Plan B Included In London Evening Standard’s ‘20 Most Influential People In London’
Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Written by Catherine Rea
The London Evening Standard has revealed the most 20 influential people in London in advance of the event taking place tomorrow. A list has been compiled by a panel of specialist reporters and critics, with names such as music artist Plan B, Prime Minister David Cameron and Olympic Athlete Mo Farah making the select few.
The list of the top twenty names included in “The London Evening Standard’s 1000 Influential People 2012” was published in advance of the annual event taking place tomorrow. The event, now running in its sixth year, will unveil the 1000 individuals that helped make London the world’s most exciting city.
Mayor Boris Johnson was lucky enough to make the title of “The Most Influential Person In London” for the third year running, chosen following his re-election as Mayor and huge role in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Prime Minister David Cameron was elected as the second most influential person of 2012, though last year he held the number one position with BoJo.
The Olympics feature heavily throughout the top twenty, with film director Danny Boyle in fifth place after he devised the opening ceremony, Olympic organising committee chairman Lord Coe in seventh place and gold medal-winning running Mo Farah coming in as eighth.
The list respected the importance of industries such as fashion, design, music and books in London, with James Bond actor Daniel Craig taking the title of number 17 and EL James, the author of record-breaking Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, awarded number 14. Rapper and musician Plan B, who has spoken out about gang violence and education featured as number 18 in the top 10, although he is planning on taking a year away from his career after his 2013 tour.
Plan B is also playing his 2013 UK tour, beginning in Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Febuary 1st. Check below this list for details.
The list for the “Top 20 Most Influential People In London” is below, though watch out for the entire list which will be published tomorrow.
1 Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
2 David Cameron, Prime Minister
3 Ed Miliband, Leader of the Opposition
4 George Osborne, Chancellor
5 Danny Boyle, film director
6 Sir Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England
7 Lord Coe, British Olympic Association, chairman
8 Mo Farah, double Olympic Gold medallist
9 The Queen
10 Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner
11 Nick Clegg, Deputy prime minister
12 Angela Ahrendts, Burberry Chief Executive
13 Thomas Heatherwick, designer
14 EL James, author, Fifty Shades of Grey
15 Dame Marjorie Scardino, Pearson chief executive
16 Stella McCartney, designer
17 Daniel Craig, actor
18 Plan B, rapper and musician
19 Armando Iannucci, TV screenplay writer, The Thick Of It and Veep
20 Duchess of Cambridge
Fri February 1st 2013 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sat February 2nd 2013 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
Mon February 4th 2013 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Tue February 5th 2013 - Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Thu February 7th 2013 - BIC, Bournemouth
Fri February 8th 2013 - LG Arena, Birmingham
Sat February 9th 2013 - The O2, London
Mon February 11th 2013 - The Brighton Centre, Brighton
Tue February 12th 2013 - Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Thu February 14th 2013 - SECC, Glasgow
Fri February 15th 2013 - AECC, Aberdeen
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