Time magazine names Donald Trump ‘Person of the Year’ for second time

Every president since Franklin D Roosevelt – but Gerald Ford – has won title at least once, making it a rite of passage

Donald Trump was named Time Magazine Person of the Year for 2024. Picture: Time Magazine

Donald Trump has once again become Time magazine’s coveted “Person of the Year”, securing the annual recognition for a second time in less than a decade.

The president-elect, who previously won the title in 2016, beat out a shortlist of vice-president Kamala Harris; Kate Middleton; the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu; the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum; the billionaire Elon Musk and the podcast sensation Joe Rogan.