Vanity Fair Picks the Top 100 Most Influential People

Be sure to pick up the October issue of Vanity Fair. Inside the issue they have released their “Top 100 Most Influential People In The World” list. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Al Gore are in the top 10. Number one is Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin, according to Vanity Fair, "represents a global, moveable band of thinkers, owners, creators, and buyers who are the tastemakers, trendsetters, opinion formers and agenda creators in the worlds of politics, entertainment, media, business, technology, and fashion". He was ranked "based on a number of factors: wealth and influence, as well as such intangibles as vision, philanthropy, and the x factor."

Look to these 100 influential people for inspiration and motivation.