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Mel Gibson was simply 29 when he was named People’s first Sexiest Man Alive in February 1985.
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“St. Elsewhere” star Mark Harmon, then 34, turned the journal’s second alternative.
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Political scion John F. Kennedy Jr., then 27, was named Sexiest Man Alive in 1988.
At 59, Sean Connery turned the oldest Sexiest Man Alive when he was chosen in 1989.
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Tom Cruise, 28, had simply opened “Days of Thunder” when he was chosen in 1990.
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“Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” star Patrick Swayze was 38 when he was tapped.
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In 1992, 51-year-old Nick Nolte adopted up his performances in “The Prince of Tides” and “Cape Fear” with the Sexiest Man Alive title.
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In a departure from custom, the journal in 1993 named Richard Gere and mannequin Cindy Crawford as Sexiest Couple Alive.
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After skipping the franchise in 1994, People returned the next yr by naming 31-year-old “Legends of the Fall” star Brad Pitt as Sexiest Man Alive.
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Denzel Washington, 41, turned the primary non-white star named as Sexiest Man Alive in 1996.
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George Clooney, then 36, had simply starred in “Batman & Robin” when he was chosen in 1997.
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“Star Wars” and “Witness” star Harrison Ford was 56 when he was chosen in 1998.
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Brad Pitt was chosen for a second time in 2000.
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Pierce Brosnan was 48 after which the reigning James Bond when he was named in 2001.
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Oscar winner Ben Affleck was 30 when he was chosen in 2002.
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“Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp, 40, took the honour in 2003.
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Jude Law was on the peak of his ubiquity when the then-31-year-old Brit was chosen in 2004.
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Matthew McConaughey was really in a field workplace droop (“Two for the Money,”…