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

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.

The People's Choice

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Clockwise from top left: Getty; AP (2); Getty; AP; Reuters

As always, TIME's editors will choose the Person of the Year (in the Dec. 26, 2011, issue of TIME, on sale Dec. 16), but that doesn't mean readers shouldn't have their say. The tallies of our annual poll, below, show which notable people from the past year have received the most yes votes and which have generated the most no's.