MANILA, Philippines \u2013 From Hollywood\u2019s box office kings to unexpected heartthrobs, People magazine\u2019s Sexiest Man Alive has set the standard of what male attractiveness is and what it means to be \u201csexy.\u201d Yearly, the magazine highlights Hollywood\u2019s hottest man on the block whose talent and style piques the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n
Behind every cover reveal, there\u2019s a story about each celebrity inducted. Some names are household names with numerous accolades under their belt, while the others come from other industries before making it big in the entertainment scene.<\/p>\n
Fans anticipate the selection every year, dissecting and analyzing the appeal and charisma that surrounds each man that graces the culturally relevant magazine cover.<\/p>\n
Following Jonathan Bailey being named 2025\u2019s Sexiest Man Alive, here\u2019s a look back into People\u2019s Sexiest Man Alive in the past 10 years.<\/p>\n
2015: David Beckham<\/strong><\/h5>\n![\"david](\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/tachyon\/2025\/11\/2025-11-04T133015Z_1413117176_RC2PPHANECXQ_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-HONOURS-BECKHAM-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024\")
Sir David Beckham stands after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. November 4, 2025. Andrew Matthews\/Pool via REUTERS<\/p>\n
Renowned footballer David Beckham first rose to fame as a right midfielder for Manchester United in 1992, at the age of 17. He went on to play for Spanish team Real Madrid and American team LA Galaxy before retiring<\/a> in May 2013 as a player for the France-based Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\nHe appeared in the FIFA World Cup thrice as a member of England\u2019s national team for the years 1998, 2002, and 2006.<\/p>\n
He is married to Spice Girls member and fashion icon Victoria Beckham, in a highly publicized relationship, and they have four children: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.<\/p>\n
In 2023, the couple collaborated with streaming giant Netflix on Beckham, a four-part docuseries revolving around their lives individually and as a family. Victoria, also known as Posh Spice, starred in her own three-part docuseries<\/a> on Netflix in October 2025.<\/p>\nDavid Beckham was awarded an OBE from the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> in 2003 for his contributions to football. On Tuesday, November 4, he was knighted by King Charles during His Highness\u2019 Birthday Honours list after years of being denied knighthood, due to a tax avoidance case<\/a> that he faced.<\/p>\n2016: Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson<\/strong><\/h5>\nKnown by his moniker \u201cThe Rock,\u201d Dwayne Johnson is an American professional wrestler, actor, and producer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He made his breakthrough in the wrestling sport, being a prominent person in the well known \u201cAttitude era\u201d of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) \u2014 where adult-oriented content was the main attraction compared to its original family friendly matches.<\/p>\n
The Rock was lauded as a 10-time world champion in his eight-year wrestling career.<\/p>\n
He made his acting debut<\/a> in 2001 with the action adventure film The Mummy, starring alongside Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, as Mathayus the Akkad, also known as The Scorpion King. Since then, he has appeared in other films like Disney\u2019s Moana<\/a> as Maui, and in the Fast and the Furious<\/a> movies as Luke Hobbs.<\/p>\nJohnson also starred in \u201990s callback films like adventure comedy film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and action comedy film Baywatch, both of which were released in 2017.<\/p>\n
During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike<\/a>, he made a seven-figure donation to the foundation. According to an interview with Variety<\/a>, SAG-AFTRA president Courtney B. Vance stated that it was the \u201clargest single donation that we\u2019ve ever received from one individual at one time.\u201d<\/p>\n2017: Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/h5>\nCountry legend Blake Shelton made waves in the country music scene as early as 2001 when his debut song \u201cAustin\u201d ranked first in the Billboard Hot Country Songs for five consecutive weeks at the release of his self-titled debut album.<\/p>\n
The album was awarded platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling out a million copies at the time.<\/p>\n
