Adele
English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto voice and emotionally candid ballads.
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Showing 1–24 of 106Al Pacino
American actor known for gravelly-voiced, high-intensity performances in The Godfather and other crime and drama classics.
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German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and became one of the most famous scientists in history.
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American singer known as the “Queen of Soul”, one of the greatest vocalists in popular music history.
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British actress and humanitarian, a film and fashion icon of Hollywood's golden age.
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American baseball player, one of the sport's first superstars, who hit 714 home runs.
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American singer, songwriter and performer who rose to fame in Destiny's Child and became one of the most awarded artists in music history.
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American singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate who transformed popular music with his poetic lyrics.
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Jamaican singer-songwriter who became the international face of reggae and Rastafari-inspired music.
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American guitarist and singer-songwriter, a founding member of the Grateful Dead.
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Welsh singer known for her raspy, powerful voice and the hits “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero”.
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American actor and producer whose career spans blockbusters and acclaimed dramas, and who has won Oscars both as an actor and as a producer.
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American rock singer-songwriter nicknamed “The Boss”, whose songs chronicle working-class American life.
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American singer-songwriter known for retro-inflected pop, funk and R&B and for high-energy live performances.
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Canadian-American actress and comedian known for SCTV, Home Alone, Beetlejuice and Schitt's Creek.
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English comic actor and filmmaker who became the biggest star of the silent film era with his character the Tramp.
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American martial artist and actor who became a 1980s action star and later an internet-era pop-culture legend.
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Clay Matthews
William Clay Matthews III (born May 14, 1986) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League for…
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Portuguese footballer and the all-time leading scorer in men's international football.
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English singer-songwriter and actor celebrated for constantly reinventing his music and persona across a five-decade career.
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American actor and director acclaimed for commanding dramatic performances across more than four decades.
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Member of the British royal family and humanitarian who was among the most photographed and admired women in the world.
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American actress and filmmaker known for Annie Hall, the Godfather films and a distinctive personal style.
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Argentine footballer regarded as one of the greatest players ever and captain of Argentina's 1986 World Cup winners.
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