Every cover from Time‘s The 100 Most Influential People issues since the magazine debuted the annual special edition in 2004.
2004 cover
The first annual list included names like George W. Bush, Steve Jobs and J.K. Rowling.
2005 cover
The 2005 list included Oprah Winfrey, the Dalai Lama and Clint Eastwood.
2006 cover
2006 celebrated people like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, J.J. Abrams and Arianna Huffington.
2007 cover
In 2007, Tina Fey, Queen Elizabeth II and Al Gore made the list.
2008 cover
Miley Cyrus, George Clooney and Hillary Clinton were included in 2008.
2009 cover
The 2009 list included the Twitter Guys, Michelle Obama and Lauren Zalaznick.
2010 cover
In 2010, Lady Gaga, Bill Clinton and Didier Drogba were featured on the cover.
2011 cover
2011 celebrated people like Joe Biden, Blake Lively and Justin Bieber.
2012 cover
Adele, Aziz Ansari and Kate Middleton were all included on the 2012 list.
2013 Aamir Khan
Khan uses his film and television career as a platform for confronting tough issues.
2013 Elon Musk
Musk has proved skeptics wrong with his innovative SpaceX and Tesla technologies.
2013 Jay Z
Jay Z made the 2013 list for his empire state of mind (pun intended).
2013 Jennifer Lawrence
Lawrence blazed onto the 2013 scene with her breakout performance in Winter’s Bone.
2013 Li Na
Li earned her place on the 2013 list by fighting against sports regulations in China.
2013 Malala Yousafzai
Yousafzai’s incredible story made her an icon for women everywhere.
2013 Rand Paul
Paul was recognized for his unique, libertarian-leaning politics.
2014 Beyoncé
Do we even need to explain this one? She’s Queen B for a reason.
2014 Jason Collins
Collins became the first openly gay, still active pro athlete, paving the way for others.
2014 Mary Barra
Barra was added for her CEO status at General Motors.
2014 Robert Redford
Harvey Weinstein called Redford “a renaissance man dressed like a cowboy.” Enough said.
2015 Bradley Cooper
Cooper made the list for his artistic ability to make the audience forget who he is.
2015 Jorge Ramos
Time called Ramos “America’s news anchor” on their 2015 list.
2015 Kanye West
Controversy and success in tow, West landed his spot among the influencers.
2015 Misty Copeland
Copeland was dubbed ballet’s breakout star.
2015 Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsberg made the 2015 list for her fight on behalf of women and justice.
2016 Christine Lagarde
Lagarde was dubbed the “guardian of the global economy” by Janet Yellen.
2016 Leonardo DiCaprio
DiCaprio is listed not just for his movies, but for his dedication to our planet.
2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda
As J.J. Abrams put it, Hamilton is only Miranda’s first act.
2016 Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
Titans Chan and Zuckerberg are using their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to change the world.
2016 Nicki Minaj
Minaj is dubbed a chart breaker on this year’s list.
2016 Priyanka Chopra
Chopra is a U.S. breakout this year with Quantico and the upcoming Baywatch reboot.
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