Since 1985, the peeps at People have proven that they have excellent taste in man meat with their Sexiest Man Alive issue.This yearA-lister Dwayne The Rock Johnson nabs the coveted cover, following in the footsteps of fellow hotties such as Channing Tatum and Ryan Reynolds. 2015 marked the wrestler-turned-actor's nude debut, in his HBO series Ballers, so we can't think of a better time to reflect on the stud's hotness!
To mark this important time in history, we decided to give all of the previous Sexiest Man Alive winners the Mr. Man treatment by showing off their sexy bods in their nudest moments.Take a stroll down MAN-mory lane with 21 years of iconic covers, and of course see all the tones bodies and tight asses you can handle!
People's Sexiest Man Alive Winners
1985:Mel Gibson, Age 29
1986:Mark Harmon, Age 34
1987:Harry Hamlin, Age 35
1988: John F. Kennedy, Jr., Age 27
1989:Sean Connery, Age 59
1990:Tom Cruise, Age 28
1991: Patrick Swayze, Age 38
1992:Nick Nolte, Age 51
1993 (with Cindy Crawford as Sexiest Couple Alive):Richard Gere, Age 44,and 1999, Age 50
1994 (chosen in 2015):Keanu Reeves, Age 30 (then)
*People didn't choose a Sexiest Man Alive in 1994, so in 2015 they filled in the gap with Keanu Reeves.
1995:Brad Pitt, Age 31,and 2000, Age 36
1996:Denzel Washington, Age 41
1997:George Clooney, Age 36,and 2006, Age 45
1998:Harrison Ford, Age 56
2001:Pierce Brosnan, Age 48
2002:Ben Affleck, Age 30
2003:Johnny Depp, Age 40,and 2009, Age 46
2004:Jude Law, Age 31
2005:Matthew McConaughey, Age 36
2007:Matt Damon, Age 37
2008:Hugh Jackman, Age 40
2010:Ryan Reynolds, Age 34
2011:Bradley Cooper, Age 36
2012:Channing Tatum, Age 32
2013:Adam Levine, Age 34
2014:Chris Hemsworth, Age 31
2015:David Beckham, Age 40
2016:Dwayne Johnson, Age 44
ViaPeople Magazine