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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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, 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 - 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 - Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening kenote 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 - Ben Bernanke was Federal Reserve Chairman during the 2007-08 financial crisis. Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke arrives at U.S. Court of Federal Claims to testify at the AIG trial October 9, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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 - 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, 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 - The American soldier was named Person of the Year, not for only fighting in Iraq, but also for forces fighting around the world.
2002 - The Whistleblowers.Sherron Watkins, Colleen Rowley and Cynthia Cooper were named Persons of the Year.
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 - 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 February 9, 2009 in New York City.
1998 - Ken Starr, Bill Clinton
2019 -Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg speaks during a conference with scientists at the COP25 Climate Conference on December 10, 2019. Thunberg was named Time's Person of the Year for 2109.(Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty)
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