So YOU don't think YOU should be Person of the Year?

[Earthborn]

In this thread (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=70745), people have expressed their criticism to Time's choice for person of the year. Of course, in this day and age where people on the internet make their own content, there is no reason why we should accept the "authority" of a single magazine to tell anyone who is the person of the year. You can decide that for yourself, thank you very much!

So let's choose our own Persons of the Years. Here are the rules:
1. Pick a year, any year.
2. Choose an identifiable person who was newsworthy in that year.
3. The criterium for chosing that person needs to be newsworthiness, not honour. Assume you can choose a person without anyone protesting against it.
4. There can only be one person of the year for each year, though you can come up with a different suggestion for a particular year than someone else in this thread. No groups of people, choose one.*
5. No abstract concepts.*
6. Someone cannot be "person of the year" more than once.

* You can of course come up with other "... of the Year" categories, such as "organisation of the year".

Here are a few of my suggestions:
2005 Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI)
2004 Michael Moore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore)
2003 Hans Blix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Blix)
2002 Pim Fortuyn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pim_Fortuyn)
2001 Osama Bin Laden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden)
2000 Elián González (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez)
1998 Monica Lewinsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky)

[RandFan]

I've never liked the notion of a "person of the year". I don't see the point.

[firecoins]

I've never liked the notion of a "person of the year". I don't see the point.
George Clooney is the sexiest man of the year, for the 2x in a row. I know many good looking men who weren't even considered.

[ponderingturtle]

George Clooney is the sexiest man of the year, for the 2x in a row. I know many good looking men who weren't even considered.

What is the point in naming some person no one has ever heard of the sexiest man alive? you have to keep them focused on the celebrities or what is the point?

[Mycroft]

I'm okay with being named person of the year, I just don't see why I should have to share the honor with everyone else.

[BPSCG]

I'm okay with being named person of the year, I just don't see why I should have to share the honor with everyone else.You're just pissed off 'cuz you have to share with The Fool.

BTW, my year and nominee: 33 - Jesus of Nazareth

[RandFan]

1975 - Hugh Hefner. I was 14.

[Dave1001]

I consider you people to be Time's Person of the Year every year.

[Cain]

The Daily Show had a hilarious segment on this tonight. Talk about the stupidity of "big media."

[ImaginalDisc]

Time magazine has put the last nail in the coffin of the myth of the "liberal media."

In 1994, the Republicans won 29 elections in the Senate, and picked up an 18 seat majority. Newt Gingrich was selected as "Person of the Year" and Time drooled all over itself about the Republican Revolution.

In 2006, the Democrats won 30 elections (psst, 30 is bigger than 29) for an 18 seat majority. Time magazine names "you" person of the year despite the fact that the majority of Americans don't spend more than a few hours a month online doing those "you" things they named as being so significant, and the Democratic take over of the Senate wasn't even mentioned in the Time article's recap of 2006's events.

[President Bush]

1943 - Albert Hofmann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ruby_slippers_image.jpg)

[BPSCG]

1998 Monica Lewinsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky)I remember only half-jokingly suggesting that the Person of the Year should be "Bill Clinton's Women."

Lewinsky, the lady he fondled, the lady he raped, Lewinsky's galpal who ratted her out (jeeze, can't remember any of their names now)...

And Hillary, of course.

[Kiwiwriter]

Vanessa Williams, in 1983. Rowrr. Hubba-hubba!:D

[KingMerv00]

I've never liked the notion of a "person of the year". I don't see the point.

It is basically just a recap of the year's most important story. What is wrong with that?

[peptoabysmal]

1333 BC - King Tut

How many of those mentioned so far will be a commonly known name ~3000 years from now?