1965 Larry Scott New York City, New York, United States
1966 Larry Scott New York City, New York, United States
1967 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1968 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1969 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1970 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1971 Arnold Schwarzenegger Paris, France
1972 Arnold Schwarzenegger Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1973 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1974 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1975 Arnold Schwarzenegger Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1976 Franco Columbu Columbus, Ohio, United States
1977 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1978 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1979 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1980 Arnold Schwarzenegger Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1981 Franco Columbu Columbus, Ohio, United States
1982 Chris Dickerson London, England, United Kingdom
1983 Samir Bannout Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1984 Lee Haney New York City, New York, United States
1985 Lee Haney Brussels, Belgium
1986 Lee Haney Columbus, Ohio, United States
1987 Lee Haney Gothenburg, Sweden
1988 Lee Haney Los Angeles, California, United States
1989 Lee Haney Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
1990 Lee Haney Chicago, Illinois, United States
1991 Lee Haney Orlando, Florida, United States
1992 Dorian Yates Helsinki, Finland
1993 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1994 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1995 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1996 Dorian Yates Chicago, Illinois, United States
1997 Dorian Yates Long Beach, California, United States
1998 Ronnie Coleman New York City, New York, United States
1999 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2000 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2001 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2002 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2003 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2004 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2005 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2006 Jay Cutler Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007 Jay Cutler Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2008 Dexter Jackson Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009.....??