These are the most influential under-30s in Europe
- ️Tue Feb 12 2019
Forbes has released its annual 30 under 30 list which recognises some of the most powerful and visionary players across entertainment, art and culture, business, media, retail and more across Europe.
On the 2018 list, Brits like Millie Bobby Brown, Maisie Williams and Rita Ora have been name-checked. This year, there's also a stellar cast of British talent from across the industries, which each feature 30 people under each category.
The honourees are judged on leadership and disruption, entrepreneurial mind-set and results and how likely they are to change their field over the next 50 years, say Forbes. The winners were chosen after the magazine received more than 8,000 online submissions as well as having their reporters research each country for talent.
“We’ve searched throughout Europe to identify 300 of the most revolutionary entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors in ten diverse sectors, who are changing the game throughout the region and across the globe," Alex Wood, Europe editor at the magazine, said in a release.
Recognisable faces like 29-year-old Bazaar cover star Lily James and Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer, 25, are among those to make the entertainment category. Joe Alwyn, who stars in The Favourite and Mary, Queen of Scots, 21-year-old musician Jorja Smith and Black Panther actress Wright, 25, who had a particularly successful start to the week after winning the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award at the glittering ceremony on Sunday, are also featured.
The list - which you can read below, in full - was selected by judges including last year's alumna Ora and Josh Wilson, the 28-year-old founder of Wilson Worldwide Productions and Spooks producer Stephen Garrett.
For the arts and culture section, there's a blend of well-known artists in their field like model and campaigner Adwoa Aboah, body positivity campaigner and model Iskra Lawrence and 20-year-old ballerina Francesca Velicu - who is the second youngest person on the list after 19-year-old German professional gamer Rasmus Borregaard Winther.
Writer Renni Eddo-Lodge, the author of Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race, 23-year-old Team GB sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and Birmingham City footballer Ellen White have also been acknowledged in their respective categories.
See the full list of the 30 under 30 for entertainment below:
Joe Alwyn, 27, actor, UK
Paula Beer, 24, actor, Germany
Jessie Buckley, 29, actor, UK
Georgina Campbell, 26, actor, UK
Jodie Comer, 25, actor, UK
Charlie Cooper, 29, actor and writer, UK
Lukas Dhont, 27, director and writer, Belgium
Stefflon Don, 27, musician, UK
George Ezra, 25, musician, UK
Jess Glynne, 29, musician, UK
Tom Holland, 22, actor, UK
IAMDDB, 22, musician, UK
Lily James, 29, actor, UK
Ella Mai, 24, musician, UK
Mura Masa, 22, musician, UK
Maicej Musial, 24, actor and producer, Poland
Aya Nakamura, 23, musician, France
Callum Negus-Fancey, 29 and Liam Negus-Fancey, 26, co-founders of Verve, UK
Octavian, 22, musician, UK
Kim Petras, 26, musician, Germany
Will Poulter, 26, actor, UK
Florence Pugh, 23, actor, UK
Daniel Radcliffe, 29, actor, UK
Rosalía, 26, musician, Spain
Sigrid, 22, musician, Norway
Jorja Smith, 21, musician, UK
Anya Taylor-Joy , 22, actor, UK
Daniil Trifonov, 27, musician, Russia
Vald, 26, musician, France
Letitia Wright, 25, actor, UK