The 20th century has given us an impressive amount of superstars. Think of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Muhammad Ali, Salvador Dali, John F. Kennedy and all the great people who left their mark in the history of humanity.

They also shape a very popular concept today, something we refer to as a “celebrity” or “famous person.” And while the age of social media has drastically transformed people’s understanding of fame and popularity, in the old days things, couldn’t be more different.

So thanks to this Twitter page “Some Old Photos,” today we’re taking a walk into the historical hall of fame with rare and beautiful photographs of incredible performers and artists, politicians and athletes.

#1 Goldie Hawn, 1964

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#2 Rare Photo Of Kermit The Frog And Jim Henson

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#3 Elvis Signing An Autograph

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Social media has made constant exposure a common experience. In a sense, everyone has come closer to 5 minutes of fame than has ever been possible. From self-flattering profiles and status updates, to OOTD (Outfit Of The Day) and AMA (Ask Me Anything) posts, people are actively seeking others’ attention.

Every like and every view feels like approval, and the more of it they have, they more special they feel. For internet users, “publicity has become the defining ideology leading to a constant preoccupation with visibility,” professor Joseph Faina suggests and it’s impossible not to agree with him. But this was not always the case.

#4 Ella Fitzgerald Was Born 4/26/1917. Here She Is Recording In The Studio With Louis Armstrong

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#5 Paul Mccartney And Daughter

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#6 Here Is A Rare Photo From The First Day Daniel Radcliffe Met Rupert Grint

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According to Holly Grout, an associate professor at the University of Alabama, all the essential features of celebrity culture were developed in the 19th century. “If you look at Barnum’s promotion of ‘Lindomania’ (predating Beatlemania by 100 years), the popularity of collecting and trading portraiture cards, or the celebrity endorsements of a growing number of products, from tea and mustard to cosmetics and hair creams, all accompanied by testimonials and images of recognizable public figures,” she explained in an article for Aeon.

#7 Marilyn Monroe, June 1949

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#8 Marilyn Monroe Smile

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#9 Marlon Brando, Before And After Makeup For Portraying Don Corleone In The Godfather

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In the 20th century, the celebrity concept had a tremendous departure from its earlier periods. “It correlated celebrity with cinema, and aligned it with the emergence of the Hollywood star. The 19th century set the stage for modern celebrity; the 20th century, through the mass media, amplified celebrity beyond all expectation. Hollywood did not invent celebrity; it simply gave us more of it,” Groutis argues.

Interestingly, the fascination with Hollywood celebrities had to do with the fact that they were both nothing like us and everything like us. No wonder celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor and Greta Garbo captured the collective imagination all around the globe. They had a privileged place in people’s minds, becoming the symbols of status, beauty, leadership and everything in between.

#10 Audrey

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#11 Nancy Reagan With Mr. T. Christmas, 1983

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#12 Salvador Dali, 1930s

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#13 Original Star Wars Cast

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#14 Johnny Depp Holding A Super-Soaker On The Set Of “Sleepy Hollow”

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#15 Princess Diana’s Dance With John Travolta At A White House State Dinner On November 9, 1985

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#16 Captain Kirk And Spock Eating And Having A Laugh

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#17 Christopher Reeve And Robin Williams

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#18 Young Meryl Streep

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#19 Billie Holliday

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#20 Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams & Dante Basco On The Set Of Hook

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#21 Audrey Hepburn Jumping. 1955. Photo By Philippe Halsman

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#22 Elizabeth Taylor Photographed By Robert Vose For The Look Magazine, 1956

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#23 Bruce Lee

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#24 Mj vs. Mj

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#25 Young Leonardo Dicaprio

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#26 Alfred Hitchcock And A Baby On The Set Of The Birds (1963)

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#27 Paul Newman And Clint Eastwood

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#28 Young Robin Williams In Front Of The Famous Comedy Store

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#29 Leonardo Dicaprio On The Set Of “Critters 3”

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#30 Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet For His Wife, Lucille, In Front Of The Great Sphinx And Pyramids In Giza, Egypt

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#31 Grace Kelly’s Wedding To Prince Rainier III

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#32 Cher, 1970

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#33 Muhammad Ali Trains In A Pool At The Sir John Hotel In Miami, 1961

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#34 Feeding Hannibal Lecter A French Fry On The Scene Of Silence Of The Lambs

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#35 Rare Color Photo Of The Kennedys

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#36 Meryl Streep Was Born On June 22nd, 1949

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#37 Elton John At Dodger Stadium, 1975

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#38 Young John Lennon With His Puppy

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#39 Brothers Joaquin And River Phoenix

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#40 Ursula Andress And Sean Connery Sunbathing In The Bahamas While Filming Dr. No (1961)

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#41 Shirley Temple, 1928. Cutest Photo Of All Time?

