Top 19 most influential celebrities of the modern age – See who’s number 1! (With Pictures)

7. Beyoncé

Beyoncé Knowles is nothing short of everything that a woman wants to be. From owning her own record label and production company, Parkwood Entertainment, to being a devoted wife and mother, she is the definition of the modern woman. Her amazing business sense that keeps people on their toes means that she is more than just an airhead who has a smidgen of talent up her sleeve. With lyrics promoting female empowerment while still conducting a balancing act between the conservative family model to sex symbol, she demonstrates that a woman doesn’t have to just fall under one category and can rather be whoever she wants to be at any given time. Her ambitious nature has lead her to have double the income of her husband, Jay-Z, while still having time to found the #BeyGood Project which focuses on gender equality and has most recently offered aid to the people of Flint, Michigan during their water crisis. All in all, Beyoncé is more than just a pop star, she is a woman who is transforming the world that we live in each and every single day and it is of no surprise that she has not only been on TIME‘s Most Influential List but scattered throughout the media ever since her rise to fame.

6. Leonardo DiCaprio

From screaming out “I’m the king of the world!” off the edge of the Titanic to being an ambassador for it,Leonardo DiCaprio’s never-ending passion for the Earth has transformed him from just another pretty face to one of the most influential celebrities of the modern day and age. By using his celebrity status as a means for change, he has not only co-founded The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation which helps protect one of the most fragile aspects of the Earth, our ecosystem, but has become one of the famous faces connected with the WWF  and has delivered many powerful speeches on Earth Day and otherwise about the importance of protecting the natural world that surrounds us. If that wasn’t enough, he also wrote, narrated and produced a documentary entitled The 11th Hour to bring even more focus upon this imminent threat. By not only using his name but his smarts as well, Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most honest celebrities out there and it’s of no surprise that he earned a spot on TIME‘s “The 100 Most Influential People” of 2016.