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Person of the Year 2015
Ellen DeGeneres Is Bummed She Wasn’t Person of the Year
By Olivia B. Waxman
Watch
SNL'
s Angela Merkel React to Being TIME’s 2015 Person of the Year
By Melissa Chan
Meet the Refugee Who Named Her Baby After Angela Merkel
By Jared Malsin
Watch Jimmy Fallon Joke About TIME's Person of the Year Issue
By Tessa Berenson
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Person of the Year 2015
There's Another Portrait of Angela Merkel and It Was Painted by George W. Bush
This might be the first time that one Person of the Year has painted another
By TIME Staff
December 9, 2015
Here Are the Top Tweets About TIME's 2015 Person of the Year
Donald Trump slams choice of Angela Merkel as Person of the Year and more reactions to the choice
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 9, 2015
See Every Person of the Year in 15 Seconds
From 1927 to 2015
By Megan McCluskey
December 9, 2015
See the Best of Kate McKinnon's Hilarious Angela Merkel Impression
TIME's Person of the Year has been spoofed on
SNL
several times
By Samantha Grossman
December 9, 2015
Exclusive: Donald Trump Talks Immigration, Terrorism and Campaign's Future
'If I don’t win, for me, it will have been a total waste of time.'
By Michael Scherer
December 9, 2015
Past Persons of the Year: Where Are They Now?
From the Queen to the Pope
By Lily Rothman
December 9, 2015
The 13 Most Surprising Things About Angela Merkel
Germany’s Chancellor has a fascinating past
By Charlotte Alter
December 9, 2015
How Angela Merkel Went From Ignored to Person of the Year
Fifteen years ago, TIME irked one German reader by leaving Merkel out of a story about her party’s future
By Lily Rothman
December 9, 2015
Caitlyn Jenner on Privilege, Reality TV and Deciding to Come Out
The
I Am Cait
star discusses her groundbreaking year
By Katy Steinmetz
December 9, 2015
Merkel Is 4th Female Person of the Year Since 1927
She’s the first individual woman to be recognized since 1986
By Lily Rothman
December 9, 2015
Watch Donald Trump Dodge a Bald Eagle
The Person of the Year runner-up encounters the American symbol
By Samantha Grossman
December 9, 2015
The First Female Person of the Year in Almost 3 Decades
We likely won't have to wait so long for the next one
By Radhika Jones
December 9, 2015
Behind TIME's Person of the Year Cover
The magazine has a long history of asking artists to create cover portraits
By Nancy Gibbs
December 9, 2015
These Countries Have Produced the Greatest Number of Leaders Recognized as Person of the Year
Angela Merkel moves Germany into third place
By Lily Rothman
December 9, 2015
See a Stunning Portrait of Caitlyn Jenner
Photographer Sebastian Kim was after her more sensitive side
By Katy Steinmetz
December 9, 2015
Meet the Most Devoted Fan of TIME's POY Issue
Ken Adelman has collected 57 autographs
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 8, 2015
TIME Announces Shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year
Meet the eight final contenders
By Sarah Begley
December 7, 2015
Bernie Sanders Wins Poll for TIME Person of the Year
Ahead of rivals and world leaders
By Sam Frizell
December 7, 2015
Malala Leads World Figures in TIME Person of the Year Poll
Even though it's been more than a year since she won the Nobel Peace Prize
November 30, 2015
Fans Lift Elon Musk Above Tech Rivals in TIME Person of the Year Poll
The entrepreneur's companies have made headlines all year
By Victor Luckerson
November 30, 2015
Donald Trump Challenges TIME to Make Him Person of the Year
'Even if I deserve it, they can't do it'
By Sam Frizell
November 23, 2015
Bernie Sanders Leads TIME's Person of the Year Poll
He's beating Pope Francis, Jennifer Lawrence and Barack Obama
By Sam Frizell
November 23, 2015
Face-Off: Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year?
TIME’s editors will choose the Person of the Year, but that doesn’t mean readers shouldn’t have their say. Cast your vote for the person you think most influenced the news this year for better or...
November 17, 2015
Vote Now: Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year?
TIME’s editors will choose the Person of the Year, but that doesn’t mean readers shouldn’t have their say. Cast your vote for the person you think most influenced the news this year for better or...
By TIME Staff
November 17, 2015
Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year in 2015?
Cast your vote now
November 17, 2015
TIME Person of the Year Reader’s Poll — Updating Results
By TIME Staff
November 17, 2015
TIME Person of the Year Poll Photo Credits
Adele: Dan MacMedan—WireImage/Getty Images; American Pharoah: Bryan Smith—Cal Sport Media/AP; Drake: Grant Lamos IV—Getty Images; Refugees: Dan Kitwood—Getty Images; Abbas: Issam Rimawi—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images; Abrams: Grant Lamos IV—Getty Images; al-Baghdadi: Al-Furqan Media—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images; Ambani:...
November 17, 2015
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