Time’s Person of the Year was announced Wednesday. The annual honor goes to Greta Thunberg this year.
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The shortlist was announced Tuesday morning, the “Today” show reported .
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi President Donald Trump The Whistleblower Hong Kong Protestors Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Chinese President Xi Jinping U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe Rudy Giuliani New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern A few on the list had been named Person of the Year in the past, according to Fox News . Trump was given the honor in 2016 when he won the election and was named to the finalist lists in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Giuliani was the Person of the Year in 2001. Zuckerberg was a finalist in 2010.
In addition to Thunberg, Time announced the person of the year in other categories.
For entertainment, editors chose Lizzo to represent as Entertainer of the Year.
The Guardians of the Year are the Public Servants .
Athlete of the Year honor went to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team .
Businessperson of the Year is Disney CEO Bob Iger .
2022 2022 -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen during his joint press conference with Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki and Latvian President Egils Levits on September 9, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. As war wages in eastern Ukraine, Belarus' military drills near the border with Poland, EU nations are increasingly concerned over safety at their borders as well as the energy sources this winter. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images) (Alexey Furman/Getty Images)
2021 2021 -Tesla CEO Elon Musk talks during a tour of the plant of the future foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. The US company plans to build around 500,000 of the compact Model 3 and Model Y series here every year. (Photo by Patrick Pleul - Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Getty Images)
2020 2020 - (L-R) Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as U.S. President Joe Biden listens during a meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the State Dining Room of the White House October 4, 2022 in Washington, DC. Tuesday marked 100 days since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade's federal right to abortion. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
2019 2019 -Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg speaks during a conference with scientists at the COP25 Climate Conference on December 10, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Thunberg was named Time's Person of the Year for 2019. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images/Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
2018 2018 - Slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists, dubbed "The Guardians and the War on Truth," are Time's Person of the Year for 2018.
2017 - This image shows the cover of Time's Person of the Year edition as "The Silence Breakers"; those who have shared their stories of sexual assault and harassment. The cover features Ashley Judd, Taylor Swift, Susan Fowler and others.
2016 2016 - President-elect Donald Trump points to his supporters during his "Thank You" rally at Crown Coliseum on December 6, 2016, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
2015 2015 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (not pictured) speak to the media following talks at the Chancellery on December 2, 2015, in Berlin, Germany.
2014 2014 - Medical staff members of the Croix Rouge NGO put on protective suits before collecting the corpse of a victim of Ebola in Monrovia on Sept. 29, 2014.
2013 2013 - Pope Francis was elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church after the resignation/retirement of Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis attends his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square on November 26, 2014, in Vatican City, Vatican.
2012 and 2007 2012, 2007 - Vladimir Putin - In 2007, Putin was serving as the President of Russia. In 2012, he was re-elected Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for the official welcome at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibitions Centre in Australia.
2011 2011 - The Protester. 2011 was the year of the protestors. The Occupy Movement, Tea Party movement, and Arab Spring all were the focus of cameras.
2010 2010 - Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote at the Facebook f8 conference on April 30, 2014, in San Francisco, California. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the annual one-day F8 developers conference.
2009 2009 - Ben Bernanke was Federal Reserve Chairman during the 2007-08 financial crisis. Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke arrives at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to testify at the AIG trial on October 9, 2014, in Washington, DC.
2008 2008 - Barack Obama was elected in 2008 as the first African-American U.S. President. U.S. President Barack Obama takes reporters' questions during a news conference at the conclusion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in the Dean Acheson Auditorium.
2005 2005 - The Good Samaritans, personified by Bill Gates, Bono and Melinda Gates. Bill Gates and Bono, attend a press conference during the third day of the World Economic Forum January 25, 2008, in Davos, Switzerland.
2004 and 2000 2004, 2000 - George W. Bush. Former President George W. Bush was named twice as Person of the Year. In 2000, he was elected as President. In 2004, he was re-elected and was Commander in Chief as the U.S. military fought in Iraq.
2003 2003 - The American soldier was named Person of the Year, not for only fighting in Iraq, but also for forces fighting around the world.
2002 2002 - The Whistleblowers.Sherron Watkins, Colleen Rowley and Cynthia Cooper were named Persons of the Year.
2001 2001 - Rudolph Giuliani was Mayor of New York City during the 9/11 attacks. Rudy Giuliani visits "Cavuto" On FOX Business Network at FOX Studios on September 23, 2014, in New York City.
1999 1999 - Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos speaks at an event unveiling the new Amazon Kindle 2 at the Morgan Library & Museum on February 9, 2009, in New York City.
1998 1998 - Ken Starr, Bill Clinton
Time's Person of the Year House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald Trump and activist Greta Thunberg are some of the finalists for Time's "Person of the Year." (Getty Images/Getty Images)