One of my favorite examples of this phenomenon is this photo of Robert Redford and the real person he played in All the President’s Men, Bob Woodward:

Thanks to Eric Alper for the find!

Update

I found this meme with the same theme:

I think it’s quite apt — like the burgers above, the historical figure usually has more depth and is more interesting than the actor.

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