The hunchbacked king whom history painted as a nefarious villain, Richard III, was unearthed this week to much hullabaloo. We now know what he might have looked and sounded like, how he likely died in battle, and we even know the word “Plantagenet.” But the late king of England is not the only skeleton celebrity around. From Geronimo to vampires to more royals, see more famous bone discoveries.
Clockwise from top left: Dan Kitwood/Getty; U Penn; Andreas Solaro, AFP/Getty; Robbie Jack/Corbis; U Penn; Radiological Society of North America, via AP

