List of covers of Time magazine (2000s)

This is a list of people or topics appearing on the cover of Time magazine in the first decade of the 2000s. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. Such features were accompanied by articles.

For other decades, see Lists of covers of Time magazine.

2000 DateNames or topicsCaptionJanuary 1New Year's Eve 2000 Welcome to a New CenturyJanuary 17Elian GonzalezWhere Does He Belong?January 24Steve Case & Jerry LevinThe Big DealJanuary 31George W. Bush, Al Gore, Bill Bradley & John McCainThe Mad DashFebruary 7Big Money & PoliticsWho Gets HurtFebruary 14John McCainThe McCain MutinyFebruary 21Leonardo DiCaprio (The Beach)Leo Up CloseFebruary 28George W. BushWhat Drives BushMarch 6Amadou DialloCops, Brutality & RaceMarch 13Katie CouricKatie's CrusadeMarch 20The Rebirth of DesignFunction is out. Form is in. From radios to cars to toothbrushes, America is bowled over by style.March 27Stephen KingDo-It-Yourself.comApril 3Pope John Paul II (Great Jubilee)The Pope in the Holy LandApril 10Visions of Space & ScienceIn the Future Will We...April 17Elian & Juan Miguel GonzalezElian and his DadApril 24TestosteroneIt restores sex drive. It boosts muscle mass. And soon you can get it as a gel. But is also can be dangerous. Is the edge worth it?April 26Earth Day 2000: How To Save The EarthMay 1Elian & Juan Miguel Gonzalez"Papa!"May 8The Untold Saga of the VikingsThey beat Columbus to the New World by 500 years. Fresh research show how they influenced us-and still do.May 15The Love BugHow it works How to protect yourself from viruses Bill Gates defends the Microsoft monolithMay 22Jobs of the FutureTom Peters on which careers will flourish-and vanishMay 29America Remembers the SoldiersLast Letters from HomeJune 5What Ecstasy Does to Your BrainThe Science The Rave Scene Inside a Crime RingJune 12Improving Your MemoryHow to Improve Your Memory The pills, the fads-and the scienceJune 19Future of TechnologySmart Cars, uppity robots, and cybersex. Are you ready?June 26Voyeur TVWe like to watchJuly 3J. Craig Venter & Dr. Francis CollinsCracking the Code!July 10Life on the MississippiAn eye-opening journey along America's river of dreamsJuly 17New Science of Alzheimer's diseaseThe drugs The genetics The latest theories What you can do nowJuly 24The New PhilanthropistsThey're hands on. They want results. Who gives and how much.July 31Dr. Ingo PotrykusThis rice could save a million kids a yearAugust 7The Bush Dynasty (Republican Convention)The Making of a CandidateAugust 14Tiger WoodsTiger's TaleAugust 21Joe Lieberman & Al Gore (Democratic Convention)Chutzpah!August 28Sex & The CityWho Needs a Husband?September 4Kofi AnnanKofi AnnanSeptember 11Marion Jones (Olympics)Marion Jones wants five golds. Can she do it?September 18Dying in AmericaDying on Our Own TermsSeptember 25What Divorce Does to KidsOctober 2Shawn FanningWhat's Next for NapsterOctober 9Abortion pillOctober 16Serbia: Free at LastFree at LastOctober 23Terror in the Middle EastTerror in the Middle EastOctober 30Early PubertyWhy Girls are Growing Up FasterNovember 6George W. Bush & Al GoreThe ChoiceNovember 13Foster Care CrisisThe Shame of Foster CareNovember 20George W. Bush & Al GoreThe Wildest Election in HistoryNovember 27George W. Bush & Al GoreUnprecedented Is this any way to run an election?December 4George W. Bush & Al Gore537 Votes Bush's New MarginDecember 11George W. Bush & Al GoreThe Supreme ShowdownDecember 18U.S. Voting SystemYes, we'll survive.December 25George W. Bush, Person of the YearPresident-elect George W. Bush

