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Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actor during Hollywood’s Golden Age and a skilled inventor who co-developed an early technique for spread spectrum communications.

One of America's most beloved comedians, Lucille Ball is best known for her iconic sitcom I Love Lucy.

Amelia Earhart, the first person to fly across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, disappeared while flying over the Pacific in 1937.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chuck Norris appeared in action films such as Return of the Dragon and Missing in Action. He also starred on the hit TV series Walker, Texas Ranger.

Scientist Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is known for her research on radioactivity.

Michael B. Jordan is an Oscar-winning actor known for his critically acclaimed roles in Sinners, Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is known for her popular talk show and an Academy Award-nominated actor.

Painter Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist known for her activism, now admired as a feminist icon.

Ian Huntley, a caretaker for a British college, was convicted of the 2002 Soham murders in England and later died in a prison attack.

Bruno Mars is a Grammy-winning singer known for the hit songs “Just the Way You Are,” “Uptown Funk,” and “That’s What I Like.”

Retired professional tennis player Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and several Olympic gold medals.

Learn about how the beloved children's book came to be and the hidden political message in its story.

British singer Harry Styles rose to fame with the boy band One Direction and has acted in movies including Dunkirk and Don’t Worry Darling.

Maya Angelou was a multitalented poet and author known for her acclaimed 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Mae Jemison is a scientist and former astronaut who became the first Black woman in space, flying aboard the Endeavour in 1992.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has restaurants around the world and hosts the TV shows Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef.

Singer and actor Hilary Duff is best known for her roles in Lizzie McGuire, A Cinderella Story, and Younger.

Jesse Jackson was a civil rights leader, minister, and politician who twice ran for U.S. president.

Scientist and educator George Washington Carver was born into slavery and became an internationally famous botanist known for his many inventions, including more than 300 uses for the peanut.

Frederick Douglass was a leader in the abolitionist movement, an early champion of women’s rights, and the author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy was a fashion publicist who married John F. Kennedy Jr. She was considered a trendsetter and style icon.

Garrett Morgan blazed a trail for Black inventors with his patents, including those for an improved traffic light and a breathing device that preceded the World War I gas mask.

Sidney Crosby is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 2007, he became the youngest captain of a National Hockey League team.

Madam C.J. Walker created a specialized line of Black hair care products and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.

One of the best alpine skiers in the history of the sport, Lindsey Vonn has won three Olympic medals and 82 World Cup titles.

Emmy-winning journalist and former attorney Savannah Guthrie is the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today.

British serial killer Beverley Allitt, also known as the “Angel of Death,” was convicted of murdering four children while working as a nurse in Lincolnshire.

Grammy-winning pop singer and actor Sabrina Carpenter is known for the songs “Manchild,” “Please Please Please,” and “Espresso.”

Giorgio Armani was an iconic Italian fashion designer best known in America for his popular men’s suits.

The first African American Supreme Court justice was not afraid to speak his mind.

Grammy-winning singer Bad Bunny made the first all-Spanish record to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200.