Barbara Walters has released her personal list of the ten most fascinating people of 2014. The list includes many individuals that viewers would expected to see, such as famous names including Taylor Swift and Oprah Winfrey, but the number one most fascinating person of the year may surprise some. It is none other than actor George Clooney’s wife, Amal Clooney.

She may have married one of the most famous actors in Hollywood, but Amal Clooney is much more than just a piece of arm candy. Much, much more. She has amassed a large amount of accomplishments during her life, as she has become an author, activist and most significantly, a very successful lawyer who specializes in criminal law, human rights and extradition as well as in international law.

As a lawyer, Mrs. Clooney has had incredible success and has created quite a title for herself, representing big name clients including the former prime minister of Ukraine and WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange. As an author, she has produced many articles pertaining to the law, in publications ranging from the Huffington Post to The Lawyer magazine. In addition to all that, she also speaks English, Arabic and French.

When interviewed by Walters, the journalist spoke about Amal’s professional successes as well as her life and marriage to George Clooney. The actor was known for most of his life as the most eligible bachelors before Amal finally took him off the market. When discussing their famous wedding, Walters described it as perfect and particularly enjoyed Amal’s fashionable wedding dress and hat, which was designed by Oscar De La Renta.

Also featured on the list is popular singer and multiple Grammy award winner, Taylor Swift. The artist, who is only twenty-four years old, admitted to Barbara that even though she has an almost perfect image, she can be a bad girl sometimes, even indulging in alcohol from time to time.

This year, Swift released her new album, 1989, to incredible praise, both critically as well as financially. In its first week of release, the album managed to sell over one million copies and found the number one spot on the Billboard 200. This accomplish made her the first performer ever to have three albums sell over one million copies in a week long period.

As far as actors and actresses that made the list, the names included comedian, Chelsea Handler, film and stage actor, Neil Patrick Harris, starlet Scarlett Johansson and Oprah Winfrey, who will be making an appearance in this month’s civil rights drama, Selma.

Novelist George R. R. Martin also made this list. His books, the Game of Thrones series, have produced great numbers as well as being the basis for the wildly popular HBO series. Athlete turned talk show host, Michael Strahan also took a place on the list for his many accomplishments including his football announcing duties as well as his place on Live with Kelly and Michael.

The final two individuals on her list included business man and Tesla Motors architect Elon Musk and activist David Koch.