People on Time Covers 1982

Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He served in the post from 1982 until his death in 1984.

Italian fashion designer. He first gained renown working for Cerruti and then for many others, including Allegri, Bagutta, and Hilton. He formed his company, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels

American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a US Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985 and as both Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader. Later served as White House Chief of Staff.

Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. He signed a peace treaty with Egypt for which he shared the Nobel Prize for Peace. In 1982, he authorised the invasion of Lebanon which led to the Sabra and Shatila Massacre.

American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cincinnati from 1972 until 1982, and as Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996 from pancreatic cancer.

American politician and humanitarian who served as the president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was the governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.

American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1990. He challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 1982 and 1987. He is widely regarded as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history

Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.

American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry. He is widely known as the founder of his self named Motor Company, as well as for his work at GM.

American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology giant Apple Inc.

Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.

Iranian Islamic revolutionary, politician, and religious leader who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the Iranian Revolution.

American diplomat, political scientist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as the United States secretary of state and national security advisor in the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977.

American football quarterback who played in the NFL for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Won 4 Super Bowls and MVP three times.

American actor, film director, racing driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Color of Money. His other Oscar-nominated performances were in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Absence of Malice, The Verdict, Nobody's Fool, and and Road to Perdition.

American politician and actor who served as the US president from 1981 to 1989. He is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in American history.

American politician who served as the US president from 1933 until his death in 1945.

American economist, businessman, diplomat and statesman. He served in various positions under two different Republican presidents and is one of the only two persons to have held four different Cabinet-level posts and was US Secretary of State from 1982 - 1989.

Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. As Minister of Defense, he directed the 1982 Lebanon War. An official enquiry found that he bore "personal responsibility" for the Sabra and Shatila massacre of Palestinian refugees.

American actress. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels, and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run

American actor and filmmaker. He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success in his roles as Rocky Balboa and John Rambo.

American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel.

American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. His most famous work is his "Rabbit" series which chronicles the life of the middle-class everyman Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom.

American economist who served as the chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure as chairman, he was widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States throughout the 1970s and early 1980s,

American lawyer, lobbyist, and civil servant who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983. He was described as "anti-environmentalist".

Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. A shipyard electrician by trade, he was the leader of the Solidarity movement. Man of the Year 1981.