Barbara Walter’s Past Most Fascinating Person of the Year
Dec. 13 2012, Published 12:43 p.m. ET
• 1993- Hillary Rodham Clinton (First Lady)
• 1994- Nelson Mandela (President of South Africa)
• 1995- Alan Greenspan (Chairman of the Reserve Board)
• 1996- Jerry Springer (Talk Show Host)
• 1997- Prince William of Wales (second in line to the British throne)
• 1998- Mother Teresa
• 1999- Lance Armstrong (Tour de France winner)
• 2002- Laura Bush (First Lady)
• 2003- Hillary Rodham Clinton (US senator)
• 2004- Karl Rove (political consultant)
• 2005- Condoleezza Rice (Secretary of State)
• 2006- Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House)
• 2007- JK Rowling (author)
• 2008- Barack Obama (44th President of the United States)
• 2009- Michelle Obama (First Lady)
• 2010- David Petraeus (US Army general)
• 2011- Steve Jobs (Apple, Inc. co-founder)
• 2012- David Petraeus (US Army general)