark
Craigslist's founder started the site--now one of the Net's busiest--as a fun side project.
His new tour is a reminder of why Leonard Cohen has influenced musicmakers for decades. He continues to reconnect his fans to their spiritual life and values with songs I regard as prayer, like "Democracy," "Anthem" and "In My Secret Life."

Brian Williams
The former volunteer firefighter is the Emmy Award--winning anchor of NBC Nightly News.
Barack Obama's election has forever changed the poster of the Presidents in the front of most elementary-school classrooms in the U.S. We have now lived long enough to see historic change in the White House. Converting that into a successful presidency is another matter.

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