Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Known as one of the greatest actors of his generation, Hoffman knew the value of hard work. For this reason, he didn’t want his children turning into “trust fund kids,” and so he left everything to his girlfriend instead. In addition, he stipulated that his son Cooper should be raised in three different cities: New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
Why you might ask? We don’t know why. Maybe he wanted the boy to have a rounded education, or maybe he just hated Los Angeles. One way or the other, it happened, which means Hoffman is smiling down from wherever he is.
Napoleon Bonaparte
While the man had a complex named after him, even though he wasn't all that short. He was average for his day, but differences in measuring formats made the English think he was shorter, which they played up for politics. Yet he's still remembered as a little shorty, and he definitely had his eccentricities.
In his last will and testament, for example, he requested that his head be shaved, and his hair be divided among friends. Now there's a keepsake that is sure to raise some eyebrows. We wonder how much hair each person got. Were these four people? Or was this a hundred people each getting a single strand of worn-out hair?
Gene Roddenberry
He's the man who brought science-fiction into the public eye with "Star Trek," and his guiding hand made it possible for viewers and fans to see the stars in ways we had never imagined. Of course, Roddenberry wanted his final resting place to be beyond the surly bonds of Earth.
He requested that he “boldly go where no man has gone before.” He wanted his ashes scattered in space, and he got his final wish. After he died in 1997 his ashes got taken up to space via a satellite and were released. He's still up there, somewhere.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is a name that may never be forgotten. She was one of the most legendary actors of her time, and she still inspires countless young women to push themselves to higher and higher heights. Though she went young, she had already accumulated a large fortune.
Instead of leaving her riches to her family, however, her will stipulated that it should all go to Lee Strasberg, her acting coach. Every single one of her personal effects remained in Lee's basement until he too passed away. She must have really liked him. Or disliked him, since it seems like a hassle.
John B. Kelly
John B. Kelly, a three-time gold medalist, was a practical man. His big success led to his daughter, the legendary Grace Kelly, having the spotlight on her from an early age, which led to her success at Hollywood, and her love life success as well: she married a prince of Monaco and was thus a real-life princess.
In John B. Kelly's will, he wrote a special request right to her, straight from his practical nature. He asked that she “not bankrupt the Principality of Monaco with the bills about her clothing.” Nobody but a dad could give such good advice in such a backhanded way.