The media brand also name Olivia Rodrigo as Entertainer of the Year, Simone Biles as Athlete of the Year, and vaccine scientists and the miracle of mRNA as Heroes of the Year.
The world may still be reeling from the coronavirus pandemic but, for its 2021 Person of the Year, Time chose someone whose work is dedicated to getting us off of this planet., the richest man in the world and CEO of electric car marker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX as its Person of the Year.
2021 also marks an expansion of the Person of the Year brand for Time. In addition to its main honoree, Time also announced an Entertainer of the Year, and Athlete of the Year, and Heroes of the Year. The Entertainer of the Year was singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, the Athlete of the Year was gymnast Simone Biles, and the Heroes of the Year were “Vaccine scientists and the miracle of mRNA.”
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