20 Most Influential Personalities Of The 20th Century Captured By The Photographer Philippe Halsman

Today all of us, well, all of us who reading this have some sort of a camera for ourselves. But in the previous century it was pretty rare to have the knowledge of photography and even rare to be good at it.

These are some photos of the great photographer Phillippe Halsman. He is a Latvian-born photographer of 20th century who manage to capture not only one or two but many more influential people of his time. Look if you recognize any of these people.

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#1. John F. Kennedy, The 35th U.S. President (1917 - 1963)

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#2. Audrey Hepburn, British Actress And A Humanitarian (1929 - 1993)

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#3. Salvador Dali, Spanish Surrealist Painter (1904 - 1989)

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#4. Albert Einstein, One Of The Greatest Physicists Of All Time (1879 - 1955)

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#5. Sammy Davis Jr., A Hollywood Entertainment Legend (1925 - 1990)

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#6. Alfred Hitchcock, The "Master Of Suspense" (1926 - 1980)

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#7. John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize U.S. Novelist (1902 - 1968)

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#8. Barbra Streisand, The Highest-Selling Female Recording Artist Of All Time (1942 - )

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#9. Elizabeth Taylor, British-American Actress And One Of The Most Popular In Classical Cinema (1932 - 2011) 

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#10. Muhammad Ali, First Fighter To Win The World Heavyweight Championship On Three Separate Occasions (1942 - 2016)

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#11. Alfred Hitchcock Again

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#12. Grace Kelly, Award-Winning Hollywood Actress In Classical Cinema (1929 - 1982)

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#13. Angela Davis, Activist And Scholar In U.S. Politics (1944 - )

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#14. Marlon Brando, A Hollywood Legendary Screen Presence (1924 - 2004)

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#15. Sharon Tate, An American Actress And Model (1943 – 1969)

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#16. Marilyn Monroe, American Actress And A Major 'You-Know-What' Symbol In The 50s' (1926 - 1962)

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#17. Bobby Fischer, A Record-Setting Chess Master Who Became The First American Player To Win The World Chess Championship (1943 - 2008)

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#18. Dean Martin And Jerry Lewis, The Most Popular Comedy Team Of The Decade In 1950s; Dean Martin (1917 - 1995); Jerry Lewis (1926 - 2017)

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#19. Lizabeth Scott, American Noir Actress Well Known For He "Smoky Voice" (1922 - 2015)

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#20. Louis Armstrong, The Leading Trumpet And One Of The Most Influential Artists In Jazz History (1901 - 1971)

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Hope you got know at least one or two new personalities form the past century. Please share this with your friends and family. It’s nice thing to do share the knowledge with people. They will love it. Have a happy browsing. Spread the joy!

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