Historical Births Today: 28 September

Births

• 551 BC - Confucius, Chinese philosopher (d. 479 BC)


• 58 BC - Livia Drusilla, wife of the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus (d. 29)


• 1330 - Nicolas Flamel, French alchemist (d. 1417?)


• 1493 - Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet (d. 1545)


• 1571 - Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610)


• 1605 - Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer (d. 1694)


• 1667 - Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)


• 1681 - Johann Mattheson, German composer (d. 1764)


• 1705 - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English statesman (d. 1774)


• 1746 - Sir William Jones, English philologist (d. 1794)


• 1803 - Prosper Mérimée, French author (d. 1870)


• 1821 - Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American politician (d. 1874)


• 1823 - Alexandre Cabanel, French painter (d. 1889)


• 1824 - Francis Turner Palgrave, British critic and poet (d. 1897)


• 1836 - Thomas Crapper, English inventor (d. 1910)


• 1841 - Georges Clemenceau, French politician (d. 1929)


• 1852 - Henri Moissan, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)


• 1856 - Kate Douglas Wiggin, American children's author (d. 1923)


• 1861 - Amélie of Orléans, queen of Portugal (d. 1951)


• 1867 - Hiranuma Kiichirō, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1952)


• 1881 - Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)


• 1887 - Avery Brundage, American athlete and sports official (d. 1975)


• 1889 - Jack Fournier, American baseball player (d. 1973)


• 1891 - Myrtle Gonzalez, American actress (d. 1918)


• 1893 - Giannis Skaribas, Greek writer and dramatist (d. 1984)


• 1898 - Carl Clauberg, Nazi concentration camp doctor (d. 1957)


• 1901 - William S. Paley, American radio and television executive (d. 1990)


• 1901 - Ed Sullivan, American television show host (d. 1974)


• 1905 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)


• 1907 - Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast (d. 1997)


• 1907 - Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)


• 1909 - Al Capp, American cartoonist (d. 1979)


• 1910 - Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino politician and resistance leader (d. 1942)


• 1913 - Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss artist and illustrator


• 1916 - Peter Finch, English-born actor (d. 1977)


• 1918 - Ángel Labruna, Argentinian football player and coach (d. 1983)


• 1923 - John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, British politician (d. 2007)


• 1923 - William Windom, American actor


• 1924 - Marcello Mastroianni, Italian actor (d. 1996)


• 1925 - Seymour Cray, American computer scientist (d. 1996)


• 1925 - Cromwell Everson, South African composer (d. 1991)


• 1925 - Arnold Stang, American actor


• 1926 - Jerry Clower, American comedian (d. 1998)


• 1929 - Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer


• 1932 - Víctor Jara, Chilean folk singer and activist (d. 1973)


• 1933 - Miguel Berrocal, Sculptor (d. 2006)


• 1934 - Brigitte Bardot, French actress


• 1934 - Janet Munro, British actress (d. 1972)


• 1935 - Heather Sears, British actress (d. 1994)


• 1937 - Alice Mahon, English politician and labor leader


• 1937 - Rod Roddy, American television announcer (d. 2003)


• 1938 - Ben E. King, American r&b singer


• 1939 - Stuart Kauffman, American biologist


• 1939 - Rudolph Walker, Trinidadian-born British actor


• 1941 - Edmund Stoiber, German politician


• 1942 - Marshall Bell, American actor


• 1942 - Pierre Clémenti, French actor (d. 1999)


• 1942 - Tim Maia, Brazilian Singer (d. 1998)


• 1943 - Joel Higgins, American actor


• 1943 - Nick St. Nicholas, Canadian musician (Steppenwolf)


• 1943 - J. T. Walsh, American actor (d. 1998)


• 1943 - Warren Lieberfarb, American media executive


• 1946 - Jeffrey Jones, American actor


• 1946 - Helen Shapiro, English singer


• 1947 - Bob Carr, Australian politician


• 1947 - Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician


• 1950 - Laurie Lewis, American musician


• 1950 - John Sayles, American director and screenwriter


• 1951 - Wei Chen, Canadian journalist


• 1952 - Sylvia Kristel, Dutch actress


• 1954 - Steve Largent, American football player and U.S. Congressman


• 1954 - George Lynch, American musician (Dokken)


• 1955 - Stéphane Dion, Canadian politician


• 1959 - Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver


• 1959 - Steve Hytner, American actor


• 1960 - Jennifer Rush, American pop singer


• 1961 - Quentin Kawananakoa, pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii


• 1962 - Grant Fuhr, Canadian hockey player


• 1963 - Steve Blackman, American professional wrestler


• 1964 - Claudio Borghi, Argentine football manager (Colo-Colo)


• 1964 - Laura Cerón, American actress


• 1964 - Janeane Garofalo, American actress and comedian


• 1964 - Paul Jewell, English football manager


• 1965 - Ginger Fish, American drummer (Marilyn Manson)


• 1966 - Puri Jagannadh, Indian film director


• 1967 - Mira Sorvino, American actress


• 1967 - Moon Unit Zappa, American singer and actress


• 1968 - Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver


• 1968 - Naomi Watts, English-born Australian actress


• 1969 - Mark Everett, American fugitive


• 1969 - Ben Greenman, American author


• 1969 - Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer


• 1969 - Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer


• 1970 - Mike DeJean, American baseball player


• 1970 - Gualter Salles, Brazilian racing driver


• 1971 - Alan Wright, English footballer


• 1971 - Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter


• 1972 - Dita Von Teese, American burlesque artist


• 1973 - Jori Hulkkonen, Finnish electronic musician


• 1973 - Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player


• 1974 - Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer


• 1974 - Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer


• 1974 - Shane Webcke, Australian rugby player


• 1974 - John Light, English actor


• 1975 - Lenny Krayzelburg, American swimmer


• 1976 - Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist


• 1977 - Young Jeezy, American Rapper


• 1977 - Se Ri Pak, Korean golfer


• 1978 - Bushido, German rapper


• 1979 - Bam Margera, American skateboarder


• 1981 - José Calderón, Spanish basketball player


• 1981 - Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer


• 1981 - Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress


• 1981 - Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian musician (CSS)


• 1982 - Ray Emery, Canadian hockey player


• 1982 - Ranbir Kapoor, Indian Actor


• 1982 - Nolwenn Leroy, French Singer


• 1982 - Emeka Okafor, American basketball player


• 1982 - Dustin Penner, Canadian hockey player


• 1982 - Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player


• 1982 - Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooter


• 1983 - Stefan Moore, English footballer


• 1984 - Melody Thornton, American singer and dancer


• 1984 - Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player


• 1986 - Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer


• 1987 - Hilary Duff, American actress, singer


• 1988 - Esmée Denters, Dutch singer


• 1988 - Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer


• 1989 - Mark Randall, English footballer


• 1992 - Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress