Must-read list: 21 sexiest celebs over 50

Jon Huntsman is a lot of things -- former governor of Utah, one-time ambassador to China, ex-Republican 2012 presidential candidate, family man, former rocker, Harley enthusiast.

And now one of the 21 sexiest men over 50, according to AARP.

He "was the hippest dude in the conservative crowd," the magazine says in the June/July edition.

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The 52-year-old joins a pretty sexy crowd -- George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi, Antonio Banderas and Liam Neeson, to name a few.

So how did he age so well? "Your inner strength is as important as your outer strength," he says.

And what does his wife of 23 years think of her hubby?

"She'd probably say my authenticity, which extends to my salt-and-pepper hair. She once told me that if I ever tried to add anything artificial, she'd leave me."

And now the list you've been dying for...

1. George Clooney
2. Antonio Banderas
3. Denzel Washington
4. Jon Bon Jovi
5. Samuel L. Jackson
6. Yo-Yo Ma
7. Mario Van Peebles
8. Liam Neeson
9. Brian Williams
10. Viggo Mortensen
11. George Strait
12. John Irving
13. James Brolin
14. Andy Mill
15. Paul Sereno
16. Rupert Everett
17. Colin Firth
18. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
19. Scott Bakula
20. Jon Huntsman
21. Leslie Moonves