The Single Sexiest Photo of Each of the Sexiest Men Alive
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PEOPLE's 2023 Sexiest Man Alive will be announced soon, and while we continue to remember Chris Evans' sexy 2022 reign, we can't forget all the men who've gone before him.
From some of our early 1980s-era honorees (looking at you, Mark Harmon) to more recent favorites (Idris Elba! Paul Rudd! The Rock!) we've done the hard work of selecting the hottest photo ever of each Sexiest Man Alive title recipient.
Enjoy — and visit PEOPLE this Wednesday morning for all things sexy. You won't be disappointed!
1985: Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson played a sailor in 1984's The Bounty.
1986: Mark Harmon
Real men rock chest hair. Case in point: Mark Harmon.
1987: Harry Hamlin
Something about this Harry Hamlin photo just says, "step into my office and let me solve all of your problems for you."
1988: John F. Kennedy Jr.
It takes a special man — a.k.a. John F. Kennedy Jr. — to look this hot in short shorts.
1989: Sean Connery
How about you show us your gadgets, Bond?
1990: Tom Cruise
Why exactly did Tom Cruise ever take off his Top Gun uniform?
1991: Patrick Swayze
We'd practice our Dirty Dancing any time, anywhere for Mr. Patrick Swayze.
1992: Nick Nolte
We'll just leave this Nick Nolte photo here.
1993 and 1999: Richard Gere
A young Richard Gere is just the thing to cure the rainy day blues.
1995 and 2000: Brad Pitt
What we'd give to know what's going on in Brad Pitt's mind in this pic ...
1996: Denzel Washington
Shirts are so overrated, at least when Denzel Washington is involved.
1997 and 2006: George Clooney
We love Amal, but George Clooney will always be our imaginary husband.
1998: Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones can wrangle us any time.
2001: Pierce Brosnan
The name's Alive, Sexiest Man Alive.
2002: Ben Affleck
Astronaut Affleck might just be the best Ben Affleck.
2003 and 2009: Johnny Depp
So early '90s in the best way possible.
2004: Jude Law
Those eyes and that suit on Jude Law? It should come with a warning label, we're just sayin'.
2005: Matthew McConaughey
"All right" doesn't even begin to cover how this photo of Matthew McConaughey makes us feel.
2007: Matt Damon
Matt Damon will always be Jason Bourne in our hearts.
2008: Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman has maybe gone to the gym, like, a couple times.
2010: Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds cleans up nice, to say the least.
2011: Bradley Cooper
Need to take a vacation? Short-term solution: Look at this photo of Bradley Cooper over and over again.
2012: Channing Tatum
One word for this Channing Tatum snap: magical.
2013: Adam Levine
This just in: There's something really, really sexy about a plain white tee when it's on Adam Levine.
2014: Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth: god of thunder and of our hearts.
2015: David Beckham
It's impossible to pick the sexiest photo ever of David Beckham because every photo of him is the sexiest photo ever of Becks.
2016: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
It's a tough choice between the workout selfies and cute dad pics, but this smiley Baywatch shot of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is a winner.
2017: Blake Shelton
A guy like Blake Shelton + a guitar = the way to our hearts.
2018: Idris Elba
Can we just do a whole gallery on him? (Oh wait, we did!)
2019: John Legend
Sometimes wife Chrissy Teigen's propensity to overshare on social media pays off, as it did when she gave us a glimpse of John Legend's impressive rear view.
2020: Michael B. Jordan
What we wouldn't give to be on that yacht with Michael B. Jordan ...
2021: Paul Rudd
The eyes have it in this shot of Paul Rudd.
2022: Chris Evans
To be honest, it's hard to pick a bad photo of that year's Sexiest Man Alive, Chris Evans.
2023: Patrick Dempsey
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It was hard to choose just one shot of the reigning Sexiest Man Alive — do we go for a close-up on his famous blue eyes, or choose one of him in scrubs as McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy? — but in the end, this tuxedo'ed shot of the racecar aficionado posing in front of some hot wheels at the 2023 Venice Film Festival premiere of Ferrari proved irresistible.
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