David Beckham(01 of20)
Open Image Modalbecoming the ultimate 'brand' in human form... weathering and surviving Loos-gate (image intact)... supporting charity, Britain, Olympics, still loving his football and well, just for continuing to be so blinkin' darn handsome
Emma Watson(02 of20)
Open Image ModalFor proving that female child stars needn't end up with a mugshot, that it is possible to grow up elegant, self-aware and... normal.
Marcus Mumford, and his fellow Sons(03 of20)
Open Image ModalFor making folk music cool
Dame Helen Mirren(04 of20)
Open Image ModalFor continuing to prove that glamour, sexiness and humour needn't remain the province of the under-30s, and for sending the message that, for women especially, age need not wither.
Steve Coogan(05 of20)
Open Image ModalAlan Partridge may have been a creation of the '90s - but Coogan's influence continues, and not just because his greatest character has movie is on its way. His production company Baby Cow is responsible for a slew of acclaimed new comedy shows for Sky, including Hunderby and Moone Boy.
Adele(06 of20)
Open Image ModalFinally someone who let the music do the talking
Russell Brand(07 of20)
Open Image ModalWith first the death of Amy Winehouse, and then, in a bizarre counterpoint, that of Margaret Thatcher, Russell Brand proved that, when he's not sitting under a triangle in his LA pad, he can sniff the zeitgeist and express it in compassionate, empathetic and deeply readable prose. Not to mention going to Parliament in search of a remedy to the plague of drug use in this country. Increasingly a force for good. Just has to stop signing up for things like Arthur!
Cheryl Cole(08 of20)
Open Image ModalProving it is possible to move on from being a wronged wife
Morrissey(09 of20)
Open Image ModalLove him or loathe him, this die-hard Republican is tireless in his polemic, proving that there are other sides to the commonly held view, and we can celebrate our democracy that permits him a safe platform. Both a beneficiary, and strong proponent, of the concept that liberty is the responsibility to protect the views of others, even of whom we may strongly disapprove.
Harry Styles(10 of20)
Open Image ModalThe pioneer of bad body art
Lucy Lumsden, head of Comedy at Sky(11 of20)
Open Image ModalMove over, Channel 4 and Auntie Beeb: Sky is now the birthing ground of much of the best and most exciting British TV comedy, and it's more than in part thanks to the channel's first ever head of comedy, Lumsden, who's commissioned shows such as Spy, Trollied and the new Playhouse Presents.
Simon Cowell(12 of20)
Open Image ModalCan you imagine a TV schedule in a non-Cowell era?
Alan Carr(13 of20)
Open Image ModalFunny. Oh and an old school, positive gay role model.
Kylie* (*adopted Brit)(14 of20)
Open Image ModalFor proving the naysayers wrong and lasting 25 years in the biz (unheard of for a pop tart) and proving that you don't have to be a b8ch to do it (hello, Madonna)
Idris Elba(15 of20)
Open Image ModalFrom his East London upbringing to Golden Globe-winning actor in demand on both sides of the Atlantic, and a primetime TV black detective in 'Luther'. He's now also carving his way as a DJ under the name of Driss, playing small venues around London and making hundreds of (not just female) fans happy.
Jessie J(16 of20)
Open Image ModalOne of Britain's best selling female pop artists in the past few years and is a beacon of female empowerment.America has Pink to say it how it is, and now we have... Jessie J. She writes her own songs, and ballads like 'Who You Are' have (probably) helped self-conscious teenagers no end.
Armando Iannucci(17 of20)
Open Image ModalThe creator of 'The Thick Of It' has made that rarest of career moves - a successful leap across The Pond, where's he created a similarly acclaimed comedy in the Julia Louis-Dreyfus political sitcom 'Veep'. He's also earned an OBE along the way.
Ricky Gervais(18 of20)
Open Image ModalLove him or loathe him, Gervais has the kind of career that most British comedy writers and performers only dream of. The Office - and its long-running American equivalent - made him America's comedy darling, he's pals with stars like Louis CK, and with a second season of Derek is on its way, his success shows no sign of slowing down.
Katie Price(19 of20)
Open Image ModalInspired a whole generation to be famous for absolutely no reason
Stewart Lee(20 of20)
Open Image ModalThe comedian's comedian continues to go from strength to strength and influence a generation of comics as he does so. What's more, with his TV show 'The Alternative Comedy Experience' he he champions new comedy talent; and is a fierce supporter of the independent venues and promoters which are part of the increasingly huge and commercialised Edinburgh Festival Fringe.