Last Updated on September 14, 2025 by Matt Staff
If you were to go ahead and crack open a yearbook dating back to the mid-1900s, you’d be struck by just how different fame looked back then. You might go so far as to say that it looked downright ordinary. This throwback collection of celebrity yearbook photos from the mid-1900s brings with it its own deepened sense of classic nostalgia. Enjoy the historical trip.
1. Elvis Presley – Class of 1953, Humes HS
2. Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean) – 1941
3. Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) – Class of 1958, Sumner HS
4. Jack Nicholson – Class of 1954, Manasquan HS
5. Clint Eastwood – Class of 1949, Oakland Technical HS
6. James Dean – Class of 1951, Fairmont HS
7. Dolly Parton – Class of 1964, Sevier County HS
8. Bob Dylan – Class of 1959, Hibbing HS
9. Janis Joplin – Class of 1960, Thomas Jefferson HS
10. Jim Morrison – Class of 1961, George Washington HS
11. Jimi Hendrix – Class of 1961, Garfield HS
12. Johnny Cash – Class of 1950, Dyess HS
13. William Shatner – Class of 1947, West Hill HS, Montreal
14. Meryl Streep – Class of 1966, Bernard HS
15. George Lucas – Class of 1962, Downey HS
16. Harrison Ford – Class of 1960, Maine East HS
17. Robin Williams – Class of 1969, Redwood HS
18. Bruce Springsteen – Class of 1967, Freehold HS
19. Jane Fonda – Class of 1955, Greenwich Academy
20. Morgan Freeman – Class of 1955, Broad Street HS
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From prom-pose grins to proto-rock-god scowls, these yearbook portraits bottle the exact moment before ordinary turned iconic. In the mood for more celebrities’ scrolls? Try these 20 Celebrities That Ruled the Golden Age of Hollywood, or these 15 Historic Lawmen Who Inspired Hollywood Legends. You may also enjoy these 20 Robin Williams Quotes That Reveal the Man Behind the Laughter.