The Cutest Celebrity School Photos

Mar. 15, 2025

Is anything more awww-inducing than seeing a celebrity’s grade school photos? Check out the cutest throwback pics from these famous faces' early school days, including Jennifer Garner, Katie Couric and Keith Urban.

01of 18Jennifer GarnerJennifer Garner InstagramJennifer Garner may have gotten a fancier wardrobe sinceher days of wearing homemade jumpers to kindergarten, but her dimples haven’t changed a bit.

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Jennifer Garner

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Jennifer Garner may have gotten a fancier wardrobe sinceher days of wearing homemade jumpers to kindergarten, but her dimples haven’t changed a bit.

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Gwen Stefani

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03of 18Kerry WashingtonKerry Washington/InstagramAhead of the release of her memoirThicker than Water,Kerry Washington shared a look at “Little Kerry,“whom she said was “So precious, right?! And also, so strong. Stronger than she knew at the time.”

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Kerry Washington

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Ahead of the release of her memoirThicker than Water,Kerry Washington shared a look at “Little Kerry,“whom she said was “So precious, right?! And also, so strong. Stronger than she knew at the time.”

04of 18Kristen Bellhello bello/instagramActress Kristen Bellcredited her “disastrous” haircut as a kidfor her ability to “never take flack from anybody.““What she did to make sure I fit in with the boys is take the bangs past the forehead, past the ear, all the way down to the back, which I believe we now call a mullet,” Bell recounted to James Corden.

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Kristen Bell

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Actress Kristen Bellcredited her “disastrous” haircut as a kidfor her ability to “never take flack from anybody.”

“What she did to make sure I fit in with the boys is take the bangs past the forehead, past the ear, all the way down to the back, which I believe we now call a mullet,” Bell recounted to James Corden.

05of 18Jessie James DeckerJessie James Decker/InstagramTo ring in her 36th birthday,Jessie James Decker pulled a deep cut from the archives: This sweet elementary school snapshot. “It’s meeeeeee Jesssssicaaaaas,” she wrote, adding (what else?) #ariesseason.

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Jessie James Decker

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To ring in her 36th birthday,Jessie James Decker pulled a deep cut from the archives: This sweet elementary school snapshot. “It’s meeeeeee Jesssssicaaaaas,” she wrote, adding (what else?) #ariesseason.

06of 18Jenna DewanDewan looked pretty in pink in this portrait she posted for National School Picture Day. “But- is it weird that I want hair like this again? 😂” the mother of two wrote onInstagram.

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Jenna Dewan

Dewan looked pretty in pink in this portrait she posted for National School Picture Day. “But- is it weird that I want hair like this again? 😂” the mother of two wrote onInstagram.

07of 18Katie CouricKatie Couric/InstagramThisthrowback photothe journalist posted in honor of Feeding America’s Hunger in Action Month proved that she’s always had that famously bright smile.

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Katie Couric

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Thisthrowback photothe journalist posted in honor of Feeding America’s Hunger in Action Month proved that she’s always had that famously bright smile.

08of 18Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson/InstagramBefore he was The Rock -international superstarandtequila magnate- he was just a cute 7-year-old in Hawaii with a gap in his teeth.“No way this stud doesn’t grow up to becomeSexiest Man Alive,“the actor joked on Instagram.

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Dwayne Johnson

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Before he was The Rock -international superstarandtequila magnate- he was just a cute 7-year-old in Hawaii with a gap in his teeth.

“No way this stud doesn’t grow up to becomeSexiest Man Alive,“the actor joked on Instagram.

09of 18Kat DenningsThe actress looked awfully cute as a Brownie, but her time in the Scouts was short-lived: “I got kicked out of Girl Scouts for writing, choreographing and starring in a skit called ‘Lexie Monroe, Detective’ that was deemed inappropriate for Earth Day,“she wrote on Instagram.

