The 2010 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

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Age: 36
Occupation: Entertainer
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

Although he's best known for his gig on How I Met Your Mother (and as Dr. Doogie Howser), NPH, as he's sometimes known, has helped propel America's revived interest in musical theater. His starring role on Joss Whedon's Web musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog brought him a number of singing-and-dancing roles, including spots hosting the 2009 Tony and Emmy Awards, as well as the opening number for the 2010 Oscars. It may now be impossible to stage an awards show without him.

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