TIME 100: Online Discussion




TIME 100 Chats

Since the TIME 100 was launched in April 1998, we've interviewed numerous people online to discuss the individuals who shaped this remarkable century. Watch this space for upcoming chats about whom TIME should name Person of the Century.



Previous TIME 100 Chats


Rev. Billy Graham, chosen by TIME as one of the most influential people of the 20th century, discusses his ministry and the issues confronting us all at the turn of the 21st century.


George Plimpton, journalist/writer/film actor/Renaissance man, shares his thoughts on Muhammad Ali and his own adventures playing for the New York Philharmonic and the Detroit Lions.

Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of TIME 100 Hero and Icon Charles Lindbergh , discusses her aviator father and her experiences growing up in one of America's most celebrated families.

Richard Leakey, a TIME 100 scientist and thinker, discusses his findings about the evolutionary history of mankind and his work as head of the Kenya Wildlife Service.

James Watson, named as one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of the 20th century in our TIME 100 special report, discusses his discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.

Charles Aznavour, chosen in our TIME 100 Poll as the leading entertainer of the century, discussed his career.

TIME senior writer Bruce Handy on Frank Sinatra and other cultural figures of our time.

Historian Paul Johnson on Margaret Thatcher and the century's greatest leaders

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