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

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3. Emily Dickinson

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Emily is on the far left.

4. Theodore Roosevelt

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5. Martin Luther King Jr.

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6. Albert Einstein

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7. Mark Twain

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8. Amelia Earhart

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9. Queen Victoria

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10. Langston Hughes

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11. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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12. J. R. R. Tolkien

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Pictured on the left.

13. Marie Curie

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14. Charles Darwin

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15. Charles Dickens

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16. Margaret Mead

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17. Thomas Edison

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18. John Quincy Adams

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19. Frida Kahlo

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20. Mother Teresa

Via gioitreconggiao.org

21. Oscar Wilde

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22. Abraham Lincoln

Via ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com

23. Walt Disney

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24. Pearl S. Buck

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25. Josef Stalin

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26. Hank Aaron

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27. Jane Addams

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28. Henry Ford

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29. Marie Antoinette

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30. Robert Frost

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