Born on This Day: January 30

American president whose New Deal reshaped government and whose wartime leadership guided the United States through most of World War II.

American historian whose narrative works brought major historical events and questions to a broad public readership.

American civil-rights figure whose challenge to wartime incarceration became an enduring symbol of resistance to injustice.

American engineer whose inventions, including the computer mouse and interactive computing systems, helped shape personal computing.

Australian-American novelist and essayist whose work explored displacement, institutions, memory, and moral responsibility.

British actor and activist whose artistic career and advocacy have influenced theater, film, human rights, and humanitarian causes.