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Kat Dennings

The actress looked awfully cute as a Brownie, but her time in the Scouts was short-lived: “I got kicked out of Girl Scouts for writing, choreographing and starring in a skit called ‘Lexie Monroe, Detective’ that was deemed inappropriate for Earth Day,“she wrote on Instagram.

10of 18Emma StoneSeth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryEven as a braces-sporting sixth-grader in Arizona in 2000, the actress had a twinkle in her eye. It might have been that she had already found her life’s passion: Stone began acting in a community theater when she was 11.

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Emma Stone

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Even as a braces-sporting sixth-grader in Arizona in 2000, the actress had a twinkle in her eye. It might have been that she had already found her life’s passion: Stone began acting in a community theater when she was 11.

11of 18Kelly ClarksonSeth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryA young Clarkson brought her accessories A-game to her sixth-grade picture session in 1994, but she would soon clear the scrunchies out of her closet to make room for a recording studio. By the time she was 10 or 11 years old, she toldReader’s Digest, she had written her first song.

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Kelly Clarkson

A young Clarkson brought her accessories A-game to her sixth-grade picture session in 1994, but she would soon clear the scrunchies out of her closet to make room for a recording studio. By the time she was 10 or 11 years old, she toldReader’s Digest, she had written her first song.

12of 18Megan FoxSeth Poppel/Yearbook Library"I remember having that unibrow, which I always hated,” Fox, seen here in 1994 as a second-grader, toldAllureof her elementary-school brows. “I used to beg my mother to let me pluck my eyebrows.”

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Megan Fox

“I remember having that unibrow, which I always hated,” Fox, seen here in 1994 as a second-grader, toldAllureof her elementary-school brows. “I used to beg my mother to let me pluck my eyebrows.”

13of 18Kim & Kourtney KardashianCourtesy Kardashian FamilyLunch box-toting sisters Kim and Kourtney had each other to lean on for their first day of school in 1986, when Kim was a kindergartner and Kourtney was a first-grader.

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Kim & Kourtney Kardashian

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Lunch box-toting sisters Kim and Kourtney had each other to lean on for their first day of school in 1986, when Kim was a kindergartner and Kourtney was a first-grader.

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Khloé Kardashian

15of 18Jamie FoxxSeth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryBefore he adopted the name Jamie Foxx, he was Eric Bishop. And as a sixth-grader in 1980, young Eric had already been playing the piano – which would come in handy for his Oscar-winning performance as Ray Charles – for a decade.

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Jamie Foxx

Before he adopted the name Jamie Foxx, he was Eric Bishop. And as a sixth-grader in 1980, young Eric had already been playing the piano – which would come in handy for his Oscar-winning performance as Ray Charles – for a decade.

16of 18Reese WitherspoonSeth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryBy the time she was in sixth grade in 1988, Witherspoon had made it to the top of the local heap – and not just as a cheerleader. By this point, she was modeling and acting in commercials and had won the Ten-State Talent Fair at age 11.

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Reese Witherspoon

By the time she was in sixth grade in 1988, Witherspoon had made it to the top of the local heap – and not just as a cheerleader. By this point, she was modeling and acting in commercials and had won the Ten-State Talent Fair at age 11.

17of 18Keith UrbanSplash News OnlineThe country star started on the guitar at age 6 and had such a knack for playing the instrument that he was winning talent competitions while he was in elementary school in the 1970s. By the time he was 15, Urban dropped out of school to pursue a music career.Ka

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Keith Urban

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The country star started on the guitar at age 6 and had such a knack for playing the instrument that he was winning talent competitions while he was in elementary school in the 1970s. By the time he was 15, Urban dropped out of school to pursue a music career.Ka

18of 18Marissa Janet WinkourCourtesy Marissa Jaret Winokur"I matched every outfit with colorful yarn in my hair,” theRetired at 35starsaysof her style choices in 1978, when she was in kindergarten.

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Marissa Janet Winkour

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“I matched every outfit with colorful yarn in my hair,” theRetired at 35starsaysof her style choices in 1978, when she was in kindergarten.

source: people.com