Sidney Poitier is 87 years old today. He became the first
African American to win an Oscar after performing in “Lilies
of the Field” (1963).

The American Film Institute called Sidney Poitier one of the
25 Greatest Male Stars of All Time in 1999.

 
  Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

One of the best NASCAR drivers of all time, with a total of 76 races
over the course of his career, he earned 7 NASCAR Winston Cup
Championships. He died of head injuries when his car crashed 
into the outside retaining wall during the final lap of the 2001 
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona
Beach, Florida.

                                   Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr.

Holbrook is most famous for his one-man show Mark Twain Tonight since 1954
and has played Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 TV series. He was nominated for
a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award for the 2007 film Into the
Wild. Some of Holbrook’s latest films are Water for Elephants (2011), and the 
Steven Spielberg drama Lincoln (2012).

 
William Felton "Bill" Russell

Russell made significant contributions while on the Boston Celtics from 1956
to 1969 and led them to 11 championships. He won a gold medal participating 
in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.    

Jennifer Joanna Aniston

Aniston’s role as Rachel Green on the NBC-TV sitcom Friends from 1994 to
2004 earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen
Actors Guild Award. She worked as a telemarketer, waitress, and bike
messenger to support her acting career, and appeared in the 1990 Fox
television series Molloy and the 1993 horror film, Leprechaun.