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Out Magazine's Power 50 List: Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper Take Top Spots

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 16: Anderson Cooper attends the 24th annual GLAAD Media awards at The New York Marriott Marquis on March 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/WireImage)

Tim Cook nabs the top spot on Out magazine's " Power 50" list for the third year in a row.

The Apple CEO, 52, is in good company alongside Ellen DeGeneres, "Glee" producer Ryan Murphy and Anderson Cooper, who are all present in the top five.

New to this year's list is Nate Silver, the statistician who successfully prognosticated the 2012 presidential election on his New York Times blog, FiveThirtyEight.

As Out officials noted in a press release, the remainder of the 2013 list runs the gamut, featuring businesspeople, entertainers, politicians and activists.

Take a look at the full "Power 50" list here.

Check out the Top 10 figures on the "Power 50" list below:

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Out Power List 2013
Tim Cook(01 of10)
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Apple CEO, 52 (credit:AP)
Ellen DeGeneres (02 of10)
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Talk Show Host/Producer/Spokesperson, 55 (credit:Getty Images)
Ryan Murphy (03 of10)
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Writer/Director/Producer, 47 (credit:AP)
Rachel Maddow(04 of10)
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TV Host/Political Commentator, 40 (credit:AP)
Anderson Cooper(05 of10)
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Journalist/TV Personality/Author, 45 (credit:AP)
Nate Silver(06 of10)
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Statistics Guru, 35 (credit:AP)
Peter Thiel(07 of10)
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Venture Capitalist, 45 (credit:Getty Images)
Shepard Smith(08 of10)
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News Anchor, 49 (credit:Getty Images)
Tammy Baldwin (09 of10)
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Senator, 51 (credit:AP)
Frank Ocean (10 of10)
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Musician, 25 (credit:Getty Images)
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