We rarely imagine what some of the most influential politicians and world leaders were like before they became household names. To help you find out, we've gathered a collection of vintage photos featuring past and present leaders. These snapshots offer a glimpse into their early years and a taste of who they once were in their youth. Scroll on and check out these rare photos below.
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1. John F. Kennedy at age 10
2. Barack Obama as a student at Harvard University, circa 1992
3. Theodore Roosevelt, 1870
4. Nelson Mandela, at the age of 19
5. Adolf Hitler as a child, 1889-1890
6. Margaret Thatcher at age 13
7. Fidel Castro in New York, 1955
8. Saddam Hussein, circa 1956
9. Mahatma Gandhi at the age of 21
10. Members of the Whittier College football squad, around 1930, with Richard Nixon wearing the number 12 jersey
11. Gerald R. Ford, 1918
12. The future Queen Elizabeth II, 1945
13. George W. Bush playing in the front yard of his family home, 1953
14. Joseph Stalin, 1902
15. Hillary Clinton, 1958
