Famous Birthdays for May 28th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1140 – Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)
• 1371 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
• 1588 – Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
• 1589 – Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (d. 1674)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1663 – António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736)
• 1676 – Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
• 1692 – Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)
• 1738 – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)
• 1759 – William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)^[8]
• 1763 – Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)
• 1764 – Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (d. 1836)
• 1779 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
• 1807 – Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1818 – P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (d. 1893)
• 1836 – Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
• 1836 – Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (d. 1918)
• 1837 – George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (d. 1921)
• 1837 – Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (d. 1908)
• 1841 – Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (d. 1887)
• 1853 – Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (d. 1919)
• 1858 – Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (d. 1939)
• 1872 – Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)
• 1878 – Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945)
• 1879 – Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958)
• 1883 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (d. 1978)
• 1884 – Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (d. 1954)
• 1888 – Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
• 1888 – Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (d. 1947)
• 1888 – Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (d. 1953)
• 1889 – Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (d. 1929)
• 1892 – Minna Gombell, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (d. 1994)
• 1906 – Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005)
• 1908 – Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (d. 1964)^[9]
• 1909 – Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1910 – Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)
• 1910 – T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (d. 1994)
• 1911 – Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
• 1912 – Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
• 1914 – W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)
• 1918 – Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (d. 1990)
• 1921 – D. V. Paluskar, Indian Hindustani classical musician (d. 1955)
• 1921 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)
• 1922 – Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2017)
• 1922 – Roger Fisher, American author and academic (d. 2012)
• 1922 – Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier (d. 2020)
• 1923 – György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006)
• 1923 – N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
• 1924 – Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (d. 2017)
• 1924 – Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (d. 2017)
• 1925 – Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012)
• 1928 – Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
• 1930 – Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2019)
• 1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
• 1931 – Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)
• 1932 – Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (d. 2020)
• 1933 – John Karlen, American actor (d. 2020)
• 1933 – Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (d. 2010)
• 1936 – Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
• 1936 – Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
• 1936 – Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (d. 1997)
• 1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1939 – Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (d. 2012)
• 1940 – David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
• 1940 – Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
• 1941 – Beth Howland, American actress and singer (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 – Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1944 – Faith Brown, English actress and singer
• 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
• 1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1944 – Sondra Locke, American actress and director (d. 2018)^[10]
• 1944 – Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
• 1944 – Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1945 – Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
• 1945 – John N. Bambacus, American military veteran (USMC) and politician
• 1945 – John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1945 – Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec
• 1945 – Helena Shovelton, English physician
• 1946 – Bruce Alexander, English actor
• 1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
• 1946 – Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician
• 1946 – K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
• 1946 – William Shawcross, English journalist and author
• 1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic
• 1947 – Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator
• 1947 – Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1948 – Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania
• 1948 – Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1949 – Martin Kelner, English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter
• 1949 – Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (d. 1998)
• 1952 – Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
• 1953 – Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1954 – João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)
• 1954 – Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)
• 1954 – Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
• 1954 – Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013)
• 1954 – John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
• 1955 – Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
• 1955 – Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1956 – Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
• 1956 – Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer
• 1956 – Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
• 1956 – Peter Wilkinson, English admiral
• 1957 – Colin Barnes, English footballer
• 1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
• 1957 – Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
• 1959 – Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver
• 1960 – Mark Sanford, American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
• 1960 – Mary Portas, English journalist and author
• 1963 – Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic (d. 2016)
• 1964 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer
• 1964 – Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
• 1964 – Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress
• 1964 – Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter
• 1965 – Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1965 – Mary Coughlan, Irish politician
• 1966 – Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright
• 1966 – Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
• 1966 – Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
• 1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball player
• 1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1969 – Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
• 1969 – Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016)
• 1970 – Glenn Quinn, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
• 1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
• 1971 – Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
• 1972 – Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
• 1973 – Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1974 – Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
• 1974 – Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
• 1975 – Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic
• 1976 – Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player
• 1976 – Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
• 1976 – Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
• 1976 – Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
• 1978 – Jake Johnson, American actor
• 1979 – Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
• 1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
• 1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
• 1980 – Lucy Shuker, English tennis player
• 1981 – Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1981 – Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
• 1981 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1982 – Alexa Davalos, French-American actress
• 1982 – Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1983 – Steve Cronin, American soccer player
• 1983 – Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1983 – Roman Atwood, American YouTube star
• 1985 – Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1985 – Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
• 1985 – Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer
• 1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
• 1986 – Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player^[11]
• 1986 – Seth Rollins, American wrestler
• 1986 – Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete
• 1987 – T.J. Yates, American football player
• 1988 – NaVorro Bowman, American football player
• 1988 – Percy Harvin, American football player
• 1988 – Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
• 1990 – Kyle Walker, English footballer^[12]
• 1991 – Sharrif Floyd, American football player
• 1991 – Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
• 1991 – Danielle Lao, American tennis player^[13]
• 1991 – Kail Piho, Estonian skier^[14]
• 1993 – Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player^[15]
• 1993 – Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player^[16]
• 1994 – John Stones, English footballer^[17]
• 1998 – Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer^[18]
• 1999 – Jodie Burrage, British tennis player^[19]
• 2000 – Phil Foden, English footballer^[20]
• 2000 – Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player^[21]