Top 10 Body Doubles And Impersonators Used Throughout History

Trained doubles have been used by politicians, artists, actors, and business people for various reasons. Political decoys have been sent into potential harm’s way to distract attention from would-be assassins or, in wartime, to confuse the enemy about the movements of a general or politician. Voice actors can be used to mimic a leader’s speech patterns, while a look-alike can be used in some weird performance art.

And it can get a lot stranger. Where there is talk of body doubles and impersonators, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to turn to the murky world of conspiracy theories. Often, the accounts are just plain ridiculous. But sometimes, it is difficult to determine the difference between reality and pseudohistory.

The following is a selection of verified and unverified accounts of the use of doubles, doppelgangers, and impersonators. We’ll let you decide.

Top 10 Body Doubles And Impersonators Used Throughout History

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