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#42 Audrey

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#43 Johnny Cash Performing For Prisoners At Folsom Prison. January 13, 1968

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#44 Ava Gardner And Burt Lancaster On The Beach

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#45 Young Heath Ledger

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#46 Young Johnny Depp

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#48 Pacino And De Niro

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#49 The Clintons, Beginning Of ’70

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#50 The Beatles, 1957. John Lennon – 16 Years Old, George Harrison And Paul Mccartney – 15

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#51 One Of The Most Beautiful/Real Photos Of Marilyn Monroe Taken By Richard Avedon. He Caught Her Off Guard

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#52 Sophia Loren Was Born On September 20th, 1934

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#53 Prince Harry, Prince William And Princess Diana

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#54 JFK & JFK Jr

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#55 T.j. Fantini, Britney Spears (11) And Justin Timberlake (12) In 1993 When They Were On The Mickey Mouse Club

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#56 Clint Eastwood

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#57 Rare Color Photo Of James Dean. Classic Cool

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#58 Audrey

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#59 Sid Vicious Going To A Bowie Concert In 1973

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#60 Bardot

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#61 Nirvana

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#62 Audrey Hepburn And Grace Kelly Backstage Of The Academy Awards In 1956

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#63 Jimi Hendrix At Woodstock, Monday Morning, August 18th, 1969

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#64 Debbie Harry And David Bowie

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#65 Behind The Scenes Of Grease, 1978

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#66 Frank Sinatra And Dean Martin In The Recording Studio

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#67 Bob Marley On Beach With Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare, Mother Of Damien Marley

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#68 Young Johnny Depp

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#69 Elvis Photobooth 1950’s

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#70 Kurt Cobain And Frances Bean

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#71 Lynda Carter Was Born On July 24th, 1951. Here She Is As Wonder Woman In The Mid 70’s

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#72 Jimi Hendrix Behind The Camera As He Films Janis Joplin Backstage

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#73 Jimmy Page

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#74 Arthur Miller And Marilyn Monroe, 1957

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#75 Kate Moss And Johnny Depp

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#76 Elvis Helping Johnny Cash With His Hair

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#77 Lauren Bacall And Humphrey Bogart

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#78 Stevie Nicks, 1975

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#79 John, Yoko, And Sean

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#80 Sophia Loren Taking Off Her Stockings

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#81 Brigitte Bardot Photographed By Ghislain Dussart, 1965

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#82 Karen Allen And Steven Spielberg On The Set Of ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’

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#83 Robert Deniro And Joe Pesci On The Set Of Raging Bull

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#84 James Dean Reading Poetry

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#85 Whitney Houston And Michael Jackson

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#86 George Clooney With Long Hair

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#87 Marilyn Monroe Performing For Troops Stationed In Korea, February 1954

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#88 Frank Sinatra Getting Out Of A Helicopter With A Drink In His Hand

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#89 Dean Martin And Audrey Hepburn On The Set Of Sabrina (1954)

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#90 Jimi Hendrix In Action. Great Photo Of The Roadie Having To Hold Up The Amp Stack

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#91 Pillow Fight With The Beatles

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#92 Jimi Hendrix Dressed As Santa Claus, 1967

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#93 David Bowie And Elizabeth Taylor, 1975

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#94 Johnny Depp Smiling, 1983

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#95 Jack Nicholson And Marlon Brando

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#96 Louis Armstrong, Photo By Dennis Stock

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#97 Very Rare Photo Of Nirvana Before They Were Famous. You Haven’t Seen This One Before

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#98 Classic James Dean

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#99 Picasso & Brigitte Bardot, Photo By Jerome Brierre

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#100 Elton John, Then Owner Of The Nasl’s Los Angeles Aztecs, Takes A Graceful Swing In Front Of George Best

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#101 Al Pacino On The Set Of The Godfather, 1972

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#102 Some-Old-Photos-Twitter

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#103 Brigitte Bardot In A Bikini, 1963

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#104 Elvis Kissing His Date, A Mystery Woman, In 1956. Photo By Alfred Wertheimer, Taken In Richmond, Virginia

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#105 Hendrix

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#106 Some-Old-Photos-Twitter

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#107 Robert De Niro Was Born On August 17th, 1943. Here He Is With Martin Scorcese

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#108 Dustin Hoffman Was Born On August 8th, 1937. Here He Is With Meryl Streep With Their Oscars

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#109 Hendrix

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#110 John Lennon Selfie During The Beatles Last Concert On August 29th, 1966 At Candlestick Park In San Francisco

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#111 Led Zeppelin

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#112 April 16th, 1941. Bob Feller Throws The Only Opening Day No Hitter In History Beating The White Sox 1-0

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#113 John Lennon And His Psychedelic Rolls Royce

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#114 Jim Morrison

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#115 Johnny Cash

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#116 Elvis In The Army

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#117 John Lennon Signing An Autograph For His Killer Just Hours Before His Death, December 8th, 1980

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#118 Angelina Jolie Was Born On June 4th, 1975

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#119 Sarah Jessica Parker And Robert Downey Jr, 1985

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#120 Debbie Harry And Andre The Giant

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#121 Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner On Their Wedding Day, November 7, 1951

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#122 Mick Jagger Was Born On July 26th, 1943. Here’s Mick, Keith Richards And Bob Dylan At Micks 29th Birthday Party

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#123 Marilyn Monroe And Marlon Brando

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#124 Young Sinatra

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#125 Beatles Performing On The Roof Of Apple Records, 1969. Final Public Appearance

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#126 Ann-Margret And Elvis

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#127 Mick Jagger Was Born On July 26th, 1943. He’s Pictured Here With John Lennon In 1974

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#128 George Harrison And Wife Patti Boyd, 1969

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#129 Bob Dylan At A Piano

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#130 Michael Jackson Was Born On August 29th, 1958. Here He Is In His Younger Days

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#131 Paul Mccartney Selfie

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#132 Some-Old-Photos-Twitter

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