The distinction of TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year" goes to a man or woman (or sometimes group or idea) that the magazine's editors believe had the greatest impact during the past twelve months, for good or for ill. In 2011, they chose: "The Protester."
TIME Magazine named "The Protester" as the Person of the Year for 2011, recognizing the global impact of social and political movements that year, such as the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street.
The editors choose the person who had the most influence for good or bad. It's no more than their collective opinion.
"The Protester"
The Time Magazine person of the year were the ebola fighters.
Adolf Hitler was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 1938.
No, Katy Perry was. She was in 2011, 201, and 2009.
Time Magazine Person of the Year was not yet established in 1846.
The Time Magazine Person of the Year recognition was not yet established in 1905.
TIME magazine named him person of the year
If you mean the person of the year according to Time magazine, their criteria is the person "Who for better or worsehas most influenced the world in the last year".
The Time Magazine Person of the Year in 1972 was Richard Nixon, who was the President of the United States at the time.
Awards: Person of the Year, Time, 1999.
Martin Luther King Jr was Time Magazine Person of the Year in 1963.
The Time Magazine Person of the Year in 1966 was Twenty-Five and Under 25.