The American country singer was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November 2014. He joins other modern Oklahoman legends like singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood and Wicked superstar Kristin Chenoweth.<\/p>\n
Beyond his country music career, he\u2019s also made appearances on television. In 2011, he was announced as one of the four coaches on The Voice, maintaining the role up until his final season<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n2018: Idris Elba<\/strong><\/h5>\nBritain-born actor Idris Elba\u2019s debut on the People cover is one for the history books. He\u2019s the first black celebrity to be featured in the 2000s after actor Denzel Washington\u2019s feature in 1996.<\/p>\n
But before he was included in the feature, Elba took on the lead role of John Luther in the psychological crime thriller Luther<\/a> that aired on BBC One. It ran from 2010 to 2019, and with his performance he took home a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.<\/p>\nHe\u2019s a familiar face to the fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as he portrayed Heimdall, the protector of the Bifrost in the first three Thor films, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the box office hit Avengers: Infinity War. He also starred alongside Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson and Jason Statham in the Fast and the Furious spin-off movie, Hobbs and Shaw<\/a>.<\/p>\nAside from live-action appearances, he\u2019s also made his voice acting with Disney as Chief Bogo in Zootopia and its upcoming sequel<\/a>, Shere Khan in the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book, and as the seal Fluke in Finding Dory.<\/p>\nCurrently, he voices over Knuckles the Echidna<\/a> in the Sonic and the Hedgehog trilogy, and its spin-off Paramount+ miniseries Knuckles.<\/p>\nIn 2016, the British actor was appointed as Officer<\/a> in the Order of the British Empire during the New Year Honours List for his services to Drama.<\/p>\n2019: John Legend<\/strong><\/h5>\nThe \u201cAll of Me\u201d<\/a> singer-songwriter John Legend didn\u2019t start out in the music industry with his own album.<\/p>\nBefore stepping up to that level, he worked behind the scenes as a pianist with the likes of Lauryn Hill, whom he met during his stay at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also featured in uncredited work as a backing vocal in Jay-Z\u2019s \u201cEncore\u201d and Alicia Keys\u2019 \u201cYou Don\u2019t Know My Name.\u201d<\/p>\n
After signing under Kanye West\u2019s recording label GOOD Music, he debuted in 2004 with the song \u201cOrdinary People\u201d from his first album Get Lifted. The album went on to reach the Billboard Top 200 and was given a double platinum certification from the RIAA.<\/p>\n
Legend isn\u2019t new to the Grammy Awards either, as he currently stands with 39 nominations in various categories from 2006 to 2025 \u2014 in which he won 13 awards, including Best R&B Album three times.<\/p>\n
His last visit<\/a> to the country was in March 2018 for the Darkness and Light world tour at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.\u00a0<\/p>\n2020: Michael B. Jordan<\/strong><\/h5>\nAmerican actor Michael B. Jordan, colloquially known to many as \u201cMBJ,\u201d had his feature film debut as a child in the 2001 sports drama film Hardball starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n
From there, he rose to fame as Oscar Grant III in the 2013 film Fruitvale Station which followed the story about the real-life criminal case. Directed by Ryan Coogler, he was named by Time magazine<\/a> as part of the 30 people under 30 who changed the world.<\/p>\nSince the release of Fruitvale Station, Jordan and Coogler<\/a> have collaborated in five other films. These include Marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther duology with actor starring as Erik Killmonger, and the vampire horror film Sinners where Jordan played twins Smoke and Stack.\u00a0<\/p>\nMichael B. Jordan is also known to portray Adonis \u201cDonnie\u201d Creed in the Creed trilogy, a spin-off to the boxing film series Rocky.<\/p>\n
The trilogy\u2019s most recent film, Creed III, marked Jordan\u2019s directorial debut<\/a>. It was released in 2023 starring Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, and Wood Harris among others.<\/p>\n2021: Paul Rudd<\/strong><\/h5>\nFor the \u201990s kids, American actor Paul Rudd<\/a> isn\u2019t new to them. Fans would remember Rudd\u2019s 1995 feature film debut in the teen comedy Clueless as Josh Lucas, who ended up being the love interest to Alicia Silverstone\u2019s Cher Horowitz.<\/p>\nHe continued this run of \u201990s movies as supporting roles in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, The Locusts, and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in which he was credited under the name Paul Stephen Rudd.<\/p>\n
