This Thursday, the London Standard launches The Standard 100, a list of the top one hundred people shaping the capital in 2024.
The Standard 100 is a celebratory feature of the key power players across the arts, politics, media, sport, charity and much more.
From global megastars selling out shows on the West End and restaurateurs who make London's food scene the greatest in the world, to people feeding the city's most vulnerable communities and those fighting knife crime, this is a holistic and expansive list representing the rich tapestry that defines our great city.
The list includes iconic Londoners Kate Moss and Sir Ian McKellen; computer scientists leading the AI revolution; campaigners fighting for justice; theatre producers who can make or break careers; and those pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
This is not a list only of the biggest and most obvious names. Rather, it looks more closely at the movers and shakers: the cult status-holders about to make it big, or those quietly nabbing three Michelin stars, or even those turning the art of the interview on its head (Amelia Dimoldenberg, here's looking at you).
The youngest entries on our list are tennis star Jack Draper, 22, and Olaolu Slawn, the 24-year-old British-Nigerian artist and king of spray painting.
Draper, from south London, climbed to a career-high No15 in the world this week after winning his maiden ATP 500 title. Meanwhile Slawn last year became the youngest person to design the Britannia statuette for the annual Brit Awards.
The oldest entry on our list is the inimitable Sir David Attenborough, the natural scientist and voice of the BBC's nature programmes. He continues to shape the national and international conversation around climate change aged 98.
Curated by the London Standard's editorial team, the Standard 100 is the first special feature to be published under the publication's new title. It takes after the long-standing Progress1000 feature, which ranked London's most influential people and ran in the Evening Standard until 2019.
Over the coming months, we will be running interviews with the top players named in the Standard 100, from Maya Jama to Idris Elba and the playwright, James Graham, whose new show Punch will move to the Young Vic in March 2025.
