It's been a year of blood and bullets, heroics and heartbreaks. Not all of their wins or misdeeds are comparable*, but all of these people on the Huffington Post's lists of heroes and villains caught the attention of the media, glorified or villified.
*We know Dapper Laughs, whatever you think of him, is not quite in the same league as the leader of Islamic State...
So, in no particular order...
The Heroes Of 2014
And The Villains Of 2014