People on Time Covers 1985

Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.

American professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the NBA. He played for the Celtics during his entire professional career (13 seasons), leading them to five NBA finals appearances and three NBA championships.

Current King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Prince of Wales in 1985.

Italian politician, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987

Chinese revolutionary and politician who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989.

Member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry.

American Independent Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist.[ He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Liberty University in 1971 and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.

Shot four young Black men on a New York City Subway train in Manhattan after they allegedly tried to rob him.

Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988.

Canadian professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the NHL for four teams from 1979 to 1999. He is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 15 professional seasons, 13 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records.

American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s.

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

American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series Miami Vice.

American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the show A Prairie Home Companion which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. He created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books.

American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her singles included, "Like a Virgin", "Papa Don't Preach", and "Vogue". Her films included Desperately Seeking Susan, A League of Their Own and Evita.

Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

American business magnate and financier. He chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s.

American film actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

American politician and actor who served as the US president from 1981 to 1989.

United States secretary of the treasury from 1981 to 1985 and the White House chief of staff from 1985 to 1987.

American professional baseball player. Rose played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. He is the all-time MLB leader in hits, games played, at-bats, singles and outs. He is permanently ineligibile from baseball and the Hall of Fame due to gambling on baseball and his own team.

American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and the original Indiana Jones trilogy. He later directed Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan.

.T.W.A. pilot whose display of calm, quiet courage made him an international hero during a 17-day hijacking ordeal between Beirut and Algiers in 1985

American actor and musician, best known for his role as detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice.

American sports and business executive known for his involvement in the Olympics and in Major League Baseball. A Los Angeles–based businessman, he was the chairman of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which brought the games to Los Angeles in 1984. Man of the Year 1984.