A Complete List of Every Single Past Bachelor, Ranked
Katie Thurston and Michelle Young’s seasons of The Bachelorette are officially headed our way, and yet, we still can’t stop thinking about who will succeed Matt James as the next Bachelor. While his season just concluded, ABC has yet to reveal any details about who will lead season 26.
In the meantime, here is a complete list of every single past Bachelor, ranked from “marry me” to “thank u, next.”
1. Ben Higgins
Season: 20
Chose: Lauren Bushnell
Famous for: Claiming no one will ever love him
2. Sean Lowe
Season: 17
Chose: Catherine Giudici
Famous for: Being the show’s first-ever born-again virgin star
3. Colton Underwood
Season: 23
Chose: Cassie Randolph
Famous for: Being the show’s first-ever actual virgin star
4. Nick Viall
Season: 21
Chose: Vanessa Grimaldi
Famous for: Coming in second place…twice
6. Matt Grant
Season: 12
Chose: Shayne Lamas
Famous for: Taking The Bachelor across the pond to Britain
7. Andrew Baldwin
Season: 10
Chose: Tessa Horst
Famous for: Being a navy officer
8. Travis Lane Stork
Season: 8
Chose: Sarah Stone
Famous for: Becoming host of The Doctors
9. Byron Velvick
Season: 6
Chose: Mary Delgado
Famous for: His career as a deep-sea fisherman
10. Matt James
Season: 25
Chose: Rachael Kirkconnell
Famous for: Being the first Black Bachelor
11. Jesse Palmer
Season: 5
Chose: Jessica Bowlin
Famous for: Being the first Canadian Bachelor (and hosting The Proposal)
12. Aaron Buerge
Season: 2
Chose: Helene Eksterowicz
Famous for: Being the banker who went bankrupt
13. Andrew Firestone
Season: 3
Chose: Jen Schefft
Famous for: Being the great-grandson of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey Firestone
14. Peter Weber
Season: 24
Chose: Hannah Ann Sluss
Famous for: Being charming despite ignoring every red flag
15. Charlie O'Connell
Season: 7
Chose: Sarah Brice
Famous for: Failing to propose in the finale
16. Lorenzo Borghese
Season: 9
Chose: Jennifer Wilson
Famous for: Being a supposed prince
17. Alex Michel
Season: 1
Chose: Amanda Marsh
Famous for: Being the first Bachelor
18. Chris Soules
Season: 19
Chose: Whitney Bischoff
Famous for: Being from the middle of nowhere
19. Ben Flajnik
Season: 16
Chose: Courtney Robertson
Famous for: Having the worst hair, like, ever
20. Juan Pablo Galavis
Season: 18
Chose: Nikki Ferrell
Famous for: Being told off by Clare Crawley
21. Jake Pavelka
Season: 14
Chose: Vienna Girardi
Famous for: Having a really, really hot temper
22. Jason Mesnick
Season: 13
Chose: Melissa Rycroft, er, Molly Malaney
Famous for: Dumping Melissa to pursue his runner-up, Molly
23. Brad Womack
Season(s): 11 and 15
Chose: Emily Maynard
Famous for: Choosing neither of the final two ladies in season 11
24. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Season: 22
Chose: Becca Kufrin, er, Lauren Burnham
Famous for: Proposing to Becca and then dumping her for his runner-up, Lauren
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