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04-16-2007, 02:50 PM
| | |  JKR Britain's 13th most influential person
The Guardian has compiled a list of the 50 most influential unelected people in Britain; J.K.Rowling came 13th. Quote:
1. Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive, Tesco
2. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England
3. Paul Dacre, editor, Daily Mail
4. The Queen
5. Simon Cowell, television presenter and record company executive
6. Sir Richard Branson, head of Virgin
7. Sir Alex Ferguson, manager, Manchester United FC
8. Stephen Hawking, physicist
9. Kate Moss, model
10. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
11. Jonathan Ive, designer, Apple Computer
12. Brendan Barber, general secretary, TUC
13. JK Rowling, author
14. Lord Winston, fertility expert and scientist
15. Lord Goldsmith, attorney general
16. Sir Gus O'Donnell, head of the civil service
17. Sir Ian Blair, metropolitan police commissioner
18. Mark Thompson, director general, BBC
19. David Nicholson, chief executive, NHS
20. Lord Rogers, architect
21. Lord Coe, Olympics organiser
22. Max Clifford, publicist
23. Lakshmi Mittal, steel magnate
24. Sir David Attenborough, natural history expert
25. Prince Charles
26. Jamie Oliver, chef
27. Richard Madely and Judy Finnigan, television presenters
28. Rebekah Wade, editor, the Sun
29. Sir Nicholas Serota, art historian and director of the Tate
30. Polly Toynbee, Guardian columnist
31. Trevor Phillips, chair, Commission for Equality and Human Rights
32. Wilf Stevenson, director, Smith Institute
33. Jonathan Ross, television presenter
34. Sir Alan Sugar, founder of Amstrad
35. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer
36. Wayne Rooney, footballer
37. Kate Barker, economist
38. Stuart Rose, chief executive, Marks & Spencer
39. Sir Philip Green, retail businessman
40. Shami Chakrabarti, director, Liberty
41. Michael Grade, executive chairman, ITV
42. Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer
43. David Bowie, singer
44. Harvey McGrath, chair of London First and Man Group plc
45. Muhammad Abdul Bari, secretary general, Muslim Council of Britain
46. Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi
47. Dame Jane Campbell, disability rights campaigner
48. Noel Gallagher, guitarist
49. Sue Nye, Gordon Brown's special adviser
50. David and Victoria Beckham, footballer and singer
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04-16-2007, 02:55 PM
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|  Ron's Krum EnvyNiffler
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ooh...
Some list.
Nice that Ms. Rowling made it to top 20.
EDIT: David and Victoria Beckham? 50th?
First post!!!
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04-16-2007, 03:11 PM
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| | Flobberworm
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Wooo Go JK!
Simon Cowell is 5th?? Im sorry but JK Rowling should have been higher than him!!
Good list however I disagree with a few people on that list and where they have come!
But congrats to JK Rowling.
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04-16-2007, 03:19 PM
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50. David and Victoria Beckham, footballer and singer
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04-16-2007, 03:22 PM
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Congrads JK! that is soo cool that she is! I wish that she could have been higher though.
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04-16-2007, 03:23 PM
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04-16-2007, 03:37 PM
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that's so cool I will be on that list someday....
90000893794793598439085.) Sama
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04-16-2007, 04:44 PM
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| | Erumpent
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Oooh I didn't know Jonathan Ive was British ^^ Anyways, this list is rather amusing ... David and Victoria Beckham are influential? & Aren't they technically two people?  But yay for JK Rowling.. who clearly should have been higher up on the list 
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04-16-2007, 05:00 PM
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| | Thestral
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Uh...Kate Moss is number 9? O_O
O...kay... 
Anyway, on to someone who matters congrats to Jo!  ! Lucky number 13.  <3 | |
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04-16-2007, 05:28 PM
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Congrats JKR!!
Soon she'll be #1!!
um..........kate Moss???influential???
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04-16-2007, 05:30 PM
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Bahahaha. *dies* We have someone from a supermarket as # one Congrats Jo though 
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04-16-2007, 05:31 PM
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7. Sir Alex Ferguson
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Kool. So Jk is 13th !!
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04-16-2007, 05:53 PM
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I definitely think JKR should have placed ahead of Simon Cowell and Kate Moss!
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I knew three name; Im so proud.
Never mind I know four names.  Simon Cowell beat JKR.
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04-16-2007, 06:17 PM
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Jo shouldve been a little higher. As for the Beckhams, maybe they arent influential in England
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04-16-2007, 06:53 PM
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Kate Moss? That's ridiculous! Yay for Jo though! 
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04-16-2007, 07:03 PM
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thought she would have been higher than Kate moss!
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04-16-2007, 07:23 PM
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Kate Moss? O.o Er.. ok... *eyes the people who made the list*
Anyway, congrats JK!
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04-16-2007, 07:37 PM
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Congrats J.K!
The head of Tesco came first?
I food shop there! Ha! David and Vicki came last!
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Great for JKR, though she should definately been much higher! Especially she is responsible for soooo many people reading again! Congrats JKR!!
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04-16-2007, 08:01 PM
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*Ottery's reactions* Quote:
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What the h*** is Tesco & where the h*** is Rupert? Quote:
2. Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England
Capitalist swine! Worship your mammon elsewhere!!!!!!!!!!111111111 *fires the cannons* Quote:
3. Paul Dacre, editor, Daily Mail
You get your mail delivered daily?
 Everyone should worship Madonna *Teddy informs Otty that's the wrong queen*
O: RuPual??!!!
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5. Simon Cowell, television presenter and record company executive
Seriously. Messed. Up. World.
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04-16-2007, 08:19 PM
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that's amazing...it's good to know that people look up to her. | |
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04-16-2007, 08:36 PM
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I look up to her, I can say that easily! Go JKR!
*does a dance for David Bowie as well*
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04-16-2007, 09:31 PM
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she should be higher then simon cowell
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04-16-2007, 09:34 PM
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simon cowell!! no. 5 !!! what is happening to this world!!!
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