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PROOF TIME TRAVEL EXISTS?

These incredible celebrity doppelgangers will have you looking twice… from a mind-blowing Jennifer Lawrence to a hilarious Steve Martin

The black-and-white snaps, taken decades ago, look just like some of your favourite stars

THEY'RE decades older than the celebrities we all know and love, but these vintage doppelgangers will definitely make you look twice.

Dozens of people have taken to the internet to share photos of their relatives, and people from history, in black-and-white photos and portraits.

 This man's uncle, left, looks uncannily like Dave Franco, right
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This man's uncle, left, looks uncannily like Dave Franco, rightCredit: Getty Images

Many people would be happy if they looked like some of Hollywood's biggest stars, and these lucky people look like they could be twins.

Jennifer Lawrence even looks like she could be related to an actress who was born in 1940.

Here are some of our favourite famous faces, who seem to have defied the test of time.

1. Egyptian Jennifer Lawrence

Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat (1940-2016) is the spitting image of Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence in this black-and-white snap.

 Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat, left, looks exactly like Jennifer Lawrence, right
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Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat, left, looks exactly like Jennifer Lawrence, rightCredit: Getty Images - FilmMagic

Commenting on the likeness on Bored Panda, Yvonne Bernal said: "They are so much alike, even without the eye makeup, they'd still be twins!"

2. Victorian Steve Martin

When this picture was shared online, the poster wrote: "My friend's boyfriend had a great great grandmother who looked exactly like Steve Martin.

 This man's great great gramdma, left, bizarrely looks like Steve Martin, right
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This man's great great gramdma, left, bizarrely looks like Steve Martin, rightCredit: Getty Images - FilmMagic

"If Steve Martin were in a Victorian-era cross-dressing comedy."

3. Teenage Natalie Portman

Amazingly, this picture is not of a young Natalie Portman - but of a teenage boy.

 The teenage boy on the left of this snap looks exactly like a young Natalie Portman, right
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The teenage boy on the left of this snap looks exactly like a young Natalie Portman, rightCredit: Getty Images

The picture of a man named Clyff, from Brooklyn, New York, shocked the internet when it was first shared on Reddit by his girlfriend Shannon Welch.

She wrote: "This is my friend at age 13. He looked exactly like Natalie Portman."

4. Never-ageing Johnny Depp

 This person's great grandad, left, is the spitting image of Johnny Depp, right
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This person's great grandad, left, is the spitting image of Johnny Depp, rightCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

This picture was captioned: "My great grandfather looks just like Johnny Depp."

The pair even have similar glasses!

5. Dapper Eddie Murphy

Ever wondered what Hollywood actor Eddie would have looked like in the 1800s?

 This unknown man on the left could be the twin of Eddie Murphy, right
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This unknown man on the left could be the twin of Eddie Murphy, right

The old image has emerged of a very similar man in 1890s, and he even has his moustache.

6. 'Tached up David Schwimmer

This dapper chap looks like he could be a long-lost friend of actor David.

 If David Schwimmer, right, grew a moustache, he would look so similar to this man from the 1800s
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If David Schwimmer, right, grew a moustache, he would look so similar to this man from the 1800s

The sitcom star looks remarkably similar to the man from the 1800s, he just needs to grow that impressive moustache.

7. The original Playboy

 This person's grandparents, top, look just like Hugh Hefner and Taylor Swift
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This person's grandparents, top, look just like Hugh Hefner and Taylor SwiftCredit: Alamy

When one person dug up an old picture of their grandparents, they were shocked to discover how much they looked like Playboy king Hugh Hefner and country singer Taylor Swift.

Christina Ostrom was impressed too. She wrote: "Wow. It's Taylor in 20 years."

8. Young Forever Jay-Z

If rapper Jay-Z had lived in the 1930s, this chap could have been mistaken for him.

 This Harlem man from 1939, left, could be mistaken for rapper Jay-Z, right
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This Harlem man from 1939, left, could be mistaken for rapper Jay-Z, right

This old photo of a man from Harlem in 1939 looks distinctively like Beyonce's husband.

9. 70s Daniel Radcliffe

 The 70s pair on the left look just like Daniel Radcliffe and Andy Samberg, right
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The 70s pair on the left look just like Daniel Radcliffe and Andy Samberg, rightCredit: Getty Images - WireImage

He wasn't even alive at the time, but the man on the right of this 70s snap looks uncannily like Daniel Radcliffe.

While his pal could easily be Lonely Island singer and actor Andy Samberg.

10. The picture that inspired JK Rowling?

 The woman on the left has been compared to both Harry Potter and Moaning Myrtle
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The woman on the left has been compared to both Harry Potter and Moaning MyrtleCredit: Alamy
Rylan meets his Look-a-like

The person who uncovered this gem wrote: "Turns out my great aunt was Harry Potter."

And, with her round glasses, the woman does bare an undeniable resemblance to the young Daniel Radcliffe.

However, one commenter said: "She resembles Moaning Myrtle I think!!"

11. King Mark Zuckerberg

 Mark Zuckerberg, right, looks just like King Philip IV of Spain, left
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Mark Zuckerberg, right, looks just like King Philip IV of Spain, leftCredit: Alamy

He's the king of social media, and Mark Zuckerberg bares a massive resemblance to the King Philip IV of Spain, who ruled from 1605-1665.

12. Game of Thrones' Jack Gleeson as a Roman Emperor

 Actor Jack Gleeson, right, from Game Of Thrones, looks the split of Roman emperor Caligula, left
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Actor Jack Gleeson, right, from Game Of Thrones, looks the split of Roman emperor Caligula, left

Looks like Joffrey from Game Of Thrones was always destined to rule.

The actor who plays the royal brat in the show looks identical to a Roman emperor called Caligula.

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