Born on This Day: March 30

Jewish philosopher, physician, and legal scholar whose works profoundly influenced religious law, ethics, medicine, and philosophy.

Spanish painter and printmaker whose depictions of court, war, and human behavior helped shape modern art.

English author whose Black Beauty influenced children’s literature and humane treatment of animals.

Dutch painter whose color, brushwork, and emotional intensity transformed modern art.

Irish playwright whose dramas brought working-class life and revolutionary conflict to the modern stage.

Polish mathematician whose work founded functional analysis and transformed modern mathematics.

American actor, writer, director, and producer whose films influenced modern Hollywood authorship and political cinema.

English guitarist and songwriter whose blues-based playing had a major influence on rock music.