How 37 Sexiest Man Alive Winners Have Changed Since Their Win
How 37 Sexiest Man Alive Winners Have Changed Since Their Win
Matt StoperaWed, September 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTC
0
It's (almost) that time of year when People arbitrarily picks a "sexiest man alive" and the internet (usually) gets angry about it!To get ahead of it all, let's take a look at what past *winners* look like today:Mel Gibson when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1985 at 29:
Ron Galella / Getty ImagesMel Gibson now at 70:
Barry Brecheisen / Getty ImagesMark Harmon when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1986 at 35:
Vinnie Zuffante / Getty ImagesMark Harmon now at 75:
Michael Tullberg / Getty ImagesHarry Hamlin when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1987 at 36:
Ron Galella / Getty ImagesHarry Hamlin now at 74:
Alberto Rodriguez / Getty ImagesJohn F. Kennedy Jr. when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1988 at 28:
Rick Maiman / Getty ImagesJFK Jr. died in 1999 at 38.
Brownie Harris / Getty ImagesSean Connery when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1989 at 59:
Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Images
Related: "15 Celebs Who Stunned Everyone By Showing Their Natural Faces And Hair"
He died in 2020 at 90.
TPLP / Getty ImagesTom Cruise when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1990 at 28:
Vinnie Zuffante / Getty ImagesTom Cruise now at 64:
NBC / Getty ImagesPatrick Swayze when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1991 at 39:
Sunset Boulevard / Getty ImagesHe died in 2009 at 57.
Fotos International / Getty ImagesNick Nolte when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1992 at 51:
Ron Galella / Getty ImagesNick Nolte now at 85:
Laurent KOFFEL / Getty ImagesRichard Gere when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1993 at 44:
Brenda Chase / Getty ImagesRichard Gere now at 77:
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty ImagesKeanu Reeves when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1994 at 30:
Jeff Kravitz / Getty ImagesKeanu Reeves now at 62:
Hubert Vestil / Getty ImagesBrad Pitt when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1995 at 32:
Steve Granitz / Getty ImagesBrad Pitt now at 62:
Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty ImagesDenzel Washington when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1996 at 42:
Ron Galella / Getty ImagesDenzel Washington now at 71:
CONNOR TERRY / Getty ImagesGeorge Clooney when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1997 at 36:
Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty ImagesGeorge Clooney now at 65:
Mondadori Portfolio / Getty ImagesHarrison Ford when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1998 at 56:
Mitchell Gerber / Getty Images
Related: "11 Of The Most Devastating And Tragic Celebrity Deaths That Genuinely Haunt Me"
Harrison Ford now at 84:
Kevin Mazur / Getty ImagesRichard Gere when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 1999 at 50:
Getty Images / Getty ImagesRichard Gere now at 77:
BG048/Bauer-Griffin / Getty ImagesBrad Pitt when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2000 at 37:
SCOTT NELSON / Getty ImagesBrad Pitt now at 62:
Matt Winkelmeyer - FIFA / Getty ImagesPierce Brosnan when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2001 at 48:
UK Press / Getty ImagesPierce Brosnan now at 73:
Dave Benett / Getty ImagesBen Affleck when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2002 at 30:
Arnaldo Magnani / Getty ImagesBen Affleck now at 54:
Stefanie Keenan / Getty ImagesJohnny Depp when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2003 at 40:
Arnaldo Magnani / Getty ImagesJohnny Depp now at 63:
Maxine Howells / Getty ImagesJude Law when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2004 at 32:
Vera Anderson / Getty ImagesJude Law now at 53:
Emma McIntyre/Oscars / Getty ImagesMatthew McConaughey when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2005 at 35:
NBC / Getty Images
Related: "17 Celebrities Whose Health Struggles Stayed Private Until They Died"
Matthew McConaughey now at 56:
Icon Sportswire / Getty ImagesGeorge Clooney when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2006 at 46:
NBC / Getty ImagesGeorge Clooney now at 65:
Neil Mockford / Getty ImagesMatt Damon when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2007 at 37:
Getty ImagesMatt Damon now at 55:
HLL / Getty ImagesHugh Jackman when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2008 at 40:
James Devaney / Getty ImagesHugh Jackman now at 57:
Stephanie Augello / Getty ImagesJohnny Depp when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2009 at 46:
George Pimentel / Getty ImagesJohnny Depp now at 63:
Jim Dyson / Getty ImagesRyan Reynolds when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 at 34:
Frazer Harrison / Getty ImagesRyan Reynolds now at 49:
Frank Micelotta / Getty ImagesBradley Cooper when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011 at 36:
Rune Hellestad - Corbis / Getty ImagesBradley Cooper now at 51:
Arturo Holmes/MG26 / Getty ImagesChanning Tatum when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2012 at 32:
Ian West - PA Images / Getty ImagesChanning Tatum now at 46:
Arturo Holmes / Getty ImagesAdam Levine when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2013 at 34:
NBC / Getty ImagesAdam Levine now at 47:
NBC / Getty ImagesChris Hemsworth when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2014 at 31:
Mark Metcalfe / Getty ImagesChris Hemsworth now at 43:
JB Lacroix / Getty ImagesDavid Beckham when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2015 at 40:
Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty ImagesDavid Beckham now at 51:
Chris Brunskill/Fantasista / Getty Images
Related: "22 Celebrities Who've Been Secretly Hiding Absolutely Enormous Back Tattoos"
Advertisement
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2016 at 44:
AFP / Getty ImagesDwayne "The Rock" Johnson now at 54:
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty ImagesBlake Shelton when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2017 at 41:
NBC / Getty ImagesBlake Shelton now at 50:
Connie Chornuk / Getty ImagesIdris Elba when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2018 at 46:
WPA Pool / Getty ImagesIdris Elba now at 54:
Peter Nicholls / Getty ImagesJohn Legend when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2019 at 41:
NBC / Getty ImagesJohn Legend now at 47:
Aldara Zarraoa / Getty ImagesMichael B. Jordan when he was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2020 at 33:
Randy Holmes / Getty ImagesMichael B. Jordan now at 39:
Dave Benett / Getty ImagesPaul Rudd as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2021 at 52:
NBC / Getty ImagesPaul Rudd now at 57:
John Nacion / Getty ImagesChris Evans as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2022 at 41:
Gareth Cattermole / Getty ImagesChris Evans now at 45:
VALERIE MACON / Getty ImagesPatrick Dempsey as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2023 at 57:
Mondadori Portfolio / Getty ImagesPatrick Dempsey now at 60:
Arnold Jerocki / Getty ImagesJohn Krasinski as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2024 at 45:
Dia Dipasupil / Getty ImagesJohn Krasinski now at 46:
Mike Coppola / Getty ImagesAnd lastly, Jonathan Bailey as People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2025 at 37:
Don Arnold / Getty ImagesAnd now at 38:
Dave Benett / Getty Images
Your daily brain workout: If You Solve This Word Chain Your Brain Will Grow 2%
Also in Celebrity: "19 Actors Shared The Wildest Things That Happened While Filming Sex Scenes"
Also in Celebrity: "People Are Sharing Their Sex With Celebs Stories, And Oh My Godddd"
Read it on BuzzFeed.com
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
