Famous Birthdays on May 28

Q: Who was born on May 28?

Famous people born on May 28 include: Xin Qiji, John the Fearless, Pierre Séguier, Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, António Manoel de Vilhena.

Q: What is Rudy Giuliani known for?

Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City

1944 — Rudy Giuliani

American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City

May 28 has seen 197 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1140 – 2000. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

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Famous Birthdays 197 people 1140 – 2000

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In 2000, he ran against First Lady Hillary Clinton for a U.S

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Rudolph William Louis Giuliani is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001

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Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and the U.S

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Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989

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Giuliani led the 1980s federal prosecution of New York City mafia bosses as U.S

Xin Qiji

Chinese poet, general, and politician (died 1207)

Xin Qiji was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and military general during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).

1140

John the Fearless

Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)

John I was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs during the early 15th…

1371

Pierre Séguier

French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1672)

Pierre Séguier was a French statesman who was the chancellor of France from 1635.

1588

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly

French writer (died 1674)

Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of…

1589

António Manoel de Vilhena

Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (died 1736)

António Manoel de Vilhena was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he…

1663

Jacopo Riccati

Italian mathematician and academic (died 1754)

Jacopo Francesco Riccati was a Venetian mathematician and jurist from Venice, known for his widely influential work on solving differential equations. He is best known for having studied the equation that bears his name.

1676

Geminiano Giacomelli

Italian composer (died 1740)

Geminiano Giacomelli was an Italian composer.

1692

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

French physician (died 1814)

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was a French physician, politician, and freemason who proposed on 10 October 1789 the use of a device to carry out executions in France, as a less painful method of execution than existing…

1738

William Pitt the Younger

English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806)

William Pitt was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first official prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left…

1759

Manuel Alberti

Argentinian priest and journalist (died 1811)

Manuel Maximiliano Alberti was an Argentine priest from Buenos Aires when the city was part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He had a curacy at Maldonado, Uruguay during the British invasions of the River…

1763

Edward Livingston

American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (died 1836)

Edward Livingston was an American jurist, statesman and slaveholder. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston…

1764

Thomas Moore

Irish poet and composer (died 1852)

Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, widely regarded in his lifetime as Ireland's "national bard". The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies. In these, Moore set to old Irish…

1779

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873)

Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.

1807

P. G. T. Beauregard

American general (died 1893)

Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known for being the Confederate general who started the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly…

1818

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera

Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885)

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera was a scholar Buddhist monk who lived in the 19th century in Sri Lanka. An educationist and revivalist of Sri Lankan Buddhism, he was reputed for his knowledge of Pali, Sanskrit and…

1828

Friedrich Baumfelder

German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1916)

Friedrich August Wilhelm Baumfelder was a German composer of classical music, conductor, and pianist. He started in the Leipzig Conservatory, and went on to become a well-known composer of his time. His many works were…

1836

Alexander Mitscherlich

German chemist and academic (died 1918)

Alexander Mitscherlich was a German chemist and son of Eilhard Mitscherlich.

1836

George Ashlin

Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (died 1921)

George Coppinger Ashlin was an Irish architect, particularly noted for his work on churches and cathedrals, and who became President of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.

1837

Tony Pastor

American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died 1908)

Antonio Pastor was an American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid-to-late-nineteenth century. He was sometimes referred to as the…

1837

Sakaigawa Namiemon

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (died 1887)

Sakaigawa Namiemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika District, Shimōsa Province. He was the sport's 14th yokozuna. Nicknamed "Tanikaze of the Meiji era", he's the only officially recognized…

1841

Carl Larsson

Swedish painter and author (died 1919)

Carl Olof Larsson was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life. He…

1853

Carl Richard Nyberg

Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939)

Carl Richard Nyberg was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering. He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer.

1858

Marian Smoluchowski

Polish physicist and mountaineer (died 1917)

Marian Smoluchowski was a Polish physicist who worked in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a pioneer of statistical physics and made significant contributions to the theory of Brownian motion and…

1872

Paul Pelliot

French sinologist and explorer (died 1945)

Paul Eugène Pelliot was a French sinologist and Orientalist best known for his explorations of Central Asia and the Silk Road regions, and for his acquisition of many important Tibetan Empire-era manuscripts and Chinese…

1878

Milutin Milanković

Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1958)

Milutin Milanković was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer, university professor, popularizer of science and academic.

1879

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Indian poet and politician (died 1966)

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician and ideologue. He developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva during his incarceration at Ratnagiri in 1923. He was a leading figure in the Hindu…

1883

Clough Williams-Ellis

English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (died 1978)

Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC was a Welsh architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales. He became a major figure in the development of Welsh architecture in…

1883

Edvard Beneš

Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1948)

Edvard Beneš was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czechoslovak…

1884

Santo Trafficante

Sr., Italian-American mobster (died 1954)

Santo Trafficante Sr. was a Sicilian-born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr.

1886

Kaarel Eenpalu

Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942)

Kaarel Eenpalu was an Estonian journalist, politician and head of state, who served as 7th Prime Minister of Estonia.

