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Who Will Be Person of the Year 2008?
Full List
25 Possible Candidates
- Sarah Palin
- T. Boone Pickens
- Michael Phelps
- Gordon Brown
- Barack Obama
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Ben Bernanke
- Usain Bolt
- George W. Bush
- Hillary Clinton
- Tina Fey
- Google Guys (Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page)
- Damien Hirst
- Wen Jiabao
- Hu Jintao
- Steve Jobs
- Nouri al-Maliki
- John McCain
- Douglas Melton
- Robert Mugabe
- Henry Paulson
- Liu Qi
- J. Craig Venter
- Zhang Yimou
- Asif Ali Zardari
Videos
- Persons of the Year 1972: Nixon & Kissinger
- The Best Kept Secret in Journalism
- Person of the Year 1996: David Ho
- Person of the Year 2001: Rudy Giuliani
- Person of the Year: The YouTube Take
- Person of the Year 2007: Vladimir Putin
- Person of the Year 1991: Ted Turner
- A History in Covers: Person of the Year
- The 2008 Person of the Year Luncheon
Poll Results
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Persons of the Year 1972: Nixon & Kissinger
In 1972, Henry Kissinger was the national security assistant to President Nixon, and both were named TIME Men of the Year. Kissinger explains why he was unhappy to be chosen
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The Best Kept Secret in Journalism
TIME editors explain the selection process and the need for secrecy in the magazine's annual pick of Person of the Year
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Person of the Year 1996: David Ho
TIME Senior Science Reporter Alice Park talks with AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho, the 1996 choice for Person of the Year
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Person of the Year 2001: Rudy Giuliani
After the September 11th attacks on America in 2001, the decision for TIME's Person of the Year was not clear cut
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Person of the Year: The YouTube Take
TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel put out a call on YouTube for suggestions for the magazine's 2008 Person of the Year. There were thousands of comments and dozens of video responses
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Last Year's Choice: Vladimir Putin
TIME's selection of Russian Prime Minister (then-President) Vladimir Putin as its Person of the Year in 2007 proved prescient
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Person of the Year 1991: Ted Turner
Former media mogul Ted Turner recalls his selection as TIME Man of the Year in 1991, when his CNN network came of age in the first Gulf War
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A History in Covers: Person of the Year
Covers and sound from the history of the TIME Person of the Year, beginning with the first one selected: Charles Lindbergh in 1927
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Who Will Be the 2008 Person of the Year?
Watch the debate highlights with Brian Williams, Elizabeth Edwards, Congressman Artur Davis, John Slattery, Seth Meyers and Suze Orman
Cast Your Vote
Barack Obama? Gordon Brown? Michael Phelps? Click through the pros and cons of our finalists for Person of the Year and vote for the candidates you think are most deserving.
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