What is Person of the Year?
Q: What is Person of the Year?
A: Person of the Year is an issue of the United States magazine Time that has come out each year since 1927. It recognizes a person, group, idea, or thing that "for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year".
Q: How is being chosen as Person of the Year different from other awards?
A: Being chosen as Person of the Year is not an award like being chosen as "best person of the year". The selection does not necessarily recognize positive accomplishments but rather acknowledges those who have had a major impact on events in that year (whether good or bad).
Q: Who was named Person of the Year for its first edition in 1927?
A: Aviator Charles Lindbergh was named Person of the Year for its first edition in 1927.
Q: Has every serving President been named Person of the Year at least once?
A: Every serving President has been named Person of the Year at least once, except for Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover and Gerald Ford.
Q: How many times has Franklin D. Roosevelt been named Person of the Year?
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt has been named Person oftheYear three times.
Q: Who was selected as "Person Of The Century" by Time Magazine's December 31st 1999 issue?
A: Albert Einstein was selected as "Person Of The Century" by Time Magazine's December 31st 1999 issue with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mahatma Gandhi chosen as runners-up.
