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New entry at 82: the Caribbean crusader, Spirit

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90 Mark Jones
V&A chief
Why? Since Jones’s arrival in 2001, the V&A has rolled out a constant stream of new and revamped galleries, exhibitions and events. Look out for next year’s Dalí show.
The bare facts Spent 18 years at the British Museum in the Department of Coins and Medals.

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89 Lady Heather Mills McCartney
The vengeful wife
Why? With a high-profile divorce from Sir Paul McCartney taking place in both the courts and the tabloids, we can’t escape her.
The bare facts She married in 2002 – the couple announced their separation earlier this year. In case you hadn’t heard. Feature continues

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88 Stella McCartney
The daughter
Why? This year, business has been booming for the Stella McCartney label.
The bare facts Stella’s graduation show at Saint Martins got her noticed (and up people’s noses) when she persuaded her mates Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss to model her creations. She launched her own label (in collaboration with the Gucci group) in 2002.
In her own words ‘I literally have meetings at eight o’clock in the morning and I finish at nine o’clock at night. It sounds pathetic, but I don’t even have time to go shopping.’

Zaha Hadid

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87 Zaha Hadid
Visionary builder
Why? The Clerkenwell-based Zaha Hadid is one of the biggest forces in architecture.
The bare facts Born in Baghdad in 1950; studied at London’s AA under Rem Koolhaas; awarded CBE (2002); and first woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004).

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86 Michael Humphreys
Cycling superhero
Why? Part of the Eastway Users Group (EUG), defending a Stratford cycle circuit that must be moved to make way for the Olympics. He campaigned for the new circuit to be at Hog Hill (a 26 hectare site in Redbridge) rather than Rammey Marsh (next to the heavily polluted M25). The London Development Agency backed down.
The bare facts Humphreys became involved in organised cycle sports four years ago and he admits his campaigning for Eastway has become ‘a bit of a preoccupation’.

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85 Jaime Ritchey and Derren Smart
T Bar tornados
Why? Breakfasts, lunches, world-class DJs, great weekly nights – and no charge on the door!
The bare facts Jaime Ritchey launched the T Bar in the summer of 2004, and Derren Smart joined her in May 2005.

Kode9

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84 Kode9
Dubstep deluxe
Why? Working under the alias Kode9, Camberwell-based producer Steve Goodman creates dubstep of dark intensity.
The bare facts Kode9 was responsible for one of 2006’s most striking debut albums, ‘Memories of the Future’. He also DJs and runs a label.

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83 Ralph Rugoff
Gallery guru
Why? An artworld innovator who’s been appointed the new, experimental director of the Hayward Gallery.
The bare facts Before joining the Hayward, he spent six years as director of the CAA Wattis Institute in San Francisco.

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82 Spirit
Caribbean crusader
Over the last year, Time Out has reported on the plight of shopkeepers on Dalston’s Broadway Market. Many of the colourful neighbourhood shops here, rented from Hackney Council, have been sold off by Hackney to fill its coffers. Spirit, 59, who runs the much-loved Caribbean food store at number 71, fell victim to a sell-off to developers based in the Bahamas – who then hiked up his rent by 710 per cent. He has been fighting a campaign... read more

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81 Addison Cresswell
Cash king of comedy
Why? The über-agent with primetime hit-makers on his books. Recently secured Jonathan Ross’s £18 million deal with the BBC.
The bare facts Cresswell became involved in comedy in 1981 when he ran the Off the Kerb Road Show from his Peckham kitchen.
Did you know? Cresswell was in a punk band at school called The Vitamins.

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