Time magazine has launched its selection of the most influential people of 2025. The list is divided into six categories (artists, icons, leaders, titans, pioneers and innovative) and includes the names of Demi Moore, Ed Sheeran, Serena Williams or … Snoop Dogg?
Not all musical artists included in the list are in the same category. It is striking that Ed Sheeran and Hozier are the only ones that are framed in the category of “artists.” Chris Hemsworth is behind Sheeran’s text, whom he describes as “one of the most kind people and with the feet on the ground that I have met,” in addition to praising his musical skills.
In the category of “pioneers” Rosé, a member of Blackpink, and Myles Smith, a British artist who has risen from the launch of ‘Stargazing’ in 2024. Shaboozey appear, Shaboozey says Smith says that Smith is proof that “singer -songwriter music is still alive in the era of top 40”.
They also surprise the inclusions of Snoop Dogg, which appears in the “innovative” section, and Donald Trump, Elon Musk or Milei in that of “leaders.” However, the most surreal in this case is to see these three names next to Teresa Ribera, first vice president and competence of the European Commission. Next, the complete list of Time that names the most influential people of 2025:
Artists
Ed Sheeran
Scarlett Johansson
Daniel Dae Kim
Kristen Bell
Adam Scott
Rashida Jones
Diego Luna
Nicole Scherzinger
Kristen Wiig
Willy Chavarria
Danielle Deadwyler
Hozier
Miranda July
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Mohammad Rasooulof
Annabelle Selldorf
Yoshitomo Nara
Icons
Demi Moore
Jalen Hurts
Adrien Brody
Gisèle Pelicot
Hiroyuki healed
Angeline Murimirwa
David Muir
Raquel Willis
Bobbi Brown
Anthony D. Romero
Yoshiki
Amy Griffin
Léon Marchand
Fatou Baldeh
Leaders
Keir Starmer
Claudia Sheinbaum
Donald Trump
María Corina Machado
Elon Musk
Muhammad Yunus
Howard Lutnick
Adhanom ghebreyesus tedros
JD Vance
Reshma Kewalramani
Friedrich Merz
Megyn Kelly
Lee Jae-Myung
Teresa Ribera
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Andrea Vidaurre
Duma Boko
Russell Vought
Javier Milei
NOA ARGAMANI
Mo abudu
Ahmed al-Sharaa
Titans
Serena Williams
Ed Bastian
Blake Lively
Lorne Michaels
Simone Biles
Doug McMillon
Miuccia Prada
EVRETT PERCIVAL
Ted Sarandos
Joe Rogan
Smooth his
Mark Zuckerberg
Bonnie and Chan
Alex Karp
Jonathan Greenblatt
Stephen J. Squeri
Pioneers
Demis Hassabis
Rosé
Andrew Forrest
Robert Montgomery
Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Dario Amodei
Myles Smith
Cordelia Bähr
Julie Burkhart
Liang Wenfeng
Allison Sesso
Tomas Cihlar and Wesley Sindquist
Innovative
Snoop Dogg
Nikki Glaser
Ma Yansong
Larry Fink
Kwame Onwuachi
Sandra Díaz
Mickalene Thomas
Jon M. Chu
Wendy Freedman
Josh Koskoff
Chutatip “Nok” Suntanon
Christian Happy
Ismahane Elouafi
Skye Perryman
Tim Cadogan
Richard Thompson
