The Man of the Year award was established in 1967. As this year’s recipient, Hamm joins a decades-long list of past honorees including Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, and Barry Keoghan.

The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, a theater group based at Harvard University, has named actor Jon Hamm its 2025 Man of the Year.

Actor Jon Hamm was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Golden Globe award-winning actor Jon Hamm will be the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2025 Man of the Year, according to a Tuesday press release.

Jon Hamm, renowned for his role as Don Draper on 'Mad Men,' is honored as Harvard's 2025 Man of the Year by Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Don’t miss the celebratory roast and his return to the stage on January 31!