Weird The Most Obnoxious Celebrity Wills
Age: Dec. at 52 (1769-1821)
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Profession: Politician, Military Officer
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#24 on The Most Influential People of All Time
#6 on The Most Important Leaders in World History
#3 on The Most Important Military Leaders in World History
#24 on The Most Enlightened Leaders in World History
see more on Napoleon BonaparteAge: Dec. at 87 (1920-2007)
Birthplace: Marbletown, New York, United States of America
Profession: Businessperson, Real estate entrepreneur, Real Estate Broker
see more on Leona HelmsleyBen Franklin was a smart man in many ways, but we have to wonder what he was thinking when he drew up his will. He generously left his daughter 408 diamonds — on the condition that she never turn them into jewelry "and thereby introduce... the expensive, vain, and useless fashion of wearing jewels in this country."
That's just cruel, dad. Spoiler alert: it didn't work.
Age: Dec. at 84 (1706-1790)
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Profession: Statesman, Librarian, Politician, Diplomat, Musician, + more
Also Ranked
#29 on The Most Influential People of All Time
#46 on People We Wish Were Still Alive
#21 on The Greatest Minds of All Time
#21 on The Most Important Leaders in World History
see more on Benjamin FranklinAge: Dec. at 60 (1939-1999)
Birthplace: West Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Profession: Arranger, Record producer, Musician, Singer, Presenter
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#86 on The Best Singers of All Time
#39 on The Best Female Vocalists Ever
#42 on The Top Pop Artists of the 1960s
#76 on Dead Musicians You Most Want to See Perform as Holograms
see more on Dusty Springfield