The Buddhist concept of reincarnation entails that one is reborn in an eternal cycle  until one has reached enlightenment. In this picture series we present you some historical figures, which seem to have reincarnated as modern day celebrity.

It is really astonishing how certain facial patterns can reoccur, even in the context of time. Consequently, this amusing picture series depicts the fact that we are all a family with known faces and appearances in general.

If you want more entertaining material check out our posts “Unknown Celebrity Friendships Captured In Old & Rare Photos! #14 Is Mind-Bending!” and “Your Favorite Legends, Like You Have Never Seen Before! History Has To be Rewritten…“.

Do you believe in reincarnation? Which photo is your favorite? Do you also have a historical look alike? Which historical figure would you like to be? Leave a comment below! We are looking forward to your comments…

Peter Dinklage and Diego Velazquez’s “Portrait of Sebastián de Morra”

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Jennifier Lawerence and her Egyptian twin-actress Zubaida Tharwat

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Orlando Bloom and Nicolae Grigorescu

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Alec Baldwin and President Millard Fillmore

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Zach Galifianakis and Louis Vuitton

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Jimmy Fallon and Mahir Cayan

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Judy Zipper

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Bruce Willis and WWII General Douglas MacArthur

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Justin Timberlake and this old time criminal

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Sylvester Stallone and Pope Gregory IX

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Johnny Depp and german Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer

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Keanu Reeves timeline

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Macaulay Culkin and the young Vladimir Putin

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Jack Black and Paul Revere

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Nicolas Cage and a Tennessee man from the Civil War Era

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Mark Zuckerberg and Philip IV

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Eddie Murphy

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Jay-Z and a man from Harlem in 1939

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Tilda Swinton and David Bowie

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Michael Cera and Adolf Hitler’s Mother, Klara

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Brad Pitt and Herman Rorschach

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Michael Jackson

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Queen Latifah and Zora Neale Hurston

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Conan O’Brien and Marshall Henry Twitchell

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rose Wilder Lane

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Christina Aguilera and Academy Award winning actress, Ginger Rogers

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Jason Segal and famous 20th century actor, Lee J. Cobb

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Christian Bale

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