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Top 11 people who rocked 2011

This year hasn't been all good news, but here are the folks who made it happen.

Ai Weiwei, one of China's most controversial artists, looks on during the 'So Sorry' exhibition opening at 'Haus der Kunst' on October 11, 2009 in Munich, Germany.

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