In Time Magazine's 100 most important people of the 20th Century, who was the only painter to feature?
Fame in the 20th Century even for non-jazz fans or experts. Pelé became the most famous association football player, even in the US: one of the few countries in the world where the sport isn't popular. People who know nothing about art have heard of the name Pablo Picasso and know his style. People who are not interested in tennis have heard of John McEnroe, due to his bad behavior on the tennis court. More people know Luciano Pavarotti than Plácido Domingo. Clive James focused on fame in the 20th century, because the arrival of mass media, film and television changed forever the ways people
Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century is a compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, published in "Time" magazine in 1999. The idea for such a list started on February 1, 1998, with a debate at a symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam. The panel participants were former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, former New York governor Mario Cuomo, then–Stanford Provost Condoleezza Rice, publisher Irving Kristol, and "Time" managing editor Walter Isaacson. In a separate issue on December 31, 1999, "Time" recognized Albert