Famous
Portraits of Famous Faces - Famous People taken by Famous Photographers
Famous Portraits Photos: World Leader - Famous Movie Star -
Famous Artists
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Afghan Girl: This
photo was taken as part of the National Geographic "Green
Eyes" project, tracking the genetic trait of green eyes
passed down through the Mongols of Genghis Khan. The girl
was Sharbat Gula taken 1985 by Steve McCurry
Fred Astaire starred
in many musical films, ten of which were with Ginger
Rogers. Astaire acted until 1981, amazing considering that
he got his start in vaudeville dancing with his sister
Adele. Photographer Unknown
Marlon Brando starred in many
films including "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Wild
One" 1954 Photo for The Wild One used as the
movie poster
Humphrey Bogart Best known for "The Maltese Falcon" and
"Casablanca" was a mega-star in the golden age of
Hollywood. The photographer who took this shot, George
Hurrell, was responsible for many of the "glamour photos"
of the 1930s & 1940s
Fidel Castro former head of government of Cuba, a position
he held for 50 years. Castro overthrew the US-backed
dictator Batista to seize power, and only let go by
passing it on to his brother. Castro has been
reviled and praised for measures he took as dictator
Charlie Chaplin Most powerful actor not only helped to found
United Artists andt set the stage for what most of us consider
"comedy" today. Date: 1915 The Tramp
Salvador Dali the Surrealist artist that produced a huge
volume sculpture and paintings works. He worked with Hitchcock
on a dream sequence for his film "Spellbound"
Bette Davis was not only a famous actress but the first female
president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo over the
Atlantic. Earhart disappeared on her flight around the the
globe in 1937 near Howland Island
Albert Einstein 1947 while his most famous theory is his
theory of relativity, He formed the foundation of modern
physics and paved the way for the Atomic Age
Farrah Fawcett became famous with the TV hit series "Charlie’s
Angels" this photograph was popularized as a poster. Date:
1976. Photographer: Bruce McBroom
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis with
her family in Amsterdam and wrote an account of it in her
diary. “The Diary of Anne Frank” is universally read by
schoolchildren all over the world
Yuri Gagarin the first man in outer space and the first to
orbit the earth. He died in a training flight in 1968 and was
buried within the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow
Ernesto "Che" Guevara while travelling around Latin America he
came to the conclusion that the only solution to poverty was
revolution. He was instrumental in Castro’s takeover of Cuba
and was assassinated by Bolivian forces assisted by the CIA in
1960 Photographer: Alberto Korda.
