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The 20 Most Impressive People Of The Year
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What a year it's been.
In 2012, the United States saw Hurricane Sandy ravage the East Coast and a divisive presidential election that kept President Obama in office. London hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics while the rest of Europe has been struggling to preserve the euro. There have been explosive political revolutions around the world, including Russia and the Middle East. Meanwhile, mankind has gotten closer to space than ever before with a mobile science lab on Mars, the rise of commercial space flights, and a record-breaking skydive from space.
In the midst of all this, some incredible people have emerged.
From politics to sports, entertainment, finance, and more, people have done extraordinary things this year. These are the people who impressed us the most.
20. Felix Baumgartner
19. Chris Christie
18. Hillary Clinton
17. R.A. Dickey
16. Gabrielle Douglas
15. Mario Draghi
14. Lena Dunham
13. Tony Hsieh
12. LeBron James
11. Joe Lhota
10. Mars Curiosity Rover
9. Marissa Mayer
8. Jim Messina
7. Elon Musk
6. ***** Riot
Over a harsh Moscow winter of protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government, three young women — part of a feminist punk rock performance group called ***** Riot— emerged as the unlikely global stars of the Russian opposition.
On February 21, the women staged an anti-Putin performance, called "Punk Prayer," in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior, calling for the Virgin Mary to "chase Putin out."
***** Riot's greatest achievement wasn't the performance that got them arrested. It was their casual cool in the face of the overreaction of Putin's Russian state. The closing statements in their trial were eloquent and damning criticisms of the government that ended up jailing the members for 2 years each.
5. John Roberts
4. Nate Silver
3. Taylor Swift
The queen of country pop Taylor Swift had an amazing year.
Her album "Red" is an artistic breakthrough (producing several memorable songs), as well as a commercial one.
According to Billboard, her album had the 8th best one-week sales tally since 1991. The last album to sell as hot was Eminem's "The Eminem Show."
Swift broke new ground commercially in other areas. She's fully mastered the art of being a multi-platform musician, lending her name to everything from Keds to pizza to notebooks.
Amidst all of the commercial hype, Swift's creative genius often gets ignored, but it's there.
Even in her most simple track (the infectious "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together") there are at least 6 different "hooks" in the track, including a raucous ending that mashes up all of the earlier parts in the song, for a real artistic triumph.
2. Kevin Systrom
1. Malala Yousafzai
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The Lord getting recognition all across the board. Truly one of the greatest artists of her generation! 
Read more about the people who made the list: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-...r-2012-12?op=1
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