Jay-Z
On the left, we see a photo that was captured in the Bronx in 1933. The man in the photo looks so much like Jay-Z, even his facial expression is similar. The funny thing is that Jay-Z himself is also from Brooklyn. Is it too far-fetched to wonder if these two might be related?
Jay Z
Matthew McConaughey
A Reddit user shared an old photograph of her great-great-grandfather who bears a striking resemblance to actor Matthew McConaughey. After she posted the photo, many other users commented on just how similar the two look.
Matthew McConaughey
Is That A Mohawk?
This picture was taken in 1913 and depicts people in San Jose, California. While most fo the people in the photograph are dressed and styled in a way that seem appropriate for the time, the man in the center of the photo looks like a modern day punk rocker, mohawk included. While it’s more likely that he is just poorly dressed, he does look like he belongs to a totally different time period.
Is That A Mohawk?
Nicolas Cage
The photo of the right is said to be from 1870 and was taken in Bristol, Tennessee. While we don’t know who the man in the photograph is, he really looks a lot like Nicole Cage. The mystery man is certainly the Civil War doppelgänger of the Hollywood star.
Nicolas Cage
Anachronistic Cell Phone
This old photograph that depicts a group of ladies walking together seems to show a woman speaking on a cell phone. However, it’s more likely that she’s brushing her hair out of her face and not chatting on an iPhone, as that would truly be an anachronism. It’s still funny to see how much it looks like she is speaking on a cell phone from the future.
Anachronistic Cell Phone
Johnny Depp
Here’s is another shockingly similar resemblance. This man on the left is clearly from a totally different era, but he looks so similar to actor Johnny Depp that it is truly mind boggling. Something that helps with the similarities is the fact that Depp often enjoys dressing in a more old fashioned way.
Johnny Depp
Where Did This Come From?
This photograph was taken during an archaeological dig in a sealed tomb in China that’s over 400 years old and dates back to the Ming Dynasty. So how is it possible that a Swiss watch was found in this ancient tomb? Well, it turns out that this was actually a hoax and the watched was photoshopped in. Did you fall for this one?
Where Did This Come From?
John Travolta
Could it be that this old photo of a noble looking man is an ancestor of actor John Travolta? It’s not really clear, however, the striking resemblance is pretty clear. Unfortunately, the identity of the man in the photo on the right remains unknown.
John Travolta
iPhone Snap Of Marilyn Monroe
Here’s another example of lighting, angles, and lower quality photography creating an optical illusion. It could appear that this is a photo of Marilyn Monroe with a woman taking a photo of her on an iPhone in the background. What’s more likely that the woman is holding something else entirely and it’s just a blurry photo.
iPhone Snap Of Marilyn Monroe
Alec Baldwin
A lot of people have said that Alec Baldwin looks very similar to the 13th president of the United States Millard Fillmore. While we think that the two do look alike, they’re not necessarily going to be mistaken for twins anytime soon. Maybe brothers or even cousins.
Alec Baldwin
Peter Dinklage
Beloved actor Peter Dinklage stole many scenes as Tyrion Lannister on hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Some eagle-eyed fans have said that he looks very similar to Diego Velasquez’s painting Dwarf Sitting on the Floor, and that the man in the painting reminds them of Tyrion. What do you think?
Peter Dinklage
Young Abraham Lincoln and Sean Penn
It’s pretty crazy to see how much Sean Penn resembles a young Abraham Lincoln, who was the 16th president of the United States. While Penn never played a president, he did portray Harvey Milk in the 2008 biopic Milk.
Young Abraham Lincoln And Sean Penn
Robert De Niro and Johann Vogt
Johan Vogt was a German theologian, preacher, and bibliophile who was born in 1695. Many have said that he looks very similar to actor Robert de Nero, who played a monk in the film Hoodlums. Especially with this kind of facial hair, the two certainly look very much alike.
Robert De Niro And Johann Vogt
Tommy Lee Jones and Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States who took over following President Lincoln’s assassination. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is his doppelgänger who actually was Vice President Al Gore’s college roommate.
