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Read exclusive biographies and discover fascinating stories about your favorite icons, musicians, authors, and historical figures.

Queen Rania
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Queen Rania

Queen Rania of Jordan is best known for her advocacy work in public health and education and as an outspoken opponent of the practice of “honor killings.”

Hirohito
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Hirohito

Hirohito was Japan’s longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 to 1989. He was a controversial figure who announced Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces in 1945.

Grover Cleveland
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Grover Cleveland

The 22nd and 24th president, Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms, as well as the first to be married in the White House.

John Wilkes Booth
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John Wilkes Booth

On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching the play ‘Our American Cousin’ at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.

Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is a sitcom-star-turned-pop music sensation, known for such hit songs as “Problem,” “Bang Bang,” “Dangerous Woman” and “Thank U, Next.”

Winona Ryder
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Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder is an actress known for her roles in films such as ‘Heathers,’ ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘Girl, Interrupted,’ as well as the hit show ‘Stranger Things.’

Eddie Vedder
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Eddie Vedder

Musician and activist Eddie Vedder rose to fame as lead singer of Pearl Jam, a band that popularized the grunge rock movement in the early 1990s.

Nancy Grace
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Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace is known for being the outspoken host of the TV show, ‘Nancy Grace,’ which aired from 2005-2016.

Georgia O'Keeffe
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Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe was a 20th-century American painter and pioneer of American modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southwestern landscapes.

John Candy
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John Candy

John Candy was an actor and comedian known for such films as ‘Splash,’ ‘Uncle Buck’ and ‘Cool Runnings.’