Several famous, globally recognized figures begin with the letter "M," with some of the most prominent being Michael Jackson (music), Madonna (music), Mickey Mouse (character), Marilyn Monroe (actress), and Morgan Freeman (actor). Other notable figures include Michael Jordan, Michael Douglas, and Muhammad Ali.
Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2024) by her death in 1962.
As a cultural icon, she was, and continues to be, admired not only for her looks but for her vulnerability and emotional depth. Captured in 1957 at the famous Ebbets Field, Marilyn Monroe embodied both elegance and a sense of ease. The photograph immortalized her as more than just a glamorous movie star.
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What was Marilyn Monroe's real IQ?
Marilyn Monroe was more than a glamorous icon—she was deeply intelligent and loved literature and philosophy. She reportedly had an IQ of 168, even higher than einstein's estimated 160.
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The series concluded on 7 December 2025, when Angryginge was declared the winner of the series, and ultimately the new "King of the Jungle", with Tom Read Wilson and Shona McGarty finishing in second and third place respectively.
Who were the early celebrities? In what is now Europe, some of the earliest known celebrities were politicians, performers, and athletes. Several key figures in Plato's Symposium were Athenian celebrities: the politician Alcibiades, the playwright Aristophanes, and the philosopher Socrates.
With an estimated IQ of 180, James Woods could be the actor with the highest IQ in the Western world. He is said to have scored 1579 out of the possible 1600 on his SATs and attended MIT before dropping out to focus on acting.
