Born on This Day: April 28

American president and diplomat whose administration shaped national expansion and the Monroe Doctrine.

French priest and paleontologist whose writings connected evolution, spirituality, and human development.

German industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.

American novelist whose To Kill a Mockingbird became an enduring examination of racism, justice, and moral courage.

French artist whose monochromes, performances, and conceptual experiments influenced postwar art.

Iraqi president whose authoritarian rule, wars, and repression profoundly shaped Iraq and the Middle East.

English novelist whose Discworld series combined fantasy, satire, and social criticism and influenced modern popular literature.

American comedian and broadcaster whose long television career influenced late-night entertainment.