Amal Clooney Named Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating Person of 2014 — Plus See Who Else Made the List!

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Updated: Dec 15, 2014 11:23 am·

By Julia Birkinbine

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During Sunday night's 'The Most Fascinating People of 2014' special, Barbara Walters, 85, named George Clooney's wife, Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin), as the Most Fascinating Person of the year!

Other notable stars to make the cut included Oprah Winfrey, Scarlett Johansson and Neil Patrick Harris, just to name a few.

Click through the gallery below to see the complete list of stars who were named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People of 2014!

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Amal Clooney

The human rights lawyer, 36, captured the heart of George Clooney last year. The couple married in a lavish, star-studded ceremony in Venice, Italy this past September!

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Oprah Winfrey

The former talk show host, 60, made the list because of her new roles as executive producer and star of the historical drama film, 'Selma.'

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Neil Patrick Harris

This year, the actor, 41, appeared in the hit movie 'Gone Girl,' won a Tony for his starring role in the Broadway show 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' and released his autobiography, 'Choose Your Own Autobiography'!

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Scarlett Johansson

At 30-years-old, the actress has accomplished many things during her lifetime — but 2014 has proven to be her most successful year yet! Along with welcoming daughter Rose Dorothy with husband Romain Dauriac in September, she also had a stellar year at the box office, starring in hits 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Lucy.'

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Michael Strahan

The former professional football player-turned-TV personality is now a co-host of ABC's 'Live! with Kelly and Michael,' alongside Kelly Ripa!

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Taylor Swift

In 2014, Taylor, 25, released her newest album, '1989,' to rave reviews.

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Elon Musk

Elon, 42, is the founder and chief executive of Tesla Motors, a company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars.

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George R. R. Martin

The 66-year-old author is best known for his popular sci-fi novels. His international bestselling series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire,' has now been turned into the HBO hit 'Game of Thrones.'

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Chelsea Handler

The comedienne, author and talk-show host, 39, recently left her late night gig on E!'s 'Chelsea Lately' to star on a new Netflix show!

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David Koch

David, 74, is a businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He currently serves as the executive vice president of Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan.