It’s hard to imagine Marilyn Monroe without her platinum blonde hair or Albert Einstein without his famously wild hairstyle. Some famous faces become so closely associated with a particular look that their earlier photographs can be genuinely surprising. Before the signature outfits, recognizable haircuts, and carefully crafted public images, many celebrities looked nothing like the people we remember. Others simply hadn’t grown into the features that would eventually make them instantly recognizable. Luckily, old publicity shots, childhood portraits, and family photographs offer a glimpse of those earlier years. Here are 15 famous people whose earliest photos might make you look twice.Wikimedia CommonsMarilyn Monroe Before the Blonde HairIn a photograph published in 1945, Marilyn Monroe still has her natural brown hair and is known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, before her Hollywood transformation.Wikimedia CommonsAlbert Einstein With Perfectly Normal HairAn 1896 portrait shows a teenage Albert Einstein with neatly combed hair and a serious expression, decades before his famously untamed hairstyle became iconic.Wikimedia CommonsCharlie Chaplin Without the Little TrampA 1912 promotional portrait shows Charlie Chaplin with neatly styled hair and no toothbrush mustache, before his famous Little Tramp character appeared on screen.David Bowie Before Ziggy StardustIn a 1967 publicity portrait, a young David Bowie looks at the camera with a conventional hairstyle, years before his colorful Ziggy Stardust persona arrived.Wikimedia Commons / Guillermo KahloFrida Kahlo Before Her Famous Self-PortraitsPhotographed by her father in 1926, an 18-year-old Frida Kahlo appears in a formal portrait taken years before her paintings made her internationally famous.Wikimedia CommonsMark Twain at Just 15 Years OldAn 1850 daguerreotype captures a teenage Samuel Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, holding a printer’s composing stick with the letters of his first name.Wikimedia CommonsWinston Churchill Had a Military Portrait PhaseA portrait from around 1895 shows a 21-year-old Winston Churchill in military uniform, long before the familiar photographs of him as Britain’s wartime prime minister.Wikimedia Commons / Ricard CanalsPablo Picasso Had Quite the HairstyleA 1904 photograph taken in Paris shows a young Pablo Picasso with dark hair and a formal outfit, photographed by fellow artist Ricard Canals.RedditGeorge Clooney Before the Hollywood HeartthrobA teenage George Clooney sports a bowl haircut, oversized glasses, and a white turtleneck in an early portrait, decades before becoming a Hollywood leading man.Wikimedia CommonsAudrey Hepburn Before Breakfast at Tiffany’sA photograph from Christmas 1950 shows a young Audrey Hepburn years before her defining Hollywood roles, including Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.Wikimedia CommonsElizabeth Taylor Before Her Hollywood GlamourA studio publicity photograph from around 1942 captures Elizabeth Taylor as a child actress, before her violet eyes and glamorous screen presence became legendary.Wikimedia CommonsHelen Keller as an Eight-Year-Old GirlAn 1888 photograph shows eight-year-old Helen Keller alongside her teacher Anne Sullivan during a visit to Cape Cod, Massachusetts.Wikimedia Commons / Benjamin F. PowelsonHarriet Tubman in a Rare Early PortraitAn 1868 or 1869 portrait shows a much younger Harriet Tubman seated for photographer Benjamin F. Powelson in Auburn, New York, shortly after the Civil War.Wikimedia CommonsJudy Garland Before Dorothy’s Ruby SlippersA 1936 publicity portrait shows teenage Judy Garland early in her movie career, three years before audiences watched her follow the Yellow Brick Road in The Wizard of Oz.Wikimedia Commons / Carl Van VechtenMarlon Brando Before The GodfatherPhotographer Carl Van Vechten captured a 24-year-old Marlon Brando in 1948, during his Broadway run in A Streetcar Named Desire, long before he played Vito Corleone.The post 15 Famous People Who Look Completely Different in Their Earliest Photos appeared first on Den of Geek.