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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
