The TIME 100

TIME MAGAZINE
April 26, 2004
In this special issue we present our list of
the 100 most powerful and influential people in the world –
and we take a close look at how their words and deeds
have an outsize effect on the rest of us.

The People Who Shape Our World
Our list of those whose power, influence or moral example
touches the lives of all of us, right now
If you want to know the forces that are changing the world we live in, you will find some answers in maps, statistics and graphs. But you will not have met the future until you make your acquaintance with a few of the most irresistible forces of all. As history has demonstrated, a relative handful of humans with strong ideas and a determination to pursue them has an outsize impact on the rest of us. If the great men and women of ancient times were kings and queens, nautical explorers and epic poets, now we have superpower Presidents, technological titans and religious zealots who can upend the status quo in a nanosecond. Who is that core group today? Let us introduce you to the TIME 100, the most powerful and influential people of 2004.

H E R O E S & I C O N S
With some, it is their bravery that inspires;
with others, their physical skills. And then there are those –
a Tibetan monk, an elderly South African man –
whose heroism shines from the way they live their lives

BILL BELICHICK
Not as Dull as He Seems

He's so unhip, he's cool. After you win two Super Bowls, a quirk in your personality becomes endearing. If Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots, did not win, people would say he was not flamboyant enough, that he couldn't relate to the pro football player. That was said during his tenure with the Cleveland Browns in the early 1990s. And it was wrong. He has learned from his early mistakes. Bill is innovative because he has a fine-tuned plan and doesn't vary from it. Now teams are starting to copy the Belichick model: Don't just go after the big-time free agents; find players who really complement your team. Rings spawn imitation. I've covered some 20 Patriots games over the last three years, and there is no doubt in my mind that those guys go into each game believing that when it comes to the Xs and Os, no one has a better plan. That gives a player a huge advantage because it lets him think he has secrets. That's what Belichick does for his players. Plus, he's not as dull as people think. Heck, he goes to Bon Jovi concerts! I once told Bill I had a video of him dancing at one of those concerts. He had this frightened look in his eyes, so there must be some tape of him out there. –Phil Simms, CBS broadcaster and ex-quarterback for the New York Giants, where Belichick served as defensive coordinator



	Questionable Influence? USA Today, October 6, 2004 "When Time magazine concocted its annual list of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people this year, there was just one football coach included: New England Patriots whiz Bill Belichick. After guiding the Patriots to two Super Bowl victories in three seasons, Belichick ranks with the likes of President Bush, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Condoleezza Rice. Just don't expect Belichick to believe it. 'It was flattering to be on that list when I can't even get my dog to come when I call him,' he says. 'I'm not able to influence things in my own household, like what show we're going to watch on TV. I take out the trash like everybody else.'" full story


	A Night For the TIME 100 TIME, April 24, 2005 "If you read our latest selection of the world's 100 most influential people two weeks ago, you know how eclectic the list is. So you would not have been surprised at who turned out last week when we held a dinner in New York City for the TIME 100. Juanes, the Colombian rock star, opened the evening, Jon Stewart delivered an exceptionally witty monologue, and then the glorious Melissa Etheridge brought the guests to their feet with her set, culminating in the Janis Joplin classic Me and Bobby McGee. More than 50 influentials attended, and several of them – Bill Belichick, Martha Stewart, the architect Santiago Calatrava, the Dutch women's-rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Indian superstar Aishwarya Rai and Eliot Spitzer – toasted those who had influenced them." full photos


	An Evening With the TIME 100 TIME, May 15, 2006 "…we also held our second annual TIME 100 dinner, marking the most influential people in the world. Paul Simon and the Dixie Chicks performed, and Senator John McCain, Katie Couric, Wynton Marsalis and Pakistani activist Mukhtaran Bibi toasted those who had influenced them. Nearly 100 Influentials were on hand that evening, including U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Ralph Nader, Will Smith, George Lucas, Nobel laureate James Watson, Bill Belichick and Dr. Andrew Weil. We also attracted such political opposites as Bill O'Reilly and Al Franken, which I like to think proves my point that TIME is an honest broker of the news, whether it be in the magazine or on TIME.com." full story \| full photos


	Belichick Trades Hoodie For a Tux Boston Globe, May 10, 2007 "Bill Belichick brought new girlfriend Linda Holliday to the Time 100 gala in New York the other night. Invited because he made the mag's list of the 100 most influential Americans in 2004, the Pats coach wisely wore a tux and left his hoodie at home. He and Holliday had some high-powered company at their table, including Vanguard founder John Bogle, Canadian politician Belinda Stronach, and Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale." full story \| full photos


	Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Wire Image, May 5, 2009 "Head coach for the New England Patriots Bill Belichick and Linda Holliday attend Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 5, 2009 in New York City." photo gallery What is The TIME 100: "It's not a power list, it's not a hot list, it's about the power of influence. It's about people whose ideas, whose commitments, are changing all of our lives." –Richard Stengel, Managing Editor