Fascinating People

Kevin Spacey

Former shoe salesman now making a go at film and theater. Wish me luck... | @TriggerStreet @TriggLA
2,339,342 followers |

richardbranson

Founder of Virgin Group: @virgin
2,133,736 followers |

The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism.
1,547,618 followers |

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Staff Neurosurgeon, Emory Clinic CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
1,456,984 followers |

David Pogue

Tech columnist, NY Times; PBS NOVA host; Missing Manuals creator, dad of 3!
1,422,710 followers |

Chris Anderson

TED = Ideas worth spreading!
1,364,628 followers |

Nicholas Kristof

New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof
1,259,963 followers |

John Green

I write books, including Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. (Books are like tweets, except longer.) I also make videos with my brother.
1,202,148 followers |

TEDTalks Updates

The official feed for daily TEDTalks. Only new TEDTalks are posted on this feed. For all TED news, follow @TEDNews too!
1,021,807 followers |

Tim Siedell

Sometimes I just want to give it all up and become a handsome billionaire.
589,030 followers |

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History. Author: Space Chronicle, The Pluto Files,. Host: StarTalk Radio http://StarTalkRadio.net
492,256 followers |

Library of Congress

We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.
380,031 followers |

Walt Mossberg

Tech columnist for The Wall Street Journal and co-executive editor of allthingsd.com, and co-executive producer of the D: All Things Digital conferences.
343,452 followers |

Boris Johnson

308,759 followers |

Ron Howard

Filmmaker and storyteller.
300,510 followers |

Bill Nye

Science Educator seeks to change the world...
299,545 followers |

Andy Borowitz

There is a fine line between social networking and wasting your fucking life.
245,793 followers |

Amazing Photography

Highlighting only the best photographs.
218,349 followers |

Merlin Mann

I'm the best 17-year-old ever.
213,364 followers |

Paul Kedrosky

Investor, humanist, hater of fluorescent lights, etc.
212,977 followers |

Clay Shirky

Bald. Unreliable. Easily distracte
207,691 followers |

erik spiekermann

Typomaniac
200,471 followers |

Seth Godin

Founder of Squidoo.com, author, blogger. This is a retweet of my blog.
180,656 followers |

Michael Pollan

Author of Food Rules; In Defense of Food; The Omnivore’s Dilemma; The Botany of Desire; A Place of My Own and Second Nature.
167,016 followers |

GalleyCat

The First Word on the Book Publishing Industry
158,854 followers |

Colin Hanks

music geek/fan of sports/ husband/father/brother/son/person of interest to few/possibly that guy from that one thing you think is way underrated
149,397 followers |

NASA Astronauts

Hear from all NASA's astronauts on Twitter, plus updates on astronaut activities here.
136,075 followers |

Baratunde

Author #HowToBeBlack http://howtobeblack.me Formerly of @TheOnion. Now @CultivatedWit. My tweets represent your employer's opinion
114,805 followers |

LRO_NASA

I am a NASA lunar mission, currently in orbit ~50 km (30 mi) above the Moon!
102,308 followers |

Luke Russert

I cover Capitol Hill for NBC News. Been sweating it out in the streets of a runaway American dream since 1985.
96,507 followers |

Vulture

Devouring culture. Purveyor of #clickables.
60,648 followers |

Longreads

The best long-form stories on the web. Great with @Pocket, Flipboard, Instapaper. Use the #longreads tag to share your favorite stories. Est. 2009.
58,871 followers |

Gothamist

Gothamist is a website about New York City and everything that happens in it.
58,808 followers |

Jay Paterno

56,185 followers |

Bill Gross

Founder of Technology Incubator Idealab and 100 companies in last 30 years. Tweeting while on my quest for learning in life and at conferences.
55,600 followers |

Leigh Sales

Anchor of ABC1 7.30.
35,259 followers |

Wine Harlots

We embody the virtue of vice. Join us on the Wine Harlot Revolution!
34,382 followers |

Keith Ferrazzi

Thought leader. Relationship Guru. Consultant. Author of “Never Eat Alone” and “Who’s got Your Back.”
29,735 followers |

bldgblog

Architectural Conjecture | Urban Speculation | Landscape Futures | BLDGBLOG | Wired UK
24,421 followers |

David Gerzof Richard

By day I run BIGfish, at night I masquerade as a Social Media & Marketing Professor @EmersonCollege. Please feed me great design, marketing sports & science.
21,868 followers |

Andrea Martin

I am Andrea Martin, the actress, comedienne, writer and one person show person. Coming to a city near you: Andrea Martin Final Days! Everything Must Go!!
15,301 followers |

Brad Acker

focused on profound transformation of civilization as genetic, nanotech, and robotic advances continue their exponential acceleration; + helping artists succeed
13,963 followers |

Lists of Note

Nothing but Lists of Note updates. My personal account is @LettersOfNote.
13,842 followers |

Joanne Manaster

Biology lecturer, video science book reviewer, co-host of @sciamblogs- PsiVid. #STS135 #NASAtweetup alum, former international model who LOVES science!
13,362 followers |

Achim J. Müllers

Strategic marketing and innovation consultant, lateral thinker. Outspoken why-ologist.
13,207 followers |

Marilyn Walker

Writer, Exec at www.homerenergy.com, mondayswithmoney.com, specialtystoremarketingmagic.com. Tweet about writing, renewable energy, marketing, small biz.
11,613 followers |

_Margie

Ecology/ Animal Behavior. Photography, Wildlife, Birds, Wilderness, Travel, Ski, Hike. http://mkinneyphoto.wordpress.com
11,204 followers |

Paul Gillin

Speaker, writer and social media marketing strategist
10,860 followers |

John Hagel

Work and play on the edge - views breathtaking, experiences deep and satisfying, learning limitless
10,449 followers |

Ken Levine

Ken Levine is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer.
8,775 followers |

Jeffrey Levy, EPA

EPA Director of Web Communications, Co-Chair of the Federal Web Managers Council, Gov't 2.0er.
8,034 followers |

Chris Burke

Independent Candidate MT State Legislature HD-70/ Owner @ Morning Glory Coffee & Tea,Inc.® Coffee Roaster/Foodie/Fairtrader Retailer/Wholesaler
6,929 followers |

Lisa Tozzi

Deputy Editor - The New York Times National Desk. RT's and links are not endorsements. Also check out @NYTNational.
6,902 followers |

Franke James

Artist & author of Bothered By My Green Conscience | Who cares about the Forest? | Six Tools for Climate Change Art + more...
6,818 followers |

Matthias Rascher

On Twitter to share the good stuff I find: linguistics, literature, history, art, design, photography, science, technology, music, Los Angeles, travel, fun...
6,755 followers |

Dennis Schvejda

Former NJ Sierra Club Conservation Director... advancing conservation & protecting the environment via social media.
6,442 followers |

Joanna Yarrow

Explorer of 21st-century sustainable living. Writer, broadcaster, consultant, director of @wildernesswood & founder of @beyondgreenuk.
6,306 followers |

Bill Nigh

Content creator/Citizen/US Army Vet. Dilettante with reasonably respectable clusters of mastery. On LinkedIn's top 20 list of all-time experts since 2008.
6,173 followers |

Noam Pikelny

As seen on Belarus' Got Talent! Member of Punch Brothers. Father of Gothpel music. New solo album, Beat The Devil and Carry A Rail is now available.
5,490 followers |

Mindie Burgoyne

Travel Hag - #Writer, author, blogs for CBS Baltimore - #travel, outdoors, sacred sites, thin places in USA, Ireland, UK - 6 kids, 3 dogs, lots of chickens.
4,919 followers |

Bryan Alexander

Researches emerging technologies for teaching and learning. Author of THE NEW DIGITAL STORYTELLING.
4,851 followers |

Don Norman

Design thinker, company advisor, professor, columnist, author, ... Latest book: Living with Complexity. MIT Press. (Complexity is good)
4,528 followers |

annie bodnar

*living art* empath-healer, meditator, counselor, foodie, progressive; art, book, music & film lover; newscience fan, laughter hobby
4,181 followers |

Cindy

Ret. HS Chem teacher, wildlife gardener, accidental birder, all around tree hugger & political junkie, who loves to take pictures.
4,005 followers |

Jonathan Haidt

Professor of Psychology, UVA. I study the intuitive foundations of morality and political partisanship.
3,332 followers |

Julia Kirby

Harvard Business Review editor, coauthor of Standing on the Sun: How the Explosion of Capitalism Abroad will Change Business Everywhere (Feb 2012).
3,217 followers |

E.B. Boyd (Liza)

Currently: Writer at FastCompany.com | Formerly: Worker bee at Silicon Valley tech companies | ebboyd [at] fastcompany [dot] com
2,923 followers |

Larry Oliver

#climatehawk #climatecrisis #water #watercrisis Warning! High Volume
2,681 followers |

everyday carry

I'm Bernard, your founder, editor, curator and friend at everyday-carry.com
2,523 followers |

Todd Sattersten

Founder of BizBookLab--studying business books and the business of books. Author of Every Book Is a Startup and The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.
2,498 followers |

Chris Madrid French

Historian Saving 20th C Heritage + fighting the good fight
2,479 followers |

Dave Barker

Helping to Develop & Promote Positive Relationships with Nature. Conservation Ecologist, Woodsman, #ForestSchool Practitioner & Director at @_WILDSCIENCE_
2,200 followers |

Mike Nowak

My radio show on WCPT is about gardening, green living, the environment—and humor! Info-horti-envirotainment! Listen Sunday 9-11am (CST) at 820AM or online!
2,185 followers |

Jon Christensen

I’m the executive director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford. But this is my personal account, and all the usual caveats apply.
1,918 followers |

Stacey Cornelius

Writer & artist. Arts advocate. Jargon translator. Life juggler. Lover of good food, wild places & big ideas. Committed to the joy & profession of creativity.
1,838 followers |

