TIME Person of the Year 2022

December 8, 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was chosen as the 2022 Person of the Year by the Time Magazine.

What is the Person of the Year?

Person of the Year is an annual issue of the Time magazine featuring a person, a group, an idea or an object that had significantly influenced the events of the year. It is chosen by the magazine’s editors. The tradition of choosing the “Person of the Year” began in the year 1927. Notable past winners include German Dictator Adolf Hitler (1938), Russian President Vladimir Putin (2007) and others. Mahatma Gandhi was featured in the 1930 edition. In 2021, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was named the Person of the Year since he made headlines after buying Twitter.

TIME Person of the Year 2022

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who gained global recognition after playing central role in resisting Russian invasion, was named the 2022 Person of the Year.
Zelensky’s decision to stay in Kyiv and fight against Russian forces made him famous.
He played a major role in increasing the morale of the Ukrainian forces by frequently delivering speeches and appearing on the frontlines. He recently celebrated in the streets of Kherson when Ukrainian forces succeeded in pushing Russian forces from the strategically important southern city.
Zelensky shares the 2022 title with the “spirit of Ukraine”, which is embodied by every individual involved in the fight against Russia’s invasion, including everyday people like chefs and surgeons.

Other categories’ winners:

Time Heroes of 2022: Women in Iran who are protesting for over three months against the custodial death of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for not wearing hijab in the public. She died while in custody of the Iranian morality police.

Time Entertainer of Year 2022: The South Korean K-pop band Black Pink was named the Time magazine’s 2022 Entertainer of the Year. This is the second K-pop band to gain the title after BTS earned the honour in 2018.

Athlete of the Year 2022: New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was chosen as the Athlete of the Year. His record chase increased attendance, television ratings, social media engagement throughout this year’s baseball season. ESPN even cut into college-football coverage to feature the record-breaking swings, interrupting sacrosanct Saturday-afternoon viewing routines.

Joining Icon of the Year 2022: Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh has been named the icon of the year for 2022. In May, she was included on Time magazine’s list of most influential people of 2022.

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