Tommy Lee Jones And Andrew Johnson
Keanu Reeves and Paul Mounet
Paul Mounet was a French actor born in 1847 who became well known for his role of Hamlet in the 1909 silent film Hamlet. He looks exactly like modern-day actor Keanu Reeves, who he himself acted in a Shakespeare production of Much Ado About Nothing.
Keanu Reeves And Paul Mounet
Christina Aguilera and Ginger Rogers
Actress Ginger Rogers was born in 1911 who was a Golden Age of Hollywood starlet and was well known for her work with Fred Astaire. Pop star Christina Aguilera, born in 1980, looks so similar to Ginger Rogers that we truly think that she could play her in a biopic.
Christina Aguilera And Ginger Rogers
Jimmy Fallon and Turkish Revolutionist Mahir Çayan
Born in 1946, Mahir Çayan was the People’s Liberation Part Front leader in Turkey. He was also a Marxist-Leninist communist revolutionary. Çayan was killed in 1972 when he was 26 years old. With this mustache, he truly resembles comedian Jimmy Fallon.
Jimmy Fallon And Turkish Revolutionist Mahir Çayan
Joseph Stalin and Zayn Malik
Joseph Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary who ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1953. On the left, a photo of a young Joseph Stalin which made the rounds on the internet, partially because he looks quite similar to Zayn Malik, former member of One Direction.
Joseph Stalin And Zayn Malik
Hedy Lamarr and Rose McGowan
Actress Hedy Lamarr was born in 1914. She was also an inventor who can be credited with developing a radio guidance system that uses spread spectrum and frequency hopping to help Allied torpedoes. The principles of this work was later used in GPS and Bluetooth technology. On the right, her modern day doppelgänger is actress Rose McGowan.
Hedy Lamarr And Rose McGowan
Eddie Murphy
This unidentified dapper man on the left looks like a carbon copy of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. Murphy first became well known for appearing on Saturday Night Live and for his successful stand up comedy. He has since become a prolific actor and has appeared in countless films like The Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle, and Coming to America.
Eddie Murphy
Jennifer Lawrence and Zubaida Tharwat
Zubaida Tharwat was an Egyptian actress who was said to have “the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema.” She appeared in films like The Guilty, The Other Man, and There Is A Man in Our House. In this photo, she greatly resembles modern day actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is best known for appearing in The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, X-Men, and Joy.
Jennifer Lawrence And Zubaida Tharwat
Robin Williams and Ilya Ilych Mechnikov
Ilya Ilych Mechnikov was a zoologist and immunologist who was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Paul Ehrlich. He was referred to as the “father of innate immunity.” You might notice that he looked a whole lot like Robin Williams. Williams played another famous scientist, neurologist Oliver Sacks, in the film Awakenings.
Robin Williams And Ilya Ilych Mechnikov
Young Albert Einstein and Shia LaBeouf
The photo on the left is of a young Albert Einstein from about 1905. It’s not often that we see an image of a young Einstein, but he really looked a lot like actor Shia LaBeouf. We wonder what a meeting between these two could have been like.
Young Albert Einstein And Shia LaBeouf
Young Vladimir Putin and Macaulay Culkin
This one might not be the most pleasant for Macaulay Culkin, but he resembles a young Vladimir Putin. Putin has been in power in Russia since 1999, alternating between president and prime minister until now. Culkin lives a very different life, first becoming known as a child actor in the Home Alone series and now as and actor and musician.
Young Vladimir Putin And Macaulay Culkin
Zora Neale Hurston and Queen Latifah
This 1940 photo of writer Zora Neale Hurston shows how similar Queen Latifah looks to her. Hurston’s best known work is Their Eyes Were Watching God, which was published in 1937. Latifah is a successful rapper, actress, and singer.
Zora Neale Hurston And Queen Latifah
Hermann Rorschach and Brad Pitt
Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Hermann Rorschach is perhaps best remembered for his Rorschach inkblot tests, which have been used for years in order to identify neurological, personality, and psychotic disorders. He has a strong resemblance to actor Brad Pitt, who is one of the most successful Hollywood actors, and we’re sure that Rorschach wouldn’t mind this comparison.
