How the former People's Sexiest Man Alive winners look now as The Pitt's Noah Wyle, 55, scoops the 2026 title

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What happenedWith the light-hearted competition closed for another year, here's a look back at the other Sexiest Man Alive winners throughout the years and what they look like now...

What changedThe left frames it as "Noah Wyle crowned Sexiest Man Alive at 55, but even he thought it was a prank". The right frames it as "How the former People's Sexiest Man Alive winners look now as The Pitt's Noah Wyle, 55, s...".

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Noah Wyle crowned Sexiest Man Alive at 55, but even he thought it was a prank". The right frames it as "How the former People's Sexiest Man Alive winners look now as The Pitt's Noah Wyle, 55, s...".

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Daily Mail3m ago

How the former People's Sexiest Man Alive winners look now as The Pitt's Noah Wyle, 55, scoops the 2026 title

With the light-hearted competition closed for another year, here's a look back at the other Sexiest Man Alive winners throughout the years and what they look like now...

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Stuff (New Zealand)1h ago

Noah Wyle crowned Sexiest Man Alive at 55, but even he thought it was a prank

Noah Wyle has officially been crowned People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2026, and nobody seems more surprised than the man himself.

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