The American magazine “Time” published on April 17 its annual ranking of the 100 most influential personalities on the planet. Two French people appear there: Gisèle Pelicot, who became a feminist icon during the Mazan rape trial, and the quadruple Olympic swimming champion, Léon Marchand. © Arnold Jerocki / Jean Catuffe / Getty_images – Gisèle Pelicot and Léon Marchand, distinguished by the prestigious American magazine Time. Save safeguarded Receiving the alerts Léon Marchand The Time makes them appear in the “icons” category: the only two French people in the classification of 100 most influential people on the planet according to the famous American magazine, were at the heart of media attention in 2024, to the point of becoming, indeed, icons: it is Gisèle Pelicot and Léon Marchand. Both are distinguished alongside the actors Demi Moore, Hiroyuki Sanada and Adrien Brody, or the American journalist David Muir, the feminist Zimbabwean Angelique Murimirwa and Anthony Romero, director of ACLU, American union for civil liberties. In February, the magazine had designated him among the most influential women in the world. Gisèle Pelicot became a feminist icon during the Mazan rape trial, the impact of which was international. In this freshly published ranking, the text accompanying her photo is written by the militant writer Gloria Steinem: “Every morning, when Gisèle Pelicot arrived at the courthouse, her head high, she refused to be dominated by the patriarchal order which so long subjected women,” she writes. Read also: Léon Marchand: What are the gains of the star of the Olympics this year? Léon Marchand, Benjamin of the Marchand classification is not only one of the only French distinguished in this prestigious classification. At 22, he is also the youngest. It must be said that the swimmer is used to exploits … Quadruple Olympic champion in Paris last year, he “captivated the whole world four times.” writes Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh, also Olympic medalist. “His performance at the 2024 Olympic Games is a source of inspiration for the whole world of sport, which must give the best of itself when necessary”. And to conclude: “Leon is simply unstoppable”. Receive our latest news every day, selecting the main news of the day. (tagstotranslate) the merchant
