16 celebrities who looked a little different in their youth (17 photos)

Youth is an amazing time when we are looking for ourselves and our unique path in life. Every person goes through this difficult but fascinating stage, which teaches perseverance and dedication to one’s goals. Famous personalities (and they were not always such) also experienced all the delights of internal and career development.





We can find out what famous actors, musicians, writers and scientists were like in their youth (or at the very beginning of their careers) thanks to the presence of old photographs that are stored in archives and museums. It's funny, but in many photographs these famous people don't look like themselves at all. After all, age and life experience can change a person’s appearance beyond recognition.

The presence of these rare photos is a wonderful opportunity to look into the past and better understand the history of people we know well who were able to achieve a lot in their lives and perpetuate their own names.

Writer Ernest Hemingway



Ernest in 1944 and 1917.

Director Steven Spielberg





Stephen in 2023 and 1970.

Inventor Thomas Edison



Thomas in 1925 and 1860.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones



Tommy in 2023 and 1979.

Politician Theodore Roosevelt



Theodore in 1910 and 1897.

Actor Willem Dafoe



Willem in 2023 and 1975.

Actress Jessica Lange



Jessica in 2017 and 1976.

Actor Marlon Brando



Marlon in 1972 and 1948.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk



Elon in 2022 and 1980.

Actress Sharon Stone



Sharon in 2023 and 1983.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel



Angela in 2022 and 1970.

Princess Diana of Wales



Diana in 1989 and 1969.

Writer Paulo Coelho



Paulo in 2016 and 1960.

Rock musician Alice Cooper



Alice in 2022 and 1970.

Actress Tilda Swinton



Tilda 2023 and 1986.

Actress Sarah Paulson



Sarah in 2023 and 1995.