Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners

Esteban Rojas, 45, maintenance chief
While underground, Rojas promised his wife, Jessica, whom he'd married in a civil ceremony 25 years ago, that they'd have a church wedding once he was out. "I was always waiting for some concrete reason to get married in a church," says Rojas, "so I made a promise to God that if I ever got out we'd do it."
From left: Royas, center; up close

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