We recently brought you daytime’s most memorable divas, ranking the from worst to best in a photo gallery. And now we bring you the men who sent their hearts – and ours – aflutter. From the heroes who rescue our favorite damsels in distress to those ruthless villains who love to womanize, these are the men who have burned up our screens over the past 60 years.

Many of these actors were half of supercouple pairings who brought avid fans back day after day to see if they’d make it through the latest calamity and end up with a happily ever after. Who can forget Luke and Laura’s long-anticipated wedding? Or Cliff and Nina’s fairytale wedding that was the stuff little girls dream of? A few portrayed rivals with each other, with feuds between Adam Chandler and Palmer Cortlandt and Jack Abbott and Victor Newman creating some of the most fun-to-watch storylines on daytime.