— celebrity mugshots have always been popular in the tabloids, and photos of famous historical figures inspire the same awe.

— from kurt cobain to martin luther king jr. , see some of history's most famous mugshots and learn why these iconic figures were arrested in the first place.

Simpson to rosa parks and martin luther king jr. , mug shots chronicle.

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— trump's photo was undoubtedly historic, but for all the wrong reasons.

Take a spin through these captivating images — you’ll see some.

History’s most famous mug shots:

Trump doesn’t join the lineup.

The charges stemmed from an alleged affair with a married woman named antoinette della penta.

On november 26, 1938, frank sinatra found himself on the wrong side of the law.

With his arrest, trump joined a pretty horrendous list of former world leaders to have been booked and charged criminally after their term ended, including infamous dictators manuel noriega and augusto pinochet.

These pictures are essentially moments shortly after being caught doing something (presumably) wrong, and.

In the 1880s, alphonse bertillon, an anthropologist who served as chief of france’s judicial identification services,.

— as paper prints of photographs became cheaper to make, the use of mug shots expanded in the united states and europe.

From iconic figures like frank sinatra to contemporary stars like justin bieber, the intersection of fame and legal trouble has produced a plethora of captivating mugshots that have captivated the public’s attention.

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