Here’s How Different 36 “Sexiest Man Alive” Winners Look Today Vs. The Year They Won

Congratulations to People Magazine for (finally) making the *right* choice and choosing Jonathan Bailey as their 2025 Sexiest Man Alive pick.

Mel Gibson when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1985 at 29:

Mark Harmon when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986 at 35:

Harry Hamlin when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1987 at 36:

John F. Kennedy Jr. when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1988 at 28:

JFK Jr. died in 1999 at 38.

Sean Connery when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1989 at 59:

Tom Cruise when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1990 at 28:

Patrick Swayze when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991 at 39:

Nick Nolte when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1992 at 51:

Nick Nolte in his last public appearance:

Richard Gere when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1993 at 44:

Keanu Reeves when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1994 at 30:

Brad Pitt when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1995 at 32:

Denzel Washington when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1996 at 42:

Denzel Washington now at 70:

George Clooney when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1997 at 36:

George Clooney now at 64:

Harrison Ford when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1998 at 56:

Richard Gere when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 1999 at 50:

Brad Pitt when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2000 at 37:

Pierce Brosnan when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2001 at 48:

Pierce Brosnan now at 72:

Ben Affleck when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2002 at 30:

Johnny Depp when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2003 at 40:

Jude Law when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2004 at 32:

Matthew McConaughey when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2005 at 35:

Matthew McConaughey now at 55:

George Clooney when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2006 at 46:

George Clooney now at 64:

Matt Damon when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2007 at 37:

Hugh Jackman when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2008 at 40:

Johnny Depp when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive (again) in 2009 at 46:

Ryan Reynolds when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 at 34:

Bradley Cooper when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2011 at 36:

Bradley Cooper now at 50:

Channing Tatum when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2012 at 32:

Channing Tatum now at 45:

Adam Levine when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2013 at 34:

Chris Hemsworth when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2014 at 31:

Chris Hemsworth now at 42:

David Beckham when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2015 at 40:

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2016 at 44:

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson now at 53:

Blake Shelton when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2017 at 41:

Idris Elba when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2018 at 46:

John Legend when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2019 at 41:

Michael B. Jordan when he was People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2020 at 33:

Michael B. Jordan now at 38:

Paul Rudd as People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2021 at 52:

Chris Evans as People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2022 at 41:

Patrick Dempsey as People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2023 at 57:

Patrick Dempsey now at 59:

And lastly, John Krasinski as People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2024 at 45:

John Krasinski now at 46:

And again, here’s Jonathan Bailey our 2025 winner <3