1888

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot

English author and educator (died 1947)

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot was the first wife of American-British poet T. S. Eliot, whom she married in 1915, less than three months after their introduction by mutual friends, when Vivienne was a governess in Cambridge…

1888

Jim Thorpe

American decathlete, football player, and coach (died 1953)

James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional football, baseball, and basketball. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was the first Native American to win a gold…

1888

Richard Réti

Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)

Richard Réti was an Austro-Hungarian and later Czechoslovak chess player, chess author and composer of endgame studies.

1889

Minna Gombell

American actress (died 1973)

Minna Marie Gombell was an American stage and film actress.

1892

Tommy Ladnier

American trumpet player (died 1939)

Thomas James Ladnier was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, sometime on or before 1956, second only to…

1900

S. L. Kirloskar

Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (died 1994)

Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar was an Indian businessman who was instrumental in the rapid growth of the Kirloskar Group.

1903

Henry Thambiah

Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (died 1997)

Henry Wijeyakone Tambiah (1906–1997) was a Ceylonese academic, diplomat, lawyer and judge, born in Sri Lanka during British colonial rule. He was a Commissioner of Assize, High Commissioner and judge of the Supreme…

1906

Léo Cadieux

Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2005)

Léo Alphonse Joseph Cadieux was a Canadian politician.

1908

Ian Fleming

English journalist and author, created James Bond (died 1964)

Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the…

1908

Red Horner

Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)

George Reginald "Red" Horner was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1928 to 1940. He was the Leafs captain from 1938 until his retirement. He helped the Leafs…

1909

Georg Gaßmann

German politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 1987)

Georg Gaßmann was a German politician.

1910

Rachel Kempson

English actress (died 2003)

Rachel Redgrave, known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.

1910

T-Bone Walker

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)

Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 Rolling Stone…

1910

Bob Crisp

South African cricketer (died 1994)

Robert James Crisp was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1935 and 1936. He appeared for Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire and South Africa. Though his Test bowling average lay…

1911

Thora Hird

English actress (died 2003)

Dame Thora Hird was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

1911

Fritz Hochwälder

Austrian playwright (died 1986)

Fritz Hochwälder also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Grand Austrian State Prize for…

1911

Herman Johannes

Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (died 1992)

Herman Johannes was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for Higher Education from 1966 to 1979, a…

1912

Ruby Payne-Scott

Australian physicist and astronomer (died 1981)

Ruby Violet Payne-Scott was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy.

1912

Patrick White

Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)

Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian novelist and playwright who explored themes of religious experience, personal identity and the conflict between visionary individuals and a materialistic, conformist…

1912

W. G. G. Duncan Smith

English captain and pilot (died 1996)

Wilfrid George Gerald Duncan Smith was a flying ace of the Second World War in the Royal Air Force. He was the father of Iain Duncan Smith, a Member of Parliament and Leader of the Conservative Party.

1914

Joseph Greenberg

American linguist and academic (died 2001)

Joseph Harold Greenberg was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.

1915

Walker Percy

American novelist and essayist (died 1990)

Walker Percy, OblSB was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, The Moviegoer, won the National Book…

1916

Barry Commoner

American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012)

Barry Commoner was an American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician. He was a leading ecologist and among the founders of the modern environmental movement. He was the director of the Center for Biology…

1917

Johnny Wayne

Canadian comedian (died 1990)

Johnny Wayne was a Canadian comedian and comedy writer best known for his work as part of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster alongside Frank Shuster (1916–2002).

1918

D. V. Paluskar

Indian Hindustani classical musician (died 1955)

Pandit Dattatreya Vishnu Paluskar, was a Hindustani classical vocalist. He was considered a child prodigy.

1921

Heinz G. Konsalik

German journalist and author (died 1999)

Heinz G. Konsalik was a German novelist. Konsalik was his mother's maiden name.

1921

Tom Uren

Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (died 2015)

Thomas Uren was an Australian politician and Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1975 to 1977. Uren served as the Member for Reid in the Australian House of Representatives from 1958 to 1990, being…

1921

Lou Duva

American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017)

Louis Duva was an American boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six continents. Duva was inducted into the…

1922

Roger Fisher

American author and academic (died 2012)

Roger D. Fisher was a Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of the Harvard Negotiation Project.

1922

Tuomas Gerdt

Finnish soldier (died 2020)

Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt was a Finnish soldier and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, numbered #95. He was born in Heinävesi. Gerdt, serving as a junior runner officer in the infantry regiment 7, was awarded the Mannerheim…

1922

György Ligeti

Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)

György Sándor Ligeti was a Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" and "one of the most…

1923

N. T. Rama Rao

Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996)

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who served as the chief minister of Andhra…

1923

Edward du Cann

English naval officer and politician (died 2017)

Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann was a British politician and businessman. He was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1956 to 1987 and served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1967 and as chairman of the…

1924

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor (died 2017)

Paul Hébert, OC, CQ was a French Canadian television and stage actor and director, and the founder of six theatres in Quebec. He is best known for his role as Siméon Desrosiers in Le Temps d’une paix, a Canadian soap…

1924

Bülent Ecevit

Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2006)

Mustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist. He served as the Prime Minister of Turkey four times between 1974 and 2002, specifically in 1974, 1977, 1978–79, and 1999–2002.…

1925

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

German opera singer and conductor (died 2012)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder,…

1925

Sally Forrest

American actress and dancer (died 2015)

Sally Forrest was an American film, stage and TV actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She studied dance from a young age and shortly out of high school was signed to a contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1928

Patrick McNair-Wilson

English politician (died 2025)

Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and consultant.

