6 Time December 23–30, 2019
ON THE COVER:
Photograph by
Evgenia Arbugaeva for TIME
GUARDIANS
OF THE YEAR:
Illustration by
Jason Seiler for TIME
ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR:
Photograph by
Cait Oppermann for TIME
BUSINESSPERSON
OF THE YEAR:
Photograph by
Peter Hapak for TIME
ENTERTAINER
OF THE YEAR:
Photograph by
Paola Kudacki for TIME
THE YEAR IN...
14 C O V E R S Readers react to
our biggest stories of the year
17 Q U O T E S Statements of the
year
22 T H I N G S Inanimate objects
that made news
24 G U A R D I A N S Journalists
who continue to fight the abuse
of truth
27 THEN + NOW How past
Persons of the Year are faring
30 FIRSTS + LASTS Most
talked-about milestones
34 H E R O E S Those who went
above and beyond
41 L A N G U A G E The lexicon
of 2019
PORTRAITS OF
INFLUENCE
106 Six leaders who shaped
the world this year
PHOTOS OF
THE YEAR
118 Defining images of 2019
GUARDIANS
OF THE YEAR
The Public Servants | 74
The public servants who placed duty ahead of politics, exposing
the evidence that prompted the impeachment of a President, while
defending America’s tradition of dissent
By Massimo Calabresi, Vera Bergengruen and Simon ShusterBUSINESSPERSON
OF THE YEAR
Bob Iger | 98
In a year when public sentiment turned against the titans of business,
media and tech, Disney CEO Bob Iger pushed his company further in
all three areas—while continuing to produce beloved blockbusters
By Belinda LuscombeATHLETE
OF THE YEAR
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team | 92
The players rallied around a cause bigger than themselves
and, after winning another World Cup, unapologetically
celebrated their power on and off the field
By Sean GregoryENTERTAINER
OF THE YEAR
Lizzo | 102
Chart-topping hits. Dazzling visuals. Memeable moments. Lizzo
became the defining star of 2019 not only for the music she makes but
also for what she represents: a radical path to self-love
By Samantha Irby(^2019) PERSON OF THE YEAR
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