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Mel Gibson was just 29 years old when he won People’s first Sexiest Man Alive Award in February 1985.

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“St. Elsewhere”Mark Harmon was 34 when he became the magazine’s second choice.

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John F. Kennedy Jr. was a political scion at the time. He was 27 years old when he was named Sexiest Man Alive 1988.

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Tom Cruise, 28, had just opened “Days of Thunder”He was first selected in 1990.

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Denzel Washington, 41 years old, was named the Sexiest Man Alive 1996.

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George Clooney was 36 years old when he starred in the movie. “Batman & Robin”When he was selected in 1997.

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In 2000, Brad Pitt was again chosen.

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Pierce Brosnan was 48 years old when he became the reigning James Bond in 2001.

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“Pirates of the Caribbean”In 2003, the honor was won by Johnny Depp (40),

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Jude Law was in the height of his fame when the then-31 year-old Brit was chosen for the 2004 Olympics.

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Matthew McConaughey was actually experiencing a slump in box office sales”Two for the Money,” “Sahara”(when he won the 2005 election).

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“Wolverine”Hugh Jackman (40) claimed the 2008 honor.

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Ryan Reynolds, 34, was a hot rom-com star named in 2010. “The Proposal”Sandra Bullock

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“The Hangover”Bradley Cooper, 36, was one year away from his first Oscar nomination. “Silver Linings Playbook”He was first selected in 2011.

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Channing Tatum (32), was the man who capped his breakout hits “21 Jump Street” “Magic Mike”Claim the Sexiest Man Alive crown in 2012.

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Adam Levine, 34-year-old frontman of Maroon 5, was named Sexiest Men Alive in 2013.

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“Thor”Chris Hemsworth, then 31-year-old star, was the sexiest hammer of 2014.

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David Beckham, a soccer star of forty-years old, was the first professional athlete to be selected in 2015.

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Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock”Johnson was only the second black star to receive this title in 2016.

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Blake Shelton, country star and long-time judge “The Voice,”In 2017, he was named.

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Idris Elba is a British actor who became famous through TV series such as “The Wire” “Luther”And later in films like “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”The “Thor”In 2018, franchise was chosen

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Multi-talented John Legend, a multi-talented man of color, was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2019, following Denzel Washington, Dwayne John, and IdrisElba.

People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020 was Michael B. Jordan, Actor-Producer. The “Creed” “Black Panther”Dwayne Johnson and IdrisElba are the other four stars who will be following Denzel Washington to be the fifth person of colour to hold the title.

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Paul Rudd, the actor who has starred in every movie from “Clueless”To “Ant-Man”To “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,”He was 52 when he was voted the Sexiest Man Alive.

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Chris Evans, an ex-Marvel star who appeared in the film this year “Lightyear” “The Gray Man,”Age 41, was named Sexiest Men Alive.