2001 DateNames or topicsJanuary 8Economic Survival TipsJanuary 15Future of DrugsJanuary 22John AshcroftJanuary 29Power FailuresFebruary 5Living HealthyFebruary 12AIDS in AfricaFebruary 19Human CloningFebruary 26Bill ClintonMarch 5Dale EarnhardtMarch 12SATsMarch 19School ViolenceMarch 26RecessionApril 2PhobiasApril 9Global warmingApril 16Jerusalem: Then & NowApril 23The Science of YogaApril 30How to Educate Our KidsMay 7Bob KerreyMay 14Alzheimer's diseaseMay 21Timothy McVeighMay 28Drugs That Fight CancerJune 4George W. BushJune 11The U.S.-Mexico BorderJune 18Erik WeihenmayerJune 25How the Universe Will EndJuly 2Privacy OnlineJuly 9Julia RobertsJuly 16War Over the WestJuly 23Human EvolutionJuly 30SharksAugust 6Modern-Day ChildrenAugust 13The Kennedy FamilyAugust 20James ThomsonAugust 27Home SchoolingSeptember 3Venus & Serena WilliamsSeptember 10Colin PowellSeptember 14Special Edition: Sept. 11September 15Music Goes Global: Björk, Brenda Fassie,Marc Anthony, Hikaru Utada, Max de Castro, ShakiraSeptember 17Preacher T. D. JakesSeptember 24George W. BushOctober 1Osama bin LadenOctober 8How Real Is The ThreatOctober 15Facing the FuryOctober 22The Fear FactorOctober 29War on terrorismNovember 5George W. BushNovember 12Osama bin LadenNovember 19Thanksgiving 2001November 26Osama bin LadenDecember 3Women of AfghanistanDecember 10George HarrisonDecember 17The TalibanDecember 24Closing InDecember 31Rudy Giuliani, Person of the Year

2002 DateNames or topicsJanuary 14Steve JobsJanuary 21The Science of Staying HealthyJanuary 28Personal FinanceFebruary 4EnronFebruary 11Sarah Hughes (Winter Olympics)February 18Breast CancerFebruary 25Jamie Sale & David PelletierMarch 4BonoMarch 11Stopping the Next AttackMarch 18The war on terrorMarch 25Middle EastApril 1The Catholic Church DilemmaApril 8Yasser ArafatApril 15Babies vs. CareerApril 22Medical TestingApril 29YodaMay 6AutismMay 13Saddam HusseinMay 20Spider-ManMay 27While America SleptJune 3The Bombshell MemoJune 10AnxietyJune 17George W. BushJune 24Tom Cruise (Minority Report)July 1The Bible & & The ApocalypseJuly 8Lewis & ClarkJuly 15Being a VegetarianJuly 22HormonesJuly 29RetiringAugust 5Bruce SpringsteenAugust 12Nine Months Before 9/11August 19Young & BipolarAugust 26How to Save the EarthSeptember 2Carbs & FatsSeptember 9September 11 Memorial IssueSeptember 16Saddam HusseinSeptember 23Al-Qaeda TerroristSeptember 30AbrahamOctober 7Preventing HeadachesOctober 14Inside the New American HomeOctober 21The Science of Catching a KillerOctober 28Al-Qaeda TerroristNovember 4Legalizing MarijuanaNovember 11Inside the TombNovember 18George W. Bush & Karl RoveNovember 25Osama bin LadenDecember 2Return of the RingsDecember 9ArthritisDecember 16American Indians & CasinosDecember 18Pictures of the YearDecember 23Trent LottDecember 30The Whistleblowers, Persons of the Year

2003 DateNames or topicsJanuary 13Kim Jong-ilJanuary 20How Your Mind Can Heal Your bodyJanuary 27Donald RumsfeldFebruary 3The CIA's Secret ArmyFebruary 5Style & Design 2003February 10Columbia DisasterFebruary 17DNA Turns 50February 24Living in TerrorMarch 3George W. BushMarch 10Saddam HusseinMarch 17Tommy FranksMarch 24Families at War, featuring Lieut. Colonel Laura RichardsonMarch 30Time 80th anniversaryMarch 31Gulf War IIApril 7What Will It Take to Win?April 14Saddam's Last StandApril 21After the FallApril 28Women & Heart DiseaseMay 5The Truth About SARSMay 12Secrets of the New MatrixMay 19Franklin D. RooseveltMay 26Hey, Where's My Raise?June 2What Makes You SpecialJune 9The Doctor Is OutJune 16Hillary ClintonJune 23Why Harry Potter RulesJune 30Should Christians Convert Muslims?July 7Benjamin FranklinJuly 14Peace Is HellJuly 21Untruth and ConsequencesJuly 28Overcoming DyslexiaAugust 4The Science of MeditationAugust 11Howard DeanAugust 18Arnold Schwarzenegger (California governor election)August 25BlackoutAugust 28Style & Design: Inside FashionSeptember 1Is the Army Stretched Too ThinSeptember 8What's NextSeptember 15The SaudisSeptember 22Johnny CashSeptember 29Ronald ReaganOctober 6Mission Not AccomplishedOctober 13The War Over the LeakOctober 20The Secrets of Eating SmarterOctober 27Inside the New SATsNovember 3Medicating Young MindsNovember 10Russell CroweNovember 17Jessica LynchNovember 24Where the New Jobs AreDecember 1George W. BushDecember 8Diabetes: Are You at Risk?December 15The Hidden EnemyDecember 22We Got HimDecember 29The American Soldier, Person of the Year

