Born on This Day: March 6

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet whose works became defining achievements of the Renaissance.

French writer whose imaginative works on travel and society influenced early science fiction and later literature.

German physicist and optician whose study of spectral lines laid foundations for spectroscopy and astrophysics.

English poet whose work joined lyric innovation with advocacy against slavery and social injustice.

American cartoonist whose storytelling and graphic novels transformed comics as a serious literary and artistic form.

American economist whose long leadership of the Federal Reserve influenced monetary policy and global finance.

Colombian novelist whose magical realism reshaped world literature and Latin American storytelling.

English musician whose guitar work, songwriting, and production helped shape progressive rock and popular music.