Historical figures are always shrouded in mystery to some extent. If you weren’t alive to experience the life of someone first hand, you’re always going to wonder exactly what they were like. You can hear stories, but that’s about all we know about people who lived long ago. Often times, we don’t even know exactly what they looked like. For historical figures who lived over a century ago, we often don’t even have a picture of what they looked like. The best we have to go on is a drawing that may or may not be an accurate depiction of that person’s appearance.
Alas, science has saved us once again. With the help of statues, scans of skeletal remains, paintings, and sculptures of historical figures, forensic scientists and anthropologists have been able to digitally recreate the faces of countless historical figures. Of course, there’s no way of knowing if these 3D renderings are exactly what these people looked like when they were alive. But the science is astounding and the results are stunning. Let’s take a look at the facial reconstruction of 20 historical figures that you will literally never look at the same way again.
