The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Are They Worthy?
Dave M. Benett / Getty

PETER GABRIEL

Article Tools
Print
Sphere
RSS

AGE: 58
OCCUPATION: Rocker, humanitarian
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: More focused on promoting the music of others — especially world music — Gabriel has turned his non-musical attention to humanitarian matters. Last fall, he launched the Hub, a so-called "YouTube for human rights."

CON: The Hub is distressingly short on my-kitten-plays-the-piano videos.

Next: HU JINTAO >>

Talk Back

Who is on your list?

With so many different fields and individuals to choose from, we want to know who you would pick

Top Stories on Time.com