Catherine Caruso

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.”

The British actor stars as the titular character in Netflix’s limited series Vladimir.

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

Grammy-winning country singer Lainey Wilson is best known for her albums Bell Bottom Country and Whirlwind.

These female figures will inspire and empower you.

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

As a kid, Ramsay dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player.

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

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

The Louisville couple killed hair dresser Jamie Carroll in a meth-fueled tryst in 2009.

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay shares three daughters and three sons with his wife, Tana.

“I’m just kind of getting my freedom,” the former YouTube child star said.

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

Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, and Langston Hughes were just a few musicians and writers who shaped the Harlem Renaissance.

The late couple’s tumultuous relationship is explored in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.

Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it also led to years of personal and financial hardship.

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

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.

Serial killer Lucy Letby, who murdered seven infants in 2015 and 2016, has drawn comparisons to Beverley Allitt, another British nurse who killed four babies in 1991.

They stood by their daughter during her trial and maintain her innocence, even after her conviction.

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.

From Madam C.J. Walker’s hair care products to Mark Dean’s computer innovations, these Black inventors' creations continue to impact everyday life.

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

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and major leader of the Civil Rights Movement. After his assassination, he was memorialized by Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Rosa Parks was a pivotal civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the transformational Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The Puerto Rican rapper launched his music career while working at a local supermarket.

Kenneth Bianchi, known as the Hillside Strangler, is a serial killer who raped and murdered 12 girls and women, many with help from his cousin Angelo Buono.

Smart is married to husband Matthew Gilmour, with whom she shares three children.