As always, TIME's editors will choose the Person of the Year (issue date December 31, 2012, on sale December 21). The winner of the people's choice for the person who most influenced the news this year for better or worse will be announced on December 14. Voting closes at 11:59 PM on December 12th.
| Name | Definitely | No Way |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | 89 | 16 |
| Malala Yousafzai | 81 | 11 |
| Hillary Clinton | 62 | 32 |
| Bill Clinton | 46 | 39 |
| Jay-Z | 37 | 47 |
| Ai Weiwei | 36 | 59 |
| Aung San Suu Kyi and Sein Thein | 33 | 22 |
| Pussy Riot | 31 | 35 |
| The Higgs Boson Particle | 30 | 31 |
| Undocumented Immigrants | 30 | 32 |
| Gabby Douglas | 30 | 42 |
| Joe Biden | 29 | 59 |
| Felix Baumgartner | 29 | 62 |
| Stephen Colbert | 28 | 45 |
| The Mars Rover | 27 | 43 |
| Chris Christie | 24 | 54 |
| Michael Bloomberg | 24 | 60 |
| Jon Stewart | 23 | 26 |
| John Roberts | 22 | 32 |
| Psy | 21 | 52 |
| Sandra Fluke | 21 | 42 |
| Mohamed Morsy | 14 | 44 |
| Michael Phelps | 14 | 47 |
| Marissa Mayer | 14 | 41 |
| Mario Draghi | 12 | 49 |
| Mo Farah | 11 | 48 |
| Tim Cook | 10 | 61 |
| Xi Jinping | 10 | 40 |
| Bashar Assad | 9 | 90 |
| Mitt Romney | 8 | 57 |
| Bo Xilai | 7 | 72 |
| Paul Ryan | 7 | 62 |
| Roger Goodell | 6 | 51 |
| Karl Rove | 4 | 63 |
| Sheldon Adelson | 3 | 119 |
| E.L. James | 3 | 53 |
| Kim Jong Un | 2 | 60 |