World / Time's Person of the Year The Short List Is Out for Person of the Year 'Time' will reveal winner Wednesday on 'Today' show By Jenn Gidman Posted Dec 6, 2022 7:33 AM CST Copied Elon Musk is seen at the opening of a Tesla factory in Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22. (Patrick Pleul/Pool Photo via AP, File) Wednesday is the big day for Time. It's when the magazine will announce its annual Person of the Year, and there are a bunch of headline-makers who've made the short list, per the Hill. Here are this year's contenders for the title, which will be announced on the Today show: Outgoing GOP Rep. Liz Cheney Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Gun safety advocates Iran protesters Chinese President Xi Jinping Elon Musk (last year's winner) Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos The US Supreme Court Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (More Time's Person of the Year stories.) Report an error