Nigel Farage,Seung Ha (승하) Archives the former leader of the Ukip party and prominent Leave campaigner in the Brexit referendum in June, has been shortlisted for Timemagazine's person of the year award.
SEE ALSO: This photo sums up how much the world has changed in 2016Farage is one of the 11 contenders named by the U.S. publication alongside U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Beyoncé and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"As head of the U.K. Independence Party, Farage was a face of the successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, positioning the referendum as the start of a global populist wave against the political establishment," the magazine said.
Credit: Getty Images The winner will be announced Wednesday morning.
The other contenders are U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, residents of Flint, Michigan, who blew the whistle on lead-poisoned water and Russia's CRISPR scientists, who have developed technology that can edit DNA.
Last year's winner was German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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