People magazine names John Krasinski as 2024’s Sexiest Man Alive

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John Krasinski has been named 2024’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.

Krasinski, 45, was announced as the year’s hottest hunk Tuesday night on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

“The Office” star was humbled by the selection, telling the magazine he thought he was being “punked”.

“Just instant blackout, actually. Zero thoughts,” he told People. “Besides maybe I get punked. It’s not like I wake up and think, ‘Is this the day I get asked to be the sexiest man alive?’ And yet that was the day you did it. You really raised the bar for me.”

Glen Powell, Jeremy Allen White, Pedro Pascal and Ryan Reynolds were among the favorites to take home People’s beefcake crown.

John Krasinski was revealed as the magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” CBS

Had Reynolds won, he would have become only the fourth man to win the title outright twice, following in the footsteps of Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Johnny Depp, who have all been named Sexiest Man Alive in two separate years.

Patrick Dempsey won the award in 2023, following Chris Evans in 2022.

Krasinki joins the honored ranks of the annual coverage. Julian Ungano / People Magazine
Colbert also unveiled the annual cover. CBS
Patrick Dempsey was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2023. People Magazine

People revealed that other swoon-worthy guys were featured in the edition of Sexiest Man Alive ahead of Tuesday night’s announcement.

Benny Blanco was among the people’s sexiest menan honor for his girlfriend Selena Gomez celebrated on social media.

“Not only do you love me unconditionally, you always get me my Taco Bell Mexican pizza,” she wrote on her Instagram story alongside a photo of Blanco from his People photoshoot.

The “sexy guys” from the hit comedy “New Girl” – Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Damon Wayans Jr. – also appeared in the edition, reuniting for the first time since the show ended.

Chris Evans took the sexiest man alive in 2022. People
Benny Blanco was among the men included in People Magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive issue. Getty Images
“The Sexy Guys of ‘New Girl'” were also among the men people called out. FOX Image Collection via Getty Images

Also on Tuesday, People lifted the veil the winners of the reader’s poll, which saw over 350,000 votes cast in fifteen hotly contested races:

  • Sexiest Handyman: Chip Gaines
  • Sexiest long-married star: Tim McGraw
  • Gen SeXiest: Shemar Moore
  • Sexiest Summer Action Star: Glen Powell
  • Sexiest Fiyero: Jonathan Bailey
  • Sexiest Talk Show Host: Mark Consuelos
  • Sexy Dog Daddy: Max Greenfield
  • Makes BRAT look sexiest: Joe Jonas
  • Sexiest Tattoos: Jeremy Allen White
  • Sexy new heartthrob: Jacob Elordi
  • Sexiest musician: Harry Styles
  • Sexiest First Time Dad: Robert Pattinson
  • Sexiest Podcast Host: Jason and Travis Kelce
  • Sexiest Supportive Partner in Sports: Hunter Woodhall
  • Sexiest TikTok Star: Mark Estes

34 men have been named Sexiest Man Alive since People began awarding the title in 1985.

Michael B. Jordan, People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020. People Magazine

Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, George Clooney, Sean Connery, Johnny Depp, Chris Evans, Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Jude Law, John F. Kennedy Jr., Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Harmon, Adam Levine, Matthew McConaughey, Michael B. Jordan, John Legend, Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd, Blake Shelton, Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey, Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Nolte, Patrick Swayze, Channing Tatum, David Beckham, Idris Elba, Harry Hamlin, Matt Damon and Denzel Washington have all received the People stamp.

Interestingly, People chose exes Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere as “Sexiest Couple Alive” in 1993, temporarily rejecting the title of “Sexiest Man Alive.” The couple was married from 1991 to 1995.