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Oprah Winfrey, Neil Patrick Harris make Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People list

"I know we said last year was our last, but there are just too many fascinating people out there... and you never pass up the opportunity to interview Oprah, Neil, Chelsea or Scarlett," says Walters.

By Karen Butler
Barbara Walters arrives on the red carpet at the TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City. UPI/Monika Graff
1 of 5 | Barbara Walters arrives on the red carpet at the TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City. UPI/Monika Graff | License Photo

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey, Neil Patrick Harris, Chelsea Handler and Scarlett Johansson have made Barbara Walters' list of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014, ABC announced.

Additional names for the roster will be disclosed shortly, the television network said. The year's No. 1 most fascinating person will be revealed on a 2-hour ABC News special, which is to air Dec. 14.

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"I was absolutely delighted when ABC approached me to do another year of 10 Most Fascinating People," Walters said in a statement. "I know we said last year was our last, but there are just too many fascinating people out there... and you never pass up the opportunity to interview Oprah, Neil, Chelsea or Scarlett."

Walters, 85, retired from co-hosting the daytime talk show The View earlier this year.

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