1. A computer implemented method for identifying topical influence in an online social network, the method comprising: identifying, at one or more computing devices, an entity associated with a feed item stored on one or more storage mediums, the feed item capable of being provided for inclusion in an information feed; identifying a topic associated with the entity or with the feed item; determining that the entity is a topical influencer of the identified topic in the online social network based on one or more factors, the topical influencer being a contributor of information associated with the identified topic, the one or more factors indicating dissemination of the contributed information to other entities in the online social network; and sending data to a display device configured to display one or more components in a presentation with the information feed, the one or more components indicating the determination that the entity is the topical influencer of the identified topic.