Who doesn’t love a good #TBT? Since the rise of social media, people around the world have been sharing Throwback Thursday pictures on a weekly basis, giving their followers a glimpse at memories ranging from their childhood to dreamy vacations and even past relationships.
The sneaker blog Nice Kicks is widely attributed with starting the practice of regularly posting old photos and videos on platforms including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook in 2006. Since then, #TBT and #ThrowbackThursday have become two of the most-used hashtags in Instagram history, all while giving Us the nostalgia feels.
Members of the Kardashian-Jenner family are known to routinely upload #TBTs (and the occasional, albeit less popular, Flashback Friday) on their Instagram accounts, typically to celebrate one another’s birthdays.
Kim Kardashian is also sentimental every year when her and Kanye West’s wedding anniversary rolls around. To celebrate five years down in May 2019, she shared a ton of never-before-seen snaps from the couple’s nuptials, writing, “This was my wedding day almost 5 years ago in Italy. We flew in from Paris and our glam was rushed as we were trying to make it on time! We barely got my veil in as I was being pushed out the door so fast to walk down the aisle because Andrea Bocelli had started singing and I couldn’t miss it. I had no idea it was really him until I got to the isle and screamed inside! So many amazing memories.”
Other celebrities who aren’t shy about digging through old photo albums include Sofia Vergara, Joe Jonas, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Chrissy Teigen and Ryan Reynolds.
Scroll down to see some of the stars who have posted their best throwbacks on social media!
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Justin Timberlake and Mandy Moore
“Summer of 1999. Abercrombie tshirts and bucket hats. Opening for this guy and his band. Look at my nervous smile! #tbt #memories,” the This Is Us star captioned a throwback shot with the ‘NSync singer.
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Stephen, Alec, Daniel and Billy Baldwin
“Gonna get the band back together,” Alec captioned a photo with his shirtless brothers.
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Rita Ora
“I miss my mummy. This was me sunburnt on holiday one time. Use sunscreen kids,” the singer wrote.
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Michelle Obama
“Chicago made me who I am,” the former first lady tweeted with a 1970 picture of her standing in front of a car.
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Jenna Fischer
“#tbt,” the Office alum captioned a photo from her first table read with costars Rainn Wilson, Steve Carrell, Phyllis Smith, BJ Novak and David Denman.
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Blake Lively
“Pretending to be someone else... since 1997 (Thanks @briaaamadrid for the photo of us at the Spice Girls concert. Sorry -not sorry- I tricked you into thinking I was @emmaleebunton),” the actress wrote.
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Rumer and Bruce Willis
“Happy Birthday Papa. I love you to the moon and back. (Here I am pictured trying to be your son….),” Rumer captioned a polaroid with her dad.
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Katy Perry
“13 year old me. Wannabe popstar,” the American Idol judge captioned a photo of her in the recording studio.
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Will Smith, Salma Hayek and George Clooney
“Happy Birthday George! Feliz Cumpleaños Jorge! #georgeclooney,” Hayek captioned an epic throwback.
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
“I was 14, he was 23. We don't remember meeting. He found this in the garage while going through boxes,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “14 years later who knew we'd meet again. Crazy, all the life that happened between those two encounters, the lessons that needed to be learned. Fate? Chance? Serendipity? Who knows ? All we do know is, here we are together and tomorrow we are celebrating 5 years of being married and we wouldn't want to be anywhere else. #crazylove #lovers #friends #partners #hubby #anniversary #5years #throwback #throwbackthursday #tbt.”
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani
"@blakeshelton ❤️ Gx," Stefani captioned a Photoshopped throwback photo with her now-boyfriend.
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Uzo Aduba
"#tbt to when my shirt was apparently really thirsty," the Orange Is the New Black star wrote.
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Sofia Vergara
"Some things never change??" the Modern Family star captioned a photo of herself eating.
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Kate Micucci
"#tbt," the Scrubs star simply wrote.
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Kristin Chenoweth
"Back in my plié days. ? #tinydancer #ballerina #TBT," the Tony winner wrote.
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Britney Spears
"Happy birthday to my baby sister @jamielynnspears ??? she’s an angel!!" the pop princess wrote.
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Jay Pharoah
"Throwback... Baby Pharoah..that expression is the sheer fear of the knives beside my body," the stand-up comedian wrote.
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Heidi Klum
"My first day at school!" the model wrote. "This #TBT is to mark International Women’s Day! Here's a picture of me as a school girl to show solidarity with the 31 million girls around the world denied the right to go to school and fulfil their dreams. Join me and stand #UpForSchool by signing the upforschool.org petition to secure a future where every girl around the world is educated and empowered to reach their potential. #IWD2015."
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Wilmer Valderrama
"#Venezuela, 1987.. I was 7 years old.. This was my favorite costume, hahaha," the That '70s Show alum captioned a Halloween throwback. "Even at 7 I knew I was gonna be everything I am today.. Those eyes just reminded me of the focus & commitment I had for myself.. #Fearless #Defiant & #Hungry for giving my family a better future.. AT 7 HAHA!"
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Eva Mendes
"Taking to Instagram to keep you posted on my clothing line for @nyandcompany and CIRCA Beauty (@realcircabeauty), a cosmetics line I have coming out at Walgreens," the actress wrote. "I thought this picture might be a good way to start. 38 years later and still holding strong on the head wrap comeback. x."
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Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton
"Happy birthday to my sister @kathyhilton hope you have a beautiful day," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star wrote.
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Carrie Underwood
"#TBT Not sure how old I am in this pic...9-ish?" the country superstar wrote.
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Zac Efron
"Never too early for #ZacEfron to start getting ready for #BearGrylls. - #TeamZE #TBT," the High School Musical breakout wrote.
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Emma Roberts
"#Mondays #throwback," the American Horror Story star wrote.
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Mandy Moore
"Throwing it waaaay back to 1984, the year of my birth. Rocking a shirt from the hospital In Nashua, NH. #tbt #babypic #uglycouch," the This Is Us star wrote.
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Lisa Rinna
"This may explain A lot. #TBT Or not," the former soap actress wrote.
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Abbie Jacobson
"#tbt still rockin the same haircut," the comedian joked.
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Joe Jonas
"#TBT ME AND MY WEINER," the Jonas Brothers member captioned a photo of him in front of an Oscar Mayer truck.
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Padma Lakshmi
"At least it matches the outfit... #tbt," the Top Chef host wrote.
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Melanie Griffith and Dakota Johnson
"Me and Dakota sporting tatoo' circa 1993??" Griffith wrote.
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Ansel Elgort
"Ansel," the Fault in Our Stars actor simply captioned a black-and-white throwback.
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Ellie Goulding
"Birthday. Here's me- age unknown," the English singer wrote.
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Skylar Astin
"TBT to muscles and mullets at the flea market. #killinit," the Pitch Perfect star wrote.
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Yolanda Hadid
"??TBT When I learned cutting hair wasn't going to be one of my talents #NotSoWise Home made dress by my Mommy," the RHOBH alum wrote.
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Cheryl Burke
"Always a performer, even at age 7 in my living room #throwbackthursday #tbt #tinydancer," the Dancing With the Stars alum wrote.
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Alicia Keys
"#tbt Circa 1992! Got my holiday fly on, rocking around the house with my new roller skates! Thank you, Mama for letting me #HolidayFly #12DaysOfChristmas," the R&B singer wrote.
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Ariana Grande
"Happy after having stolen all of the decorations I could find," the pop star captioned a holiday photo.
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Natasha Lyonne
"#bodyglove," the OITNB star wrote.
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Lucy Hale
"19 kids and counting with lucy. Throwback thurs," the Pretty Little Liars alum wrote.
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Spencer Pratt and Stephanie Pratt
"#tbt guarding @officialstephpratt," Spencer wrote.
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Andrea Barber
"#TBT 1985. Brownies. Troop 411. Best troop ever and I remained in Girl Scouts through high school," the Fuller House star wrote. "Tonight my daughter has her first Daisies meeting. And the tradition continues. ??"
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Billy Ray Cyrus
"We've all cut our own bangs at one time or another," the country crooner captioned a football shot.
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Heidi Montag
"#TBT one of my dance recitals, best costume ever!" the Hills star wrote.
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Jack Osbourne
"#tbt gotta love 1998," the Osbournes alum wrote.
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Reese Witherspoon
"Because what Southern girl doesn't love a John Deere tractor.. #TBT," the Big Little Lies star wrote.
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Mayim Bialik
"Oh, 1986...I share you because of #tbt," the Big Bang Theory alum wrote.
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Hilary Duff
"Hahaha no caption needed…..yes those are soda can tabs on a necklace around my neck #hard," the Lizzie McGuire alum wrote.
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Hugh Jackman
"My hero ....My Dad," the actor captioned a throwback snap.
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Gisele Bundchen
"Ready to the show..How about the hairdo?? hahahaha #tbt #1992 #greatmemories," the supermodel wrote.
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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
"Still the one <3 gx @GavinRossdale," Stefani tweeted about a photo with her now-ex-husband.
