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Photos: People's Sexiest Men Alive

Images of public figures named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive through the years.

John Legend performs onstage at Vanity Fair's 6th Annual New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. He was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2019.

On Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, actor-director Idris Elba was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

2017 - Blake Shelton performs during a free Opry style concert on Main Street outside of new restaurant and bar, Ole Red, opened by Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Partners on September 30, 2017 in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Shelton was named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2017. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc)

2016 Actor Dwayne Johnson attends The World Premiere of Disney's "MOANA" at the El Capitan Theatre on Monday, November 14, 2016 in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney)

David Beckham was named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2015.

Actor Chris Hemsworth was named People's Sexiest Man Alive for 2014.

FILE - Levine is named Sexiest Man Alive 2013 by People magazine announced Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. He is a coach on the NBC's hit series, "The Voice." (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)

2012 - Channing Tatum - He was selected as 2012's Sexiest Man Alive for People Magazine. Who else does the Magic Mike star join in the annals of sexy history.

2011 - Bradley Cooper - He speaks French fluently and has beautiful, piercing blue eyes, girls, what's not to like when Cooper was named Sexiest Man in 2011.

2010 - Ryan Reynolds - With his 2010 win, Reynolds was the first Canadian to win the Sexiest title.

2009 - Johnny Depp - He's a two time winner, with his first award in 2003, but age has only made the artistic actor only sexier, no matter if he's sporting a pirate costume or lending his talents in one of his many Tim Burton projects.

2008 - Hugh Jackman - He sings, he dances, he sports huge, metal claws. Jackman has it all as well as the hot Australian accent to garner People's title.

2007-Matt Damon - He had years of being runner up, but in 2007, The Bourne Ultimatum gave Damon the ultimate title.

2006 - George Clooney - He started out on the Facts of Life in the waining years of the popular series, then he sported the scrubs to make the jump from little known to superstar of ER. He also was named Sexiest Man more than once, winning all the way back in 1997.

2005 - Matthew McConaughey - His reaction to winning the title in 2005 - "Wait until you see the roles I could take after this," he joked to PEOPLE. "You're going to see my gut hanging over, plus 22 [lbs.] It'll be a whole new kind of sexy!"

2004 - Jude Law - "He's the most beautiful man who ever walked the earth – an absolutely perfect oil painting," said Naomi Watts at the time of Law's win.

2002 - Ben Affleck

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John Legend performs onstage at Vanity Fair's 6th Annual New Establishment Summit at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. He was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2019.

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