Ronda Rousey named one of world's 100 most influential people
TIME released its annual list of the world's most influential people Thursday, highlighted by a 22-year-old Masters champion, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, and a three-time Formula 1 world champion. Here's how TIME made its selections:
TIME split the list into categories, recognizing "Titans" (such as Apple's Tim Cook and Pope Francis), "Artists" (Kendrick Lamar and Idris Elba), "Leaders," (Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton), "Icons" (Adele and Leonardo DiCaprio) and "Pioneers" (Aziz Ansari and PewDiePie). Here are the 10 athletes that made the cut:
Ronda Rousey (Icon)
Caitlyn Jenner (Pioneer)
Stephen Curry (Titan)
Jordan Spieth (Icon)
Lewis Hamilton (Icon)
The Rock (Titan)
Usain Bolt (Icon)
Sania Mirza (Icon)
Ibtihaj Muhammad (Pioneer)
Katie Ledecky (Titan)
There are more than a few very notable snubs who didn't make the list. A sampling:
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Serena Williams
