Charles Darwin

Remember that Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photograph — or the oldest surviving one — in 1826 or 1827. Therefore, in the vast context of human history, we have only had the ability to take pictures of people and events for a very short time. We will never truly know what many of history’s most well-known figures looked like.
Fortunately, we do have pictures of a few.

One of history’s most renowned naturalists, Charles Darwin, was among the first to propose that all species share a common ancestry. Even though many academics and religious organizations of his time disapproved of his beliefs, his theory that evolution results from natural selection is now regarded as one of the pillars of modern science. In his book On the Origin of Species (1859), he presented his groundbreaking evolutionary research.

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley, whose real name was Phoebe Ann Mosey, was a famous sharpshooter who gained fame performing in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
From an early age, Oakley developed her shooting skills to hunt food for her family. At just 15 years old, she won a sharpshooting competition and later joined Buffalo Bill’s show in 1885 — gaining national attention.
Except for Buffalo Bill himself, she earned the highest salary in the show.

Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker, was one of the most notorious train robbers of the Old West.
Along with his partner Alonzo Longbaugh (“The Sundance Kid”) and Etta Pace, he led an outlaw gang called The Wild Bunch. The trio eventually fled the country and are believed to have been killed in a gunfight with the Bolivian Army in 1908.
Today, Cassidy remains a legendary figure of the Wild West.

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author Leo Tolstoy, whose full name was Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, was one of the greatest literary figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He was nominated multiple times for both the Nobel Peace Prize (1901, 1902, 1909) and the Nobel Prize in Literature (1902–1906).
His masterpieces — Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich — remain timeless classics of world literature.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams (born July 11, 1767) was a statesman, lawyer, and diplomat — and the eldest son of John Adams, the second president of the United States.
Throughout his career, he served as an ambassador, U.S. Senator, and member of the House of Representatives for Massachusetts.
As a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he was elected the sixth President of the United States in 1825. In the 1830s, he became associated with the Whig Party.

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, born into slavery, courageously escaped and devoted her life to helping others gain their freedom.
Using what became known as the Underground Railroad — a network of abolitionists and safe houses — she personally led 13 expeditions, freeing more than 70 enslaved people.
During the Civil War, Tubman also served the Union Army as a spy and scout, continuing her lifelong fight for liberty.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson was a prominent military leader and the seventh President of the United States.
Known for his populist style and decisive leadership, he played a crucial role in shaping the modern Democratic Party.