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

Drew Brees

Drew Brees

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Age: 31
Occupation: Quarterback, New Orleans Saints
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

The MVP of Super Bowl XLIV, Brees led the long-downtrodden Saints to the first championship in team history, electrifying a city still wounded by Hurricane Katrina. His Brees Dream Foundation has raised more than $4.5 million to rebuild New Orleans schools, advance cancer research and fund other charitable causes.

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