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Serial killer Aileen Wuornos led a vagabond lifestyle as a sex worker before she was found guilty of murdering six men in Florida in 1989 and 1990.

Rock star Bruce Springsteen is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter best known for his songs that chronicle his working-class roots in New Jersey.

Considered the “Mother of Science Fiction,” Shelley is known for her influential horror novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

Harper Lee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author known for the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.

Diane Keaton was an Oscar-winning actor who earned critical acclaim for her work in such films as Annie Hall, The Godfather franchise, The First Wives Club, and Something’s Gotta Give.

Victoria Beckham is a British singer and fashion designer who rose to fame as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls. She is also known for her marriage to former soccer star David Beckham.

John Wayne Gacy, often called the “Killer Clown,” was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history, murdering at least 33 teenage boys and young men.

Justin Trudeau is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025, a position that his father Pierre Trudeau also held.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first men’s soccer player to record 900 career goals. He currently plays for the Portuguese national team and the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.

In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight nursing students living on Chicago’s South Side.

Sean Combs, also known as “Diddy,” is a major music producer, rapper, and entrepreneur who has been convicted of federal prostitution charges.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is an actor and former professional wrestler known for his starring roles in such action-oriented films as The Scorpion King, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and the Fast & Furious franchise.

Convicted murderer Ed Gein was a notorious grave robber whose gruesome activities inspired some of Hollywood’s most infamous characters, including Norman Bates of Psycho.

Fourteen-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop music stars in the world.

English actor Charlie Hunnam is best known for playing Jackson “Jax” Teller in the show Sons of Anarchy. He has also starred in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Monster: The Ed Gein Story.

Jane Goodall was a British primatologist and conservationist who revolutionized the study of chimpanzees.

Grammy-winning country singer Keith Urban is known for the song “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” “Somebody Like You,” and “Better Life.”

Academy Award-winning actor Nicole Kidman has starred in films such as Moulin Rouge! and The Hours, as well as the TV series Big Little Lies. She is married to country singer Keith Urban.

Rihanna is a Grammy-winning singer known for such No. 1 pop hits as “Umbrella,” “SOS,” “Diamonds,” and “Work.”

A former fixture on the Disney Channel, Selena Gomez has since made a name for herself as a Grammy-nominated musician, actor, and beauty entrepreneur.

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

Best-selling author Stephen King has written Carrie, The Shining, The Stand, and IT, among many other horror novels. Much of his work has been adapted for film and TV.

Jimmy Kimmel has been hosting his late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, since 2003.

Actor and businesswoman Priscilla Presley is the ex-wife of Elvis Presley with whom she had daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

Kamala Harris served as U.S. vice president during Joe Biden’s administration. She is the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian American to have served in the role.

Hollywood legend Robert Redford starred in acclaimed movies like The Sting and The Way We Were, became an Oscar-winning director, and championed independent film through the Sundance Institute.

Actor, writer, and director Seth Rogen is best known for his roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, The Interview, and The Studio.

Discover the accomplishments and lasting legacy of these politicians, entertainers, scientists, religious figures, and activists.

Larry Ellison is the founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation, making the billionaire one of the world’s wealthiest people.

Six people were murdered at the New York residence in 1974, and frightening tales about the home continue to scare.

Actor Charlie Sheen has starred in the movies Platoon and Wall Street as well as the TV show Two and a Half Men.

Howard Stern is the uninhibited host of his long-running radio show The Howard Stern Show.