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ELI5: Why was Hitler once chosen as Time's Man of the Year?
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Time Magazine often points out that "Man of the Year" is more about impact, notoriety and newsworthiness, rather than doing anything admirable.  It's not a sign of good or bad, just of being noteworthy.

In 1938 Hitler was chosen because of the unification of Germany and Austria in that year (or perhaps more accurately annexation of Austria by Germany).  He was followed in 1939 by Stalin, who brokered a peace treaty with the Nazis before quickly being sucked into war in Poland.  

In 1979 Ayatollah Khomenii was "Man of the Year" in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. 

So there have been a few controversial ones.