Vox Released today 2024 Future Perfect 50 List, the third annual celebration of thinkers, innovators and changemakers who are working to make the future a better place. This year’s project is Vox’s most ambitious yet, featuring dedicated profiles of each honoree and interviews with a select few. The Future Perfect 50 includes both familiar names such as directors Christopher Nolanrecording artist Billie Eilishand Michelin-starred chef and founder of World Central Kitchen Jose Andresand up-and-coming changemakers such as climate educators Isaiah Hernandezneurologist Kayla SingletonAnd advocate for AI justice Sneha Revanur. The list honors individuals who have made groundbreaking work in six categories:
- Protection of animal rights
- Aligning to AI
- Fighting global poverty and health threats
- Expansion of the mind
- Fighting climate change
- Imagine the future
“The Future Perfect 50 has always been more than just a list – it’s a snapshot of human potential and a roadmap to a better tomorrow,” wrote Brian WalshVox editorial director, in an introductory essay. “As you read about this year’s honorees, we hope you will be inspired not only by their accomplishments, but also by their fundamental belief that progress is possible and that individual action can catalyze systemic change.”
In addition to the list, video interviews with authors and philanthropists John Green and the chef Jose Andres Will be shared across Vox’s social media channels.
Below is the full list of this year’s honorees:
- Protection of animal rights
- Rune-Christopher Drusgdahl
- Katie Cantrell
- Brenda Sanders
- Elisa Lane and Jayasimha Nugehalli
- Billie Eilish
- Monica Chen
- Dulce Ramirez
- Imagine the future
- Christopher Nolan
- LM Sakasas
- Nico McCarthy
- C. Thi Nguyen
- Patrick Hu and Sylvana Konerman
- Sixin Liu
- Dev Chakra
- Aligned on artificial intelligence
- By Anton Korin
- Eli Pavlik
- Jaime Sevilla
- Shannon Valor
- Daniel Cocotazlo
- Nora Belrose
- Scott Wiener
- and Hendrix
- Sneha Revanur
- Fighting global poverty and health threats
- John Green
- Adar Punawala
- Shruti Rajgopalan
- Andrew Chan and Yin Kao
- Jose Andres
- Christian is happy
- Lilian Musta
- Fighting climate change
- Matthew Hayek
- Daniel Swain
- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Isaiah Hernandez
- David Keith
- Vaclav Smile
- Emma Hakanson
- Robin Wall Kimer
- Expansion of the mind
- Rafael Yuste
- Nita Farhay
- Jonathan Birch
- Kayla Singleton
- Jeff Sebo
- Sarah Imari Walker
- Michael Levin
- Allison Gopnick
- Ian Cousins
