The 2011 TIME 100

Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's TIME 100 More »

To Our Readers

It's already become a cliché to say that change is the only constant, but more than ever, we are living in an age of constant, transformative change More »
Photographer Martin Schoeller's TIME 100 Journey

Schoeller traveled as far as Egypt and braved tigers, pheasants and prawns to make portraits of TIME 100 honorees More »
Chris Colfer

The award-winning star talks with TIME about his Golden Globe acceptance speech, the power of Glee and standing up to bullies More »
V.S. Ramachandran: The 'House' of Neuro-Science

Renowned neuroscientist, V.S. Ramachandran is putting together some of the most perplexing puzzles of the human mind More »
Rain, South Korea's Unstoppable Pop Superstar

Singer, dancer, actor — the artist's triple threat potential has fueled his meteoric rise More »
Video: TIME 100: What the Bonobos Can Teach Us

At Great Ape Trust, TIME 100 honoree Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh studies the cognitive development of bonobos, perhaps humankind's closest relatives More »
A New Harlem Renaissance

How the Harlem Children's Zone is changing hearts and minds in a once troubled community More »
Video: Ricky Gervais

TIME asked Gervais what he thinks of the list and what he'd do as host of the annual gala More »
Essay: Down With People!

The era of humans is over. I bring you the 100 Most Influential Things in the World More »
Photos: A Brief History of Pixar

Since it released the first Toy Story in 1995 the acclaimed computer animation studio has turned out an unbroken string of hits More »
Haiti Revisited

Last year, the TIME 100 recognized several people and organizations working in Haiti. Let's see how they're doing now. More »
TIME 100: Your Picks

The TIME 100 online poll welcomes back previous honorees — like South Korean pop star Rain — but also some new movers, shakers and revolutionaries More »
Photos: The Life and Times of John Boehner

From humble roots in Ohio to the halls of Congress, a look at the career of the Speaker of the House More »
Photos: Freedom for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi

In order to get things done, she will have to learn to be more than an icon of democracy More »
Portraits: Mark Zuckerberg

A portfolio of portraits by Martin Schoeller More »
Colin Firth

It's taken a long time for the versatile actor to shed his pin-up aristocratic image More »
Grant Achatz, the Culinary Miracle Worker

His dishes are not only mind-blowingly delicious, but beautiful to look at as well More »
Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Il's third son has seemingly being groomed to take over leadership of the Hermit Kingdom More »