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30 Famous Historical Figures When They Were Young
Our mental image of many famous historical figures is typically one of them late in life, only after they achieved widespread recognition for their deeds. To counter that, here are portraits of history's notables when they were children or young men and women.
1. Winston Churchill
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2. Gandhi
3. Emily Dickinson
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Emily is on the far left.
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Martin Luther King Jr.
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6. Albert Einstein
7. Mark Twain
8. Amelia Earhart
9. Queen Victoria
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10. Langston Hughes
11. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
12. J. R. R. Tolkien
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Pictured on the left.
13. Marie Curie
14. Charles Darwin
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15. Charles Dickens
16. Margaret Mead
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17. Thomas Edison
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19. Frida Kahlo
20. Mother Teresa
21. Oscar Wilde
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22. Abraham Lincoln
23. Walt Disney
24. Pearl S. Buck
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25. Josef Stalin
26. Hank Aaron
27. Jane Addams
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28. Henry Ford
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29. Marie Antoinette
30. Robert Frost
