Curious to know how the most famous (or infamous) people looked like when they were young? Today, we look at the young faces of 27 of the most influential faces of the past century before they became well-known.
1. Walt Disney at around the age of 16, circa 1917.
2. Oprah Winfrey crowned Miss Black Tennessee at age 17, East Tennessee State University, 1971.
3. Cadet Captain Donald Trump in his graduation photo from the New York Military Academy, 1964.
4. A rascally, young Stephen Colbert at age 22.
5. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, 15-years old and already a member of Dollar Shave Club.
6. Christopher Walken, age 22.
7. Barak Obama, 1980, a freshman at Occidental College posing for a photo essay by aspiring photographer Lisa Jack.
8. Mother Teresa. We have always known Mother Teresa as an old wrinkled woman. This is a photo of her younger years.
9. Lady killer George Clooney at the age of 15.
10. Martin Luther King, Jr. at age 7.
11. A delicious 22-year-old Martha Stewart.
12. A 15-year-old Samuel Clemens before he became Mark Twain.
13. Marilyn Monroe at age 12, already beyond her years.
14. One of the first known pictures of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1840.
15. A hand-tinted picture of 21-year-old Sir Winston Churchill in military garb, 1895.
16. Larry David, 20-years-old, enthusiasm already curbed.
17. 22-year-old Hillary Rodham Clinton, Park Ridge, Illinois, June 1969.
18. Josef Stalin, the original hipster.
19. Either Howdy Doody or 10-year-old John F. Kennedy.
20. Vladimir Putin doing his best Macaulay Culkin, 1970.
21. Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren at age 25.
22. 17-year-old Bill Clinton shacking hands with President John F. Kennedy in the Rose Garden, White House. July 24, 1963.
23. Henry Hank Aaron, around age 19, circa 1953.
24. German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
25. Fidel Castro reading while at his rebel base in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, 1957.
26. Albert Einstein, age 3, 1882.
27. A handsome 19-year-old Mahatma Gandhi.
1. Walt Disney at around the age of 16, circa 1917.
2. Oprah Winfrey crowned Miss Black Tennessee at age 17, East Tennessee State University, 1971.
3. Cadet Captain Donald Trump in his graduation photo from the New York Military Academy, 1964.
4. A rascally, young Stephen Colbert at age 22.
5. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, 15-years old and already a member of Dollar Shave Club.
6. Christopher Walken, age 22.
7. Barak Obama, 1980, a freshman at Occidental College posing for a photo essay by aspiring photographer Lisa Jack.
8. Mother Teresa. We have always known Mother Teresa as an old wrinkled woman. This is a photo of her younger years.
9. Lady killer George Clooney at the age of 15.
10. Martin Luther King, Jr. at age 7.
11. A delicious 22-year-old Martha Stewart.
12. A 15-year-old Samuel Clemens before he became Mark Twain.
13. Marilyn Monroe at age 12, already beyond her years.
14. One of the first known pictures of Abraham Lincoln, circa 1840.
15. A hand-tinted picture of 21-year-old Sir Winston Churchill in military garb, 1895.
16. Larry David, 20-years-old, enthusiasm already curbed.
17. 22-year-old Hillary Rodham Clinton, Park Ridge, Illinois, June 1969.
18. Josef Stalin, the original hipster.
19. Either Howdy Doody or 10-year-old John F. Kennedy.
20. Vladimir Putin doing his best Macaulay Culkin, 1970.
21. Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren at age 25.
22. 17-year-old Bill Clinton shacking hands with President John F. Kennedy in the Rose Garden, White House. July 24, 1963.
23. Henry Hank Aaron, around age 19, circa 1953.
24. German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
25. Fidel Castro reading while at his rebel base in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, 1957.
26. Albert Einstein, age 3, 1882.
27. A handsome 19-year-old Mahatma Gandhi.