Hermann Rorschach And Brad Pitt
Eminem and Harold Innis
Harold Innis was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and who helped developed the staples theory. A young Innis is pictured on the left as a World War I soldier looks a lot like rapper Eminem.
Eminem And Harold Innis
Steve Carell
The photo on the left of an unidentified man looks super similar to actor Steve Carell. The man even has the same expression on his face! Of course, Carell is best known for his role as Michael Scott in The Office. He was called by Life magazine “America’s funniest man,” and we have to say we agree with them.
Steve Carell
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake’s doppelgänger is this unidentified man on the left, who really looks like he could be Timberlake’s long lost brother. Timberlake was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club and later exploded on the scene as a member of NSYNC. He then became a successful solo artist and actor.
Justin Timberlake
Rose Wilder Lane and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Rose Wilder Lane was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder and a journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist herself. She was one of the founders of the American libertarian movement along with fellow writers Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson. Her modern day doppelgänger is Maggie Gyllenhaal, who appeared in films like Donnie Darko, Mona Lisa Smile, and The Dark Knight.
Rose Wilder Lane And Maggie Gyllenhaal
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richtofen and Win Butler
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richtofen was a fighter pilot for the German Air Force during WWI. He was also known as the Red Baron. He was killed after receiving a fatal wound in 1918, at age 25. He looks quite similar to Win Butler, the lead singer of Arcade Fire.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richtofen and Win Butler
Nicolae Grigorescu and Orlando Bloom
Nicolae Grigorescu was a painter who was known as one of the founders of modern Romanian painting. He studied in France and was known for his many portraits. He looks a whole lot like actor Orlando Bloom, who is best known for his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings.
Nicolae Grigorescu And Orlando Bloom
General Douglas MacArthur and Bruce Willis
General Douglas MacArthur was the General of the Army of the United States in the 1930’s who played a very prominent role during World War II. He also looks a lot like Bruce Willis, who is known for his roles in the Die Hard series, 12 Monkeys, Armageddon, The Sixth Sense, and Motherless Brookyln.
General Douglas MacArthur And Bruce Willis
Congressman Thomas Burchill and Senator Ted Cruz
How often do two politicians look so alike? Thomas Burchill was a United States Representative from New York and was a member of the 78th United States Congress from 1943 until 1945. His doppelgänger is Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.
Congressman Thomas Burchill And Senator Ted Cruz
Marshall H. Twitchell and Conan O’Brien
Marshall H. Twitchell was a teacher, officer in the Union Army, and businessman who became a prominent politician during the Reconstruction era in Louisiana. His modern day twin is Conan O’Brien, a prominent comedian and late night talk show host.
Marshall H. Twitchell And Conan O’Brien
Leon Trotsky and Ben Schwartz
Leon Trotsky was a Marxist revolutionary, political theorist, and politician who believed in communism. His variation of Marxism was eventually named after him and was called Trotskyism. Whether he likes this comparison or not, actor and improvisor Ben Schwartz certainly resembles a young Trotsky.
Leon Trotsky And Ben Schwartz
Henry David Thoreau and Ellen Degeneres
Comedian and TV show hot Ellen Degeneres’ doppelganger is Henry David Thoreau, who is best known for his belief in simple living and his essay book Walden. Their resemblance in uncanny, they could have been siblings in another life.
Henry David Thoreau And Ellen Degeneres
Lee J. Cobb and Jason Segel
Lee J. Cobb was an actor who was known for his Broadway roles. He appeared in Death of a Salesman and films like On the Waterfront and The Brothers Karamazov. He looks like he could have been fellow actor Jason Segel’s ancestor, the two look so alike.
Lee J. Cobb And Jason Segel
Robert Pattinson
The unidentified man on the left had his photo taken in the Civil War era. He looks a lot like actor Robert Pattinson, who first became well known for appearing in the Twilight film franchise. He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Water for Elephants, and The Batman.
Robert Pattinson
David Wilke and Rupert Grint
David Wilke was a Prussian orientalist who was versed in Hebrew, Armenian, Chaldaic, Coptic, and Anglo-Saxon. He looks like Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint.
David Wilke And Rupert Grint
