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Celeb News: AskMen's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011
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AskMen's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011
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More than 200 thousand of our readers voted, along with our staff, to determine the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011. The men who made the list come from different walks of life, but they're all visionaries who completely own their respective fields. They not only challenge themselves to become Better Men every day, but they're dedicated to furthering the future of mankind (even Charlie Sheen, in his own strange way). These are the men history will remember as having defined 2011. So who made the list?
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- Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, chairman and former CEO When Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away on October 5th, the worldwide outpouring of emotion befitted the death of a spiritual leader. But in the midst of mourning, people wondered, “Who is the next Steve Jobs?” Some chose Mark Zuckerberg as the heir apparent, while others homed in on Google’s Larry Page. But the truth is, there is no “next Steve Jobs.” There can’t be. Jobs was around when the world was changing faster than ever before, and he created the tools to help us keep up. His singular vision revolutionized the way we do, well, everything. Remember the first time you opened a MacBook or spun the iPod’s wheel, or the feeling you got when you held your first iPhone? It felt like you were holding a piece of the future. We were the ones around when Steve Jobs, like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford before him, changed the world. Thank you, Steve Jobs, for teaching us all how to think different.
- SEAL Team Six, killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan
- Larry Page, Google co-founder and CEO
- Warren Buffett, world’s third wealthiest person, philanthropist
- Kanye West, US rapper, singer and record producer
- Mohamed Bouazizi, his self-immolation sparked the Tunisian revolution
- Prince William, married long-time girlfriend, Catherine at Westminster Abbbey
- Anonymous, hacking group who encourage “civil disobedience” on the web
- Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, supports social causes
- Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer, considered one of generation’s best
- Cadel Evans, Australian, won 2011 Tour de France
- Jon Stewart, US political satirist, host of The Daily Show
- Andrew Mason, group buying site Groupon CEO and founder
- George Clooney, US actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
- Jay-Z, one of America's top hip hop artists
- Charlie Sheen, actor whose public meltdown made international headlines
- Alexander Skarsgard, Swedish actor known for True Blood
- Pep Guardiola, Spanish football manager awarded Catalan Parliament’s highest honour
- Novak Djokovic, world number one tennis player While the whole world was weighing in on the Nadal vs. Federer debate, Novak Djokovic was quietly (OK, maybe not so quietly) putting together one of the most impressive seasons in the history of men’s tennis. Before the 2011 French Open semifinals -- which he lost to Roger Federer -- the wily Serb won 41 straight matches, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Just when it looked liked Rafael Nadal was set to begin his long reign atop the men’s ATP rankings, the notoriously hotheaded Djokovic quieted all the outside noise, put all his tools together and reminded us why, right now, men’s tennis is the most exciting sport on the planet, after defeating Nadal at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 US Open.
- Piers Morgan, journalist and TV presenter for CNN
- Barack Obama, US President
- Rene Redzepi, chef and co-owner of two-star Michelin restaurant Noma
- Ashton Kutcher, actor and comedian
- Anderson Cooper, journalist and CNN anchor
- Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist and political activist arrested and held without charge
- Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank
- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook co-creator and CEO/President
- Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor, played Thor
- Terry Richardson, famed US fashion photographer
- Peter Dinklage, star of TV series Game of Thrones
- Louis C.K, stand-up comedian, TV and film writer, actor, producer and director
- Mark Cuban, US business magnate, owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks
- Soleio Cuervo, Facebook's primary product developer
- Elon Musk, US entrepreneur best known for co-founding Pay-Pal
- Jimmy Fallon, actor, comedian, singer and TV host
- Jack Dorsey, Twitter creator, US software architect
- Michael Bloomberg, media mogul and New York city mayor
- Dana White, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President
- Dirk Nowitzki, German professional basketball player led Dallas Maverick’s to championships
- Matt Damon, actor, screenwriter and philanthropist
- Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks
- Tom Brady, American NFL highest paid player
- Christopher Nolan, UK director, screenwriter and producer best known for rebooting Batman
- Larry David, actor, writer, comedian best known for creating Seinfeld
- Rory McIlroy, professional golfer and US Open winner
- Justin Timberlake, actor and one of the most successful singers of all time Justin Timberlake sure loves proving people wrong. When critics griped that the former N’syncer couldn’t make the transition from tween idol to respected artist, he went out and won a bunch of Grammys. When the same critics said he wasn’t a good enough actor to go from stage to screen, he gave one of the best performances of 2010 in The Social Network. This year saw Timberlake emerge as a full-blown leading man, thanks to winning performances in Friends with Benefits and Bad Teacher. The transformation might finally be complete after his next film, the sci-fi thriller In Time, introduces us to Justin Timberlake, action star. We may not know exactly what to make of a gun-toting Timberlake, but by now we know better than to bet against him.
