The Witherly Heights Yearender: Most Influential Person of 2020

Scientific professionals educated us, political figures provided subject for debate, and social media stars influenced pop-culture. Which individuals impacted your life this year?

Joe Biden

Siddharth Chavan

Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dmitry Pleshkov, Ananya Chittibabu, Anya Patri, Kabir Samsi, Mallika Saoji, Ram Charan

Donald Trump

Josh Cruz, Kabir Samsi

Nicki Minaj 

Anonymous

Kamala Harris 

Ms. Jennifer Schriber, Mallika Saoji

Kanye West

Abel Kora

Elon Musk

Luca Barbacioru, Sandeep Salwan

Charli D’Amelio

Khushi Shah

Bill Gates

Ian Chang

Breonna Taylor

Moksh Paniker

George Floyd

Nitya Sharma, Ayesha Ashraf, Anusha Sharangpani

Donald Trump, Nicki Minaj, Charli D’amelio

Anonymous

“The most influential person of 2020 is Messi.”

Sean Cirera

“At least in the United States I’d say it was Joe Biden because he won the election. You could even say Donald trump was influential but for all the wrong reasons, such as him claiming voter fraud and putting off the virus for months resulting in many more people becoming infected or losing their lives. Not a good influence but his incompetence had a real impact.”

Rowan Tuttle

“Trump, just like he has been every year for the last 4 years. Not influential in a good way, but definitely influential.”

Jayden Cammarata

“Well to me the person that was most influential was my Mom.”

Izak Ortiz-Porras

“Trump. Many things that have happened in the US have been caused by him. He is also one of the main things people have and continue to talk about.”

Kyan Hashimoto

“My answer sadly hasn’t changed for the past 4 years, but hopefully this is the last time I will say this. The most influential person of 2020 is Donald Trump. He is in no way a good influence, he is in fact the quite opposite. This year, through the pandemic, BLM protests, etc, he has shown how incompetent he is as a president and as a human. He has a complete disregard to the people around him and the people he was elected to represent. While I was more than happy to hear that he got COVID, it was far more frustrating seeing that not only did all the people around him catch it as well, but he refused to remain in the hospital to get proper care. Alongside Trump, Biden has also been very influential. Him being elected as our new president gives me a little bit of hope for the future of our country.”

Diana Barbacioru