August 28 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1025 - Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)


• 1582 - Taichang Emperor, of the Ming dynasty of China (d. 1620)


• 1592 - George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1628)


• 1612 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)


• 1667 - Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1721)


• 1691 - Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)


• 1714 - Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)


• 1749 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)


• 1774 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, American-born Catholic saint (d. 1821)


• 1789 - Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden (d. 1860)


• 1801 - Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician (d. 1877)


• 1814 - Sheridan le Fanu, Irish writer (d. 1873)


• 1827 - Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)


• 1840 - Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)


• 1853 - Vladimir Shukhov, Russian engineer and inventor (d. 1939)


• 1867 - Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (d. 1948)


• 1878 - George Whipple, American scientist and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)


• 1894 - Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. 1981)


• 1898 - Charlie Grimm, baseball player (d. 1983)


• 1899 - Charles Boyer, French actor (d. 1978)


• 1903 - Bruno Bettelheim, American psychologist (d. 1990)


• 1904 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet engine pioneer (d. 1980)


• 1906 - John Betjeman, English poet (d. 1984)


• 1908 - Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist (d. 1996)


• 1910 - Tjalling Koopmans, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)


• 1911 - Joseph Luns, Dutch politician (d. 2002)


• 1913 - Robertson Davies, Canadian writer (d. 1995)


• 1913 - Richard Tucker, American tenor (d. 1975)


• 1913 - Terence Reese, British bridge player (d. 1996)


• 1913 - Boris Pahor, Slovenian writer


• 1915 - Max Robertson, British sports commentator


• 1915 - Tasha Tudor, American illustrator (d. 2008)


• 1916 - Jack Vance, American author


• 1916 - Hélène Baillargeon, Quebec singer and folklorist (d. 1997)


• 1917 - Jack Kirby, American comic book artist (d. 1994)


• 1919 - Godfrey Hounsfield, Nobel Laureate (d. 2004)


• 1920 - Frits Bernard, pedophile activist (d. 2006)


• 1921 - Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (d. 2007)


• 1921 - Nancy Kulp, American actress (d. 1991)


• 1924 - Janet Frame, New Zealand author (d. 2004)


• 1924 - Peggy Ryan, American actress (d. 2004)


• 1925 - Donald O'Connor, American singer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)


• 1925 - Billy Grammer, American country music singer and guitarist


• 1928 - F. William Free, American advertising executive (d. 2003)


• 1929 - Istvan Kertesz, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)


• 1929 - Ken Gampu, South African actor (d. 2003)


• 1930 - Windsor Davies, British actor


• 1930 - Ben Gazzara, American actor


• 1931 - John Shirley-Quirk, English bass-baritone


• 1931 - Tito Capobianco, Argentinian stage impresario


• 1932 - Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1935 - Gilles Rocheleau, French Canadian politician (d. 1998)


• 1936 - Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire


• 1938 - Paul Martin, Canadian politician


• 1938 - Maurizio Costanzo, Italian television journalist


• 1940 - Ken Jenkins, American actor


• 1940 - Roger Pingeon, French cylist


• 1940 - Nik Turner, English musician (Hawkwind)


• 1941 - Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Belgian aristocrat


• 1941 - Paul Plishka, American bass


• 1942 - Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (d. 1995)


• 1943 - David Soul, American actor


• 1943 - Lou Piniella, American baseball manager


• 1944 - Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer


• 1945 - Robert Greenwald, American film director/producer


• 1945 - Bob Segarini, Musician and radio personality


• 1944 - Melvin Dummar, American claimant to the Howard Hughes estate


• 1947 - Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress


• 1947 - Shoto Tanemura, Japanese martial artist


• 1948 - Danny Seraphine, American musician (Chicago)


• 1949 - Hugh Cornwell, British musician (The Stranglers)


• 1949 - Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach


• 1951 - Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer


• 1951 - Wayne Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)


• 1952 - Rita Dove, American poet


• 1952 - Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman


• 1952 - Guy Nadon, Canadian actor


• 1952 - Jacques Chagnon, Canadian politician


• 1954 - George Church, American geneticist


• 1957 - Daniel Stern, American actor


• 1957 - Rick Rossovich, American actor


• 1958 - Scott Hamilton, American figure skater


• 1960 - Emma Samms, English actress


• 1961 - Kim Appleby, English singer


• 1961 - Cliff Benson, American football player


• 1962 - Paul Allen, English footballer


• 1962 - David Fincher, American music video and film director


• 1963 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress


• 1965 - Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress


• 1965 - Shania Twain, Canadian singer


• 1966 - Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician


• 1967 - Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet


• 1968 - Billy Boyd, Scottish actor


• 1969 - Jason Priestley, Canadian-born actor


• 1969 - Jack Black, American actor


• 1969 - Mary McCartney, English photographer


• 1969 - Pierre Turgeon, French Canadian ice hockey player


• 1970 - Sherrié Austin, Australian actress/singer


• 1970 - Rick Recht, Jewish singer


• 1971 - Todd Eldredge, American figure skater


• 1971 - Janet Evans, American swimmer


• 1971 - Raul Marquez, Mexican-born American boxer


• 1971 - Shane Andrews, American baseball player


• 1972 - Jay Witasick, American baseball player


• 1973 - Matthew John Armstrong, American actor


• 1973 - DJ Assault, American musician


• 1974 - Johan Andersson, Swedish game programmer


• 1974 - Carsten Jancker, German footballer


• 1974 - Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer


• 1975 - Jamie Cureton, English footballer


• 1975 - Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer


• 1978 - Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY)


• 1978 - Shaniqua, American wrestling valet


• 1979 - Robert Hoyzer, German football referee


• 1979 - Shaila Durcal, Spanish singer


• 1979 - Kristen Hughes, Australian netballer


• 1979 - Markus Pröll, German footballer


• 1979 - Ruth Riley, American basketball player


• 1980 - T.J. Beam, American baseball player


• 1981 - Martin Erat, Czech hockey player


• 1981 - Vaggelis Moras, Greek footballer


• 1981 - Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter,


• 1981 - Raphael Matos, Brazilian racing driver


• 1982 - Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer


• 1982 - LeAnn Rimes, American singer


• 1982 - Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer


• 1982 - Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer


• 1983 - Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer


• 1983 - Alfonso Herrera, Actor, and singer in the Latin pop group RBD


• 1985 - Ralph Woolfolk IV, American actor


• 1986 - Gilad Shalit, Israeli corporal


• 1988 - Ray Jones, English footballer (d. 2007)


• 1990 - Bojan Krkić, Serbian-Spanish footballer


• 1991 - Kyle Massey, American actor


• 1991 - Sarah Jane Santos, Filipino singer


• 1999 - Prince Nikolai of Denmark