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.

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!