People on Time Covers 1987

Filipino politician who served as the eleventh president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade rule of President Ferdinand Marcos. Woman of the Year 1986

American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a US Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. He was Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader. From 1987 to 1988, he served as White House Chief of Staff.

American televangelist. Between 1974 and 1987, he hosted the television program The PTL Club and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network.

American actor. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Platoon. Other films he appeared in include Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), The Dogs of War (1980), The Big Chill (1983), Betrayed (1988), Gettysburg (1993), The Substitute (1996), and Inception (2010)

American legal scholar who served as solicitor general of the United States from 1973 until 1977. He was acting United States Attorney General and a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1982 to 1988. In 1987, President Reagan nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Senate rejected his nomination after a contentious and highly publicized confirmation hearing.

American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989.

South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.

American actress and singer. She starred in The World According to Garp (1982), The Big Chill (1983), The Natural (1984), Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and as Cruella de Vil

American yachtsman. He is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup.

American former comedian, actor, spokesman, and media personality. He gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable (1984–1992). Many of his awards etc were revoked following sexual assault allegations made against him in 2014.

American actor. He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986) He also starred in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Mississippi Burning (1988), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), and American Psycho (2000).

American actor and film producer. He produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest winning an Academy Award. He also produced The China Syndrome (1979) and Romancing the Stone (1984), and The Jewel of the Nile (1985). He received critical acclaim for performance in Wall Street (1987). Other notable roles include in Fatal Attraction (1987), The War of the Roses (1989), Basic Instinct (1992), and The American President (1995).

American economist who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006.

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 to 1991.

American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination until he dropped out amid revelations of extramarital affairs. He represented Colorado in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1987.

Saudi businessman and arms dealer known for his lavish business deals and lifestyle.

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 actress and author. She starred in Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point, Steel Magnolias, and Postcards from the Edge.

American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. He starred in The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), Three Amigos! (1986), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), L.A. Story (1991), and Parenthood (1989)

American singer, actress, comedian and author. She starred in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Ruthless People (1986), Beaches (1988), Hocus Pocus (1993), The First Wives Club (1996), and The Stepford Wives (2004)

American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He was a National Security Council staff member during the Iran–Contra affair. It involved the illegal sale of weapons to the Khomeini regime of Iran to encourage the release of American hostages held in Lebanon.

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 activist, author, speaker and film producer. She first became known as a key figure in a widely publicised 1987 political scandal that involved her and a Democratic presidential nomination candidate.

American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. He starred in a slew of successful films such as Red Dawn (1984), Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), and The Arrival (1996).

American Pentecostal televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was defrocked by the Assemblies of God in 1988 after a prostitution scandal.

American attorney and jurist. He was director of the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and director of the CIA from 1987 to 1991