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Famous Women in History.

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411 of history's most famous women including actresses, musicians, scientists, athletes, leaders, and trailblazers who shaped the world.

Raquel Welch

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Raquel Welch

United States

Raquel Welch became a 1960s sex symbol after her fur bikini scene in One Million Years B.C. 1966. She won a Golden Globe for The Three Musketeers 1973 and later starred in TV movies like Right to Die 1987. Married four times, she died of cardiac arrest related to Alzheimer's in 2023 at her Los Angeles home.

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1790 2000