The 2010 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th

2010 Candidates

Bill Clinton

By TIME StaffThursday, Apr. 01, 2010
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Age: 63
Occupation: Former U.S. President; founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 3

The former President still has enough global power and popularity that he can move the needle on a lot of matters: the fight against AIDS, a sticky diplomatic issue in North Korea, the rebuilding of postquake Haiti and the banning of soft drinks in public schools. It doesn't hurt that he's married to the Secretary of State.

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