The ‘Person of the Year’ award is presented every year by Time magazine to the person, group, idea, or movement that has had a significant impact on the world. And in 2023, believe it or not, Barbie or Taylor Swift could win the award, beating out politicians such as King Charles III and Vladimir Putin.
The selection is based on the influence and impact the person or idea has had on the year’s events, and the winner will be announced tomorrow. Some of the people who have won TIME magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ recognition include Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump, and Angela Merkel.
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Who Are the Finalists for TIME’s Person of the Year?
Hollywood strikers
The Hollywood actors and screenwriters strike has set an important precedent in history, not only because it was a showcase of the power that workers in this industry have in the world, but also because they put issues such as AI regulation on the table.
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Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping has become one of the most powerful modern leaders, which has landed him on the TIME100 list, which honors the 100 most influential global figures, more than 10 times.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has become an unprecedented global phenomenon, winning every award an artist can win and proving to be one of the most influential people in 2023.
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Barbie
Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s third film, was listed as the highest-grossing film of 2023, grossing $1.4 billion and becoming a global phenomenon.
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Donald Trump’s Prosecutors
Time wanted to recognize the prosecutors who brought four cases with more than 90 charges against Donald Trump, making the tycoon the first US president to be indicted in the nation’s history.
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Vladimir Putin
Time explained that Vladimir Putin‘s nomination was due to the threat to his power he experienced in 2022 due to the Wagner rebellion, a movement he was able to successfully deal with.
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Sam Altman
Sam Altman is CEO of OpenAI, the company that launched the innovative GPT Chat, a tool that came to revolutionize not only technology but also our lives.
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King Charles III
King Charles III assumed the crown of the United Kingdom in May this year, signaling a huge change not only for the country but for global geopolitics.
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Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, earned a nomination having played a key role in managing high inflation in the United States in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This story was written in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva
