SS Rajamouli, Shah Rukh Khan, others on Time 100 Most Influential People 2023

Dhwani Drsai

 April 14, 2023

SS Rajamouli

Riding high on RRR's success and recent Oscar win, filmmaker SS Rajamouli has made it to Time magazine’s list for 2023

Shah Rukh Khan

Pathaan star Shah Rukh Khan is the only other Indian to feature on the list 

Ke Huy Quan

The actor has been lauded for his "soul-stirring, multiverse-jumping, Oscar-winning performance" in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Elon Musk

The "boundless imagination and relentless drive" of the Twitter CEO Elon Musk has secured him a place on the list 

Sherry Rehman

Thanks to the Pakistan Minister for Climate Change's speech at the COP27 summit, the world community agreed to support vulnerable countries

Sara Mardini and Yusra Mardini

The Syrian swimmers and activists, who fled Syria in 2015, fiercely advocate for everyone’s right to seek safety

Sam Altman 

Also featuring on the list is the man of the moment, OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman

Bella Hadid

The supermodel made it to the list for being as "good as she is beautiful"

Beyonce

A list of most influential people is incomplete without Queen Bey  in it 

Salman Rushdie 

The author of the Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children features on the list for refusing to be terrorised

Padma Lakshmi

She's kept the world hooked to her reality show, Top Chef, for 20 seasons, and is hailed for her genuine love of food and just how smart she is