Born on This Day: March 27

German physicist whose discovery of X-rays transformed medicine, science, and imaging.

English engineer whose automobile and aircraft-engine designs established influential standards of precision manufacturing.

German-American architect whose minimalist structures became foundational to modern architecture.

American actor and producer whose career helped define silent cinema and later portrayals of Hollywood.

American singer whose range, phrasing, and harmonic sophistication transformed jazz singing.

Bangladeshi-American engineer whose tubular structural systems made modern supertall skyscrapers possible.

Israeli-American psychologist whose research on judgment and decision-making transformed economics and behavioral science.

English actor whose international stage and screen career contributed to modern theater and cinema.