The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

PETER GABRIEL

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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.

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