The 2008 TIME 100

On The Red Carpet

Joel Stein's TIME 100 Red Carpet

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Joel Stein's TIME 100 Red Carpet

From McCain to the Guitar Hero guys, our correspondent asks TIME's most influential people the most meaningless questions

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Who's on your list?

It's your turn. Tell us if you agree or disagree with our TIME 100 picks and who we should have left off the list

TIME 100 POLL

Your Results

Results of the Time 100 poll are in and despite the intense rivalry, there's a surprise winner

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The TIME 100 Covers

TIME hired some of the world's best graphic designers to submit covers for our annual list of the most influential people in the world. Here are the five finalists

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For God's Sake, Rank the TIME 100

Noted statistician Joel Stein creates a mathematical formula to rank the influence of everyone from Vladimir Putin to Bruce Springsteen