Who Should Be TIME's Person of the Year 2011?

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From tsunamis to budget battles to revolutions, 2011 has been a tumultuous, news-packed year. Who influenced the news most, for better or worse? Tradition dictates that TIME's editors choose the Person of the Year. Now that voting has closed, view the final ratings. More »

Person of the Year Roundtable

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Person of the Year 2011 Primer

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Picture Yourself as Person of the Year

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2009: Ben Bernanke

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2008: Barack Obama

For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the President-elect is TIME's Person of the Year. More »
Graphic: TIME's Person of the Year, from 1927 to 2011

TIME's Person of the Year is bestowed by the editors on the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year. See who made the grade over TIME's first eight decades More »