History buffs and photography enthusiasts will enjoy these rare vintage photos of historical figures.
Many are often portrayed as stoic, severe adults, but these photos show them as young people full of life and potential.
From Abraham Lincoln to Amelia Earhart, these pictures offer a unique glimpse into the lives of some of the most influential people in history. So sit back and enjoy these fascinating photos!
16-year-old Walt Disney, c. 1917.
Richard Nixon at the age of 17, c. 1930
A 15-year-old Teddy Roosevelt sporting some already impressive chops.
Bill Clinton shakes hands with John F. Kennedy, 1963.
24-year-old Mark Twain,
7-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr.
Early photo of a young Abraham Lincoln, c. 1840.
Sir Winston Churchill in a military uniform at 21 years old, 1895. The photo was hand-tinted.
10-year-old JFK
Fidel Castro reading at his mountain base, 1957.
Teenage Sigmund Freud with mother, 1872.
John McCain in his late 20s, 1965.23-year-old Nikola Tesla, 1879
22-year-old FDR
Ernest Hemingway at 18 or 19, c. 1918.
Frederick Douglass between the age of 28 and 32.
Bill Clinton at 6 years old, 1952.
15-year-old Harry S. Truman, 1899.
A 29-year-old Ronald Reagan posing for an art class in 1940.
George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush in 1947.
Dwight Eisenhower at the age of 21-22 in 1912.
Benito Mussolini’s mugshot, 1903.
Vladimir Lenin at 17, 1887.
30-year-old Thomas Edison, c. 1878.
Mao Zedong, 1927
19-year-old Nelson Mandela, 1937.
19-year-old Mahatma Gandhi
Young Vladimir Lenin (left) when he was 3.
Future pioneer of flight Amelia Earhart when she was 4, 1901.
Albert Einstein, 1882.
22-year-old Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1969.
Mother Theresa at the age of 18.
Saddam Hussein, 1963.
Stephen Hawking, 1965.
Pope Francis
Pablo Picasso, 1908.
Maya Angelou, 1957.
Gerald Ford, 1933.
Marie Curie, 1886.
Herbert Hoover, 1898.
Susan B. Anthony, c. 1848-1849.
Muammar Gaddafi
Kim Jong-un
Osama Bin Laden
Che Guevara, c. 1934
Kim Jong-il
Francisco Franco
Seeing these photos of historical figures as young people can give us a new perspective on their lives and how they came to be who they are. It is amazing to see the similarities and differences between these famous people when they were just starting out on their journeys.
What do you think? Were any of your favorite historical figures in this gallery?
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