We Reimagined 10 Iconic Historical Figures as If They Lived Today — and the Results Are Truly Curious

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We Reimagined 10 Iconic Historical Figures as If They Lived Today — and the Results Are Truly Curious

We grew up memorizing the faces of historical icons from textbooks, yet it’s easy to forget that they were once ordinary people. Using modern AI tools, we reimagined some of these iconic figures as they might look today.

1. Marie Antoinette

© Portrait of Maria Josepha / Martin van Meytens / Schönbrunn Palace / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated image

2. Anne Boleyn

© English school / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image

3. Julius Caesar

© Tusculum portrait / Museum of antiquities / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY 2.0, AI-generated Image

4. Statue of Liberty (Charlotte Beysser Bartholdi, the sculptor’s mother)

© Reagan White House Photographs / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image

5. Tamerlane

© user:shakko / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY-SA 3.0, AI-generated Image

6. Mona Lisa

© Mona Lisa / Leonardo da Vinci / Louvre Museum / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image

7. Alexander the Great

© Unknown artist / Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY 4.0, AI-generated Image

8. Jane Austen

© Based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image

9. Richard the Lionheart

© Richard I of England / Anonymous / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image

10. Cleopatra

© Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre / Canal+, AI-generated image

Don’t miss our other article, where we brought Old Hollywood icons into the modern era — and the results are absolutely stunning.

Preview photo credit Mona Lisa / Leonardo da Vinci / Louvre Museum / Wikimedia Commons, AI-generated Image, Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre / Canal+, AI-generated image

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