- Bradley Cooper, Hollywood actor and “ladykiller”
- Oscar Pistorius, disabled world champion sprinter and record breaker
- Simon Cowell, producer and TV judge known for blunt criticism
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Yasss Jay.
Why 49 though?
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how is the guy who killed Osama influential when no one knows his name?
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- Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, chairman and former CEO.Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, chairman and former CEO.
- Mohamed Bouazizi, his self-immolation sparked the Tunisian revolution
- Anderson Cooper, journalist and CNN anchor
- Terry Richardson, famed US fashion photographer
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May God bless these men.
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how is the guy who killed Osama influential when no one knows his name?
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Chances are we’ll never know the two dozen names and faces of the men who made up U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six, the elite group of top secret black operatives who stormed a fortressed compound in Pakistan one dark May morning and left about 45 minutes later with the body of Osama bin Laden. That’s probably because, according to the U.S. Navy, there is no Team Six. These real-life superheroes are sworn to secrecy thanks to the sensitive nature of their missions, some of which could be going on as you’re reading this. Just remember: The next time you pass a chiseled, square-jawed, broad-shouldered, stoic man who walks like he has nothing to lose, there’s a small chance he’s the one who put a bullet in bin Laden’s head.
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Djokovic, West and Timberlake. 
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24. Anderson Cooper, journalist and CNN anchor
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Justin Timberlake, actor and one of the most successful singers of all time Justin Timberlake sure loves proving people wrong. When critics griped that the former N’syncer couldn’t make the transition from tween idol to respected artist, he went out and won a bunch of Grammys. When the same critics said he wasn’t a good enough actor to go from stage to screen, he gave one of the best performances of 2010 in The Social Network. This year saw Timberlake emerge as a full-blown leading man, thanks to winning performances in Friends with Benefits and Bad Teacher. The transformation might finally be complete after his next film, the sci-fi thriller In Time, introduces us to Justin Timberlake, action star. We may not know exactly what to make of a gun-toting Timberlake, but by now we know better than to bet against him.
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Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, chairman and former CEO.
Kanye West, US rapper, singer and record producer
Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, supports social causes
Alexander Skarsgard, Swedish actor known for True Blood
Barack Obama, US President
Ashton Kutcher, actor and comedian
Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor, played Thor
Justin Timberlake, actor and one of the most successful singers of all time.
Bradley Cooper, Hollywood actor and “ladykiller”
Simon Cowell, producer and TV judge known for blunt criticism
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My boys.
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My boys.
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u not here for Mr. Knowles- Carter?
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Tom Brady! Football! Sports! 'Merica! :specialed:
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Kanye 
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Where is Jo Calderone 
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i'm here for King JT
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Mohamed Bouazizi, his self-immolation sparked the Tunisian revolution
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Which in turned jump-started the Libyan, Egyptian and Syrian revolutions. He single-handedly changed the history of the middle-east 
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Bradley Cooper, Hollywood actor and “ladykiller”
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My man made it
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Kanye West
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Kanye
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where's Bieber? 
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