News Genius Top Newsmakers of the Year Brock: Rob Ford Kanye West Johnny Manziel Somedamnname: Barack Obama Thamsanqa Jantjie Edward Snowden Notero: Kanye West Edward Snowden George Zimmerman SameOldShawn: Edward Snowden Pope Francis Beyoncé Walter Crunkite: Pope Francis Edward Snowden Vladimir Putin Audacity of Pope: Bill de Blasio. Also Dante de Blasio. Edward Snowden Ted Cruz DocD: Edith “Edie” Windsor Wendy Davis Sheryl Sandberg Spinelli: Anthony Weiner Sepp Blatter/Djilma Rousseff (tie) Kobe Bryant