November 28

November 28 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Mary Bothwell, Canadian classical vocalist and painter (d. 1985)
1903 – Gladys O’Connor, English-Canadian actress (d. 2012)
1904 – James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986)
1904 – Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973)
1906 – Henry Picard, American golfer (d. 1997)
1907 – Rose Bampton, American soprano and educator (d. 2007)
1907 – Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author (d. 1990)
1908 – Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997)
1908 – Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)
1910 – Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (d. 2014)
1911 – Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (d. 1973)
1912 – Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1913 – Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic (d. 1994)
1915 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic (d. 2011)
1915 – Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)
1916 – Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
1916 – Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1919 – Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (d. 2004)
1923 – Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016)
1923 – Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)
1924 – Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009)
1924 – Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000)
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1925 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)
1927 – Abdul Halim of Kedah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 2017)
1928 – Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)
1928 – Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010)
1929 – Berry Gordy, Jr., American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records
1930 – A.L. “Doodle” Owens, American country music songwriter and singer (d. 1999)
1932 – Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist and composer (d. 2016)
1932 – Terence Frisby, English author and playwright
1933 – Joe Knollenberg, American soldier and politician
1933 – Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)
1935 – Frik du Preez, South African rugby player
1935 – Randolph Stow, Australian-English author and poet (d. 2010)
1936 – Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
1938 – Peter Dimond, Australian rugby league player
1940 – Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (d. 2015)
1942 – Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster
1943 – R. B. Greaves, Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
1943 – Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist
1944 – Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter
1945 – Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines
1946 – Joe Dante, American director and producer
1947 – Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
1947 – Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician
1948 – Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – Mick Channon, English footballer and horse trainer
1948 – Agnieszka Holland, Polish film and television director and screenwriter
1948 – Alan Lightman, American physicist, novelist, and academician
1948 – Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author
1949 – Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)
1949 – Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader (CBS Orchestra)
1950 – Ed Harris, American actor and producer
1950 – Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1951 – Barbara Morgan, American educator and astronaut
1952 – S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
1953 – Alistair Darling, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1953 – Helen De Michiel, American director and producer
1953 – Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1953 – Gordon Marsden, English journalist and politician
1954 – Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2002)
1955 – Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer and sportscaster
1955 – Adem Jashari, Kosovo commander (d. 1998)
1956 – Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author
1957 – Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar
1958 – Kriss Akabusi, English sprinter and hurdler
1958 – Dave Righetti, American baseball player and coach
1959 – Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1959 – Judd Nelson, American actor and screenwriter
1959 – Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster
1960 – Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat
1960 – John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer
1960 – Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager
1960 – Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach
1961 – Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director
1961 – Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter
1962 – Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (d. 2013)
1962 – Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host
1963 – Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer
1963 – Andrew Jones, English politician
1963 – Johnny Newman, American basketball player
1963 – Walt Weiss, American baseball player and manager
1964 – Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician
1964 – John Burkett, American baseball player and bowler
1964 – Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (d. 2015)
1964 – Sian Williams, English-Welsh journalist
1965 – Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet
1965 – Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager
1967 – Chris Heaton-Harris, English businessman and politician
1967 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality (d. 2007)
1967 – José del Solar, Peruvian footballer and manager
1967 – Stephnie Weir, American actress and comedian
1968 – Darren Bett, English journalist
1969 – Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster
1969 – Petr Kouba, Czech footballer
1969 – Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler
1969 – Sonia O’Sullivan, Irish athlete
1970 – Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
1970 – Richard Osman, English television host, director, and producer
1972 – Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
1972 – Anastasia Kelesidou, German-Greek discus thrower
1972 – Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
1973 – Jade Puget, American guitarist and producer
1974 – apl.de.ap, Filipino-American singer and rapper
1974 – András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer and manager
1975 – Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer
1975 – Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author
1975 – Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer
1975 – Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer
1975 – Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1976 – Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor
1977 – Marlon Broomes, English footballer
1977 – Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer and manager
1977 – Acer Nethercott, English rower (d. 2013)
1977 – Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
1977 – Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby player
1977 – DeMya Walker, American basketball player
1978 – Brent Albright, American wrestler
1978 – Darryl Flahavan, English footballer
1978 – Freddie Mitchell, American football player
1978 – Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
1978 – Michael Simpkins, English footballer
1978 – Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
1979 – Chamillionaire, American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor
1979 – Shy FX, English DJ and producer
1979 – Katarzyna Strączy, Polish tennis player
1980 – Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter
1980 – Stuart Taylor, English footballer
1981 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
1982 – Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Chris Harris, English motorcycle racer
1982 – Raido Villers, Estonian basketball player
1983 – Rostam Batmanglij, American musician and songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
1983 – Tyler Glenn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1983 – Summer Rae, American football player, wrestler, and actress
1983 – Édouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player
1983 – Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
1984 – Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
1984 – Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
1984 – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer
1984 – Naoko Yamada, Japanese anime director
1985 – Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer
1986 – Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
1986 – Hannah Fry, British mathematician
1987 – Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
1987 – Craig Kieswetter, South African-English cricketer and golfer
1989 – Laura Alleway, Australian footballer
1989 – Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
1990 – Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer
1992 – Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Adam Hicks, American actor
1993 – David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1995 – Chase Elliott, American race car driver
2000 – Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor