17. Alec Baldwin

Massapequa-born Baldwin stars on NBC’s 30 Rock, delivered the commencement address for NYU’s class of 2010 graduation at Yankee Stadium, hosted Saturday Night Live’s season finale, blogs for The Huffington Post, takes on causes like crusading against animal cruelty and toxic waste, and was a guest at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner recently. Oh, he’s also constantly making headlines. But even after a very public, very nasty divorce, custody battle, an angry phone call to his then-11-year-old daughter, and a minor attack on a photographer, Baldwin always manages to bounce back and remain in the public’s good graces. He’s proved he has the most important kind of power—staying power. And pretty soon he may use it to run for political office. Baldwin recently stopped by Harvard to discuss government, leaving many with the impression that he is an aspiring New York State politician. He’s certainly a local activist, using his status to bring attention to myriad causes throughout the Hamptons and across the East End.