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Time Person of the Year

Person of the Year, called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999, is an annual issue of the American news magazine and website Time featuring a person, group, idea, or object that "for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year". The Time website or a partner organization also runs an annual online reader's…

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Country
United States
Currently held by
"The Architects of AI" (2025)
First award
1927; 99 years ago (1927)
Formerly called
Man of the Year · Woman of the Year
Presented by
Time

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Person(s) of the Year

  • 2020 Time Person of the Year

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Online poll

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Time Person of the Year

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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Time Person of the Year

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Formerly called · 2
Time Person of the Year → Man of the Year, Woman of the Year
Country · 1
Time Person of the Year → United States
Currently held by · 1
Time Person of the Year → "The Architects of AI" (2025)
First award · 1
Time Person of the Year → 1927; 99 years ago (1927)
Presented by · 1
Time Person of the Year → Time
Website · 1
Time Person of the Year → https://www.time.com/poy

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year time person man title 2020 awarded american women also named 2022 partnership magazine poll woman cover people issue online

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Time Person of the YearCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearCurrently held by"The Architects of AI" (2025)1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearFirst award1927; 99 years ago (1927)1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearFormerly calledMan of the Year1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearFormerly calledWoman of the Year1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearPresented byTime1.00infobox
Time Person of the YearWebsitehttps://www.time.com/poy1.00infobox
married couplesinstance ofPairs of people0.80text
political opponentsinstance ofPairs of people0.80text
classes of peopleinstance ofPairs of people0.80text
and inanimate objects have all been selected for the special year-end issue.Multiple named peopleChiang Kai-shekinstance ofPairs of people0.80text
Soong Mei-linginstance ofPairs of people0.80text

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