Donald Trump is one of the most famous people in America, in part because he’s constantly reinventing himself. A New York real estate mogul, he became a tabloid celebrity for his flamboyant personal life, turned his name into a brand for everything from steaks to vodka to casinos, then became a reality TV star and a politician. Despite his years in the New York media spotlight, Trump’s time as the Republican presidential nominee has brought his entire life under scrutiny. TIME went through the archives to find rare photos from throughout his life and career.
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![Donald Trump, left, in a family photograph. CREDIT: Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donald-trump-biography-photographs-election-2016-004.jpg?w=630)
![Donald Trump's Childhood Home To Be Sold By Auction In October](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-27.jpg?w=760&w=760)
![Donald Trump in his Senior Year at New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY in 1964.](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-03.jpg?w=560&w=560)
![Donald Trump in his Senior Year at New York Military Academy, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY in 1964.](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-05.jpg?w=760&w=760)
![GOP 2016 Trump Wharton](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-06.jpg?w=760&w=760)
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![CREDIT: Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-11.jpg?w=560&w=560)
![DONALD AND IVANA TRUMP](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-10.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Donald Trump in 1980 with Trump Tower Model](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-09.jpg?w=560&w=560)
![Donald Trump on the phone in his car](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-14.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![The Trump Family](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-12.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Trump and Miss America Pageant](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-15.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Opening of Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Casino - April 5, 1990](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-21.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Trump Wedding](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-16.jpg?w=560&w=560)
![Donald Trump and stock](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-19.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![The Trumps At Mar-A-Lago](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-20.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Donald Trump's 'The Apprentice' Sign Thanking New York City](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-22.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![US TRUMP FLAG DISPUTE](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-23.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Melania, Donald, And Barron Trump At Home Shoot](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-24.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![NY: Donald Trump Announces Presidential Run](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-25.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Republican National Convention, Cleveland, Ohio.](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donald-trump-biography-photographs-election-2016-003.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Donald Trump](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donald-trump-biography-photographs-election-2016-001b.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![USA-ELECTION/TRUMP](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donald-trump-2016-election-biography-photos-28.jpg?w=1200&w=1200)
![Chelsea MatiashâÂÂTIME](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donald-trump-victory-speech-chelsea-matiash.jpeg?w=1200&w=1200)
See the life in pictures of Trump’s opponent in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton.
Nov. 2, 2016. Update Nov. 11, 2016.