100. Taylor Swift (Singer)
The first teen-pop star who seems to get what it means to be a teenager
96. James Murphy
Futuristic disco king teaches the cool kids how to dance again
95. Sudhir Cenkatesh (Author)
The professor of the down-and-dirty, from drug dealers to sex workers
92. Alfonso Cuaron (Director)
The Mexico City-born director brings true globalization to the movies
90. Nick Denton (Blogger)
The first blog mogul sets the pace and tone for the world of new media
85. Paul Thomas Anderson
The auteur of suburban Los Angeles continues to surprise
84. Will Wright (Creator of Sims)
The creator of life itself — at least the artificial kind
81. Matthew Weiner (‘Mad Men’ Headwriter)
Mad Men’s main man invokes the past to chart out TV drama’s future
80. Jack White (Musician)
The new millennium’s lead bluesman turns the world onto the old, good shit
79. Neil Young (Singer)
The last hippie who still makes a difference
78. David Chang (Chef)
The radical chef influencing everything from fast food to fine dining
75. Marc Jacobs (Designer)
He’s gone from fashion prodigy to Ralph Lauren-style empire builder
73. Cliff Bleszinski (Game Designer)
Because video games need Michael Bay-style blockbusters too
72. Bansky (Artist)
Outlaw street artist has become famous by remaining in hiding
70. Josh Schwartz (Creator of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘The OC’)
Creating a new form of teen television — by leaving out stuff teens don’t like
68. John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer of Pixar)
The chief creative officer at Pixar — and now arguably the new Walt Disney
67. J.J. Abrams (‘Lost’ Creator)
The creative force behind Lost and Alias now shakes up Star Trek
65. Andy Samberg (Comedian)
“Dick in a Box” maestro is first comedian to master the Web
64. Anderson Cooper (CNN Anchor)
The first network-news anchor to make a virtue out of compassion
62. Danny Boyle (Director)
Makes Hollywood’s most tactile films; brought Mumbai to the Oscars
61. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor/Politician)
The Governator’s latest superhero role is as the Green Arrow
59. James Cameron (Director)
Titanic director seeks to reinvent special effects with his new Avatar
57. Cornel West (Author)
Philosopher of love and reconciliation also understands rage of underclass
55. Tim Westergren (Creator of Pandora Radio)
Pandora CEO moves the world’s best radio station to mobile and beyond
54. Rick Farman & Jonathan Mayers
The Bonnaroo guys serve up America’s best rockfest on a plate made of corn
52. LeBron James (Basketball Player)
The dominant athlete in professional sports — Michael Jordan with no angst
51. Kate Winslet (Actress)
Actress proves that in the future, celebrities will just act like themselves
50. John Hanke (Director of Google Maps and Google Earth)
Google Maps chief puts the Earth on your computer — and he’s not done
49. Dave Eggers (Writer)
Writer-publisher makes books feel vital in the age of iStuff
48. Danger Mouse (Music Producer)
Gnarls Barkley producer tears apart rock, hip-hop, puts them back together
47. Greg Daniels (Actor)
The Office kingpin pulls the network sitcom into the new world
46. Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails vocalist)
The industrial-rock godfather becomes the world’s scariest digital nerd
44. Alex Rigopulos & Eran Egozy (Creators of Guitar Hero)
42. Brian Eno (Music Producer)
For decades, the producer for bands who want to change their sound
41. Michael Moore (Documentarist)
With Bush gone, one-man lefty agitprop machine takes on Wall Street
38. Will Ferrell (Comedian)
Comedy giant takes the modern American male into the future
30. Radiohead (Band)
The band that deconstructs rock & roll manipulates the rules at the top
28. Sean Penn (Actor)
Hollywood’s most passionate star makes the establishment come to him
27. Arcade Fire (Band)
Indie rockers bum-rush the big stage with epic sound and new rules
26. Sasha Baron Cohen (Comedian)
Brilliant British satirist makes sexytime with America
22. Rachel Maddow (Newscaster)
The breakout commentator of the Obama era makes smart the new black
19. Lil Wayne (Rapper)
14. Judd Apatow (Writer/Director)
11. MIA (Musician)
8. Tina Fey (Comedian)
5. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
4. Bono (U2 Frontman)
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