TBT: Our 10 Favorite Picks in the History of Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People

Named Most Fascinating: Hilary Clinton
Why We Love That Shaq Made the List: It was the year the pro basketball player released his first studio album, Shaq Diesel, featuring such bangers as "(I Know I Got) Skillz" and "Shoot Pass Slam."

Named Most Fascinating: Colin Powell
Why We Love That Carrey Made the List: Two words: Ace Ventura. Oh, and two more: Batman Forever.

Named Most Fascinating: Bill Clinton
Why We Love That Stewart Made the List: The lifestyle goddess was in her prime (as she still is) in '96: her magazine Martha Stewart Living did better than ever, and she continued to dominate television with her recipes and housekeeping tips.

Named Most Fascinating: Prince William
Why We Love That DeGeneres Made the List: This was the year the actress and talk show host bravely came out on ABC's 20/20: "I decided this was not going to be something that I was going to live the rest of my life being ashamed of."

Named Most Fascinating: Lance Armstrong
Why We Love That Martin Made the List: We don't know where we would be today without the anthem of our youth, "Livin' la Vida Loca."

Named Most Fascinating: Hillary Clinton
Why We Love They Made the List: Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez – names you don't hear everyday, but should be remembered – paved the way for a new generation of reality television and gay stereotypes.

Named Most Fascinating: Karl Rove
Why We Love That Hilton Made the List: The heiress/socialite/small dog owner achieved mega fame with The Simple Life and fulfilled every '90s girl's dream: dating Nick Carter.

Named Most Fascinating: J.K. Rowling
Why We Love They Made the List: Further proof that this year's Sexiest Man Alive and his ever-sexy wife have always been 2 hot 2 handle.

Named Most Fascinating: David Petraeus
Why We Love That White Made the List: The now-93-year-old queen of comedy splashed back on the scene that year with Hot in Cleveland, for which she received an Emmy nod (snatched away by Modern Family, per usual).

Named Most Fascinating: Hillary Clinton (again!!!)
Why We Love That West Made the List: Kanye explained Kanye best: "I'm a creative genius and there's no other way to word it."