Time Names Short List for Person of the Year

Trump, Kim Jong Un, Patty Jenkins, and Jeff Bezos are among those in the final 10
By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 4, 2017 10:40 AM CST
Time Names Short List for Person of the Year
"Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins is on the short list.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

President Trump? Kim Jong Un? Or perhaps Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins? All three are on the short list to be Time magazine's Person of the Year. The magazine released a list of 10 names on the Today show Monday morning, in advance of the final pick Wednesday morning. The selection aims to single out the person who had the most influence on the world "for good or ill" in the preceding year. The full list follows:

Click for more details on each. (More Time magazine stories.)

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