Born on This Day: July 25

American painter and educator whose realism, anatomy studies, and teaching transformed American art.

American illustrator whose luminous color and fantasy imagery influenced commercial and popular art.

American actor whose distinctive character performances became influential in classical Hollywood cinema.

American social philosopher whose writings on mass movements and identity reached a broad public audience.

Bulgarian-born writer whose work on crowds, power, language, and memory influenced European literature and thought.

British chemist whose X-ray diffraction research was crucial to understanding DNA and virus structures.

American actor whose television work broadened portrayals of older women in popular comedy.

Somali-American model and entrepreneur whose career expanded Black representation in fashion and beauty.