Sexiest Man Alive 2009

All the Sexiest Man Alive Covers

Some are familiar faces (George! Brad!) and some are shockers (here's looking at you, Hugh!). Check out who's been named Sexiest through the years

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1996

"I don't take myself too seriously," PEOPLE's 1996 Sexiest Man Alive, Denzel Washington, admitted. "I don't stop in the mirror and go, 'Hey, Sexy Man.'" Maybe because he's not just another pretty face: As Courage Under Fire costar Regina Taylor said, "He has wit, style and intelligence."

100 Sexy Men in 1 Minute

100 Sexy Men in 1 Minute

From Hugh and Idris to Bradley and Taylor, swoon at the hottest of the hot! Can you name them all?

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