Famous Births on 28 May

Famous Births on 28 May

1140 - Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)
1371 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
1524 - Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
1588 - Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
1641 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)
1660 - King George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
1676 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)
1692 - Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)
1738 - Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d.1814)
1759 - William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
1779 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
1807 - Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (d. 1873)
1818 - Pierre Beauregard, American Confederate general (d. 1893)
1836 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
1837 - George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
1837 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)
1853 - Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919)
1858 - Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939)
1872 - Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917)
1878 - Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945)
1883 - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian activist (d. 1966)
1883 - Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)
1884 - Edvard Beneš, Czech politician (d. 1948)
1886 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)
1888 - Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1942)
1888 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)
1889 - Richard Réti, Austrian-Czech chess grandmaster (d. 1929)
1892 - Sepp Dietrich, German SS officer (d. 1966)
1900 - Tommy Ladnier, American musician (d. 1939)
1908 - Ian Fleming, English author (d. 1964)
1909 - Red Horner, Canadian hockey player (d. 2005)
1910 - T-Bone Walker, American singer (d. 1975)
1910 - Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)
1911 - Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian author (d. 1986)
1911 - Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)
1912 - Patrick White, Australian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d.1990)
1912 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992)
1914 - W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British World War II pilot (d. 1996)
1915 - Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (d. 2001)
1916 - Walker Percy, American author (d. 1990)
1917 - Papa John Creech, American musician (d. 1994)
1918 - Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (d. 1990)
1921 - Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (d. 1999)
1922 - Lou Duva, American boxing trainer
1923 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (d. 2006)
1923 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor and politician (d. 1998)
1925 - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
1925 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone
1931 - Carroll Baker, American actress
1934 - Dionne quintuplets (Emilie d. 1954, Marie d. 1970, Yvonne d. 2001)
1936 - Claude Forget, French-Canadian politician
1936 - Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist (d. 1997)
1938 - Jerry West, American basketball player
1938 - Prince Buster, Jamaican musician
1941 - Beth Howland, American actress
1942 - Stanley B. Prusiner, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1943 - Terry Crisp, Canadian hockey coach
1943 - Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (d. 2004)
1944 - Faith Brown, British actress
1944 - Billy Vera, American actor and musician
1944 - Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
1944 - Gladys Knight, American singer and actress
1944 - Rudy Giuliani, American politician
1945 - John Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1945 - Gary Stewart, American singer (d. 2003)
1945 - Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor
1945 - John N. Bambacus, American politician
1946 - Skip Jutze, American baseball player
1946 - Satchidanandan, Indian poet
1947 - Sondra Locke, American actress
1947 - Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Egyptologist
1947 - Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
1949 - Wendy O. Williams, American musician (The Plasmatics) (d. 1998)
1950 - Ian Bradley, British writer and academic
1950 - Jim Harris, American professional wrestler
1952 - Russell J. Wintner, American film executive
1953 - Arto Lindsay, American guitarist and singer
1954 - John Tory, Canadian politician
1954 - Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist (d.1988)
1955 - John McGeoch, Scottish musician (Siouxsie and the Banshees) (d. 2004)
1955 - Mark Howe, American ice hockey player
1956 - Julie Peasgood, British actress
1956 - Jerry Douglas, American dobro player
1956 - Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
1957 - Ben Howland, American college basketball coach
1957 - Kirk Gibson, American baseball player
1959 - John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
1961 - Roland Gift, English musician (Fine Young Cannibals)
1962 - Brandon Cruz, American actor
1962 - James Michael Tyler, American actor
1963 - Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist
1963 - Gavin Harrison, British drummer (Porcupine Tree)
1964 - Phil Vassar, American country music singer
1964 - David Baddiel, British comedian and television presenter
1964 - Christa Miller, American actress
1964 - Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
1965 - Chris Ballew, American musician
1967 - Glen Rice, American basketball player
1968 - Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer
1969 - Mike DiFelice, American baseball player
1969 - Justin Kirk, American actor
1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
1970 - Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
1970 - Morgan Fox, Canadian model and 1990 Playboy playmate
1971 - Isabelle Carré, French actress
1971 - Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
1972 - Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
1972 - Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer
1974 - Alicia Minshew, American actress
1975 - Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress
1976 - Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
1976 - Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
1976 - Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
1977 - Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
1977 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (The View)
1979 - Jesse Bradford, American actor
1979 - Ronald Curry, American football player
1979 - Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete
1979 - Monica Keena, American actress
1980 - Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
1980 - Mark Feehily, Irish musician (Westlife)
1981 - Adam Green, American singer and songwriter
1981 - Daniel Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
1982 - Alexa Davalos, American actress
1982 - Jhonny Peralta, Dominican baseball player
1983 - Steve Cronin, American soccer goalkeeper
1983 - Humberto Sanchez, Dominican baseball player
1984 - Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
1985 - Colbie Caillat, American folk singer-songwriter
1986 - Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
1986 - Joseph Cross, American actor
1986 - Jaslene Gonzalez, American model and reality show contestant
1986 - Michael Oher, American football player at Ole Miss
1986 - Berrick Barnes, Australian Rugby player
1988 - David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player