BIOGRAPHY

Actor, singer, and activist Harry Belafonte achieved lasting fame for songs such as “The Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” as well as for his humanitarian work.

Incoming U.S. First Lady Melania Trump is a former model whose husband, Donald Trump, won the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections.

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

Canadian actor Ryan Gosling is known for his starring roles in movies such as The Notebook, La La Land, Blade Runner 2049, and Barbie.

Retired boxer George Foreman twice won on the heavyweight title and won an Olympic gold medal. Now, he is a popular pitchman, most famously for his George Foreman Grill.

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.

Fashion designer Christian Louboutin has developed an international following for his distinctive red-soled footwear.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer whose Symphony 5 is a beloved classic. Some of his greatest works were composed while Beethoven was going deaf.

Painter Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist who was married to Diego Rivera and is still admired as a feminist icon.