40+ Historical Figures Who Were Actually Super Attractive In Their Prime
Do good looks help people win fame, fortune, and power? Well, you might think so by looking at these historical titans! And yet many of these men and women are hardly remembered for their appearances. Think of people like Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, or Rosa Parks; we're mostly familiar with images of them from later in their lives. But if you dig through the archives, you’ll find that some of the most influential people in history were actually pretty dashing in their hay days. Ready to find out your ultimate historical crush?
1. Hermann Rorschach
No, this isn't a photo of Hollywood icon Brad Pitt in costume for a period drama. It's Hermann Rorschach, the inventor of the inkblot test used in psychological evaluations. Historians speculate that his father, who painted and taught art, inspired young Rorschach to examine the influence of art on the human mind. Though many experts of his day dismissed his inkblots as quackery, today Rorschach is hailed as a scientific pioneer.
Sadly, a sudden illness took Rorschach's life when he was just 37 years old. Who knows what else he might have accomplished with some more time on this Earth?
2. Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
If you want to see elegance personified, look no further. Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt is a picture of regal serenity. This scion of the Egyptian royal family – her brother was King Farouk – married Iran’s Crown Prince Muhammad Reza Pahlavi in 1939 when she was 17. He became the Shah two years later and she took on the title of Empress.
Yet it was not a happy marriage that they shared, and so divorce came in 1948. Fawzia subsequently returned to Egypt, remarried, and lived on until 2013. Now that is quite a life!
