In 2023, pop star Taylor Swift was named Person of the Year and Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the opening bell of the stock market.

Trump was named Person of the Year in 2016 when he won the US presidential election for the first time, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. In the event of a final vote, Trump would receive recognition twice, this time for the remarkable resurgence that won overwhelmingly.

Time Magazine has already named Female Athlete of the Year as NBA star Caitlin Clark, Icon of the Year as Elton John and CEO of the Year as Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices.

According to Time magazine’s website, the shortlist for 2024 Person of the Year includes Kamala Harris, Kate Middleton, Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Yulia Navalnaya, Jerome Powell, Joe Rogan and Claudia Sheinbaum.

Accordingly PoliticallyA spokesperson for Time magazine said: “It does not comment on its annual Person of the Year selection prior to publication. This year’s selection will be announced on December 12 on Time.com.”