People’s annual feature of the “Sexiest Man Alive” is billed as a benchmark of male attractiveness and typically includes only famous people and celebrities. The origin of the title was a discussion on a planned story on Mel Gibson. Someone exclaimed, “Oh my God, he is the sexiest man alive!” And someone else said, “You should use that as a cover line.”
Top 10 PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive Figures from 2011 to 2020
The title has been given to 35 celebrities so far since inception and as of 2020, John F. Kennedy Jr., Sean Connery, and Patrick Swayze are the only winners who are not alive.
1. Bradley Cooper – 2011
Born: January 5, 1975
Nationality: American
American actor and filmmaker Bradley Charles Cooper was announced sexiest man alive on November 16, 2011 by People’s magazine at the age of 36. Cooper had also appeared Forbes and Time list of the most influential people in the world. He made his film debut in the satirical comedy film ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ in 2001 and has been placed four times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actors in the world.
2. Channing Tatum – 2012
Born: April 26, 1980
Nationality: American
American actor, producer, and dancer Channing Matthew Tatum took the crown from Cooper on November 14, 2012 as People’s sexiest man alive at the age of 32.
“My first thought was, ‘Y’all are messing with me,’” said Tatum upon hearing the news. “I told my wife, Jenna after we’d been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they’d gotten skunked and she was like, ‘What?” Tatum told People. And ever since then, Tatum said his wife began to call him [the Sexiest Man Alive]. “Yeah, she calls me [the Sexiest Man Alive] now,”. And who can blame her?
3. Adam Levine – 2013
Born: March 18, 1979
Nationality: American
Adam Levine took the crown from Tatum. The Maroon 5 frontman and coach on NBC’s “The Voice” has been named the People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” on November 19, 2013 at the age of 34.
“As a musician, you have fantasies that you want to win Grammys, but I didn’t really think that this was on the table,” the singer told PEOPLE during the cover story interview that day. “I was just amazed and stunned and it almost seemed like they were kidding, but they weren’t, so that’s cool.”
4. Chris Hemsworth – 2014
Born: 11 August 1983
Nationality: Australian
Australian actor and Marvel’s superhero, Chris Hemsworth was picked for 2014’s Sexiest Man Alive at the age of 31, after “Thor: The Dark World” hit theaters the year before.
Upon hearing the news, Chris and his wife thought it was “pretty funny.”
“I think you’ve bought me a couple of weeks of bragging rights around the house,” Chris jokingly told PEOPLE in the cover story for the magazine publication. “I can just say to her, ‘Now remember, this is what the people think, so I don’t need to do the dishes anymore, I don’t need to change nappies. I’m above that. I’ve made it now.’ ”
5. David Beckham – 2015
Born: 2 May 1975
Nationality: English
On November 17, 2015, David Beckham was crowned the 30th Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine at the age of 40. The former footballer followed in the footsteps of Chris Hemsworth and Adam Levine. For the cover story, Beckham said never felt like an attractive or or sexy person.
“It’s a huge honor,” Beckham told PEOPLE. “And I’m very pleased to accept.”
6. Dwayne Johnson – 2016
Born: May 2, 1972
Nationality: American
At the age of 44, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was named People’s 2016 ‘Sexiest Man Alive.’ The Rock was in total awe upon hearing the news”
“I said, ‘That’s awesome.’ And then what went through my mind was just how cool and exciting it is,” Johnson told PEOPLE in the cover story. “And then I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve pretty much reached the pinnacle.’ I’m not quite too sure where we go from here. I’ve done it all, this is it.”
7. Blake Shelton – 2017
Born: 18 June 1976
Nationality: American
Country music superstar Blake Shelton was crowned Sexiest Man Alive by the People magazine on November 14, 2017 at the age of 41. Shelton told People during the cover story interview that his girlfriend Gwen Stefani convinced him to accept the award.
“She said, ‘Listen to me, you’re going to regret this for the rest of your life if you don’t take this gift and just live in the moment,” Shelton told the magazine.
8. Idris Elba – 2018
Born: 6 September 1972
Nationality: English
On November 5, 2018, British actor Idris Elba was named People’s 33rd “Sexiest Man Alive.” “I was like, ‘Come on, no way. Really?’” Elba told PEOPLE in the cover story. “Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.’ But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise — an ego boost for sure.”
9. John Legend – 2019
Born: 28 December 1978
Nationality: American
On November 13, 2019, John Legend was crowned PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive at the age of 40. Upon hearing the news, Legend said he was excited and a little bit scared at the same time because he thought it’s was lot of pressure.
“Everyone’s going to be picking me apart to see if I’m sexy enough to hold this title, John told the publication. I’m also following Idris Elba, which is not fair and is not nice to me!”
10. Michael B. Jordan – 2020
Born: 9 February 1987
Nationality: American
And on November 30, 2020, People magazine crowned Michael B. Jordan as their 35th sexiest man alive at the age of 33. “It’s a cool feeling,” The ‘Black Panther’ actor told PEOPLE in the cover story adding that “everybody always made that joke, like, ‘Mike, this is the one thing you’re probably not going to get.’ But it’s a good club to be a part of.”
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