People in History by Wikipedia Descriptions #6

He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: one for the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and the other for the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (1997).

Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of Russia from 1547 to 1584.

Paid a then-record-breaking $1 million to play the title role in the historical epic Cleopatra (1963), the most expensive film made up to that point.

He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana.

American singer, songwriter and poet, who served as the lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors.

Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia.

King of Wessex from 871 to c.  886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c.  886 to 899.

The first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.

His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England.

He also led the United States into World War I in 1917, establishing an activist foreign policy known as "Wilsonianism."

She was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.

Leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, and Alans among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.

The longest-lived and longest-reigning historical Japanese emperor and the second longest-reigning monarch in the world.

American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters.

American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He is widely known for his marriage and lifelong devotion to Marilyn Monroe.