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The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

These ­extraordinary men and women are transforming business, govern­ment, philanthropy, and so much more. Here, our second annual list. Read more about the list here.
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    Tim Cook
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    Mario Draghi
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    Xi Jinping
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    Pope Francis
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    Narendra Modi
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    Taylor Swift
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    Joanne Liu
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    John Roberts Jr.
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    Mary Barra
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    Joshua Wong
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    Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson
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    Jeremy Farrar
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    James Comey
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    Ai-Jen Poo
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    Mark Carney
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    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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    Howard Schultz
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    Bill and Melinda Gates
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    Pete Frates
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    Mike Duggan and Kevyn Orr
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    Helena Morrissey
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    Beatrice Mtetwa
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    Elon Musk
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    Tri Rismaharini
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    Mark Zuckerberg
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    Yao Ming
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    Jeff Bezos
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    Kailash Satyarthi
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    Lei Jun
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    Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran
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    Lebron James
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    Mark Bertolini
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    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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    Raj Panjabi
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    Adm. William McRaven (Ret.)
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    Carolyn Miles
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    Frances Hesselbein
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    Jamie Dimon
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    Anthony Fauci
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    Patrick Awuah
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    Mitch Daniels
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    Richard Pazdur
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    Courtney Banghart
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    Travis Kalanick
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    Jimmy Fallon
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    Daniel Barenboim
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    Adam Silver
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    Richard Liu
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    John Mackey
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    Akira Miyawaki
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