49 Captivating Candid Images of Historical Figures
1. Pierre and Marie Curie
In 1899, the renowned physicist and chemist couple, Pierre and Marie Curie, were photographed enjoying a bike ride in the French countryside.
2. Mark Twain
Author Mark Twain was seen playing pool with the daughter of his biographer in the early 1900s.
3. Winston Churchill
In 1910, UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill was captured at a pheasant shoot.
4. Nikola Tesla
Engineer Nikola Tesla was seen examining equipment in his lab in 1910.
5. Harry Houdini
In July 1912, illusionist Harry Houdini was photographed after escaping from a submerged box in New York’s East River.
6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, participated in the London Amateur Billiards Championship in 1913.
7. Theodore Roosevelt
Former President Theodore Roosevelt was seen reading on the S.S. Imperator in 1913.
8. Annie Oakley
In 1919, sharpshooter Annie Oakley observed Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw shooting targets.
9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was captured relaxing on a beach with friends in the 1920s.
10. Sigmund Freud
The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, was photographed with his dog in the 1920s.
11. Thomas Edison
Inventor Thomas Edison was pictured in his laboratory in an undated photograph.
12. Coco Chanel
Fashion designer Coco Chanel attended a horse racing event with Hugh Grosvenor in 1924.
13. Mahatma Gandhi
In 1925, Mahatma Gandhi was seen spinning cotton at an ashram.
14. Randolph Scott and Cary Grant
Actors Randolph Scott and Cary Grant were captured working out in 1930.
15. Walt Disney
Animator Walt Disney was on vacation in Havana, Cuba, in 1931.
16. Helen Keller
Author Helen Keller visited a hospital in England in 1932.
17. Charles Lindbergh
Aviator Charles Lindbergh was seen atop his plane in Ireland in 1933.
18. Lucille Ball
Actress Lucille Ball was captured bowling with friends in 1935.
19. Amelia Earhart
In 1935, Amelia Earhart inspected her plane’s radio equipment with Lt. George Sparhawk and Paul Mantz.
20. Queen Elizabeth II
Then-Princess Elizabeth watched a play with her parents in 1939.
21. Salvador Dalí
Artist Salvador Dalí was seen doodling in his bathtub in 1939.
22. Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was photographed sailing in an undated image.
23. Frank Sinatra
Singer Frank Sinatra was seen chatting with friends around 1945.
24. Jackie Robinson
In 1947, baseball player Jackie Robinson was captured at his writing desk in New York.
25. Pablo Picasso
Artist Pablo Picasso was seen sketching at a resort in France in 1950.
26. Mickey Mantle
Baseball player Mickey Mantle was photographed in the dugout before a game in 1951.
27. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was seen playing golf in Hawaii in 1951.
28. Richard Nixon
Then-Senator Richard Nixon was captured by a pool in Los Angeles in 1952.
29. Alan Turing
Computer scientist Alan Turing was seen with researchers in 1951.
30. Frida Kahlo
Artist Frida Kahlo was resting in bed in Mexico City in 1952.
31. Doris Day
Actress Doris Day was photographed on the beach in 1955.
32. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was seen in his home office in 1956.
33. Audrey Hepburn
Actress Audrey Hepburn was captured with her mother near Paris in 1956.
34. Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno was seen sketching at home in Los Angeles in 1957.
35. Althea Gibson
Tennis star Althea Gibson was photographed in a Harlem restaurant in 1957.
36. Jacques Cousteau
Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau was seen plotting his ship’s course in 1960.
37. James Baldwin
Writer James Baldwin was captured writing in 1963.
38. Muhammad Ali
Boxer Muhammad Ali was photographed on the phone in a hotel in 1963.
39. Colonel Sanders
Entrepreneur Colonel Sanders was seen reading the newspaper in 1964.
40. Malcolm X
Civil rights activist Malcolm X arrived at London airport with a video camera in 1964.
41. Allen Ginsberg
Poet Allen Ginsberg was seen reading his work to his agent in 1966.
42. Shirley Chisholm
Assemblywoman Shirley Chisholm was captured dancing at a reception in 1968.
43. Neil Armstrong
Astronaut Neil Armstrong was seen holding a birthday cake at NASA in 1969.
44. Bruce Lee
Martial artist Bruce Lee was captured at Hong Kong Airport in 1972.
45. Cesar Chavez
Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez was seen eating watermelon during a march in 1975.
46. Harvey Milk
Gay rights activist Harvey Milk was photographed on a motorcycle in 1977.
47. Maya Angelou
Author Maya Angelou was seen in a home library in 1981.
48. Connie Chung
Journalist Connie Chung was captured hugging her husband in 1987.
49. George Takei
Actor George Takei was seen joking with James Doohan on the set of Star Trek in 1988.
