Famous People - Facts for Kids

Mae Jemison has received numerous awards, including induction into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Vincent van Gogh painted The Potato Eaters in 1885, showing a peasant family eating dinner by lamplight. It’s often seen as his first great masterpiece.

Abraham Lincoln wrote his speeches on small pieces of paper that he kept in his hat until he needed them.

Vasco da Gama gave his sailors fresh fruit, like oranges and lemons, when they could get it to help them stay healthy and fight scurvy.

Coco Chanel spent much of her childhood in an orphanage run by nuns who taught her the valuable skill of sewing, which would become her life's work.