London, Aug 19 (IANS): "Death Race" star Jason Statham has been named Britain's celebrity manliest man, beating the likes of David Beckham and Gerard Butler.

The 47-year-old, who is dating model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, topped the national survey with an impressive 24 percent of votes, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"King Arthur" actor Ray Winstone, 57, bagged the second position with 18 percent, while "The Dark Knight Rises" star Tom Hardy, 36, secured the third place with 10 percent of the votes.

Beckham and Butler shared fourth position with eight percent, while Idris Elba followed closely behind with seven percent.

Prince William and Simon Cowell found themselves at the bottom of the list with just one percent of the votes.

The celebrity list comes ahead of a "manliest man" competition.

Men's Fitness magazine and men's cancer charity Orchid have teamed up with male grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge to launch a campaign to find Britain's Manliest Man.