Famous Birthdays for January 28th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 598 – Tai Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 649)^[16]
• 1312 – Joan II, queen of Navarre (d. 1349)^[17]
• 1368 – Razadarit, king of Hanthawaddy (d. 1421)^[18]
• 1457 – Henry VII, king of England (d. 1509)^[19]
• 1533 – Paul Luther, German scientist (d. 1593)^[20]
• 1540 – Ludolph van Ceulen, German-Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1610)^[21]
• 1582 – John Barclay, French-Scottish poet and author (d. 1621)^[22]
• 1600 – Clement IX, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1669)^[23]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1608 – Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679)^[24]
• 1611 – Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (d. 1687)^[25]
• 1622 – Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (d. 1691)
• 1693 – Gregor Werner, Austrian composer (d. 1766)
• 1701 – Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)
• 1706 – John Baskerville, English printer and typographer (d. 1775)
• 1712 – Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shōgun (d. 1761)
• 1717 – Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1774)
• 1719 – Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1749)
• 1726 – Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright (d. 1802)
• 1755 – Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist (d. 1830)
• 1784 – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1860)
• 1797 – Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (d. 1867)
• 1818 – George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1905)
• 1822 – Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1892)^[26]
• 1833 – Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (d. 1885)
• 1853 – José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (d. 1895)
• 1853 – Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1900)
• 1855 – William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (d. 1898)
• 1858 – Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934)
• 1861 – Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator (d. 1944)
• 1863 – Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (d. 1918)
• 1864 – Charles W. Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors (d. 1948)
• 1865 – Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (d. 1928)
• 1865 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (d. 1952)
• 1873 – Colette, French novelist and journalist (d. 1954)
• 1873 – Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (d. 1940)
• 1874 – Alex Smith, Scottish golfer (d. 1930)
• 1875 – Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1965)
• 1878 – Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor (d. 1940)
• 1880 – Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (d. 1970)
• 1884 – Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (d. 1962)
• 1885 – Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)
• 1886 – Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author and poet (d. 1973)^[27]
• 1886 – Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (d. 1976)
• 1887 – Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and educator (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (d. 1986)
• 1900 – Alice Neel, American painter (d. 1984)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1978)
• 1903 – Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish crystallographer and 1st female FRS (d. 1971)^[28]
• 1906 – Pat O'Callaghan, Irish athlete (d. 1991)^[29]
• 1906 – Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (d. 1992)
• 1908 – Paul Misraki, Turkish-French composer and historian (d. 1998)
• 1909 – John Thomson, Scottish footballer (d. 1931)
• 1910 – John Banner, Austrian actor (d. 1973)
• 1911 – Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (d. 2018)
• 1912 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956)
• 1918 – Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
• 1918 – Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Vytautas Norkus, Lithuanian–American basketball player (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 1924 – Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (d. 1976)
• 1925 – Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist and politician (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Jimmy Bryan, American race car driver (d. 1960)
• 1927 – Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996)
• 1927 – Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 1927 – Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2022)^[30]
• 1929 – Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist
• 1930 – Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat (d. 2021)
• 1930 – Roy Clarke, English screenwriter, comedian and soldier
• 1933 – Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter
• 1934 – Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
• 1935 – David Lodge, English author and critic
• 1936 – Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer
• 1936 – Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright^[31]
• 1937 – Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1938 – Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (d. 2016)
• 1939 – John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
• 1940 – Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman and philanthropist, founded Grupo Carso
• 1942 – Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater
• 1942 – Erkki Pohjanheimo, Finnish director and producer
• 1943 – Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter
• 1944 – Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (d. 2013)
• 1944 – John Tavener, English composer (d. 2013)^[32]
• 1945 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director
• 1947 – Jeanne Shaheen, American educator and politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire
• 1948 – Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (d. 2022)^[33]
• 1948 – Bob Moses, American drummer
• 1948 – Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia
• 1949 – Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2020)^[34]
• 1949 – Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (d.2017)^[35]
• 1949 – Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach
• 1950 – Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model
• 1950 – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king
• 1950 – David C. Hilmers, American colonel, physician, and astronaut
• 1950 – Naila Kabeer, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic
• 1951 – Brian Bilbray, American politician
• 1951 – Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2018)
• 1951 – Billy Bass Nelson, American R&B/funk bass player
• 1952 – Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1953 – Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1954 – Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian
• 1954 – Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Rick Warren, American pastor and author
• 1955 – Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems
• 1955 – Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France
• 1956 – Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator
• 1956 – Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter
• 1957 – Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1957 – Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer
• 1957 – Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author
• 1959 – Frank Darabont, American director and producer
• 1960 – Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician
• 1961 – Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 – Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – David Lawrence, English cricketer
• 1966 – Seiji Mizushima, Japanese director and producer
• 1967 – Billy Brownless, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 1968 – Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1968 – Rakim, American rapper^[36]
• 1969 – Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer
• 1969 – Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist
• 1969 – Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician
• 1972 – Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist, academic, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States^[37]
• 1972 – Mark Regan, English rugby player
• 1972 – Nicky Southall, English footballer and manager
• 1972 – Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist
• 1974 – Tony Delk, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 – Jermaine Dye, American baseball player
• 1974 – Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet
• 1974 – Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player and politician
• 1975 – Pedro Pinto, Portuguese-American journalist
• 1975 – Junior Spivey, American baseball player and coach
• 1976 – Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player
• 1976 – Mark Madsen, American basketball player and coach
• 1976 – Rick Ross, American rapper and producer
• 1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
• 1977 – Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player and coach
• 1977 – Daunte Culpepper, American football player
• 1977 – Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and television personality
• 1977 – Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver
• 1978 – Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Jamie Carragher, English footballer and sportscaster
• 1978 – Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (d. 2020)
• 1978 – Sheamus, Irish wrestler^[38]
• 1978 – Big Freedia, American musician^[39]
• 1980 – Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1980 – Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer
• 1980 – Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
• 1980 – Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Elijah Wood, American actor and producer^[40]
• 1984 – Ben Clucas, English race car driver
• 1984 – Stephen Gostkowski, American football player
• 1984 – Andre Iguodala, American basketball player
• 1984 – Anne Panter, English field hockey player
• 1985 – J. Cole, American singer
• 1985 – Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
• 1985 – Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
• 1986 – Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler^[41]
• 1986 – Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
• 1986 – Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
• 1988 – Paul Henry, English footballer
• 1988 – Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
• 1989 – Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer^[42]
• 1991 – Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player^[43]
• 1992 – Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer^[44]
• 1994 – Lin Zhu, Chinese tennis player^[45]
• 1995 – Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast^[46]