The 34-year-old star of “The Proposal” and upcoming superhero movie “Green Lantern” bested Jon Hamm (30 Rock), Drake (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Robert Downey Jr, Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious), Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga), Alex O’Loughlin (Hawaii Five-O) and rock star Jon Bon Jovi.

Here are People magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive in the last 25 years (including their age when they were chosen):

1985 – Mel Gibson, 29 – First person chosen

1986 – Mark Harmon, 34

1987 – Harry Hamlin, 35

1988 – John F. Kennedy Jr., 27 – longest gap between selections (eighteen months); only winner now deceased; youngest winner. Only non actor to win.

1989 – Sean Connery, 59 – oldest winner

1990 – Tom Cruise, 28

1991 – Patrick Swayze, 39

1992 – Nick Nolte, 51

1993 – Richard Gere, 44 & Cindy Crawford, 27 – People took a one-year hiatus from Sexiest Man and instead awarded Sexiest Couple

1995 – Brad Pitt, 31 – first of two awards

1996 – Denzel Washington, 41 – first and only African American winner

1997 – George Clooney, 36

1998 – Harrison Ford, 56

1999 – Richard Gere, 50 – first two-time winner (previous win was shared)

2000 – Brad Pitt, 36 – first solo two-time winner

2001 – Pierce Brosnan, 48

2002 – Ben Affleck, 30

2003 – Johnny Depp, 40

2004 – Jude Law, 31 – youngest British winner

2005 – Matthew McConaughey, 36

2006 – George Clooney, 45

2007 – Matt Damon, 37

2008 – Hugh Jackman, 40

2009 – Johnny Depp, 46

2010 – Ryan Reynolds, 34

Ryan Reynolds is People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2010 originally appeared on Starmometer on November 19, 2010.

Robert Pattinson bested teen heartthrobs like Zac Efron and Chace Crawford, and veterans like George Clooney and Brad Pitt to be Glamour magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

Just Jared and other Hollywood websites posted earlier that Robert Pattinson is People’s Sexiest Man Alive but to the disappointment of millions of Twilight followers around the world, People magazine picked Johnny Depp instead.

Robert Pattinson is 2009 Sexiest Man Alive originally appeared on Starmometer on November 18, 2009.

The Sydney-born 40-year-old beats heavy favorites including the new James Bond Daniel Craig, Spanish Oscar winner Javier Bardem, High School Musical’s Zac Efron and sports superstars Michael Phelps and David Beckham.

The Wolverine star will join the prestigious list of Sexiest Men like Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Sean Connery and fellow Aussie Mel Gibson.

Hugh’s latest movie is the romantic epic Australia pairing him with Nicole Kidman, also an Aussie. He is a father of 2 kids: Oscar, 8 and Ava, 6 and the husband of Deborra-Lee Furness.

Hugh Jackman is People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2008 originally appeared on Starmometer on November 21, 2008.