The list is out and I must admit it is rather interesting this year. It all starts with South Korean pop sensation Psy & rap superstar Jay-Z, they have both been shortlisted for Time magazine’s 2012 Person of the Year.

 

 

38 contenders in all including Fifty Shades of Gray author E.L. James, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas and comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Also nominated are President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, as well as dissident Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by Taliban extremists who disagreed with her equal rights beliefs.

The winner will be chosen by Time editors and revealed on December 14th.