Aside from the big screen, he\u2019s also played roles in TV shows \u2013 including Friends as Mike Hannigan, and the most recent Hulu series Only Murders in the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.<\/p>\n
To the comic book heads, he\u2019s known to play protagonist Scott Lang\/Ant-Man<\/a> in the Ant-Man trilogy produced by Marvel Studios. He frequently collaborates with director and producer Judd Apatow, whom Rudd has made five film appearances in.<\/p>\n2022: Chris Evans<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Sir David Beckham stands after he was made a Knight Bachelor at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. November 4, 2025. Andrew Matthews\/Pool via REUTERS<\/p>\nHe appeared in the FIFA World Cup thrice as a member of England\u2019s national team for the years 1998, 2002, and 2006.<\/p>\n
He is married to Spice Girls member and fashion icon Victoria Beckham, in a highly publicized relationship, and they have four children: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.<\/p>\n
In 2023, the couple collaborated with streaming giant Netflix on Beckham, a four-part docuseries revolving around their lives individually and as a family. Victoria, also known as Posh Spice, starred in her own three-part docuseries<\/a> on Netflix in October 2025.<\/p>\n David Beckham was awarded an OBE from the late Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> in 2003 for his contributions to football. On Tuesday, November 4, he was knighted by King Charles during His Highness\u2019 Birthday Honours list after years of being denied knighthood, due to a tax avoidance case<\/a> that he faced.<\/p>\n Known by his moniker \u201cThe Rock,\u201d Dwayne Johnson is an American professional wrestler, actor, and producer.\u00a0<\/p>\n He made his breakthrough in the wrestling sport, being a prominent person in the well known \u201cAttitude era\u201d of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) \u2014 where adult-oriented content was the main attraction compared to its original family friendly matches.<\/p>\n The Rock was lauded as a 10-time world champion in his eight-year wrestling career.<\/p>\n He made his acting debut<\/a> in 2001 with the action adventure film The Mummy, starring alongside Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, as Mathayus the Akkad, also known as The Scorpion King. Since then, he has appeared in other films like Disney\u2019s Moana<\/a> as Maui, and in the Fast and the Furious<\/a> movies as Luke Hobbs.<\/p>\n Johnson also starred in \u201990s callback films like adventure comedy film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and action comedy film Baywatch, both of which were released in 2017.<\/p>\n During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike<\/a>, he made a seven-figure donation to the foundation. According to an interview with Variety<\/a>, SAG-AFTRA president Courtney B. Vance stated that it was the \u201clargest single donation that we\u2019ve ever received from one individual at one time.\u201d<\/p>\n Country legend Blake Shelton made waves in the country music scene as early as 2001 when his debut song \u201cAustin\u201d ranked first in the Billboard Hot Country Songs for five consecutive weeks at the release of his self-titled debut album.<\/p>\n The album was awarded platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling out a million copies at the time.<\/p>\n The American country singer was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November 2014. He joins other modern Oklahoman legends like singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood and Wicked superstar Kristin Chenoweth.<\/p>\n Beyond his country music career, he\u2019s also made appearances on television. In 2011, he was announced as one of the four coaches on The Voice, maintaining the role up until his final season<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n Britain-born actor Idris Elba\u2019s debut on the People cover is one for the history books. He\u2019s the first black celebrity to be featured in the 2000s after actor Denzel Washington\u2019s feature in 1996.<\/p>\n But before he was included in the feature, Elba took on the lead role of John Luther in the psychological crime thriller Luther<\/a> that aired on BBC One. It ran from 2010 to 2019, and with his performance he took home a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.