18 Spooky Photos Of Celebrity Lookalikes In A Different Era That Prove Reincarnation Is Real

Good things come in pairs and so do these celebrities!

Jesse

• Published in Film & TV
• September 4, 2022

People love celebrities for several reasons, including their uniqueness. But what if we told you that this uniqueness is only limited to their talents and not to that face of theirs you've come to adore? 

The truth is, like everyone else, these celebrities may share some striking facial features with people they're not related to and have never met before. And trust us to fish these doppelgangers out, wherever they may be hiding.

Think about it; you've probably been in a situation where you mistook a random person for a friend, or maybe you've even come across someone with a striking resemblance to yourself or an associate.

Things like this happen all the time, so why won't it occur to celebrities too? In fact, just recently, the Internet went wild over a Zambian Kevin Hart look-alike.

Even the famous actor and comedian was stunned to find out that someone with whom he had no family links could share his distinct facial features.

While some celebrities may have living doppelgangers that you can easily find on social media, others have look-alikes who existed in a different era. This will undoubtedly leave the question of the possibility of reincarnation on people's minds. 

We have compiled a list of past look-alikes of celebrities that will not only blow your mind but will make you wonder if time travel is indeed a thing.

Ready for a spooky ride? Then brace yourself for these shocking discoveries. Let's get right into it!

1. Say hello to Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1960s, a woman named Judy Zipper.

Leo dicaprio's 1960's alter ego. Judy Zipper

2. Thanks to this Reddit user u/EmberRainbow, we know exactly how Matthew McConaughey will look in some decades time

In his words;

My great-great-grandfather looks like Matthew McConaughey

3. Before becoming one of the biggest tech moguls in the world, we don’t doubt that Mark Zuckerberg was King Philip IV of Spain

4. Meet Queen Latifah’s past self, American author and filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston. If you don’t believe us, take a look at the hats

5. Zac Efron’s doppelganger is Leonard Whiting from 1968’s Romeo and Juliet. An evident connection

6. Meet Jimmy Fallon’s Turkish persona, Mahir Çayan

7. Alicia Keys’ from the 1950s is a singer named Lena Horne

8. Proof of Nicholas Cage’s vampire status

Nick Cage is so awesome even guys from the Civil War did Nick Cage cosplay.

9. Matt Damon’s entry into the doppelganger hall of fame

My parents Wedding day, February 1961. I think Dad looks like Matt Damon......

10. Double the doppelgangers, double the fun

What Andy Samberg and Daniel Radcliffe would've looked like in the 70s (real pic, found in a HS yearbook from 1978).

11. Jennifer Lawrence and Egyptian actor Zubaida Tharwat are basically the same people

Egyptian actress, Zubaida Tharwat, 1960 and American actress Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique in X-Men), 2011.

12. This 1800 self-portrait of Sir David Wilkie could pass for Rupert Grint

13. Brad Pitt? More like Hermann Rorschach

14. Two geniuses, one face

Russian immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov and Robin Williams.

15. We need Bruce Willis to play the infamous General Douglas MacArthur

16. Christian Bale’s long-lost family member, James Brolin

17. We don’t know how but Jay-Z is in this photo from 1939 called "Harlem Loiterers."

18. Adrien Brody may very well be a reincarnated version of John Locke

Did you have fun exploring the magical world of doppelgangers?

Now you're probably wondering if there’s someone out there that could easily pass up as your twin. We certainly wouldn’t rule out that possibility.

Which of these celebrity doppelgangers spooked you out the most? And we'll love to know if you've ever come across someone you share a striking resemblance with.

Jesse