We easily know people by their looks, personality, and their respective achievements, but unaware of what we know of who they really are outside lies the secret within them- hidden talents and skills only few knew including themselves.
Famous people around the world that we admired so much are bound to this. Unlike us regular people, their lives are filled with fame, making them different from us and letting them difficult to be who they really are.
We knew them onscreen but what’s behind their popularity lies their true color including their innermost desires, skills and wants. Here are some of famous people who are into something we don’t know of:
1. Rowan Atkinson
He is widely known as Mr. Bean, has a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and can also drive a truck.
2. Winston Churchill
Beside from being a British politician and Prime Minister, he had a thing for watercolors.
This ‘View of Jerusalem’ is one of his paintings.
3. Al Capone
He was Chicago’s infamous gangster who was imprisoned in Alcatraz, but unknown to many, he wrote sappy love songs and started a band.
4. Gene Simmons
This long-tongued KISS bassist used to teach sixth graders at a public school in Manhattan.
5. Nostradamus
Besides from prophecies, he wrote a cookbook with some very special recipes.
6. Adolf Hitler
7. Steve Martin
Not just an actor but an excellent banjo player.
8. George W. Bush
This former US President paints dogs and bathroom nudes.
9. Freddie Mercury
This Queen’s lead singer had a diploma in graphic art and design, and this is his portrait of Elizabeth Taylor.
10. Christopher Walken
He is a natural when it comes to tearing up the dance floor. He initially trained as a dancer in music theater at the Washington Dance Studio.
11. Benjamin Franklin
Writing was one of Franklin’s many talents. He did a 1000-word essay “Fart Proudly” on the subject of why farting is great.
12. Bryan Adams
He is a skilled photographer and his works have been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazar, Esquire and more.
13. Vidal Sassoon
Not only did this man inspired Twiggy’s iconic short bob, Sassoon was also a hardcore anti-fascist street fighter.
14. Tom Anderson
This Myspace’s co-founder has also an eye for stunning landscape photography.
15. Sir Anthony Hopkins
He composed a waltz fifty years ago but has never heard it till 2013.