Who are the following faces?

You will be shown three faces, each partially obscured by a mask. Study each one carefully and type your best guess at who the person is -- or leave it blank if you are not sure. After viewing all three you will have a short moment to think, then the faces are revealed. You will also see what previous readers guessed.

Face 1 of 3

Who is this?

Masked face 1
Face 2 of 3

Who is this?

Masked face 2
Face 3 of 3

Who is this?

Masked face 3

Get ready for the reveal — try to name the faces now.

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Revealing in a moment…

Here are the unmasked faces

Do you recognise them now?

Unmasked face 1
Unmasked face 2
Unmasked face 3

The faces were…

How many did you get right with the masks on? Face masks remove many of the cues we rely on for identification — even familiar faces can be hard to recognise when the lower face is obscured.