Rare photographs of Famous People

Famous icons as you have never seen them before, often before they became well-known. Often they provide an insight into the era or the persons involved.

Main picture: Bill Gates’ mug shot for driving without a license 1977

 

A young Osama Bin Laden with his family in Sweden during the 1970s. Bin Laden is second from the right in a green shirt and blue pants

A young Osama Bin Laden with his family in Sweden during the 1970s. Bin Laden is second from the right in a green shirt and blue pants

Actors portraying President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe and their rumoured affair

Actors portraying President John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe and their rumoured affair

Adam West (Batman) & Leonard Nemoy (Spock) goof around on a drumset

Adam West (Batman) & Leonard Nemoy (Spock) goof around on a drumset

Amelia Earhart getting her last haircut - 1937

Amelia Earhart getting her last haircut – 1937

Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time in 1968

Arnold Schwarzenegger in New York for the first time in 1968

Audrey Hepburn shopping with her pet deer, Ip, in Beverly Hills, CA -1958

Audrey Hepburn shopping with her pet deer, Ip, in Beverly Hills, CA -1958

Barack Obama on his high school basketball team

Barack Obama on his high school basketball team

Bruce Lee dancing

Bruce Lee dancing

Cameramen recording the lion's roar for the MGM logo

Cameramen recording the lion’s roar for the MGM logo

Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein

Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein

Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee

Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee

Diane Keaton and Al Pacino on set for The Godfather 1972

Diane Keaton and Al Pacino on set for The Godfather 1972

Early drawings by Walt Disney of Mickey Mouse

Early drawings by Walt Disney of Mickey Mouse

Elijah Wood & Macaulay Culkin - 1993

Elijah Wood & Macaulay Culkin – 1993

Elton John at the piano bar aboard his private plane - 1976

Elton John at the piano bar aboard his private plane – 1976

Ernest Hemingway's passport photo - 1923

Ernest Hemingway’s passport photo – 1923

Hachiko before his burial in 1935

Hachiko before his burial in 1935 The Japanese dog was famous for his incredible loyalty. His owner passed away and didn’t come home on his usual train one evening in 1925. Hachiko returned to the station every day and waited for him to come home for 9 years until his own death.

Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger - 1969

Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger – 1969

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John rehearsing for GREASE

John Travolta & Olivia Newton John rehearsing for GREASE

Madonna, Sting and Tupac hanging out

Madonna, Sting and Tupac hanging out

Martin Luther King Jr, and Marlon Brando

Martin Luther King Jr, and Marlon Brando

Muhammad Ali talking someone out of jumping - 1981

Muhammad Ali talking someone out of jumping – 1981

Osama Bin Laden after practicing judo

Osama Bin Laden after practicing judo

Paul McCartney, John Lennon & George Harrison performing at a wedding reception, 1958

Paul McCartney, John Lennon & George Harrison performing at a wedding reception, 1958

President FDR's funeral in 1945

President FDR’s funeral in 1945

Queen Elizabeth during her WWII service

Queen Elizabeth during her WWII service

Robin Williams dressed like a cheerleader - 1980

Robin Williams dressed like a cheerleader – 1980

Steve Jobs sitting with Bill Gates discussing the future of computing in 1991

Steve Jobs sitting with Bill Gates discussing the future of computing in 1991

Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore on set of E.T.

Steven Spielberg and Drew Barrymore on set of E.T.

The Beatles and Ali - 1964

The Beatles and Ali – 1964

The original Star Wars cast seen just before filming

The original Star Wars cast seen just before filming

The Rolling Stones circa 1963

The Rolling Stones circa 1963

 

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