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

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Age: 25
Occupation: Soccer Player
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

The flashy Real Madrid striker is the world's highest paid footballer. As darkly handsome as a pantomime villain, he is loved and loathed in equal measure by fans. But no one would deny that his ability to dribble through the world's best defenses is astonishing.

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