Being on the cover of TIME or having yourself rendered in paraffin at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum of London could be considered a benchmark for fame and infamy. Appearing in both spots could be a benchmark for making the TIME 100. Since last April, TIME, in conjunction with CBS News, has been saluting this century's most influential men and women with the TIME 100, a series of special issues profiling 20 leaders in five categories.
Next week Madame Tussaud's, a company that has been shaping history, so to speak, since 1835, joins us in our endeavor. Madame Tussaud's, the most popular...