Xi and wife among the greats on Time's list
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April 20, 2013, Saturday
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan have been named among Time magazine's most influential people in the world.
For the eighth time, US President Barack Obama is on the annual list of 100 top global leaders, artists, pioneers and icons, along with his wife Michelle, newly installed Pope Francis, British royal Kate Middleton, Beyonce, Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and basketball player LeBron James.
Rapper Jay-Z, Pakistan teenager Mulala Yousufzai, Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and SpaceX founder Elon Musk are also on the list.
Former PayPal entrepreneur Musk's SpaceX develops space transport with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Philippines President Noynoy Aquino, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi are also named.
Time said it was issuing seven separate covers for its 100 Most Influential People edition, which was published yesterday.
Chinese tennis player Li Na, 31, the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam title, and Bollywood actor Aamir Kahn will be featured on the front of international editions, while Jay-Z, Lawrence, Musk, Yousufzai and US Republican Senator Rand Paul will be featured on five different US covers.
The list is not ranked, but Time managing editor Rick Stengel said the seven covers "reflect the breadth and depth of the list."
Jay-Z, 43, a recording artist and entrepreneur with interests in sport and fashion, was described by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as embodying the American Dream.
"In nearly everything he's tried, he's found success. (He even put a ring on Beyonce.) And in doing so, he's proved that the American Dream is alive and well," Bloomberg wrote of the "Empire State of Mind" singer.
Yousufzai, 15, has become an international symbol of resistance to the Taliban's efforts to deny women's rights after she was shot in head in Pakistan last year for speaking out on the importance of education for girls.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, said the Taliban "almost made Malala a martyr; they succeeded in making her a symbol."
For the eighth time, US President Barack Obama is on the annual list of 100 top global leaders, artists, pioneers and icons, along with his wife Michelle, newly installed Pope Francis, British royal Kate Middleton, Beyonce, Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and basketball player LeBron James.
Rapper Jay-Z, Pakistan teenager Mulala Yousufzai, Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and SpaceX founder Elon Musk are also on the list.
Former PayPal entrepreneur Musk's SpaceX develops space transport with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Philippines President Noynoy Aquino, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi are also named.
Time said it was issuing seven separate covers for its 100 Most Influential People edition, which was published yesterday.
Chinese tennis player Li Na, 31, the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam title, and Bollywood actor Aamir Kahn will be featured on the front of international editions, while Jay-Z, Lawrence, Musk, Yousufzai and US Republican Senator Rand Paul will be featured on five different US covers.
The list is not ranked, but Time managing editor Rick Stengel said the seven covers "reflect the breadth and depth of the list."
Jay-Z, 43, a recording artist and entrepreneur with interests in sport and fashion, was described by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as embodying the American Dream.
"In nearly everything he's tried, he's found success. (He even put a ring on Beyonce.) And in doing so, he's proved that the American Dream is alive and well," Bloomberg wrote of the "Empire State of Mind" singer.
Yousufzai, 15, has become an international symbol of resistance to the Taliban's efforts to deny women's rights after she was shot in head in Pakistan last year for speaking out on the importance of education for girls.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, said the Taliban "almost made Malala a martyr; they succeeded in making her a symbol."
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