Each year since 1927, Time magazine editors select a Person of the Year -- someone who has made a significant impact, for better or for worse. See the notable people who have taken the title over the past 23 years.

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Time's 'Person of the Year': 1927 to 2012

1993: The Peacemakers

1993: Peacemakers

1994: Pope John Paul II

1995: Newt Gingrich

1995: gingrich

1996: David Ho

1996: Ho

1997: Andy Grove

1997: grove

1998: Kenneth Starr and President Bill Clinton

1998: kenneth, clinton

1999: Jeff Bezos

2000: President George W. Bush

2000: W

2001: Rudy Giuliani

2002: The Whistleblowers

2002: whistleblowers

2003: The American soldier 

2003: soldier

2004: George W. Bush

2004: w Bush

2005: Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono

2005: bono, gates

2006: You

2006: you

2007: Vladimir Putin

2007 Putin 

2008: Barack Obama

2008 obama

2009: Ben Bernanke

2009: bernanke

2011: The protester

2011: protester

2012: President Barack Obama 

2012 obama

2013: Pope Francis

2013: pope

2014: Ebola fighters

2014: ebola

2015: Angela Merkel

2015: Angela Merkel / mg

2016: Donald Trump

Time's Person of the Year 1993-now

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