Arts and Entertainment Editor
The
TIME: 100 Most Influential People of 2014 issue was released Thursday, April 24
with singer Beyoncé on the issue’s
U.S. cover. Robert Redford, Jason
Collins, and Mary Barra were on the issue’s international covers. TIME chose to divide the honorees into the
following five categories: the Titans, the Pioneers, the Artists, the Leaders,
and the Icons. The list held a record 41
women, including singer Miley Cyrus, honored in the Artists category, and 16
year old Malala Yousafzai, who was honored in the Icon category. Other recognizable names on the big list include
Hillary Clinton (who has now made
the list eight times), honored in the Titans category, NBA star Jason
Collins, honored as a Pioneer, and President Barack Obama (who has now made the
list nine times) who was honored in the Leaders category.
Famous colleagues
inspired by the winners found themselves writing to honor the honorees,
including Justin Timberlake, who wrote about singer and rapper Pharrell Williams,
NBA star Dwayne Wade wrote to honor tennis champion Serena Williams, and “The
Butler” actor Forest Whitaker who wrote about Ugandan humanitarian Sister
Rosemary Nyirumbe. Other notable names on
the list include Pope Francis, Late Night
host Seth Myers, Scandal star Kerry
Washington, and Sundance Music Festival founder Robert Redford. The gala celebrating the honorees and their placement
on the big list was held last Tuesday, April 29 in the Big Apple.
