Historical figures are lucky: born before the advent of digital flash photography. EVERYONE looks great on grainy film, even better on black-and-white-film, and

Historical figures are lucky: born before the advent of digital flash photography. EVERYONE looks great on grainy film, even better on black-and-white-film, and even better on a commissioned don't-you-dare-reproduce-my-double-chin oil painting. Having said that, I'm sure many of these great figures were able to make use of their sexy wiles: being attractive doesn't mean being classically handsome, it means having a glint in your eye and a persuasive charm.