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Many people are described as larger than life, but few deserve it. How many of us truly exceed our life span? How many will make it into the digital textbooks our spacefaring descendants will study? As Shakespeare observed in Julius Caesar, it’s far easier to be remembered for doing evil than doing good. How many will leave a mark on the world—much less the universe—for their contributions rather than their crimes?

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TIME’s Person of the Year is the magazines most famous feature and has been an annual issue since 1927. From presidents to protesters, astronauts to activists, each selection reflects the person — or idea — who has most influenced the news and our world in the past year, for good or ill.

Controversy and debate often arise from the Person of the Year announcement, and it is always eagerly anticipated and receives worldwide coverage from other media outlets, including other newspapers, web sites and television networks. This year TIME's Person of the Year will be announced in December.

Title holders include:

2023 - Taylor Swift
2022 - Volodymyr Zelensky
2021 - Elon Musk
2020 - Joe Biden / Kamala Harris
2018 - The Guardians
2017 - The Silence Breakers
2016 - Donald Trump
2015 - Angela Merkel
2014 - The Ebola Fighters
2013 - Pope Francis
2012 - Barack Obama
2011 - The Protester
2010 - Mark Zuckerberg
2009 - Ben Bernanke
2008 - Barack Obama
2001 - Rudy Giuliani
1991 - Ted Turner

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