Yao - one of 100 most influential people

I saw this article in Time magazine today that has Yao listed as one of the top 100 most influential people of today. I'd provide a link, but you have to be a subscriber to see the actual article from them online.

the list of people
you have to navigate around a bit, but the list is pretty interesting.

I was kind of surprised to see him there, but I think he deserves it. He really has brought a new feel to the Rockets and to the NBA.

Who would you have picked that didn't make the list?