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Julianne Hough
"#tbt wow where do I begin!" the America's Got Talent judge wrote. "1. Either this was during a Latin/ballroom competition and I was all fake tanned up and left my face out of it or This is a real tan and being 12 yrs old you buy the wrong foundation color at the grocery store. 2. I'm very proud of my hair! That is natural- color and length... Maybe I should shave my head now so it can grow out to be that color again. 3. That's my brother @derekhough playing guitar in the background with his shirt open (some things never change) and I can't believe I remember this... I was singing Avril Lavine 'complicated'. That was for sure my jam!"
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
"Fanny pack and lean take it to a whole other level.. #90sRock #WTF #BuffLesbian," the actor joked.
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John Stamos and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
"A Disney geek and twins. #TBT," Stamos wrote.
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Justin Timberlake
"#TBT No Flex Zone," the Grammy winner wrote.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lizza Caplan
"So happy for my good friend #LizzyCaplan who was nominated for her first Emmy Award this morning for her brilliant performance on 'Masters of Sex'. Here is a #tbt of us as babies!" the Modern Family star wrote.
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Vanessa Hudgens
"#tbt," the High School Musical actress wrote.
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Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman
"OMG...had to post this #tbt - how cute is @rbermanus?! :)," the fashion designer captioned a snap with her husband.
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Ludacris
"#tbt Lil Luda #bighatclub," the rapper wrote.
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Ashley Benson
"TBT to little Benz. Hey gurl heyyyyyu," the Pretty Little Liars alum wrote.
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Josh Duhamel
"Who's ready for some football?! #ThisGuy," the actor captioned an old pic.
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Kim Kardashian
"#ThrowbackThursday @nicolerichie and I being oh so cool at 13 years old," the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star wrote.
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Katie Holmes
"Me at age 7. :) #TBT," the actress wrote.
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Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley
"TBT: Me posing with my cousin," the Jersey Shore star wrote.
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Kyle Richards
"#Throwbackthursday #sisters @KathyHilton @KyleRichards18 @KimRichards11," the RHOBH star wrote.
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James Van Der Beek
"#tbt Karate outfit courtesy of Mrs. Claus. Eye of the tiger courtesy of 100% unjustified swagger. My grandfather’s socks? No idea what was going on there," the Dawson's Creek alum wrote.
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Sarah Hyland
"#tbt to when I had the coolest overalls known to man and could’ve maybe taken a few lessons from @allanface about blush," the Modern Family breakout wrote.
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Michelle Obama
"Let’s dance! #LetsMove #TBT #ThrowbackThursday," the former first lady wrote.
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Beyonce and Solange Knowles
"Happy Birthday to my Thu Thu!! <3," Beyoncé wrote.
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Heidi Klum
"13 years old," the former AGT judge wrote.
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Chelsea Handler
"I knew even at 2 that I had some jumbos coming to live on my chest," the TV host wrote.
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Hunter Hayes
"#TBT-WAAYYYY back. #waterslideinthebackyard," the country star wrote.
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Zoe Kravitz
"#tbt," the Big Little Lies star simply captioned a birthday snap.
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Busy Philipps
"Why my parents had me kneel in a pile of lava rocks in our backyard with my arm around a ceramic flamingo is beyond me but THANK GOD THEY DID. #tbt obvi," the former Busy Tonight host wrote.
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Lucy Hale
"Throwback Thursday, you are boring me," the actress captioned a photo of herself yawning as a child.
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Usher
"Found this picture of me and my bro. #tbt @jlacktrackz," the singer wrote.
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Kendall and Kylie Jenner
"@kyliejenner @kendalljenner #adorable #2peasinapod,” mom Kris Jenner shared.
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Minnie Driver
#TBT 1999, Delightful Sally Field directed 'BEAUTIFUL' a movie my sister @katecdriver and I produced.. I was also in it.. We had a very good time indeed," the actress-singer wrote.
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Adele
"Throwing it way back with this! Thank you for all the love, I am so blown away. X #TBT," the Grammy winner wrote.
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Jason Priestley and Blake Lively
"#tbt to when Serena Van Der Woodsen and Brandon Walsh were a thing. (Shh don't tell @robynlively)."
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Chloe Grace Moretz
"Here is an ever sassy throwback for you guys to celebrate reaching 5.1 million followers," the actress wrote.
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Drew Barrymore
"#happyinternationalwomensday ... You never know who you will become, but I like being silly! And loving as much as I can possibly love! And I love all things girl! Forever and always! #girlsrule #womenrule," the actress wrote.
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Gigi Hadid
"Scout," the model captioned a photo with her cat.
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Meghan Trainor
"Mood," the singer wrote.
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Ryan Reynolds
"Me at 2 years old. Football would be a totally ridiculous game if the ball were this big -- relative to the player's body. And that uniform . . . well, it's just f—king terrible," the actor joked.
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