Time named Jane Goodall one of the 100 most influential people of 2019.
She appeared in Time’s annual Time 100 list, which recognizes people whose influence has shaped the year and the wider public conversation. Goodall was included in the Leaders category, alongside figures from politics, science, activism, business, and public life.
By 2019, Goodall was widely known not only for her long-term chimpanzee research but also for conservation and environmental advocacy. Her observations at Gombe helped establish that chimpanzees make and use tools, share complex social relationships, and display behavior once considered uniquely human. She later founded the Jane Goodall Institute and created Roots & Shoots, a youth program focused on practical environmental and community action.
The question refers to Time magazine’s Time 100, not to a general ranking by another science or business publication. Smithsonian, Nature, and Forbes have all published substantial coverage of influential people and ideas, but they did not provide the specific 2019 recognition described here.