Some of them need no last name: Oprah, Roseanne, Madonna. Some need no first name: Spielberg, Jordan, Belushi.

Life magazine ranks the 50 most influential baby boomers in a special issue out Monday, with Steven Spielberg topping the list."He's our Homer and our Hans Christian Anderson," the magazine says of the director of "E.T.," "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List."

Apple computer founder Steve Jobs was second, followed by First Boomer Bill Clinton, Michael Milken, Oprah Winfrey, theoretical physicist Edward Witten, Bill Gates, MTV founder Bob Pittman, Michael Jordan and Roseanne.

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The second 10: Rush Limbaugh, John Belushi, Rolling Stone founder Jann Wanner, Madonna, Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed, Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, superagent Mike Ovitz, Bruce Springsteen, Magic Johnson and "Doones-bury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau.

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