The names Marilyn Monroe, Freddie Mercury, and Joaquin Phoenix, among others, are synonymous with fame and fortune. They go beyond just being actors, singers, and performers, and live on as pop culture icons.
But due to their legendary status, publishers release countless articles on these people and the overexposure makes it quite hard to remember what your idol was up to and how they looked five, ten, or fifty years ago.
Luckily, the subreddit r/OldSchoolCelebs is here to remind us of that. With 111,000 members sharing vintage photos of the biggest stars to have ever appeared on screen and stage, you are bound to find someone you adore scrolling through. So let's do just that!
#1 Betty White 1948
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#2 Shakira, 1990
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#3 The Beatles Waiting To Cross Abbey Road, 1969
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#4 Rose Byrne And Heath Ledger, 1999
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#5 Keanu Reeves And Carrie Anne Moss Celebrating The Release Of "The Matrix", 1999
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#6 The Young Princess Diana With Her Guinea Pig, Peanut - 1972
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#7 Joaquin Phoenix. 1996
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#8 Elton John And Cher (1975)
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#9 Steve & Terri Irwin In 1992
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#10 Princess Diana Dozing Off While Watching A Museum Performance In 1981
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#11 Meryl Streep During Her Cheerleader Days At Bernards High School, Bernardsville, Nj, 1966
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#12 Marilyn Monroe On A New York City Subway, At Grand Central Station In 1955.
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#13 Marilyn Monroe, 1950s.
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#14 Carrie Fisher On Location In Norway During Production Of 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980)
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#15 Whitney Houston, 1982
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#16 Harrison Ford, 1978
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#17 Sting Giving His Autograph To A Young Gwen Stefani, 1983
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#18 Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Calling Their Moms After Winning The Oscar For Good Will Hunting, 1997
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#19 Susan Sarandon, 1964
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#20 Stevie Nicks, 1980
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#21 Audrey Hepburn Photographed By Philippe Halsman In Rome (1954)
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#22 Rick Astley Meeting Princess Diana, 1988
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#23 Brittany Murphy, 1999
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#24 Sean Connery Eating Pashta, Nineteen Shickshty Three (1963)
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#25 Jimi Hendrix Aged 15, With His First Electric Guitar
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#26 Freddie Mercury Talking To David Bowie. (Live Aid - 1985)
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#27 Jack Nicholson In 1972
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#28 Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe And Matt Dillon, 'The Outsiders' - 1983
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#29 Sofia Vergara Pre-Fame At Miami Beach, Early 1990s.
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#30 John Travolta And Princess Diana Dancing At The White House, 1985.
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#31 Jodie Foster And Robert De Niro On The Set Of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, 1976.
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#32 Janis Joplin In London, 1969
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#33 Carrie Fisher And A 13 Year Old Warwick Davis Behind The Scenes Of Return Of The Jedi In 1983.
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#34 Ava Gardner At 19 Year Old Photographed For Her Mgm Employment Questionnaire, 1942
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#35 The Original Sesame Street Cast, 1969
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#36 Debbie Harry In London For Vogue In 1994
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#37 Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Michael Hall And Uma Thurman, 1987
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#38 Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher (1961)
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#39 Barbara Eden In Her 428 Cobra Jet Mustang, 1970
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#40 A Young Dolly Parton With Her Husband Carl Dean, Married Since 1966.
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#41 Prince And His Band, 1980
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#42 Singer Jimmie Rodgers And His Wife Colleen On Their Wedding Day In Camas, Wa In 1957. Four Months Later He Would Be Discovered And Record His First Of Many Million Selling Songs (Honeycomb). These Are My Parents.
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#43 (1990’s) My Sister Was On A Field Trip To The Observatory And During Lunch At The Griffith Park They Ran Into The Power Rangers.
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#44 When Jimi Hendrix Rented Ringo Starr’s Apartment, London, 1966
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#45 Benicio Del Toro & Parker Posey - 1995
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#46 Mark Hamill And His Wife Marilou In 1978
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#47 Sophia Loren Giving Younger Sister, Maria Villani Scicolone A Kiss, 1955
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#48 Danny Devito At Oratory Preparatory School, Summit, Nj, 1961
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#49 Mel Gibson And Sigourney Weaver In 1983
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#50 Winona Ryder For Rolling Stone, 1991
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#51 From 1965, 17 Year-Old Stephanie Lynn Nicks (Aka Stevie Nicks)
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#52 Teenage Bob Saget With His Parents, Circa 1969 Or 1970
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#53 Samantha Micelli & Kelly Bundy 1988
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