Who they are

What the 100 do, where they were born and when.

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What the 100 actually do

40 founded the company they run. The rest are executives, advocates, officials, researchers, investors and 8 actors, writers and artists.

Founders40
Sam AltmanGreg BrockmanElon MuskDario AmodeiDaniela AmodeiLiang RuboJeff BezosMoustapha CisséJosh PayneLarry EllisonValerii BorovykAli GhodsiEddie WuMichael IntratorDaniel NadlerMichael TruellAzalia MirhoseiniAnna GoldieYang ZhilinMohamed MoussaBrendan FoodyMikey ShulmanUtkarsh SaxenaUljan SharkaAndrew FeldmanDeng TaihuaZhang PengWinston WeinbergSuchi SariaVivek RaghavanHon Weng ChongXiao HongMira MuratiChad EdwardsGarrett LordMax SperoIlya SutskeverFei-Fei LiYann LeCunChelsea Finn
Executives19
Mark ChenArvind KrishnaLila IbrahimA.G. SulzbergerHock TanHe TingboJoëlle PineauMatt GarmanElizabeth ReidNigel VazLiang Mong SongStella LiSanjay MehrotraJack ClarkJosh ParkerJoe DominguezMarian CroakRavi Kumar SAlex Rives
Advocates and nonprofits12
Danielle BoyerMax TegmarkSunny GandhiErin BrockovichBernadette MeehanAngle BushAlessandra SalaPhilip ColliganMeetali JainLiz ShulerBeth BarnesVeronyka Gimenes
Government and global bodies8
Arvind RamanDoreen Bogdan-MartinKarine PersetDarío GilEmil MichaelWafa Ben-HassineBernie SandersDavid Sacks
Actors, writers and artists8
Ben AffleckCoerte VoorheesJoseph Gordon-LevittAndrea BartzHank GreenAyoung KimAndy MasleyParis Hilton
Researchers8
Peter SteinbergerAnima AnandkumarNewton Campbell Jr.Daniela RusDavid AutorZhou BowenOwain EvansSanmi Koyejo
Investors5
Pat GradyAlfred LinAndy KonwinskiSarah GuoGeoff Ralston
One square per person; tap or hover for the name. Each person is placed by their main role today, from their TIME title and career.
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Where they were born

Of the 63 with a published birthplace, 35 were born outside the United States, in 21 other countries. Tap a circle for the names.

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United States 28China 7India 5Canada 2Iran 2South Africa 2Taiwan 2Albania 1Australia 1Austria 1Brazil 1Egypt 1France 1Italy 1Malaysia 1Romania 1Russia 1Senegal 1South Korea 1Spain 1Sweden 1United Kingdom 1
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When they were born

The 47 with a published birth year were born between 1941 (Bernie Sanders) and 1993; the median is 1976. The other 53 have no published birth year.

1940195019601970198019902000median 1976Bernie SandersLarry EllisonLiang Mong SongMarian CroakSanjay MehrotraErin BrockovichYann LeCunArvind KrishnaJeff BezosDoreen Bogdan-MartinMax TegmarkDavid AutorHe TingboMichael IntratorStella LiLiz ShulerElon MuskBen AffleckAlfred LinEmil MichaelDavid SacksJoëlle PineauEddie WuFei-Fei LiZhou BowenDeng TaihuaAli GhodsiAyoung KimA.G. SulzbergerHank GreenJoseph Gordon-LevittParis HiltonDario AmodeiLiang RuboDaniel NadlerAndy KonwinskiSam AltmanPeter SteinbergerIlya SutskeverGreg BrockmanDaniela AmodeiMira MuratiYang ZhilinUljan SharkaChelsea FinnJosh PayneXiao HongOldest: Bernie Sanders, 1941Youngest: Josh Payne and Xiao Hong, 1993
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