Lady Gaga has been named one of the top 100 most influential people in the world in Time Magazine's annual list.
Each entrant was given a written endorsement in the US magazine, with Cyndi Lauper saying of Gaga: "Her art captures the period we're in right now."
Ricky Gervais also appeared in the list after presenting this year's Golden Globes ceremony.
Simon Cowell was credited with making "an indelible impression on global pop culture"
Singer Taylor Swift, Elton John, actor Ashton Kutcher and designer Marc Jacobs were also named alongside Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Twilight actor Robert Pattinson appeared in the list, as did Ben Stiller. Stiller was described by Robert De Niro as a "deeply comic spirit and a deeply kind spirit".
