Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners
Peter Hapak for TIME
Claudio Yañez, 34, drill operator
"I'd like to get on a TV program," said Yañez, who is planning his wedding, "and make a little extra money."
From left: Yañez close up; with his fiancée
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