Taylor Swift has been named TIME's Person of the Year for 2023, to absolutely nobody's surprise.
But even though this choice seems to make so much sense—after all, which individual person has been talked about more over the past year?—you may be surprised to find out that Swift is actually the first person ever to receive the accolade solely as a result of her work as an entertainer. Previously, the honor has been bestowed on major politicians, tech moguls, religious leaders, activists, scientists and the like.
