John Mayer

John Mayer

Birth Date: October 16, 1977
Birth Place: Bridgeport, Conn.

John Mayer's got five Grammy Awards, been dubbed a "guitar hero" by Rolling Stone, and released three platinum-selling albums, but it was a relationship with a little-known starlet by the name of Jessica Simpson that made him paparazzi material.

With his lanky 6'3" frame and puppy-dog eyes, the Connecticut-bred musician once told Entertainment Weekly, "I really don't want to be a hunk." But with hits like "Your Body is a Wonderland" and hook-ups with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Cameron Diaz, Mayer's become a reluctant hottie. To his credit, Mayer has transitioned from pop poster boy to up-and-coming blues legend, and in 2007, Time magazine named him one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World, saying "This white boy has something to say about the blues."