50 Of The Most Beautiful People Who Lived In The '40s And '50s

This is my favorite picture of my Poppi!

—kellyg7

My grandpa was a gym teacher, coach, and a runner. I never realized how in-shape he was until I came across some older pictures, though. He passed away a few years ago, but I’ve recently taken up running to honor him (and live up to these genetics).

—caitlinb4cec1e8dd

My grandma and grandpa were high school sweethearts. I can’t find many photos of them together, but I think he’s very handsome.

—londoni2

—shawntew

My Nanny.

—madelync4

—oliviawann6

My husband's grandfather.

—n453d36673

My grandmother. Bel Air, 1951. She married one of the co-founders of the Jim Beam Distillery Company. They later divorced, and she moved away with the house painter, aka my grandfather.

—bethanyc44fbb048a

This is my old roommate's grandpa, but I had to post it because the resemblance is uncanny to Darren Criss.

—codyu2

Peep the sweet note to my Mimi in the bottom right corner.

—kellyg7

These are my grandparents! They met in the navy in the '50s and were married for 60 years before she died back in 2014. I love them so much, and they are my role models in life. I aspire to have a relationship like theirs.

—toninicolen

What a couple of babes! They were as smart, kind, fun, and wonderful as they were foxy. I miss them every day.

—terriblymikie

My grandpa and great-grandpa (bottom right).

—paiged44884e05f

My grandmother and her father (my great-grandfather). Talk about lookers.

—fnchdarcy

My grandparents definitely looked like movie stars. Love them!

—pandabear14

My grandpa Robert who served in World War II.

—haleyl46c6a4e48

Never got a chance to meet him, but my grandfather was definitely a looker!

—CatchUpJones

My grandpa during his college football days in the '40s.

—amyduncan324

My grandma, before she met my grandma. Such a babe! She was still a looker well into her 80s, with THE most beautiful white hair.

—trishs4f63c207f

—katyekeenan

My grandfather was a handsome young sailor.

—alyssalaut

My grandma, posing on the rooftop of the boarding house where she lived during World War II.

—emilyd4e1150893

This is my grandpa. He grew up in Jiles, Virginia, and went to a K–12 school where his graduating class was about 20 people. Because his class was so small (or because he was so cute, as he says), he dated every girl in his grade.

—laurenr4ee034ac2

My grandma June. Absolute iconic beauty.

—jenniferk443dcad0c

My grandfather, Thomas Jackson Alsop.

—mindym467c8e653

My grandma Lena. She was a hot mama in her day and met my grandfather on a blind double date, and the rest was history.

—gabrielleb4566763f5

Here's my grandfather in his high school yearbook. He migrated here from Mexico when he was a boy and served in the army during World War II.

—marinav442d1e623

My grandma never went anywhere without looking flawless!

—keelhaulrose2

My grandma Beryl.

—veronicaw46d8ab5b4

My grandmother, Gerladine Mulligan, looking glamorous with her bold red lipstick, circa 1940s I believe. I love her so much!

—lizzbee011

—joyam

My grandfather. I want to know why I didn't inherit any of his good looks.

—goblinqueen13

—romleym

This is my great-aunt Beverly Loyd back when she was a Republic Pictures model/actress.

—nikkiw4ccf326d6

—rutabagaa

My grandpa (on the right) during the Vietnam War.

—hg10111

—alisonjrudd

This is my grandfather when he was 23! That jawline though... omg.

—emiliat477782452

My grandparents on their wedding day. My granddad died in 2007, and my grandma passed this April. I’ve always known how attractive a couple they were, but going through her pictures earlier this year was like getting to know them all over again.

—ayanal

My grandma Barbara. My grandfather was absolutely in love with her. She passed away about 20 years before him, and he would read us their love letters and tell us stories about dating and when they were young. She was very popular with the boys, and he had to compete to win her heart... thankfully he won!

—abbeyg46a63c8b4

Akio Nishimura, in his college days and training as a Sumo.

—zoemanan

This is Carl, my great-great-uncle. This picture would have been taken sometime around 1915. He died in France in 1918 during WWI.

—lizj394

Here’s my grandma at 23 I believe. Pretty hot stuff for someone who taught in a one-room schoolhouse.

—alexisa4492bca19

This is my grandpa, probably around 1951!

—kernals

My grandpa loved to fish and be a badass in Montana. He passed away this April, and I miss him so much! Love you, grandpa! Thanks for your good genes!

—tessah45e6b4e42

My grandmother grew up wealthy, but after my great-grandparents got a divorce, things went south a bit in terms of finances. Without telling her parents, my grandmother did a pin-up shoot for extra cash in college. Pretty scandalous for a society girl in the 1940s!

—meganvbudd

My grandfather Harry.

—enbstrong

My grandma Elaine and grandpa Al (Alonzo), the coolest cats in Kansas City in the '50s.

—seoulsistah

My opa. He’ll always be guapo in my abuelita’s eyes.

—carolabeatrizlarad

My grandpa, Lieutenant Commander Warren Fordham, was a pilot in the navy for 30 years and was the first person allowed to stay in the service while suffering from diabetes.

—hellokayley