We all know Chris Evans from his roles in Marvel movies and Knives Out, but did you know that Chris Evans was nominated for the sexiest man alive? Why do we have the sexiest man alive every year? The sexiest man alive started in 1985 with Mel Gibson being the first to be the sexiest man alive. How do they choose their sexist man alive? The “People” magazine says they choose the sexiest man alive by asking famous celebrities who their favorite sexist man is. Some past winners have been John F. Kennedy Jr. for 1988, Tom Cruise 1990, Brad Pitt 1995, and many more of the sexiest man alive. Some male celebrities have won the sexiest man alive several times. Johnny Deep, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Richard Gere have all won at least twice. The sexiest man alive has been around for at least 37 years with 32 male celebrities voted to be the sexist man.