<\/p>\n He\u2019s a familiar face to the fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as he portrayed Heimdall, the protector of the Bifrost in the first three Thor films, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the box office hit Avengers: Infinity War. He also starred alongside Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson and Jason Statham in the Fast and the Furious spin-off movie, Hobbs and Shaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aside from live-action appearances, he\u2019s also made his voice acting with Disney as Chief Bogo in Zootopia and its upcoming sequel<\/a>, Shere Khan in the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book, and as the seal Fluke in Finding Dory.<\/p>\n Currently, he voices over Knuckles the Echidna<\/a> in the Sonic and the Hedgehog trilogy, and its spin-off Paramount+ miniseries Knuckles.<\/p>\n In 2016, the British actor was appointed as Officer<\/a> in the Order of the British Empire during the New Year Honours List for his services to Drama.<\/p>\n The \u201cAll of Me\u201d<\/a> singer-songwriter John Legend didn\u2019t start out in the music industry with his own album.<\/p>\n Before stepping up to that level, he worked behind the scenes as a pianist with the likes of Lauryn Hill, whom he met during his stay at the University of Pennsylvania. He was also featured in uncredited work as a backing vocal in Jay-Z\u2019s \u201cEncore\u201d and Alicia Keys\u2019 \u201cYou Don\u2019t Know My Name.\u201d<\/p>\n After signing under Kanye West\u2019s recording label GOOD Music, he debuted in 2004 with the song \u201cOrdinary People\u201d from his first album Get Lifted. The album went on to reach the Billboard Top 200 and was given a double platinum certification from the RIAA.<\/p>\n Legend isn\u2019t new to the Grammy Awards either, as he currently stands with 39 nominations in various categories from 2006 to 2025 \u2014 in which he won 13 awards, including Best R&B Album three times.<\/p>\n His last visit<\/a> to the country was in March 2018 for the Darkness and Light world tour at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.\u00a0<\/p>\n American actor Michael B. Jordan, colloquially known to many as \u201cMBJ,\u201d had his feature film debut as a child in the 2001 sports drama film Hardball starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves.<\/p>\n From there, he rose to fame as Oscar Grant III in the 2013 film Fruitvale Station which followed the story about the real-life criminal case. Directed by Ryan Coogler, he was named by Time magazine<\/a> as part of the 30 people under 30 who changed the world.<\/p>\n Since the release of Fruitvale Station, Jordan and Coogler<\/a> have collaborated in five other films. These include Marvel Studios\u2019 Black Panther duology with actor starring as Erik Killmonger, and the vampire horror film Sinners where Jordan played twins Smoke and Stack.\u00a0<\/p>\n Michael B. Jordan is also known to portray Adonis \u201cDonnie\u201d Creed in the Creed trilogy, a spin-off to the boxing film series Rocky.<\/p>\n The trilogy\u2019s most recent film, Creed III, marked Jordan\u2019s directorial debut<\/a>. It was released in 2023 starring Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, and Wood Harris among others.<\/p>\n For the \u201990s kids, American actor Paul Rudd<\/a> isn\u2019t new to them. Fans would remember Rudd\u2019s 1995 feature film debut in the teen comedy Clueless as Josh Lucas, who ended up being the love interest to Alicia Silverstone\u2019s Cher Horowitz.<\/p>\n He continued this run of \u201990s movies as supporting roles in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, The Locusts, and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers in which he was credited under the name Paul Stephen Rudd.<\/p>\n Aside from the big screen, he\u2019s also played roles in TV shows \u2013 including Friends as Mike Hannigan, and the most recent Hulu series Only Murders in the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.<\/p>\n To the comic book heads, he\u2019s known to play protagonist Scott Lang\/Ant-Man<\/a> in the Ant-Man trilogy produced by Marvel Studios. He frequently collaborates with director and producer Judd Apatow, whom Rudd has made five film appearances in.<\/p>\n2016: Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2017: Blake Shelton<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2018: Idris Elba<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2019: John Legend<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2020: Michael B. Jordan<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2021: Paul Rudd<\/strong><\/h5>\n
2022: Chris Evans<\/strong><\/h5>\n