Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

by Patrick Penrose Published Nov 16, 2025

The online magazine People focuses on stories related to celebrities, their life, achievements and scandals. They also like to talk about their looks and one of the most famous features of the magazine is the “Sexiest Man Alive” award that has been chosen once a year since 1985.

This year, their pick was the actor who is now best known for his role as Captain America in the Avengers series, Chris Evans. It was announced on Monday, November 8th during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, although Chris was too busy with his upcoming film and joined remotely from the film set.

Bored Panda invites you to look through the list of all of the winners since 1990 with comparisons of what they looked like when they won and what they are up to now. At the very end, you will find Chris Evans giving you the smile of victory.

#1 Sexiest Man Of 1990, Tom Cruise

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#2 Sexiest Man Of 1991, Patrick Swayze (Passed Away 2009)

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#3 Sexiest Man Of 1992, Nick Nolte

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#4 Sexiest Man Of 1993, Richard Gere

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#5 Sexiest Man Of 1994, Keanu Reeves

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Jimmy Kimmel Live

#6 Sexiest Man Of 1995, Brad Pitt

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Sony Pictures Entertainment

#7 Sexiest Man Of 1996, Denzel Washington

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Variety

#8 Sexiest Man Of 1997, George Clooney

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Jimmy Kimmel Live

#9 Sexiest Man Of 1998, Harrison Ford

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#10 Sexiest Man Of 1999, Richard Gere

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#11 Sexiest Man Of 2000, Brad Pitt

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#12 Sexiest Man Of 2001, Pierce Brosnan

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#13 Sexiest Man Of 2002, Ben Affleck

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Jimmy Kimmel Live

#14 Sexiest Man Of 2003, Johnny Depp

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#15 Sexiest Man Of 2004, Jude Law

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#16 Sexiest Man Of 2005, Matthew Mcconaughey

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#17 Sexiest Man Of 2006, George Clooney

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#18 Sexiest Man Of 2007, Matt Damon

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Entertainment Weekly

#19 Sexiest Man Of 2008, Hugh Jackman

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, thehughjackman

#20 Sexiest Man Of 2009, Johnny Depp

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#21 Sexiest Man Of 2010, Ryan Reynolds

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, vancityreynolds

#22 Sexiest Man Of 2011, Bradley Cooper

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Variety

#23 Sexiest Man Of 2012, Channing Tatum

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, channingtatum

#24 Sexiest Man Of 2013, Adam Levine

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#25 Sexiest Man Of 2014, Chris Hemsworth

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, chrishemsworth

#26 Sexiest Man Of 2015, David Beckham

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#27 Sexiest Man Of 2016, Dwayne Johnson

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#28 Sexiest Man Of 2017, Blake Shelton

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#29 Sexiest Man Of 2018, Idris Elba

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#30 Sexiest Man Of 2019, John Legend

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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#31 Sexiest Man Of 2020, Michael B.jordan

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, extratv

#32 Sexiest Man Of 2021, Paul Rudd

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

Image source: people, Entertainment Weekly

#33 Sexiest Man Of 2022, Chris Evans

Here’s How People’s Sexiest Men Alive Looked When They Won Vs Now (Plus This Year’s Winner Chris Evans)

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