Person of the Year

PERSON of the YEAR Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany Should Angela Merkel be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 7% YES 93% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran Should Ayatollah Ali Khamenei be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Kamala Harris Democratic Presidential Candidate and Democratic Senator from California Should Kamala Harris be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Mitch McConnell Senate Majority Leader, Republican from Kentucky Should Mitch McConnell be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democratic Representative from New York Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 6% YES 94% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Xi Jinping President of China Should Xi Jinping be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Jerome Powell Chair of the Federal Reserve Should Jerome Powell be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Bernie Sanders Democratic Presidential Candidate and Senator from Vermont Should Bernie Sanders be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 6% YES 94% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Taylor Swift Artist Should Taylor Swift be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 8% YES 92% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Jennifer Lopez Artist and Actor Should Jennifer Lopez be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Abiy Ahmed Prime Minister of Ethiopia Should Abiy Ahmed be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Should Narendra Modi be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Emmanuel Macron President of France Should Emmanuel Macron be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Boris Johnson Prime Minister of United Kingdom Should Boris Johnson be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Phoebe Waller-Bridge Writer and Actor Should Phoebe Waller-Bridge be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Vladimir Putin President of Russia Should Vladimir Putin be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea Should Kim Jong Un be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House, Democratic Representative from California Should Nancy Pelosi be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 10% YES 90% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Soccer players Should The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 8% YES 92% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Bob Iger CEO of Disney Should Bob Iger be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Robert Mueller Former Special Counsel, Former FBI Director Should Robert Mueller be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Pete Buttigieg Democratic Presidential Candidate Should Pete Buttigieg be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The Hong Kong Protestors Pro-democracy movement Should The Hong Kong Protestors be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 93% YES 7% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Keanu Reeves Actor Should Keanu Reeves be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 17% YES 83% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Joe Biden Democratic Presidential Candidate Should Joe Biden be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR William Barr Attorney General of the United States Should William Barr be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Elizabeth Warren Democratic Presidential Candidate and Senator from Massachusetts Should Elizabeth Warren be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The Syrian Kurds Isolated after battling ISIS Should The Syrian Kurds be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 8% YES 92% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Adam Bowen and James Monses Co-founders of Juul Should Adam Bowen and James Monses be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Mark Zuckerberg Co-founder and CEO of Facebook Should Mark Zuckerberg be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Mohamed Salah Soccer player Should Mohamed Salah be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Masayoshi Son CEO of SoftBank Should Masayoshi Son be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Greta Thunberg Climate activist Should Greta Thunberg be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 17% YES 83% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Game of Thrones Cast and creators of the HBO series Should Game of Thrones be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Margaret Atwood Author Should Margaret Atwood be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil Should Jair Bolsonaro be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Donald Trump President of the United States Should Donald Trump be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 11% YES 89% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Adam Schiff Democratic Representative from California Should Adam Schiff be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey Should Recep Tayyip Erdoğan be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Simone Biles Olympic gymnast Should Simone Biles be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 6% YES 94% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Rudy Giuliani President Trump's personal lawyer and former mayor of New York City Should Rudy Giuliani be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR BTS Artists Should BTS be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 14% YES 86% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine Should Volodymyr Zelensky be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex Should Meghan Markle be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The Migrants In search of a better life Should The Migrants be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 14% YES 86% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Mary Barra CEO of General Motors Should Mary Barra be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 1% YES 99% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The Whistleblowers Documenting concerns, like those that led to the impeachment inquiry Should The Whistleblowers be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 12% YES 88% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Juan Guaidó Venezuela's would-be leader Should Juan Guaidó be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Jeff Bezos Founder and CEO of Amazon and Blue Origin Should Jeff Bezos be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand Should Jacinda Ardern be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Should Justin Trudeau be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 5% YES 95% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Kawhi Leonard Basketball player Should Kawhi Leonard be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 4% YES 96% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Cardi B Artist Should Cardi B be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 2% YES 98% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Mike Pompeo Secretary of State of the United States Should Mike Pompeo be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Lizzo Artist Should Lizzo be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO

PERSON of the YEAR The Climate Strikers Demanding action on environmental issues Should The Climate Strikers be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 20% YES 80% NO

PERSON of the YEAR Lil Nas X Artist Should Lil Nas X be TIME’s Person of the Year? thumb_up YES thumb_down NO 3% YES 97% NO