BIOGRAPHY

Known for her fashion design and tumultuous personal life, actress, writer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt became an iconic figure in American popular culture during the 20th century.

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks is known for her work with Fleetwood Mac as well as for her solo career.

Oscar-nominated actor and director Bradley Cooper is best known for his movies Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper, and A Star Is Born.

Grammy Award–winning singer Adele is known for her soulful sound and hit songs “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You,” and “Hello.”

William Clark was half of the exploration team Lewis and Clark, who in the early 1800s explored and mapped the lands west of the Mississippi River. Their journey was better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery made magic on TV’s top-rated sitcom Bewitched from 1964 to 1972.

Saint Nicholas was a Christian bishop who provided for the poor and sick and is the basis for the popular character of Santa Claus.

Country singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini has created hit songs such as “Peter Pan” and “Love Me Like You Mean It.”

Mysterious and prickly, author P.L. Travers created the beloved governess Mary Poppins, further popularized by the Disney film and stage musical of the same name.

Serial killer Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, murdered at least 49 women in Washington state before he was caught in 2001.