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There are so many historical figures out there from centuries ago that we've heard of in our history textbooks, but never actually saw real photos of. Due to 3D facial reconstruction, experts can now predict how these people looked back when they were alive, and it looks nothing like the textbook images we saw way back when! According to The Chive, "Forensic scientists examine the skulls of the deceased, using the grooves and bumps along the bone as a foundation for the layers of 3D flesh," which is exactly how they are able to mould these predictive models of historic, ancient figures. Take a look below! 1. King Tut BBC King Tut, formally known as King Tutankhamen, was buried in a mummified mask, meaning that we basically had no idea as to what he looked like in the 18th dynasty. His mask was pretty much the only proof that we had of his existence! Until now, of course. 2. St. Anthony Wikimedia Commons Known as the patron saint of finding lost items and belongings, St. Anthony was a priest and was known for his incredible knowledge of scripture. While he is best-known for his knowledge in the religious order, there was little to no knowledge of what he looked like. 3. Robert the Bruce Face Lab/Liverpool John Moores University Robert the Bruce was the King of Scots from 1306 to 1329 when he died. He led the wars of Scottish independence against England and is one of the best-known warriors of his generation. There were never any pictures or paintings of him, despite his heroic acts being well-documented over time. 4. Nicolaus Copernicus Central Forensic Laboratory of the Polish Police Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician. He was also the first astronomer who showed a model detailing that the sun was the center of the universe and not the earth. He made huge contributions to the field of science and was incredibly smart in multiple fields of knowledge. 5. Henry IV of France The CGBros King Henry IV was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. When his mother, Queen of Navarre, passed away he then inherited the throne. 6. Johann Sebastian Bach Jean-Pierre Dazuro Johann Sebastian Bach, otherwise simply known as Bach to many musical artists today, he was a German musician and composer in the Baroque period. A sculpture of him was used to create the above CGI image. Pretty cool! Read onto the NEXT page for more historical figures reconstructed by CGI... 7. William Shakespeare Death Masks/The History Channel Known as one of the most famous playwrights and writers of all time, William Shakespeare's most popular tragedies such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth are still read/watched today in most high schools and colleges. While we've all seen paintings and portraits of Shakespeare from his time period, it's a lot different than the CGI predictive model! What do you think? 8. Santa Claus or St. Nicholas Anand Kapoor St. Nicholas, who is also known as our beloved Santa Claus around the world, was a Christian saint during the 4th century and was best-known for performing miracles or giving secret gifts to others. Sound familiar? 9. Nefertiti scruffypair/YouTube Nefertiti was known as the wife of an Egyptian Pharoah, and the couple started a religious revolution where they 'only worshipped one god'. Many scholars believe that after her husband's death, Nefertiti went on to rule alone. 10. Cleopatra The Face of Cleopatra (Narration & Photoshop Reconstruction) Cleopatra is one of the most well-known female Pharaohs of ancient Egypt and is also remembered as one of the last active Pharaohs of that time period. Many experts have spoken on her beauty, but actually had no idea what she looked like. 11. Maximilien de Robespierre Philippe Charlier and Philippe Froesch/Visual Forensic Maximilien de Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician and was best-known for being one of the most influential people during the French revolution. He was one of the many people who changed history as we know it, but many didn't have a clue of what he looked like besides what they saw in history textbooks. 12. Jesus Christ Richard Neave/BBC Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was believed to be a Jewish Rabbi from Galilee that preached the Word of God. Obviously being the Messiah who died to save us from our sins, there are several paintings and portraits of what many believed Jesus to have looked like when he was alive, but scholars say that these paintings and portraits are wrong! 13. George Washington gimar/YouTube George Washington served as the very first President of the United States. Surprisingly enough, the many paintings of him are actually pretty accurate to the CGI predictive model! Are you surprised by any of these 3D facial reconstructive photos? Be sure to SHARE this article if you were!