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Sexiest Man Alive complete list: These are the best looking men according to People magazine 1985 - 2024
John Krasinski is the newest Sexiest Man Alive, having been announced as People magazine’s choice on Tuesday.
Hollywood actor and filmmaker John Krasinski is the latest recipient of People magazine’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ award, after being confirmed as the winner of the accolade on Tuesday.
How did Krasinski react to Sexiest Man Alive win?
Krasinski, 45, succeeds former Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey as Sexiest Man Alive, having been announced as the 2024 choice on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “Just immediate blackout, so the brain just turned off, actually,” Krasinski said when asked by People to describe his reaction to being told of his new status.
“Zero thoughts, other than maybe I’m being punked. And then after that it was just a full surreality. That’s not how I wake up, thinking, ‘Is this the day that I’ll be asked to be Sexiest Man Alive?’ And yet it was the day you guys did it. You guys have really raised the bar for me.”
The 36th recipient of People’s award, Krasinski joins a list of Sexiest Men Alive that began with two-time Oscar winner Mel Gibson nearly 40 years ago.
Sexiest Man Alive winners: 1985-2024
1985: Mel Gibson
1986: Mark Harmon
1987: Harry Hamlin
1988: John F. Kennedy Jr.
1989: Sean Connery
1990: Tom Cruise
1991: Patrick Swayze
1992: Nick Nolte
1993: Cindy Crawford & Richard Gere (Sexiest Couple Alive)
1994: Keanu Reeves (retrospectively)
1995: Brad Pitt
1996: Denzel Washington
1997: George Clooney
1998: Harrison Ford
1999: Richard Gere
2000: Brad Pitt
2001: Pierce Brosnan
2002: Ben Affleck
2003: Johnny Depp
2004: Jude Law
2005: Matthew McConaughey
2006: George Clooney
2007: Matt Damon
2008: Hugh Jackman
2009: Johnny Depp
2010: Ryan Reynolds
2011: Bradley Cooper
2012: Channing Tatum
2013: Adam Levine
2014: Chris Hemsworth
2015: David Beckham
2016: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
2017: Blake Shelton
2018: Idris Elba
2019: John Legend
2020: Michael B. Jordan
2021: Paul Rudd
2022: Chris Evans
2023: Patrick Dempsey
2024: John Krasinski
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Who else was in the running for Sexiest Man Alive 2024?
NFL player Travis Kelce, whose fame has risen exponentially since he began dating pop icon Taylor Swift, was cited as an outside bet, with Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell fancied by many to scoop the award. The likes of Jeremy Allen White (The Bear), Pedro Pascal (Narcos) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) were also said to be in the reckoning.
How is the Sexiest Man Alive chosen?
The identity of the Sexiest Man Alive is decided by the editorial staff at People.
Since the award was first handed out in 1985, John F. Kennedy Jr. (1988), Adam Levine (2013), David Beckham (2015) and John Legend (2019) are the only non-actors to have been recognised for their sexiness, with many eyebrows raised in 2016 when former WWE star and actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson scooped the prize.