25 Gorgeous Historical Figures That Are Utterly Swoon-Worthy

We see beautiful faces on social media frequently. Most of which is thanks to either make-up, filters, plastic surgery or other enhancement tools. Historical figures didn’t have access to such amenities when they were photographed, however. Which makes it even more alluring to see photos or paintings of their authentic beauty. These swoon-worthy heartthrobs broke many hearts back in the day, and we can imagine that they had hordes of fans who chucked bloomers in their direction.

#1 Lady Caroline Blackwood

Image source:  Evening Standard / Getty

#2 Jack Kerouac

Image source: USGov

#3 Princess Fawzia Fuad Of Egypt

Image source: Armand

#4 Sessue Hayakawa

Image source: Fred Hartsook

#5 Mata Hari

Image source: Chéri-Rousseau

#6 Johannes Brahms

Image source: Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau

#7 Eva Perón

Image source: Annemarie Heinrich

#8 Rupert Brooke

Image source: Arthur St. John Adcock

#9 Hermann Rorschach

Image source:  International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. Alain de Mijolla

#10 Nikola Tesla

Image source: Napoleon Sarony

#11 Hunter S. Thompson

Image source: Cashman Photo Enterprises, Inc.

#12 Empress Elisabeth Of Austria

Image source: Emil Rabending

#13 Princess Kaʻiulani

Image source: I. W. Taber

#14 Jack Johnson

Image source: Otto Sarony Co.

#15 Joseph Stalin

Image source: Police record

#16 John F. Kennedy Jr

Image source: John Mathew Smith

#17 Lillie Langtry

Image source: Napoleon Sarony

#18 Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix Of Hesse)

Image source: A. Pasetti

#19 Nefertiti

Image source: Philip Pikart

#20 Franz Liszt

Image source: Miklós Barabás

#21 Gayatri Devi

Image source: Vivienne

#22 Lewis Powell (Conspirator)

Image source: Alexander Gardner

#23 Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh

Image source: PA Images / Getty

#24 Harry Houdini

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

#25 Susan Sontag

Image source: Peter Hujar