London Gatwick became an aerodrome back in the 1930s, but the airport we know today was officially opened on June 9, 1958 by Queen Elizabeth II. And since then we have seen many famous faces come through the terminals including world leaders such as US presidents John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin and sporting heroes including Muhammad Ali and Leo Messi.
Here are 27 pictures from the archives showing famous faces at London Gatwick airport.

5. England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher and Captain Michael Vaughan
GATWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 02: Coach Duncan Fletcher and Captain Michael Vaughan walk through Gatwick Airport as they depart for the Cricket World Cup on March 2, 2007 in Gatwick, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images) Photo: Christopher Lee

6. Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis
Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis (1906 - 1975) arrives at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, holding a model plane and a mink coat, 4th December 1959. Onassis flew in on his own Olympic Airways plane accompanied by Prince Rainier and Princess race of Monaco. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Keystone

7. British airline entrepreneur Freddie Laker
British airline entrepreneur Freddie Laker (1922 - 2006, centre, left) sells the first ticket for a flight on his Laker Airways Skytrain service to passenger Ann Campbell (right) at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, 26th September 1977. (Photo by Frank Barratt/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Frank Barratt

8. The four British subjects who were detained in Libya, (L-R) Robin Plummer, British Special Envoy Terry Waite, Michael Berdinner and Malcolm Anderson
The four British subjects who were detained in Libya, (L-R) Robin Plummer, British Special Envoy Terry Waite, Michael Berdinner and Malcolm Anderson, at a press conference following their release, Gatwick Airport, February 7th 1985. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Keystone