Top 100-Cei mai puternici si mai influenti oameni din lume

Vanity Fair a dat publicitatii topul pentru anul 2008 a celor mai puternice si influente personalitati din lume.Intre paranteze este specificat locul pe care s-a clasat persoana respectiva in topul din 2007.

1. Vladimir Putin, Prim ministru al Rusiei (intrare noua)

2. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. (1)

3. Sergey Brin (3), Larry Page (3), si Eric Schmidt (intrare noua), Google

4. Steve Jobs, Apple, Disney, si Pixar (2)

5. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway (5)

6. Jeff Bezos, Amazon (23)

7. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, conducator al Dubaiului (intrare noua)

8. Roman Abramovich, Millhouse Capital (30)

9. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, actori, activisti (intrare noua)

10. Al Gore, activist ecologist (19)

11. Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation (6)

12. Michael Bloomberg, Primar New York, Bloomberg L.P. (9)

13. Bernard Arnault, LVMH (8)

14. Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks SKG (7)

15. Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren (13)

16. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft (reintrare)

17. François-Henri Pinault, PPR (intrare noua)

18. Barry Diller & Diane von Furstenberg (15), IAC; Diane von Furstenberg (15)

19. H. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart (12)

20. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs (intrare noua)

21. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase (intrare noua)

22. David Geffen, DreamWorks SKG (16)

23. George Lucas, Lucasfilm (40)

24. Jerry Bruckheimer, Jerry Bruckheimer Films (26)

25. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook (intrare noua)

26. Ronald Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes (31)

27. Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner (22)

28. John Lasseter (66), Andrew Stanton (intrare noua), si Brad Bird (intrare noua), Pixar, Disney

29. Herb Allen, Allen & Co. (21)

30. Miuccia Prada, Prada S.p.A. (44)

31. Damien Hirst, artist conceptual (intrare noua)

32. Sumner Redstone, Viacom, CBS (70)

33. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Guvernator al Californiei (50)

34. Tom Hanks, actor, regizor, producator (32)

35. Robert Iger, Disney (36)

36. Bono, cantaret, umanitarian (28)

37. Larry Ellison, Oracle (20)

38. Larry Gagosian, Gagosian Gallery (84)

39. Howard Stringer, Sony (17)

40. Peter Chernin, News Corp. (24)

41. Philippe Dauman, Viacom (68)

42. Vivi Nevo, NV Investments (59)

43. Oprah Winfrey, Harpo Productions (14)

44. Jon Stewart, The Daily Show (89)

45. Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report (87)

46. Carlos Slim Helú, Teléfonos de México, América Móvil (11)

47. Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel (52)

48. Giorgio Armani, Armani Group (37)

49. Printul Alwaleed bin Talal, Kingdom Holding Company (intrare noua)

50. Mike Nichols & Diane Sawyer, regizor; ABC News (42)

51. Jacob Rothschild, om de afaceri (33)

52. Mickey Drexler, J. Crew (55)

53. Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Animation (38)

54. Leslie Moonves, CBS (25)

55. George Clooney, actor, producator, regizor, activist (27)

56. Jay-Z, hip-hop (47)

57. Oscar & Annette de la Renta, Oscar de la Renta (53)

58. Judd Apatow, producator, regizor, actor, scriitor (intrare noua)

59. Robert De Niro, Tribeca Enetrprises, Tribeca Productions (34)

60. Bill Keller, The New York Times (intrare noua)

61. Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones (60)

62. Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard; Wasserstein & Co. (43)

63. Ted Forstmann, IMG Worldwide (intrare noua)

64. Anna Wintour, Vogue (intrare noua)

65. Brian Roberts, Comcast (57)

66. Brian Grazer & Ron Howard, Imagine Entertainment (65)

67. Mukesh & Anil Ambani, Reliance Industries, Reliance ADA Group (intrare noua)

68. Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal (reintrare)

69. Jeff Skoll, Participant Media (61)

70. Jonathan Ive, Apple (83)

71. William McDonough, William McDonough & Partners (intrare noua)

72. Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard (intrare noua)

73. Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo (intrare noua)

74. Matt Drudge, the Drudge Report (intrare noua)

75. Donatella Versace, Gianni Versace S.p.A. (77)

76. Diego Della Valle, Tod's (63)

77. Henry Kravis, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (51)

78. Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, Marc by Marc Jacobs, LVMH (reintoarcere)

79. Jean Pigozzi, investitor, colectionar de arta (86)

80. Paul Allen, Vulcan Inc. (71)

81. Charlie Rose, Charlie Rose (80)

82. Frank Rich, The New York Times, HBO (82)

83. John Galliano, Christian Dior, Galliano (intrare noua)

84. Jann Wenner, Wenner Media (74)

85. Joel & Ethan Coen, cinematografie (intrare noua)

86. John Malone, Liberty Media (69)

87. Harvey & Bob Weinstein, the Weinstein Company (41)

88. Michael Moritz, Sequoia Capital (56)

89. Steven Rattner, Quadrangle Group (97)

90. Arianna Huffington, the Huffington Post (98)

91. John Paulson, Paulson & Co. (intrare noua)

92. Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures (62)

93. Jerry Weintraub, Jerry Weintraub Productions (76)

94. Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's (intrare noua)

95. Tom Brokaw, NBC News (reintoarcere)

96. Doug Morris, Universal Music Group (99)

97. Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville (96)

98. Jeffrey Sachs, the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise (intrare noua)

99. Steven Cohen, S.A.C. Capital Advisors (45)

100. Walter Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal (intrare noua)