--- title: Internet Loses It Over Ryan Gosling's German Doppelgänger description: Ryan Gosling has a doppelgänger in German menswear blogger Johannes Laschet and the Internet just can't take it. canonical: https://time.com/4845673/ryan-gosling-doppelganger/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-05T18:59:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:08.745Z og:title: The Internet Can't Even Handle Ryan Gosling's Doppelgänger og:description: Basically twins og:url: https://time.com/4845673/ryan-gosling-doppelganger/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aed64f966a75c17/6988d4874ee2620df230e04d/ryan-gosling-doppelganger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 'Blade Runner 2049' Photocall In Barcelona og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Can't Even Handle Ryan Gosling's Doppelgänger twitter:description: Basically twins twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3aed64f966a75c17/6988d4874ee2620df230e04d/ryan-gosling-doppelganger.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Can't Even Handle Ryan Gosling's Nearly-Identical Doppelgänger > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Xavi Torrent/WireImage) Xavi Torrent—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 5, 2017 6:59 PM UTC Ryan Gosling, [unanimous sweetheart of the Internet](http://time.com/4627989/golden-globes-2017-ryan-gosling-eva-mendes/), is an [online phenomenon all on his own](http://time.com/4684083/oscars-2017-ryan-gosling-whispering-meme/) — but what if there were two of him? That’s the dilemma that fans are facing after [_Buzzfeed_ ](https://www.buzzfeed.com/karstenschmehl/no-joke-the-son-of-armin-laschet-the-minister-pr?utm%5Fterm=.dd3rlvW39#.mu2gdBeGX)pointed out that Gosling has [a nearly-identical celebrity doppelgänger](http://time.com/4744696/scarlett-johansson-lookalike-grandma/) in Johannes Laschet, a menswear blogger from Aachen, Germany whose father also happens to be notable German politician Armin Laschet. Commenters on Laschet’s Instagram account have commented about the similarity in the two men’s dapper looks, leaving comments like “Ryan Gosling sighting” and “Ryan Gosling doppelgänger.” Based on his Instagram posts, it appears that Johannes shares not only Gosling’s extremely photogenic visage but his penchant for dapper hats and excellently tailored menswear. 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