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Who has been your stand-out person of the year?

From sport superstars to scientists, our writers share the people they’ve admired in 2021 thetimes.co.uk/article/times-…
Elon Musk: the electric dreamer

Forget Malala, Greta or even Mark Zuckerberg – Giles Coren’s person of the year is the ‘cheese-faced leccy car despot’ @elonmusk

thetimes.co.uk/article/elon-m…
@elonmusk .@MichaelaCoel: the multi award-winning misfit

Whatever the opposite of a smart alec is, this British writer, actor and director is its patron saint, writes @lesleythomas

thetimes.co.uk/article/michae…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas .@DrWaheedArian: the Afghan refugee fighting Covid for the NHS

@aliceTTimes applauds a very modern hero

thetimes.co.uk/article/waheed…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes .@EmmaRaducanu: the teenager who rewrote tennis history

Her youth, grit and success put a great big smile on the face of a weary nation, writes Robert Crampton

thetimes.co.uk/article/emma-r…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu The Queen: the paragon of quiet dignity

The Queen has dealt with everything 2021 has thrown at her with grace and majesty, says @TrevorPTweets

thetimes.co.uk/article/the-qu…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets .@MarcusRashford: football’s finest role model

“He keeps providing a voice for the voiceless,” writes @henrywinter

thetimes.co.uk/article/marcus…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter Stormzy: the rap star who funds Cambridge scholarships

The rapper has become an inspirational figure in the education world and a one-man driver of social mobility, writes @RSylvesterTimes

thetimes.co.uk/article/stormz…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci: the husband and wife behind the world’s first Covid vaccine

Covid will in time – in part thanks to their work – become merely an annoyance, writes @whippletom

thetimes.co.uk/article/ugur-s…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes @whippletom .@PaulMcCartney: the musical genius with staying power

At 79, the Beatle is a splendid example of just how wonderful a man can be if you work at it, says @caitlinmoran

thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-m…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes @whippletom @PaulMcCartney @caitlinmoran Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya): the Belarusian fighting for democracy

@Dannythefink selects a symbol of resistance to tyranny

thetimes.co.uk/article/sviatl…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes @whippletom @PaulMcCartney @caitlinmoran @Tsihanouskaya @Dannythefink Gareth Southgate: the man who dared us to dream — and defied football’s racists

England’s manager guided his team to the brink of glory, but it was his dignified leadership on the issue of racial abuse that really deserves applause, says @Sathnam

thetimes.co.uk/article/gareth…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes @whippletom @PaulMcCartney @caitlinmoran @Tsihanouskaya @Dannythefink @Sathnam Sarah Everard: the murder victim who changed the political agenda

Her death in March created an unwavering focus on violence against women and police misogyny – and prompted promises of real institutional change, says Janice Turner (@VictoriaPeckham)

thetimes.co.uk/article/sarah-…
@elonmusk @MichaelaCoel @lesleythomas @DrWaheedArian @aliceTTimes @EmmaRaducanu @TrevorPTweets @MarcusRashford @henrywinter @RSylvesterTimes @whippletom @PaulMcCartney @caitlinmoran @Tsihanouskaya @Dannythefink @Sathnam @VictoriaPeckham Andy Street (@andy4wm): the ‘un-political’ politician who has put the West Midlands back on the map

He has masterminded a local transformation, says @MatthewParris3

thetimes.co.uk/article/andy-s…

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