6word Portrait: William Shatner

As Kirk, captained the starship Enterprise.

Born this day in 1931

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6word Portrait: Johann Sebastian Bach

Venerated German Baroque composer; Brandenburg Concertos


Born 335 years ago today (d. 1750)

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6word Portrait: Carl Reiner

TV comedy pioneer for 2000 years.


Born 98 years ago today

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6word Portrait: Wyatt Earp

Legendary lawman of the Wild West.


Born this day in 1848 (d. 1929)

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6word Portrait: Charley Pride

Legendary country singer; "Kiss an Angel..."


Born 86 years ago today

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6word Portrait: Alexander McQueen

Wunderkind British fashion designer, died young.


Born this day in 1969 (d. 2010)

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6word Portrait: Isabelle Huppert

Highly-decorated French actress; La Cérémonie; Elle


Born this day in 1953

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6word Portrait: Judd Hirsch

Taxi's Alex has had nice ride.


Born 85 years ago today. 

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6word Portrait: Simone Biles

She's the most decorated American gymnast.

Born this day in 1997.

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6word Portrait: Edward "Butch" O'Hare

Heroic WWII pilot immortalized with airport.


Born this day in 1914 (d. 1943)

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6word Portrait: Jack Kerouac

Beat novelist went On the Road. 


Born this day in 1922 (d. 1969)

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6word Portrait: Lawrence Welk

Bandleader hosted show for 31 years. 


Born this day in 1903 (d. 1992)

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6word Portrait: Chuck Norris

Martial arts champion; Walker, Texas Ranger 


Born 80 years ago today

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6word Portrait: Bobby Fischer

Amid Cold War, became chess champion.

Born this day in 1943 (d. 2008)

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6word Portrait: Dick Allen

Most valuably kept Sox in Chicago. 


Born this day in 1972

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6word Portrait: Piet Mondrian

Dutch minimalist painted color blocks, lines.


Born this day in 1872 (d. 

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6word Portrait: Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian Nobel-winning novelist; 100 Years Solitude 


Born this day in 1927 (d. 2014)

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6word Portrait: Henry Travers

Bell rings; he angelically gets wings.


Born this day in 1874 (d. 1965)

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6word Portrait: Bobby Womack

Diversified singer/songwriter ventured "Across 110th Street."


Born this day in 1944 (d. 2014)

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6word Portrait: Jean Harlow

Enduring Hollywood starlet despite dying young. 


Born this day in 1911 (d. 1937)

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6word Portrait: Karen Carpenter

"Rainy Days and Mondays" she sang.


Born 70 years ago today (d. 1983)

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6word Portrait: Frédéric Chopin

Polish piano virtuoso composed "Minute Waltz." 


Born 210 years ago today (d. 1849)

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6word Portrait: Henri Richard

"Pocket Rocket" won record 11 Cups. 


Born this day in 1936.

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6word Portrait: Linus Pauling

Nobel-winning scientific genius and peace activist.

Born this day in 1901 (d. 1994)

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6word Portrait: Joanne Woodward

Won an Oscar; married Paul Newman


Born 90 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Fats Domino

Found his thrill on Blueberry Hill.


Born this day in 1928 (d. 2017) 

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6word Portrait: Enrico Caruso

Legendary opera singer struck right tenor. 


Born this day in 1873 (d. 1921)

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6word Portrait: Michel Legrand

Legendary French composer scored Demy films. 


Born this day in 1932 (d. 2019)

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6word Portrait: Ed "Too Tall" Jones

Grew up(wards) to be a Cowboy.


Born this day in 1950 or 1951 (sources vary)

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6word Portrait: Julius Erving

Soaring above the rim, Dr. J


Born 50 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Barbara Jordan

Texan was south's first African-American Congresswoman.


Born this day in 1936 (d. 1996)

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6word Portrait: Robert Altman

Maverick directed M*A*S*H, Nashville, Short Cuts.


Born 95 years ago today (d. 2006)

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6word Portrait: Seal

African-British "Kiss from a Rose" singer.


Born Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel on this day in 1963.

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6word Portrait: John Hughes

Breakfast Club writer/director helped define generation.


Born 70 years ago today (d. 2009)

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6word Portrait: Hal Holbrook

Distinguished actor created Mark Twain Tonight!

Born 95 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: LeVar Burton

Played Kunta Kinte on Roots mini-series.


Born this day in 1957

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6word Portrait: Frederick Douglass

Escaped slavery to become social reformer. 

Born in February 1818; exact date unknown (d. 1895)

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6word Portrait: Jack Benny

Pioneering radio/TV comedian turns 39, forever. 


Born this day in 1894 (d. 1974)

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6word Portrait: Chuck Yeager

Right stuff to break sound barrier.


Born this day in 1923

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6word Portrait: Charles Darwin

Furthered theories of evolution, natural selection


Born this day in 1809 (d. 1882)

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6word Portrait: Sérgio Mendes

Brazilian helped take Bossa Nova worldwide.


Born this day in 1941.

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6word Portrait: Roberta Flack

Killing me softly with her songs. 


Born this day in 1937

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6word Portrait: Carole King

Songwriter, singer created an eternal Tapestry. 


Born this day in 1942

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6word Portrait: Jack Lemmon

Apartment to Odd Couple, always great.

Born 95 years ago today (d. 2001)

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6word Portrait: Chris Rock

Best standup comedian since Eddie Murphy.

Born 55 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Robert Townsend

Chicagoan directed, starred in Hollywood Shuffle. 


Born this day in 1957

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6word Portrait: Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese soccer superstar currently on Juventus.


Born 35 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Lawrence Taylor

Linebacker a Giant on the field.


Born this day in 1959 

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6word Portrait: Henry Heimlich

Surgeon created life-saving choking rescue maneuver.


Born 100 years ago today (d. 2016)

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6word Portrait: Shakira

"Hips Don't Lie" at halftime, Whenever.


Born this day in 1977

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