Top 10 Famous Babies

With this morning's news that the Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour, hordes of press worldwide are currently waiting with baited breath for the hugely anticipated arrival of the new Prince or Princess of Cambridge. The first Royal birth since Princess Diana gave birth to Prince Harry in 1984, Kate Middleton's pregnancy has been huge news across the globe. To celebrate the birth of our future potential King or Queen – whilst keeping our fingers crossed for a national holiday – AnOther presents 10 of the most famous babies in history, from creepy film examples to scientific breakthroughs.

1. Rosemary's Baby – Roman Polanski's legendary psychological horror film follows the mysterious and troubled pregnancy of young Rosemary Woodhouse, as she becomes the victim of her neighbour's sinister cult and unwillingly gives birth to the spawn of Satan.

2. The Godfather Baby – Francis Ford Coppola cast his newborn baby daughter – the future celebrated director Sofia Coppola – as the nephew and godson of mobster Michael Corleone in the 1972 classic, The Godfather.

3. The Dancing Baby – The 3D animation of a baby dancing the Cha Cha was one of the first and most well known viral videos of all time. Created in the late 90s using innovative 3D character animation technology, the video was a huge development in internet technology, and The Dancing Baby went on to appear on multiple television shows, becoming recognised worldwide.

4. The Radiant Baby – Created in 1980 by graffiti artist Keith Haring, the image of the crawling child emitting rays of light is designed to represent Christ, hope and positivity. The illustration became Haring's personal tag, appearing in many of his works. Despite this fact, he has never officially discussed it in interviews, saying only "Babies represent the possibility of the future, the understanding of perfection, how perfect we could be. There is nothing negative about a baby. Ever."

5. Prince Michael 'Blanket' Jackson the 2nd – The third child of the late King of Pop, Blanket was born in 2002 through the process of artificial insemination. Michael famously dangled his newborn child from the fifth floor window of a Berlin Hotel, fuelling a media frenzy that questioned his sanity and his ability to be a father.

6. The Gerber Baby – In 1928, artist Dorothy Hope Smith submitted an unfinished charcoal drawing of an adorable five-month-old baby to a contest set by The Gerber Production Company, designed to find the face of their new baby products range. Smith had planned to finish the drawing if she won the competition, which she did, but Gerber used the picture in its original form. The identity of the child in the iconic image was a mystery for many years, and was rumoured to be a number of famous faces, including Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor. It was revealed several years later that the baby was simply the child of a friend, named Ann Turner.

7. Mowgli – First introduced to us in The Jungle Book, one of Rudyard Kipling's 1894 collection titled The Just So stories, Mowgli was a young boy with a penchant for adventuring and wild animals. However, Walt Disney's adaptation of the well loved story, reimagined Mowgli as an abandoned baby, left to float down the river and be raised by wolves.

8. Hercules – Born half man and half god, Hercules is one of the most well known figures in Greek mythology. The child of Zeus – King of the Gods – and a beautiful Greek woman named Alcemene, he was destined to be raised on earth until he had proven his worth as a God and could be summoned up to Mount Olympus. Perhaps the most famous statue of Hercules depicts the story of Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, who one night sent two poisonous snakes to attack the sleeping baby. Yet when his mother awoke, Hercules was found safe and sound in his crib, holding strangled serpents in each of his hands – the first evidence of his god like strength.

9. The First Test Tube Baby – On the 25 July 1978, Lesley Brown gave birth to baby Louise Joy Brown, the first baby to ever be conceived using the process of in vitro fertilisation. The Cambridge medical team behind the success had been developing the technology for 12 years, suffering 80 failed attempts along the way. A breakthrough in medical science, the birth of Louise was a beacon of hope for childless couples all over the world.

10. Jessica McClure – In October 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure swiftly became known all over the world after she fell down a 22ft well in her hometown of Midland, Texas. Baby Jessica was trapped for 58 hours while rescue teams worked to save her, miraculously she survived with only a few injuries and was returned safely to her parents.

Compiled by Rhiannon Wastell