IRISH rock star Bono and British scientist Stephen Hawking have been named among the world’s most influential people.

The newspaper USA Today say software entrepreneur Bill Gates is the most influential person of the last 25 years with former president Ronald Reagan coming in at second place.

USAToday:

10 -Bono, rock musician and activist for Africa

Born Paul Hewson, the lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 has shrewdly pressed world leaders to forgive third-world debt and address the AIDS pandemic in Africa.

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