When we look at famous people, we sometimes forget that they aren’t superhumans and that they actually stumbled through the awkwardness of childhood just like us at one point. Photos of our youth tell vivid stories of where we came from and provided a window into the styles and customs of a bygone era. Through these glimpses of young celebrities, we get an impression of how they lived and grew up before reaching the red carpet.

Funnily enough, they too did participate in awkward family photos and had the ugly duckling yearbook images taken at the gawky stages of puberty. Some of these now popular celebrities seem to have found the anti-aging elixir, while others changed almost beyond recognition. And we’ve gathered more than a hundred of these before and after celebrity photos, so proofs are aplenty.

Youth comes with its own unique beauty often depicted in awkward photos, but it’s impossible to deny that just like a bottle of wine, some things (and people) genuinely do get better with age.

Try to spot your favorite famous celebrities, before they were famous below.

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#1 Adele

#2 Ryan Gosling

#3 Barack Obama

#4 Leonardo DiCaprio

#5 Chloe Grace Moretz

#6 Neil Patrick Harris

#7 Benedict Cumberbatch

#8 George Clooney

#9 Freddie Mercury

#10 Marilyn Monroe

#11 Jennifer Aniston

#12 Jackie Chan

#13 Elijah Wood

#14 Brooke Shields

#15 John Travolta

#16 Keira Knightley

#17 Amy Winehouse

#18 Russell Crowe

#19 Anne Hathaway

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#20 Hugh Grant

#21 James Dean

#22 Julia Roberts

#23 Elizabeth Taylor

#24 Meryl Streep

#25 Bjork

#26 Whoopi Goldberg

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#27 Brad Pitt

#28 Blake Lively

#29 Harrison Ford

#30 Orlando Bloom

#31 Elvis Presley

#32 Robbie Williams

#33 Lady Gaga

#34 Maisie Williams

#35 Sandra Bullock

#36 Richard Hammond

#37 Justin Timberlake

#38 Chris Pratt

#39 Zooey Deschanel

#40 Channing Tatum

#41 Amanda Seyfried

#42 Scarlett Johansson

#43 Amy Schumer

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#44 Rihanna

#45 Natalie Portman

#46 Jeremy Clarkson

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#47 Jack Nicholson

#48 Kate Winslet

#49 Ashton Kutcher

#50 Eminem

#51 Ben Stiller

#52 Lindsay Lohan

#53 Gigi Hadid

#54 Janis Joplin

#55 Jimmy Fallon

#56 Madonna

#57 Katy Perry

#58 Jessica Alba

#59 Lily Collins

#60 Demi Moore

#61 Lucille Ball

#62 Judy Garland

#63 Mick Jagger

#64 John Lennon

#65 Jennifer Lopez

#66 David Beckham

#67 Jim Carrey

#68 Taylor Swift

#69 Selena Gomez

#70 David Schwimmer

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#71 Beyonce

#72 Elton John

#73 Gwyneth Paltrow

#74 Avril Lavigne

#75 Paris Hilton

#76 Kristen Stewart

#77 Enrique Iglesias

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#78 Billie Joe Armstrong

#79 Tom Cruise

#80 Celine Dion

#81 Sarah Jessica Parker

#82 Ellie Goulding

#83 Katie Holmes

#84 Sam Smith

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#85 Eva Mendes

#86 Cameron Diaz

#87 Alice Cooper

#88 Miley Cyrus

#89 James May

#90 Chace Crawford

#91 Catherine Deneuve

#92 Emma Roberts

#93 Russell Brand

#94 Will.I.Am

#95 Cheryl Cole

#96 Victoria Beckham

#97 Ariana Grande

#98 Miranda Kerr

#99 Lea Michele

#100 Britney Spears

#101 Emily Ratajkowski

#102 Rachel Bilson

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#103 Harry Styles

#104 John Wayne

#105 Nicole Richie

#106 Nick Jonas

#107 Heather Morris

#108 Lena Dunham

#109 Alexa Chung

#110 Justin Bieber

#111 Chris Brown

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#112 Kylie Jenner

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#113 Kim Kardashian

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