Greta Thunberg named 2019 TIME ‘Person of the Year’ Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg has become the youngest person ever to be named TIME Person of the Year, since the tradition started in 1927. Source: Greta Thunberg named 2019 TIME ‘Person of the Year’ Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp