Person of the Year

Around 20.000 people demonstrating in Paris, France, on June 13, 2020 after a national appeal launched by the collective ''Verite pour Adama'' against racism and police violence.

How Assa Traoré Became the Face of France's Movement for Racial Justice

Traoré, whose brother died in police custody in 2016, is one of TIME’s 2020...

Traoré, whose brother died in police custody in 2016, is one of TIME’s 2020 Guardians of the Year

Vice President–elect Kamala Harris photographed in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 7

Kamala Harris on Joe Biden, Being a 'First' and Restoring the Soul of the Nation: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview

Kamala Harris is the first Vice President-elect to be named TIME’s Person o...

Kamala Harris is the first Vice President-elect to be named TIME’s Person of the Year. TIME senior correspondent Charlotte Alter sat down with the California senator in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 7—which happened to be...

President-elect Joe Biden photographed in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 7

Joe Biden on Vaccines, Pardons and Uniting America: The 2020 TIME Person of the Year Interview

Where does America go from here? That’s the colossal question before Presid...

Where does America go from here? That’s the colossal question before President-elect Joe Biden

The Story Behind TIME's 2020 Person of the Year Covers

To illustrate the broad range of people featured on the 2020 Person of the ...

To illustrate the broad range of people featured on the 2020 Person of the Year covers, we commissioned artists and photographers with a variety of backgrounds and styles—from digital art to oil painting; portraitists to...

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The History Behind TIME Choosing President-Elects as Person of the Year

TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice...

TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year choice of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris keeps with tradition—and breaks new ground. The selection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris marks the first time a...

Behind the Scenes of TIME's 2020 Person of the Year Issue

In the fall of any normal year, we pack a conference room at TIME’s headqua...

In the fall of any normal year, we pack a conference room at TIME’s headquarters in New York City with reporters, producers and editors to debate who should be selected as Person of the Year,...

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Exclusive: Watch BTS Perform 'Dynamite' During TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year Special

BTS was named TIME's 2020 Entertainer of the Year