Today, TIME unveils the third annual list, recognizing the 100 most influential figures in health.
The 2026 TIME100 Health list includes actor Chris Hemsworth, actor and director Jesse Eisenberg, actor Eric Dane, comedian Nathan Fielder, authors and philanthropists John Green and Hank Green, emergency room doctor and writer-producer of HBO’s The Pitt Joe Sachs. The list also features U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics Susan Kressley, founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals Cindy Eckert, president of Novartis US Victor Bultó, CEO of Merck Rob Davis, CEO of Eli Lilly David Ricks, and head of health AI at OpenAI Karan Singhal. Other names include administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz, governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, governor of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey, chief of the Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Catherine Wu, scientific director of Risk Factoring and Screening Research at the American Cancer Society Priti Bandi, and more.
–See the complete 2026 TIME100 Health list:
–View the TIME100 Health cover (photo credit: TIME photo-illustration)
On this year’s list, TIME editors note: “To select the 100 individuals on the TIME100 Health list, TIME’s correspondents and editors spent months consulting global sources and experts to identify those behind the year’s defining health stories—from promising clinical trials and breakthrough immunotherapies, to advancements in the search for cancer vaccines, the release of the first GLP-1 pill by Novo Nordisk, and leaders worldwide stepping up to fill critical gaps following reductions in international aid and medical research funding under the Trump Administration. The result is a community of scientists, doctors, advocates, educators, policymakers, and others transforming the health of the world.”
TIME will host the TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Health on February 19 in New York City, bringing together titans, innovators, pioneers, leaders, and catalysts driving tangible change for a healthier population – including those featured on the 2026 TIME100 Health list. The gathering will feature appearances by director, actor, and kidney donor Jesse Eisenberg, president of Novartis US Victor Bultó, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Kiran Musunuru, gerontologist and author Dr. Kerry Burnight, professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Dr. Sadiya Khan, founder and CEO of Thrive Global Arianna Huffington, and managing director and group CEO of Aster DM Healthcare Alisha Moopen.
The TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Shaping the Future of Health is presented by premier partner Novartis and supporting partner Aster DM Healthcare.
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