Seeing double

islander · January 28, 2013, 09:41:07 PM

doppelganger

1 : a ghostly counterpart of a living person
2a: double
b: alter ego
c: a person who has the same name as another

German DoppelgÃ¤nger, from doppel- double + -gÃ¤nger goer
First Known Use: 1851

There are many different types of doppelganger, as the definition of the term has become somewhat loose, encompassing any sort of double.

islander · January 28, 2013, 09:45:54 PM

19 Mindblowing Historical Doppelgangers

How can we even be sure they're not the same person? Hint: We can't. 1.21 GIGAWATTS! Much love - Virgin Mobile

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1. Alexander Severus --> Eminem

2. This Dude From 1860 --> Nic Cage

islander · January 28, 2013, 09:59:43 PM

3. Millard Fillmore --> Alec Baldwin

4. Paul Revere --> Jack Black

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:02:01 PM

5. Charles Darwin --> George Carlin

6. Phillip IV --> Mark Zuckerberg

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:04:15 PM

7. Paul Mounet --> Keanu Reeves

8. John Brown --> Charlie Sheen

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:07:01 PM

9. Abe Lincoln --> Bill Nye

10. Oscar Wilde --> Hugh Grant

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:09:11 PM

11. Young Mark Twain --> Ron Burgandy

12. Gen. George Patton --> Donald Trump

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:10:45 PM

13. Rose Wilder Lane --> Maggie Gyllenhaal

14. Ben Franklin --> Billy Joel

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:12:26 PM

15. Caesar Augustus --> Vladimir Putin

16. Winston Churchill --> This Baby

islander · January 28, 2013, 10:15:19 PM

17. This Housewife --> Leonardo DiCaprio

18. George Washington --> Glenn Close

19. The Quaker Oats Guy --> Jimmy Page

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