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GUARDIANS OF THE YEAR
The good fights of Dr. Anthony Fauci,
frontline health workers
and racial-justice organizers
By Alice Park • Jeffrey Kluger • Justin Worland86
BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan built an iconic
company by knowing when to listen
By Andrew R. Chow92
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
On his way to yet another
championship, LeBron James
changed what athletes can do
By Sean Gregory100
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Now the world’s biggest band,
BTS proves the value of connection
By Raisa BrunerTHE YEAR IN ...
10 Climate Greta
Thunberg’s post-
pandemic plan
13 Covers The
world through
a red border
16 Quotes
Newsmakers
had their say
20 Then & Now
Catching up
with Persons
of the Year past
25 Firsts & Lasts
Milestones
of all sizes
30 Language
The operative
words of 202034 Heroes
Ordinary people
who did the
extraordinary
for others
PHOTOS OF THE YEAR
106 The images that
defined 2020Guardians of the Year
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Photograph by Jody Rogac
for TIME
Frontline Health
Workers Illustration
by Tim O’Brien for TIME
Assa Traoré Photograph
by Kenny Germé—Total
Management
Porche Bennett-Bey
Portrait by Bisa Butler
for TIMEEntertainer of the Year
BTS Photograph by
Mok Jung Wook for TIME
Athlete of the Year
LeBron James Portrait
by Tyler Gordon for TIME
Businessperson
of the Year
Eric Yuan TIME Photo-
illustration; Yuan: Zoom4 Time December 21/December 28, 2020
2020 Person of the Year