The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st

TIME 100 Candidates

Matt Damon

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 40
Occupation: Actor, activist
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

With performances in blockbusters such as The Adjustment Bureau and the Oscar-nominated True Grit, as well as a recurring role on NBC's hit comedy 30 Rock, Matt Damon dominated both the big and small screens this past year. Yet he poured equal energy into Water.org, a nonprofit he co-founded in 2009, which aims to take safe and clean drinking water to developing countries.

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