Mel Gibson when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1985: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Mel Gibson now: Kurt Krieger - Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images
Mark Harmon when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1986: Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
Mark Harmon now: Cbs Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images
Harry Hamlin when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1987: Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Harry Hamlin now: Rich Fury / WireImage / Getty Images
John F. Kennedy Jr. when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1988: Images Press / Getty Images Sean Connery when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1989: He passed away last year.
Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Tom Cruise when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1990: Bettmann / Bettmann Archive / Getty images
Tom Cruise now: Alberto Pizzoli / AFP via Getty Images
Patrick Swayze when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1991: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images Nick Nolte when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1992: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Nick Nolte now: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Gilbert Carrasquillo / GC Images / Getty Images
Richard Gere when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1993: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Richard Gere now: Paul Bruinooge / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Keanu Reeves when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1994: Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Keanu Reeves now: Poshine / GC Images / Getty Images
Brad Pitt when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1995: Mirrorpix / Getty Images
Brad Pitt now: Pool / Getty Images
Denzel Washington when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1996: Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images
Denzel Washington now: Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images
George Clooney when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1997: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
George Clooney now: Mike Marsland / Mike Marsland / WireImage / Getty Images
Harrison Ford when he was People's sexiest man alive in 1998: Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Harrison Ford now: Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images
Richard Gere when he was People's sexiest man alive (again) in 1999: Brenda Chase / Getty Images
Richard Gere now: Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images
Brad Pitt when he was People's sexiest man alive (again) in 2000: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Brad Pitt now: Kurt Krieger - Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images
Pierce Brosnan when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2001: Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
Pierce Brosnan now: Karwai Tang / WireImage / Getty Images
Ben Affleck when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2002: Tom Kingston / WireImage / Getty Images
Ben Affleck now: Gotham / GC Images / Getty Images
Johnny Depp when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2003: Matthew Peyton / Getty Images
Johnny Depp now: Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
Jude Law when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2004: L. Cohen / WireImage / Getty Images
Jude Law now: Gareth Fuller - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2005: Gustavo Caballero / Getty Images
Matthew McConaughey now: Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
George Clooney when he was People's sexiest man alive (again) in 2006: Win Mcnamee / Getty Images
George Clooney now: Karwai Tang / WireImage / Getty Images
Matt Damon when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2007: Vera Anderson / WireImage / Getty Images
Matt Damon now: Barcroft Media / Barcroft Media via Getty Images
Hugh Jackman when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2008: Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images
Hugh Jackman now: David M. Benett / Dave Benett / Getty Images for Warner Bros
Johnny Depp when he was People's sexiest man alive (again) in 2009: Ferdaus Shamim / WireImage / Getty Images
Johnny Depp now: Mondadori Portfolio / Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
Ryan Reynolds when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2010: Nbc Newswire / NBC Newswire / NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Ryan Reynolds now: Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images
Bradley Cooper when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2011: Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images
Bradley Cooper now: Raymond Hall / GC Images / Getty Images
Channing Tatum when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2012: Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Channing Tatum now: Sean Zanni / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Adam Levine when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2013: Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Adam Levine now: Toni Anne Barson / WireImage / Getty Images
Chris Hemsworth when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2014: Albert L. Ortega / Getty Images
Chris Hemsworth now: Getty Images / Getty Images for the Critics Choice Association
David Beckham when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2015: Danny Martindale / WireImage / Getty Images
David Beckham now: Samir Hussein / Samir Hussein / WireImage / Getty Images
Dwayne Johnson when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2016: Tibrina Hobson / Getty Images
Dwayne Johnson now: Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images
Blake Shelton when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2017: John Shearer / Getty Images
Blake Shelton now: Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Idris Elba when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2018: Jeff Spicer / Getty Images
Idris Elba now: Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty Images
John Legend when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2019: Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images
John Legend now: Cedric Ribeiro / Getty Images
Michael B. Jordan when he was People's sexiest man alive in 2020: Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images
Michael B. Jordan now: Joce / GC Images / Getty Images
Paul Rudd as People's sexiest man alive in 2021: Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images
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