Jon Finkel

Written for GQ, Men's Health, The NY Times, Comedy Central, AskMen.com & more. Author of the new comedy/advice book The Three Dollar Scholar.
1,722 followers |

Natalie Lin

Cornell MBA student interested in social justice, sustainability, innovation, & the arts. Erstwhile resident of NYC/LA/SF. #p2 #aapi #fem2 #innovation #climate
1,649 followers |

Barbara Kimmel

Executive Director of Trust Across America- The Gold Standard for trustworthy business behavior.
1,563 followers |

yobie

Inventor & Innovator, Angel Investor and Start-up Advisor. Day job - CTO for a bank. New hobby - synthetic biology. Love - music. Cause - Amnesty International
1,522 followers |

Emily Silberstein

Business student passionate about financial inclusion, mobile payments & impact investing. Seeking fulltime role at an entrepreneurial organization.
1,410 followers |

PaulBrannan

Not a geek, not a guru, just a workaday journo trying to make sense of it all.
1,266 followers |

Mark R. Trost

I write with the entire alphabet, not just the popular letters.
1,224 followers |

John Cushman

I'm an editor in the Washington bureau of The New York Times.
1,160 followers |

T.J. Chambers

New media, museums, anthropology, maps and more- http://www.tjchambers.co.cc/
1,151 followers |

NHA

spurious motion on a slow day
1,037 followers |

Brian Hoadley

UX Strategy, Product & Project Management. Gen X'r, Digitalist, Writer & American living in London. All comments are my own.
901 followers |

Nikolas Schiller

Periodic updates from the only plantation in the nation with taxation without representation.
870 followers |

M. Richardson Banks

Melissa Richardson Banks promotes #DTLA Arts District people, places, events. Co-producer of @BloomfestLA + CEO of @CauseConnect + art manager for @CheechMarin
837 followers |

Sara Hunt

A room without books is a body without a soul - Cicero
826 followers |

Eugene Volokh

703 followers |

Bill Gilliland

ActionCOACH Business Coach, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur, Big Thinker, Disciple, Duke Guy, Fly Fisherman, Great Dad
629 followers |

Coralie Mills

Dendrochronologist, woodland historian, environmental archaeologist
585 followers |

Sanctuare

A hand-selected collection of privately-owned vacation hideaways located in stunning private retreats across the world.
584 followers |

Jonathan Hoekstra

Chief Scientist @ World Wildlife Fund-US. Tweeting about nature, science, conservation, and whatever else I find interesting or amusing. Tweets are my own.
529 followers |

Plants as Persons

Exploring the human perception of plant life
515 followers |

Gorm Lodwell

New Jersey resident: books, music, movies, nature, municipal musings, polymathic pedantry
499 followers |

gwarlingo

Paper cut survivor, arts enabler, tech geek, elevating small talk to medium talk. Gwarlingo is an arts & culture site written & edited by Michelle Aldredge.
459 followers |

Teresa Potocka

Communications futurist, founder of Potocki Communications, Londoner; innovating... @sensethefuture
446 followers |

Nicole Levins

NJ native. Work at @nature_org, but tweets are my own (& pointless, mostly). I talk about current events, the environment, pop culture & what I'm eating.
424 followers |

MN&P

Maybe the answer to the agency problem isn't an agency.
391 followers |

Timothy Colman

fine educational natural history art and graphic design since 1996
306 followers |

Will Craven

I tweet about San Francisco, Art, Clean Energy & the Environment.
257 followers |

Arsineh Khachikian

Arsineh lives and works in Armenia as a graphic designer and photographer.
248 followers |

Julian Picaza

A New Media and Green Design specialist focused on Evolving American Culture one brand at a time
240 followers |

Alex Zorach

I love sustainability, dancing, birds, tea, music, and public transit. I also run @RateTea and @MeritExchange
215 followers |

Rachel Maurer

Writer, mom, pubradio deejay, westerner & master improviser. Eclectic musical tastes, a yen for nature, books, lapsang souchang & conversation.
183 followers |

Dan Searing, Sr

Lawyer, retired, Grandpa, Chronicler of all things Searing
174 followers |

Andrew Simonet

time-based art. sustainability for artists. swimming (when possible).
162 followers |

Wrong Table

Currently in British Columbia, Canada. Art in any form.←     → ɹǝǝp sɐ lnɟıʇnɐǝq sɐ sı lɐɯıuɐ ou
156 followers |

Norman Benson

Environmental Writer/Forester/Homebrewer
142 followers |

Susannah Gill

photographer, surfer, & storyteller www.susannahgillblog.com
120 followers |

GigU

The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, or Gig.U, is a broad-based group of over 30 leading research universities from across the country.
109 followers |

Cedric Pollet

60 followers |

Roberto Mighty

Filmmaker. New Media Artist. Adjunct Prof. MFA Candidate. Guitarist/Singer. Photographer. Recording Studio. Audiobook Producer. TV Producer/Director.
21 followers |

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