24 People of the Year: 2010

My 3rd annual list of the 24 people of the year.

1. The People of Haiti- For showing great strength throughout their many hardships.

2. Chilean Miners and Pres. Sebastian Piñera- Showing the world that perseverance, faith, and, brotherhood go a long way.

3. Julian Assange- Founder of the controversial website, Wikileaks, which supports “government transperancy” by exposing state secrets.

4. Mark Zuckerberg- Facebook founder, for making this the year of Facebook. Valued at some $50 billion, it has become one of the top websites and only keeps growing.

5. Tony Hayward and BP- For their involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst ecological disaster in recent times.

6. Liu Xiabo- Champion of democracy, under arrest for protesting the Chinese one-party communist regime. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.

7. Aung San Suu Kyi- Another Champion of democracy from Myanmar released from house arrest after serving nearly 15 years.

8. Pope Benedict XVI- Put in the spotlight after speaking out against the child-abuse misdeeds of some priests and in changing longstanding church policy on condoms.

9. Iker Casilllas/Spanish National Team/2010 FIFA World Cup- For captivating the world for a month of football.

10. Mario Vargas Llosa- Peruvian author winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature.

11. The Tea Party- For providing a grassroots movement that succeeded in challenging the incumbents in Washington.

12. Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert- For becoming the voice of reason in these troubled times. Although they take a comedic approach, they have become the most reliable news sources on television, and assembled the historic Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.

13. David Cameron-Formed a coalition between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties to form a majority in parliament to become British Prime Minister.

14. Roy Halladay and MLB Pitchers- For making this the year of the pitcher in Major League Baseball; 6* no-hitters including two perfect games and one post-season no-hitter. *-The would-be 7th no-hitter/3rd perfect game by Armando Galarraga was lost on a missed call by umpire, Jim Joyce.

15. LeBron James- Made headlines by deciding to leave Cleveland and sign with Miami.

16. Javier “El Chicharito” Hernandez- The Mexican striker became a sensation this season for his performance with Guadalajara and the Mexican National Team. Scored two goals and was the fastest player in the World Cup and became the first Mexican to ever sign with the Manchester United. At age 22 he’s one of the top-scorers in the world with 7 goals in limited playing time off of the bench for the Man U, 11 goals for the national team, and 10 goals in 11 games for Guadalajara.

17. Sandra Bullock- Overcame a hard time after finding out about her husband’s infidelity. Won an Oscar and Golden Globe for her performance in The Blind Side.

18. Shaun White- The face of the 2010 U.S. Winter Olympic team. Won Gold in the halfpipe with a Double McTwist 1260 resulting in a 48.4/50

19. Conan O’Brien- Became the host of the Tonight Show then was forced out in favor of the returning Leno after Leno’s failed prime-time show. Had a following called “Team CoCo” and was given his own show on TBS.

20. Betty White- The Golden Girl made a huge splash in pop-culture: hosted SNL, guest stared on 30 Rock, The Middle, and Community. Won an Emmy for hosting SNL.

21. Lady GaGa- Won: 1 AMA, 2 ASCAP, 1 BET, 6 Billboard End Year, 4 BMI, 2 Grammys (2010), 8 MTV Video Music, awards among many others. Nominated to 8 Grammys (2011). Championed the repeal of DADT, announced her 3rd studio album, “Born This Way”. Her first album “The Fame” went platinum (10 million copies) and “The Fame Monster” was the top-selling album of 2010 with 5.8 million copies, just ahead of Eminem’s “Recovery”(selling a million nowadays and outselling Eminem are no easy feats).

22. Robert Gates- Secretary of Defense. Announced the decision to keep women off of submarines and is preparing to implement the repeal of DADT.

23. Steve Jobs- Keeps innovating the technological world. Introduced a rather slow-starting Ping, and a hugely popular Ipad.

24. The Cast of Glee- Have charted 104 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, second only to Elvis’ 108. Won 3 Emmys, 1 Golden
Globe, 1 People’s Choice, awards, among many others. They are also nominated to 2 Grammys.


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