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

Jon Hamm

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 39
Occupation: Actor
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

One day, Jon Hamm may grow to resent his close association with Don Draper, the Mad Men character that made him famous (and earned him a Golden Globe). But for now, Hamm has graciously accepted his new role as a male icon of style, class and understated sophistication. His Cary Grant charm is a far cry from the other heroes of today's television world. You know who we mean: the ones from Jersey.

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