The Most Influential People Of 2024, Ranked

The Most Influential People Of 2024, Ranked

Alby Thompson
Updated January 1, 2025 58 items
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Vote up the individuals who have made the largest impact over the course of 2024.

Latest additions: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts
Most divisive: Kamala Harris
Over 1.0K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Most Influential People Of 2024, Ranked

Who are the most influential people of 2024? Politicians, athletes, businesspeople, and artists are obvious choices for the individuals who affect a lot of other people - think Taylor Swift and Elon Musk - but someone doesn't have to be well-known to affect change and sway opinions. The influence of these people may be good, bad, or a mix of both - vote up whoever you believe is swaying public opinion the most.

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  • Donald Trump
    1
    Age: 78
    1,119 votes
    • Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
    • Nationality: United States of America
    • Profession: Businessperson, Television producer, Investor, Entrepreneur, Real estate entrepreneur
  • Elon Musk
    2
    Age: 53
    950 votes
    • Birthplace: South Africa, Pretoria
    • Nationality: United States of America, South Africa
    • Profession: Businessperson, Investor, Entrepreneur, Film Producer, Inventor
  • Caitlin Clark
    3
    Age: 22
    803 votes
    • Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa
    • Nationality: American
    • Profession: Basketball Player
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy
    4

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    Age: 46
    857 votes
    • Birthplace: Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
    • Profession: President of Ukraine
  • Simone Biles
    5
    Age: 27
    866 votes
    • Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Taylor Swift
    6
    Age: 35
    949 votes
    • Birthplace: Reading, USA, Pennsylvania
    • Nationality: United States of America
    • Profession: Guitarist, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Film Producer, Actor