A list of people who have influenced the world in the Twenty-First Century.
- Donald Trump (1946 – ) Businessman, politician. 45th President of the US (2016 – )
- Barack Obama – First black US president
- Greta Thunberg – Environmental activist
- Pope Francis – Reforming Pope of Catholic Church
- Osama Bin Laden – Leader of Al-Qaeda
- Tony Blair – Prime Minister of UK 1997–2007
- Angela Merkel (1954 – ) Chancellor of Germany since 2005
- Silvio Berlusconi – Controversial Italian Prime Minister
- J.K.Rowling – Bestselling author of Harry Potter series
- Kim Jong Un – Leader of North Korea
- Usain Bolt – World Record breaker at 100m and 200m
- Malala Yousafzai (1997 – ) Pakistani human rights activist
- Stephen Hawking (1942 – 2018) – Scientist
- Linus Torvalds – creator of Linux operating system
- George Bush Jr. – US president 2001–2009
- Joe Biden – US Democratic Presidential candidate 2020
- Jimmy Wales – Creator of Wikipedia
- Steve Jobs – Entrepreneur and founder of Apple
- Hilary Clinton – Leading Democrat politician
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – ) (British Queen from 1953- )
- Jimmy Carter – Former US President still active in Peace negotiations.
- George Clooney – American actor and political activist
- Oprah Winfrey US media celebrity
- Paul Krugman – Nobel Prize-winning economist
- Tim Berners-Lee – Creator of World Wide web and proponent of free internet
- Lance Armstrong – Seven Times Tour De France Winner, later disqualified for drug use
- Prince William – heir to British throne
- Kate Middleton (Catherine) – Duchess of Cambridge married to Prince William
- Lionel Messi – Argentinian footballer, playing for Barcelona FC
- Rupert Murdoch – Media owner of News Corporation
- Al Gore – US presidential candidate and environmental campaigner
- Hilary Clinton (1947 – ) US politician. Candidate in 2016 election
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Portuguese footballer
- Sachin Tendulkar – Indian cricketer
- Emma Watson (15 April 1990 – ) British actress. Social activist.
- Beyonce – American singer, dancer and actress
- Lady Gaga (1986(- American singer
- Angelina Jolie (1976 – ) Actress, film director, humanitarian
- Vladimir Putin – Russian President
- Roman Abramovich – Russian oligarch
- David Cameron – British conservative Prime Minister
- Will Smith – American actor
- Larry Page (co-founder of Google)
- Angelina Jolie – American actress and film producer
- Sergey Brin – co-founder of Google
- Ivanka Trump (1981 – ) American model businesswoman and advisor to father Donald Trump.
- Shakira – Colombian singer and musician
- Serena Williams (1981 – ) (US, tennis) 20 single grand slam titles,
- Michael Bloomberg – Mayor of New York
- Mark Zuckerberg – founder, Facebook
- Lakshmi Mittal – Steel producer. One of the world’s richest people
- Luiz Incio Lula da Silva – Brazilian president
- Prince William (1982- ) Eldest child of Prince Charles and Diana.
- Elon Musk – co-founder of Paypal
- Sacha Baron Cohen – English actor
- Jon Stewart – American comedian and TV presenter
- Scarlett Johansson – American actress
- Stephen Colbert – American tv presenter
- Prince Charles (1948 – ) Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II
- Bashar Assad – Syrian Prime Minister
- E.L. James – American author
- Rihanna – singer
- Novak Djokovic – Serbian tennis player
- Warren Buffett – Investor
- Xi Jinping – Chinese politician
- Prince Harry (1984 – ) 2nd child of Charles and Diana.
- Meghan Markle (1981) Actress. Wife of Prince Harry.
- Muhammad Yunus (1940 – ) Nobel Peace Prize 2006 for his work on Micro-lending
- Roger Federer (1981 – ) (Switzerland, tennis) Most dominant player of his generation
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “People of the Twenty-First Century”, Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, 01/10/2013 updated 22 February 2018.
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