December 28

December 28 – Famous Birthdays:

1902 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)
1902 – Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)
1903 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)
1903 – John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)
1907 – Ze’ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
1908 – Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996)
1910 – Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)
1911 – Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
1913 – Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1914 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
1914 – Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1917 – Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)
1919 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
1920 – Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)
1920 – Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)
1920 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
1920 – Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)
1921 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor
1924 – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia
1925 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)
1925 – Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)
1926 – Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)
1928 – Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)
1929 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
1930 – Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)
1931 – Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)
1931 – Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)
1932 – Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1932 – Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary
1932 – Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress
1932 – Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)
1933 – John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky
1934 – Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress
1934 – Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (d. 2013)
1936 – Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1936 – Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer
1937 – Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist
1938 – Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)
1939 – Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group
1939 – Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager
1939 – Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)
1940 – A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
1940 – Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host
1941 – Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach
1942 – Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
1943 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
1943 – David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
1943 – Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
1944 – Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic
1944 – Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician
1944 – Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Gordon Taylor, English footballer
1945 – Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author
1946 – Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas
1946 – Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)
1946 – Hubert Green, American golfer
1946 – Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman
1946 – Bill Lee, American baseball player and author
1946 – Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey
1946 – Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1947 – Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player
1947 – Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
1948 – Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer
1950 – Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1950 – Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer
1950 – Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic
1952 – Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice
1952 – Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician
1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist
1953 – Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
1953 – Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author
1953 – Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
1954 – Gayle King, American television journalist
1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1955 – Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
1956 – Nigel Kennedy, English violinist
1958 – Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
1958 – Curt Byrum, American golfer
1958 – Zoran Gajić, Serbian volleyball trainer
1959 – Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster
1959 – Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer
1959 – Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter
1960 – Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1960 – Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)
1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
1962 – Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (d. 1999)
1964 – Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
1964 – Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner
1965 – Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
1967 – Chris Ware, American illustrator
1968 – Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut
1969 – Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
1970 – Elaine Hendrix, American actress
1970 – James Jett, American sprinter and football player
1970 – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
1971 – Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager
1971 – Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter
1971 – William Gates, American basketball player
1972 – Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
1972 – Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model
1972 – Adam Vinatieri, American football player
1973 – Holger Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Marc Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
1973 – Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
1974 – Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer
1974 – Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
1975 – B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
1976 – Ben Tune, Australian rugby player
1976 – Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
1976 – Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
1977 – Derrick Brew, American sprinter
1977 – Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
1977 – Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
1978 – John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1979 – James Blake, American tennis player
1979 – Zach Hill, American Musician and Artist
1979 – Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter
1979 – Bill Hall, American baseball player
1979 – Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
1980 – Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
1981 – Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer
1981 – Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
1981 – Sienna Miller, American-born British actress and fashion designer
1981 – Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
1982 – Cedric Benson, American football player
1982 – François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete
1982 – Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player
1984 – Martin Kaymer, German golfer
1984 – Leroy Lita, English footballer
1984 – Alex Lloyd, English race car driver
1984 – Duane Solomon, American runner
1985 – Kamani Hill, American soccer player
1986 – Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
1987 – Matthias Schwarz, German footballer
1989 – Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner
1990 – Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
1990 – Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
1990 – David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter
1994 – Adam Peaty, English swimmer