Dolly Parton

Everybody knows Dolly Parton for her big blonde hair, a feature you can’t miss once you look at her. However, you also can’t ignore her personality and talent for singing. From her fame during the ’60s until today, she’s still considered as an unforgettable icon in the music industry. Besides her contributions to music as a singer-songwriter and record producer, she’s also an actress, businesswoman, author and humanitarian.

She fell in love with Carl Dean, who ran the asphalt paving business; they married on May 30, 1966, and are still together. She is the head of Dolly Parton Enterprises, a $100m media empire. She’s known to be behind famous songs such as Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You and the musical score for 9 to 5. She also poured her investment money into her own theme park called, Dollywood.