Sexiest Man Alive 2012
All the Sexiest Man Alive Covers
Some are familiar faces (Ben! Brad!) and some are shockers (here's looking at you, Richard!). Check out who's been named Sexiest through the years
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2001
Bond, James Bond, was the Sexiest Man Alive in 2001, with Pierce Brosnan on the cover. But offscreen, the sexy Dubliner had just one thing on his mind – his family. Said costar Julianna Margulies: "When you see a gorgeous man holding hands with his wife and holding his baby, there's nothing more sexy in the world."

