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.