Who: CEO, Apple
Where: United States
Why: It’s not every day that the CEO of Apple decides to do away with eth ear phone jack on one of the most sought-after phones in the world. Yes, Tim Cook is the man behind the phone that from here on shall not have an ear phone jack. You could call it the silliest decision in the history of technological decisions; or you could call it the birth of a revolution. Whichever it might be, he got people to sit up and take note that it’s not ‘just’ an iPhone; it’s an iPhone!
29. Novak Djokovic
Who: International Tennis Player
Where: Serbia
Why: Apart from the fact that Djokovic has won almost every match he’s ever played, this year, Djokovic came majorly under the news for having let go of his former coach and ex-superstar tennis player, Boris Becker. A lot of experts and media have both criticized his move; while others have foretold that this could be just the change that Djokovic requires in his career. Which will it be, we are yet to see. But, that’s enough to be talked about across the world.
30. Anonymous (The Hacker)
Who: IT Hacker
Where: God Knows
Why: The one who created havoc across the micro blogging site Twitter; the one who brought down the TRAI website, as well as the ISIS website. In a world where the internet rules, an internet spy world obviously cause all the stir you need to trend and get people and diplomats to listen to you.
31. Elon Musk
Who: Founder and CEO, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Where: United States
Why: He’s the man behind the redefinition of transportation between Earth and Space. Amidst launching satellites at SpaceX and working with Tesla to bring fully-electric vehicles to the masses, Musk is on a mission to make space travel a legitimate thing; not just for astronauts and spaceships; but, for people like you and me. His dream is to facilitate inter-planetary travel. One of the rockets caught fire in September this year, at launch; causing a lot of people to question the ideas and execution. But, there is no stopping Elon Musk at the rate he’s going.