A Coal Thief & Jeremy Irons

On the right is Brideshead Revisited star Jeremy Irons. On the left is William Gaskell, a collier convicted of stealing coal in 1920 Manchester.

An American Colonial & Charles Dance

On the right is White Mischief star and onetime sex symbol Charles Dance. On the left is George Washington, considered the father of the United States of America.

A Gangster & James Remar

On the right is noted motion picture and television actor James Remar circa 1980. On the left is John May, a Chicago gangster killed in the 1929 St. Valentine's Day massacre.

A Grandmother & Taylor Swift

On the right is pop singer Taylor Swift. On the left is the grandmother of a Reddit user. The grandmother's photo is believed to be from the 1960s.

Just a Doppelganger...Or Something More?

The most recent studies (and who knows where they come from) tell us that we each have six doppelgangers around the world at any time. How about the past? Do we have an identical twin dating back a century or more? Most avid web surfers have seen the comparisons of Nicholas Cage to a long ago dandy:

Eerie, isn't it? But are there more out there as well? Hang on as we begin a bumpy ride in photographic history to uncover some others who may be undead.