Dylan Efron, Dave Franco and Mason Thames are among the favourites to succeed John Krasinski as Sexiest Man Alive.

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The wait is almost over. People magazine will officially reveal the identity of the Sexiest Man Alive 2025 on Monday (Nov. 3), with a series of actors again among the favourites to pick up the prize.
Since the award was first dished 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 (depending on how you classify 2016 winner Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson).
Sexiest Man Alive winners, 1985-2024
Sexiest Men Alive
- 1985: Mel Gibson2024
- 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
People will announce its 2025 Sexiest Man Alive tonight, during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
— Pop Hive (@thepophive) November 3, 2025
The reveal was also announced on https://t.co/fodDTGSG4A and Instagram. pic.twitter.com/nkT43krTgu
Who are the favourites to be voted Sexiest Man Alive 2025?
As for this year, some new names have been thrown into the mix and it looks like some young guns will be competing for the prize
‘Regretting You’ star Mason Thames was named as sexiest new hearthrob in the readers choice poll. Christopher Briney, who plays Conrad in ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ is another candidate for this year’s title.
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The winner of People’s Sexiest Man Alive has gone to “older” actors on several ocassions. This year in that “mature” category we have actor Dave Franco, 40, coutnry singer Riley Green, 37, dancer Derek Hough, 40, and actor Michael Vartan, 56.
How to watch the Sexiest Man Alive 2025 announcement
This year the Sexiest Man Alive 2025 will be revealed on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”, which airs on NBC on Monday, Nov. 3 at 11:35 p.m. ET.


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