Dr. Anthony Fauci, essential workers among list of Time Person of the Year reader poll nominees

by: Kevin Accettulla and Nexstar Media Wire

Posted: Nov 25, 2020 / 10:19 PM EST / Updated: Nov 26, 2020 / 07:26 AM EST

(NEXSTAR) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, essential workers and even some politicians are among the list of nominees for Time’s Person of the Year.

Time Magazine released reader poll nominees on Wednesday, Nov. 25, for the Person of the Year 2020. Readers can vote for the “person or group who had the greatest influence on the events of the year — for better or worse.”

Also on the list are Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; President Donald Trump; President-elect Joe Biden; Black Lives Matter activists; Stacey Abrams; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; the World Health Organization; Greta Thunberg; and many athletes, celebrities, and activists.

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— TIME (@TIME) November 25, 2020

The Time Person of the Year is selected by Time editors and will be revealed on Dec. 10. The results from the reader poll will be released in early December. You can view the full list and vote in the poll on Time’s website.