Photos: The faces of 2011
Some of the most prominent people in the news during 2011, including Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch, Justin Bieber and Gabrielle Giffords.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair return to their residence in Georgetown after paying a visit to the IMF headquarters in Washington on August 29, 2011.AFP/Getty Images/AFP / Getty Images
In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco.Jeff Chiu/AP
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to reporters at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 7, 2011.
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge disembark the Canadian naval patrol frigate HMCS Montreal in Quebec City July 3, 2011.Stringer/Canada/Reuters
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin.Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
British actor, Colin Firth, best actor winner for his role in "The King's Speech," poses backstage at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.Mike Blake/Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pauses as he speaks to the media outside Ellingham Hall.Paul Hackett/Reuters
Lady Gaga poses during the 63rd Bambi media awards ceremony in Wiesbaden. Every year, the German media company 'Hubert Burda Media', honors celebrities from the world of entertainment, literature, sports and politics with the Bambi awards.Alex Domanski/Reuters
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou leaves his office after talks with the head of the Finance Ministry in Athens.Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch is seen leaving his flat with Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of News International, in central London in this July 10, 2011 file photo.Olivia Harris/Reuters
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords seen with her mother Gloria Giffords. The photo was taken May 17, 2011 at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.P.K. Weis/AP
Teenage pop star Justin Bieber gives a press conference before his concert as part of his "My World" tour on Tuesday April. 19, 2011 in Singapore.Wong Maye-E/AP
A man purported to be former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is seen in this still image taken from video footage October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule.Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Reuters