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When we look at famous people, we sometimes forget that they aren't superhumans and that they actually stumbled through the awkwardness of childhood just like us at one point. Photos of our youth tell vivid stories of where we came from and provided a window into the styles and customs of a bygone era. Through these glimpses of young celebrities, we get an impression of how they lived and grew up before reaching the red carpet.

Funnily enough, they too did participate in awkward family photos and had the ugly duckling yearbook images taken at the gawky stages of puberty. Some of these now popular celebrities seem to have found the anti-aging elixir, while others changed almost beyond recognition. And we've gathered more than a hundred of these before and after celebrity photos, so proofs are aplenty.

Youth comes with its own unique beauty often depicted in awkward photos, but it's impossible to deny that just like a bottle of wine, some things (and people) genuinely do get better with age.

Try to spot your favorite famous celebrities, before they were famous below.

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Adele

Adele

Steve Granitz Report

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Tish Christian
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Barely recognisable? How could she look more like her seven year old self !

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Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Milos Bicanski Report

#4

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

James White Report

#5

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Kevin Scanlon Report

#6

Chloe Grace Moretz

Chloe Grace Moretz

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#7

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Dominick Reuter Report

#8

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

OUT Report

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#9

George Clooney

George Clooney

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Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Alfred Eisenstaedt Report

#12

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

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#13

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

George Pimentel Report

#14

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Jaguar PS Report

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Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

The Real Brooke Shields Report

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John Travolta

John Travolta

Jason LaVeris Report

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#17

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Brent. N. Clarke Report

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Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Dave M. Benett Report

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Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Nathaniel Goldberg Report

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Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

annehathaway Report

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Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

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David Bowie

David Bowie

Lord Snowdon Report

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James Dean

James Dean

Richard C. Miller Report

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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Jason Kempin Report

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#25

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Kevork Djansezian Report

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Bjork

Bjork

Páll Stefánsson Report

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg , David Shankbone Report

#29

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Jon Kopaloff Report

#30

Blake Lively

Blake Lively

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Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford

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Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom

Alberto E. Rodriguez Report

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Michael Ochs Archives Report

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Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams Report

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

Kevin Mazur Report

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Maisie Williams

Maisie Williams

Frederick M. Brown Report

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Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

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#38

Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond

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#39

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

WENN Ltd Report

#40

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

C Flanigan Report

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#41

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Karwai Tang Report

#42

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Dominique Charriau Report

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Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

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#44

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Gregg DeGuire Report

#45

Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer

amyschumer , Mike Windle Report

#46

Rihanna

Rihanna

Bryan Bedder Report

#47

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Francois G. Durand Report

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Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson

theamazinazian , Philip Toscano Report

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#49

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

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Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Reuters Report

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Ashton Kutcher

Ashton Kutcher

Frazer Harrison Report

#52

Eminem

Eminem

Lester Cohen Report

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Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Franco Origlia Report

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Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

David M. Benett Report

#55

Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid

Giuseppe Cacace Report

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Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

Jampol Artist Management Report

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Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

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Madonna

Madonna

Jason Merritt Report

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Katy Perry

Katy Perry

Todd Williamson Report

#60

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

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#61

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Venturelli Report

#62

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Jeffrey Mayer Report

#63

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland

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#65

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger

Kevin Winter Report

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John Lennon

John Lennon

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#67

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Steve Granitz Report

#68

David Beckham

David Beckham

Tom Bunning Report

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Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Michael Loccisano Report

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

James Devaney Report

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Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

Michael Kovac Report

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David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Jeff Schear Report

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#73

Beyonce

Beyonce

James Devaney Report

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Elton John

Elton John

Harry Herd Report

#75

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Jon Kopaloff Report

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Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne

Gregg DeGuire Report

#77

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton

Gary Gershoff Report

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Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Laura Cavanaugh Report

#79

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

enriqueiglesias Report

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Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Cindy Ord Report

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Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Kevin Winter Report

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Celine Dion

Celine Dion

George Holz Report

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

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#84

Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding

Carlos Alvarez Report

#85

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

James Devaney Report

#86

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

samsmithworld , Gregg DeGuire Report

#87

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes

Rob Kim Report

#88

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

amazon.com Report

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Michael Buckner Report

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Dan MacMedan Report

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James May

James May

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#92

Chace Crawford

Chace Crawford

Scott Gries Report

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Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Foc Kan Report

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Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

Alberto E. Rodriguez Report

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Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Steve Granitz Report

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Will.I.Am

Will.I.Am

David M. Benett Report

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#97

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera

Jason Kempin Report

#98

Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole

Foc Kan Report

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Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Jeffrey Mayer Report

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Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham

Tony Barson Report

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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande

Larry Marano Report

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Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr

Paul Archuleta Report

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Lea Michele

Lea Michele

David Livingston Report

#104

Britney Spears

Britney Spears

Allen Berezovsky Report

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#105

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski

Gilbert Carrasquillo Report

#106

Rachel Bilson

Rachel Bilson

rachelbilson , Jon Kopaloff Report

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Harry Styles

Harry Styles

Jon Kopaloff Report

#108

John Wayne

John Wayne

INTERFOTO Report

#109

Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie

Michael Tran Report

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Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

Frederick M. Brown/DCNYRE2016 Report

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Heather Morris

Heather Morris

JB Lacroix Report

#112

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham

Steve Granitz Report

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#113

Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung

Matthias Nareyek Report

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Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Sammy Smith Report

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