Most influential gay public figures
Anderson Cooper is one. Find out who else made this year's list of the most influential gay public figures.
Out Magazine recently released this year's "Power 50," a list of gay public figures who -- either through their public personas, politics or wealth -- affect cultural and social attitudes.
Out Magazine recently released this year's "Power 50," a list of gay public figures who -- either through their public personas, politics or wealth -- affect cultural and social attitudes.
20. Chad Griffin (age 38) -- Human Rights Campaign president
19. David Geffen (69) -- Media mogul
18. Anthony Romero (46) -- American Civil Liberties Union executive director
17. Chris Hughes (28) -- Publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Republic
16. Matt Drudge (45) -- Blogger
15. Harvey Levin (61, right) -- TV producer, TMZ founder
14. Marc Jacobs (49) -- Fashion designer
13. Scott Rudin (53) -- Film and theater producer
12. (tie) Jared Polis (36) -- Colorado congressman
12. (tie) David Cicilline (50) -- Rhode Island congressman
12. (tie) -- Tammy Baldwin (50) -- Wisconsin congresswoman
11. Neil Patrick Harris (38) -- Actor
10. Andy Cohen (44) -- TV personality
9. Shepard Smith (48) -- Fox News anchor
8. Barry Diller (70) -- Chairman of InterActiveCorp, which owns Ask.com, Match.com and other sites
7. Rich Ross (49) -- Former chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, who is responsible for three of the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time
6. Anderson Cooper (44) -- Journalist, news anchor and talk-show host
5. Rachel Maddow (39) -- MSNBC host and political commentator
4. Ryan Murphy (46) -- Writer, director and producer who created "Glee"
3. Peter Thiel (44) -- Venture capitalist and hedge fund manager who co-founded Paypal
2. Ellen DeGeneres (54) -- Talk-show host, producer and spokeswoman
1. Tim Cook (51) -- CEO of Apple
