TIME magazine is currently polling for who should be its Person of the Year in 2015, with a wide selection of world leaders, entertainment luminaries, and business giants. With so many momentous stories in news, business, and entertainment this year, the people's choice for TIME magazine Person of the Year 2015 is sure to be someone who made a tremendous impact on the news.
As with all other years, TIME's Person of the Year for 2015 isn't necessarily the best person. After all, this is a title Adolf Hitler received multiple times. Instead, this title goes to the most newsworthy person, someone who made the news orbit around them and set the tone for everyone else. This is a person who dominated the headlines, for better or worse, and without whom 2015 would be inconceivable.
Here's your chance to vote up the people you think should be the TIME Person of the Year in 2015, or vote down the notable individuals you think aren't worthy.1
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Paris Attack Victims
The world rallied in their memory after the terrorism acts that killed them.2
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Christine Lagarde
Age: 64International Monetary Fund head.3
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Tim Cook
Age: 59CEO of Apple, continuing the legacy of Steve Jobs.4
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Elon Musk
Age: 49CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, revolutionizing automotive and space travel.5
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The World War II Veteran
Dwindling in numbers, these members of the Greatest Generation are still showing greatness 70 years after the war's end.6
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Narendra Modi
Age: 70Prime Minister of India.7
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Xi Jinping
Age: 67Priemier of China.8
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François Hollande
Age: 66Prime Minister of France, dealing with the fallout of the November Paris attacks.9
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Roger Goodell
Age: 61NFL Commissioner, seen as the most powerful person in sports.10
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Stephen Colbert
Age: 56CBS late-night host whose show is a must for political candidates.11
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Misty Copeland
Age: 38First African-American principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre.12
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Hassan Rouhani
Age: 71President of Iran and key figure in the Iran nuclear deal.13
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Serena Williams
Age: 39Tennis star who won all four majors in 2015.14
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Muhammadu Buhari
Age: 77New President of Nigeria, who turned the tide against Boko Haram.15
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Vladimir Putin
Age: 67President of Russia, and one of the world's chief geopolitical antagonists.16
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Sundar Pichai
Age: 48Newly-appointed Google CEO.17
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Marc Benioff
Age: 56Salesforce CEO and crusader for equal pay in the tech industry.18
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Charles and David Koch
Influential Republican donors and kingmakers.19
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Viola Davis
Age: 50Emmy-winning star of "How to Get Away With Murder."20
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Cecile Richards
Age: 62Embattled Planned Parenthood CEO.21
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J. K. Rowling
Age: 55Harry Potter author who announced the newest story in the saga, a two-part Harry Potter play.22
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Bashar al-Assad
Age: 55Syrian president and leading figure in the Syrian Civil War.23
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Jorge Ramos
Age: 62Univision anchor who clashed with Donald Trump.24
22Sasha Cohen
Age: 3525
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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 23Young Pakistani human rights advocate.