2004 DateNames or topicsJanuary 12Howard DeanJanuary 19Love, Sex & HealthJanuary 26Mission to MarsFebruary 2Why Your Drugs Cost So MuchFebruary 9What Kind of President Would John Kerry Be?February 16Does Bush Have a Credibility Gap?February 23Inflammation: The Secret KillerMarch 1Are Too Many Jobs Going Abroad?March 8Afghanistan: The Other WarMarch 15Iraq: Looking for a Way OutMarch 22The Case for Moms Staying HomeMarch 29Al-Qaeda: The Next GenerationApril 5Feeling the HeatApril 12Why Did Jesus Have to Die?April 15Style & Design: Retro ModernismApril 19State of SiegeApril 26The Time 100May 3Low-Carb NationMay 10Secrets of the Teen BrainMay 17Iraq: How Did it Come to This?May 24Moment of TruthMay 31D-DayJune 7Overcoming Obesity in AmericaJune 14Ronald ReaganJune 21Faith, God & the Oval OfficeJune 28Bill ClintonJuly 5Thomas JeffersonJuly 12Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11)July 19John Edwards & John KerryJuly 26It's Vegas BabyAugust 2John KerryAugust 9Michael Phelps (Olympics)August 16Al-Qaeda in AmericaAugust 23Saving the Big CatsAugust 30How to Live to be 100September 6George W. BushSeptember 13The Struggle Within IslamSeptember 14Style & Design: Luxury FeverSeptember 20America's BorderSeptember 27Who Owns the Truth?October 4The Tragedy of SudanOctober 11Visions of TomorrowOctober 18George W. Bush & John KerryOctober 25The God GeneNovember 1The Morning AfterNovember 8The Joy of SoxNovember 15George W. BushNovember 22Street Fight: The Battle for FallujahNovember 29The Most Amazing Inventions of 2004December 6The Stealth KillerDecember 13Secrets of the NativityDecember 20The New Science of SleepDecember 27George W. Bush, Person of the Year

2005 DateNames or topicsJanuary 10TsunamiJanuary 17The Science of HappinessJanuary 24They Just Won't Grow UpJanuary 31Iraq: How Soon Can We Get Out?February 7The Most Influential Evangelicals in AmericaFebruary 14Merchant of MenaceFebruary 21What Teachers Hate About ParentsFebruary 28The Right (and Wrong) Way to Treat PainMarch 7Women and the Math MythMarch 14How to End PovertyMarch 21Hail, MaryMarch 28Has TV Gone Too Far?April 4The End of Life: Who Decides?April 11Pope John Paul IIApril 18The 2005 Time 100April 25Ann CoulterMay 2Pope Benedict XVI (Conclave)May 9The Last Star WarsMay 16A Female Midlife Crisis?May 23Bill GatesMay 30The Class of 9/11June 6How to Get Fitter & FasterJune 13Home $weet HomeJune 20Inside the Wire at GitmoJune 27China's New RevolutionJuly 4Abraham LincolnJuly 11The Supreme BattleJuly 18Rush Hour TerrorJuly 25Karl RoveAugust 1Eyewitnesses to HiroshimaAugust 8Being 13August 15The Evolution WarsAugust 22The 25 Most Influential Hispanics in AmericaAugust 29Kanye WestSeptember 5How to Stop a Heart Attack Before it HappensSeptember 12An American TragedySeptember 19System FailureSeptember 26Is It Too Late To Win the War?October 3Are We Making Hurricanes Worse?October 10The Battle Over Gay TeensOctober 17Andrew WeilOctober 24Steve JobsOctober 31The Great Retirement RipoffNovember 7How to Save a LifeNovember 14The Secrets of AmbitionNovember 21The Most Amazing Inventions of 2005November 28New Orleans BluesDecember 5The Year in Medicine from A to ZDecember 12Steven Spielberg (Munich)December 19The Best Photos of 2005December 26Bill Gates, Bono & Melinda Gates

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