Ian Somerhalder's Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries has been ranked as the 4th hottest male fictional vampire of all time!

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Ian Somerhalder's Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries has been ranked as the 4th hottest male fictional vampire of all time!

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Forget Edward Cullen, Lestat de Lioncourt, and even the brooding Count Dracula. A new king of vampire heartthrobs has been crowned, and it's none other than the charmingly bad-boy Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries, played by the ever-handsome Ian Somerhalder.

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A New Breed of Vampire

Damon Salvatore, the brooding, sarcastic, and undeniably charismatic vampire, has captured the hearts of millions. He was the bad boy with a heart of gold, a complex character with a tragic past, who was ultimately redeemed by his love for Elena Gilbert.

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