Old News, Vintage Photos & Nostalgic Stories

SPOOKY! 16 famous people and their exact copies from other centuries

Jul 28, 2016 Tijana Radeska

There are so many people who look alike. Sometimes the resemblance is astonishing. And it is amazing that we can spot so many “look-alikes” among the famous people. What about us, the ordinary? Imagine digging in a pile photos in some old, antique shop and finding a photo of yourself… before you were born.

Before your grandmother was born. Well… no matter if it is scary or funny, it certainly would make you wonder – reincarnation? Genes traveling around the world? Me?

Philosopher John Locke and actor Adrien Brody

Lock, Brody — Left photo – John Locke. Source, Right photo – Brody. Source

English naturalist Charles Darwin and stand-up comedian George Carlin

Darwin, Carlin — Left photo – Darwin. Source, Right photo – Carlin. Source

The 13th President of the United States Millard Fillmore and actor Alec Baldwin

Left Filmore, Right Baldwin — Left photo – Filmore. Source, Right photo – Baldwin. SourceScottish painter Sir David Wilkie and actress Scarlett Johansson

Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie and actress Scarlett Johansson

Left Sir David Wilkie, Right Scarlet Johanson — Left photo – Sir David Wilkie. Source, Right photo – Scarlet Johanson. Source

Roman Emperor Severus Alexander and rapper Eminem

Left Severus Alexander, Right Eminem — Left photo – Severus Alexander. Source, Right photo – Eminem. Source

Court jester Sebastián de Morra and actor Peter Dinklage

Left Sebastián de Morra, Right Peter Dinklage — Left photo – Sebastián de Morra. Source, Right photo – Peter Dinklage. Source

King of Spain Philip IV and co-founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

Left Philip IV, Right Zukenberg — Left photo – Philip IV. Source, Right photo – Zuckerberg. Source

Actresses Lily Elsie and Kate Winslet

Left Lily Elsie, Right Kate Winslet — Left photo – Lily Elsie. Source, Right photo – Kate Winslet. Source

The 17th President of the United States Andrew Johnson and actor Tommy Lee Jones

Johns, Jones — Left photo – Johnson. Source, Right photo – Jones. Source

Actors Paul Mounet and Keanu Reeves

Mounet, Reves — Left photo – Paul Mounet. Source, Right photo – Keanu Reves. Source

Actress Ginger Rogers and singer Christina Aguilera

Rogers, Aguilera — Right photo – Rogers. Source, Left photo – Aguilera. Source

Silversmith Paul Revere and actor Jack Black

Paul Revere, Jack Black — Left photo – Paul Revere. Source, Right photo – Jack Black. Source

Actors Lee J. Cobb and Jason Segel

Cobb, Segel — Left photo – Cobb. Source, Right photo – Segel. Source

Actors Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and Tom Hiddleston

Beerbohm Tree, Hiddelston — Left photo – Beerbohm Tree. Source, Right photo – Hiddleston. Source

Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat and American actress Jeniffer Lawrence

Tharwat, Lawrence — Left photo – Tharwat. Source, Right photo -Lawrence. Source

American philosopher Henry David Thoreau and American Stand-Up comedian Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Thoreau, DeGeneres — Left photo – Thoreau. Source, Right photo – DeGeneres. Source

« The St Ninian’s Isle Treasure is the best surviving haul of Scottish silver metalwork dating to 800 AD

Poignant portraits depict the desperate farmers of the Great Depression waiting for aid »