People magazine names John Krasinski the Sexiest Man Alive of 2024

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

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

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

“Actually just an instant blackout. No thoughts,” he told People. “Apart from the fact that I might get screwed. So I don’t wake up and think, “Is this the day I’m going to be asked to be the Sexiest Man Alive?” And yet it was the day you did it. You guys really raised the bar for me.”

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

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

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

Ahead of Tuesday night’s announcement, People revealed that there will be other swoon-worthy guys featured in the Sexiest Man Alive issue.

Benny Blanco was ranked among man’s sexiest men, an honor his girlfriend Selena Gomez celebrated on social media.

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

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

Also on Tuesday, People announced the winners of its reader poll, which received over 350,000 votes in fifteen hotly contested races:

• Sexiest Handyman: Chip Gaines
• Sexiest Long-Married Star: Tim McGraw
• Gene Sexiest: Shemar Moore
• Sexiest Summer Action Star: Glen Powell
• Sexiest Fiyero: Jonathan Bailey
• Sexiest Talk Show Host: Mark Consuelos
• Sexiest Dog Dad: Max Greenfield
• Makes BRAT look sexiest: Joe Jonas
• Sexiest Tattoos: Jeremy Allen White
• Sexiest new heartthrob: Jacob Elordi
• Sexiest Musician: Harry Styles
• Sexiest first-time father: Robert Pattinson
• Sexiest Podcast Hosts: Jason and Travis Kelce
• Sexiest Supporting Partner in Sports: Hunter Woodhall
• Sexiest TikTok Star: Mark Estes

Since the title began in 1985, 34 men have been named “Sexiest Man Alive.”

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 seal of approval.

Interestingly, in 1993, “People” voted ex-partners Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere “Sexiest Couple Alive,” temporarily removing the “Sexiest Man Alive” title. The couple was married from 1991 to 1995.