Each year TIME magazine picks an influential person or topic that made a difference in the last twelve months. This year, TIME selected 16-year-old Greta Thunberg as TIME's 2019 Person of The Year.
Greta has Asperger’s syndrome, and when she learned about climate change, she became concerned to the point that she fell into depression.
Her most noticeable appearance was at the U.N. Climate Action Summit in September. Remember her talking to world leader and telling them they had "stolen her dreams and childhood".
Usually, the magazine does runner-ups, but this year, they gave awards in different categories instead. "Truth Hurts" singer, Lizzo can add entertainer of the year to her resume, while the U.S. women's soccer team can add athletes of the year, and Disney CEO Bob Iger as businessperson of the year.