81 Simone Leigh, Artist
(NEW) The first black woman artist to represent the US at the Venice Biennale.
82 Anne Imhof, Artist
(NEW) Celebrated for her exhibition Natures Mortes at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
83 Bianca Jagger, Activist
(NEU) Fearlessly campaigning for human rights since decades. A heroine of our time.
84 Sir David Attenborough, biologist, broadcaster, and author
(92) Advocates for plant conservation with new documentary The Green Planet.
85 Cecilia Alemani, Director Biennale 22
(NEW) The New York curator is to revive the Venice Biennale 22 after the pandemic.
86 Nancy Pelosi, Politician
(77) Is America’s conscience as Speaker of the House of Representatives. A strong woman.
87 Greta Thunberg, Activist
(27) Ousted from the title pages by Covid-19, still an important pioneer.
88 Jane Fonda, Iconic actress
(82) Leads a passionate fight for a better world as a climate activist.
89 Zach Lieberman, New media artist
(NEW) MIT professor who founded the School for Poetic Computation. Media pioneer.
90 Christoph Ransmayr, Writer
(NEU) Master of words who constantly explains the world to us from new perspectives.
91 Kaws, Artist
(NEW) Kaws aka Brian Donnelly ist the first artist who shows his artworks digitally in the video game Fortnite. Pioneer.
92 Lady Gaga, Singer
(33) Played Gucci’s wife Patrizia Reggiani brilliantly in the movie House of Gucci. Multi-talented.
93 Fred Moten, Professor NY University
(75) His theoretical and practical work is concerned with Black Studies.
94 Alvaro Barrington, Artist
(NEW) His mixed media paintings inspire collectors and curators worldwide.
95 Denis Mukwege, Doctor and activist
(99) Nobel Peace Prize winner, fights against sexualized war violence.
96 George Takei, Mr. Sulu & activist
(100) Star Trek star fights for gay rights. Icon of the LGBTQ+ community.
97 Bill McKibben, Environmental activist
(93) Global thought leader on global warming, founded 350.org.
98 Masami Saionji, Spiritual leader
(85) Descended from Japan’s royal Ryukyu family, created Source of Wonder as a global event.
99 Refik Anadol, New Media artist
(NEW) One of the leading digital media artists of our time. NFT pioneer.
100 Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual artist
(69) Conceptual artist who explores the cultural construction of identity.
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