1929

Edward Seaga

American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019)

Edward Philip George Seaga was a Jamaican politician and record producer. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1980 to 1989, and the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party from 1974 to 2005. He served as Leader…

1930

Carroll Baker

American actress

Carroll Baker is a retired American actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in…

1931

Gordon Willis

American cinematographer (died 2014)

Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., ASC was an American cinematographer and film director, known for his influential work during the American New Wave of the 1970s, collaborating with directors like Woody Allen and Alan J. Pakula,…

1931

Tim Renton

Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (died 2020)

Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, was a British Conservative Party politician.

1932

John Karlen

American actor (died 2020)

John Karlen was an American actor. He was best known for his multiple roles on the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows from 1967 to 1971, most notably as Willie Loomis, and as Harvey Lacey on the crime drama television…

1933

Zelda Rubinstein

American actress and activist (died 2010)

Zelda May Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing "Ginny", she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy…

1933

Claude Forget

Canadian academic and politician

Claude E. Forget, is a Canadian economist and former politician.

1936

Ole K. Sara

Norwegian politician (died 2013)

Ole Klemet J. Sara was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

1936

Betty Shabazz

American educator and activist (died 1997)

Betty Shabazz, also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate who was married to Malcolm X.

1936

Jerry West

American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024)

Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of…

1938

Maeve Binchy

Irish novelist (died 2012)

Anne Maeve Binchy Snell was an Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, columnist, and speaker. Her novels were characterised by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and…

1939

David Brewer

English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (died 2023)

Sir David William Brewer was a British marine insurance broker who served as Lord Mayor of London (2005/06) and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London to Elizabeth II (2008–15).

1940

Shlomo Riskin

American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue

Shlomo Riskin is an Orthodox rabbi, and the founding rabbi of Lincoln Square Synagogue on the Upper West Side of New York City, which he led for 20 years; founding chief rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the…

1940

Beth Howland

American actress and singer (died 2015)

Elizabeth Howland was an American actress known for her work on stage and television. She was best known for playing waitress Vera Gorman in the sitcom Alice.

1941

Stanley B. Prusiner

American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Stanley Ben Prusiner is an American neurologist and biochemist. He is the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Prusiner discovered prions, a…

1942

Terry Crisp

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Terrance Arthur Crisp is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player. Crisp played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, New York Islanders and Philadelphia…

1943

Faith Brown

English actress and singer

Faith Brown is an English actress, singer, comedian and impressionist. She was a star of the ITV impressions show Who Do You Do?, and was The Voice in the TV show Trapped!.

1944

Gladys Knight

American singer-songwriter and actress

Gladys Maria Knight is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and…

1944

Sondra Locke

American actress and director (died 2018)

Sandra Louise Anderson, professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director.

1944

Rita MacNeil

Canadian singer and actress (died 2013)

Rita MacNeil was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne…

1944

Patricia Quinn

British actress and singer

Patricia Quinn, Lady Stephens is a Northern Irish actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Magenta in the 1975 musical comedy horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the original stage play from…

1944

Gary Stewart

American singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Gary Ronnie Stewart was an American musician and songwriter, known for his distinctive vibrato voice. At the height of his popularity in the mid-1970s, Time magazine described him as the "king of honkytonk." He had a…

1944

Billy Vera

American singer-songwriter and actor

Billy Vera is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, and music historian. He has been a singer and songwriter since the 1960s, his most successful record being "At This Moment", a US number 1 hit in 1987. He…

1944

Patch Adams

American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute as a not-for-profit in 1989. Each year he also organizes volunteers from around…

1945

John N. Bambacus

American military veteran (USMC) and politician

John N. Bambacus is an American politician, and represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate, which covers Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties.

1945

John Fogerty

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

John Cameron Fogerty is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he…

1945

Jean Perrault

Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec

Jean Perrault, is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec from 1994 to 2009, and as president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

1945

Helena Shovelton

English physician

Dame Helena Shovelton is former Chair of the UK National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, former Chair of the UK National Lottery Commission, and former Chief Executive of the British Lung Foundation.

1945

Bruce Alexander

English actor

Bruce John Alexander is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Superintendent Norman Mullett in the ITV television series A Touch of Frost, in which he plays the superior of the main character Jack…

1946

Skip Jutze

American baseball player

Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher.

1946

Janet Paraskeva

Welsh politician

Dame Janet Paraskeva is a British government official.

1946

K. Satchidanandan

Indian poet and critic

K. Satchidanandan is an Indian poet and critic, writing in Malayalam and English. A pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former…

1946

William Shawcross

English journalist and author

Sir William Hartley Hume Shawcross is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the incumbent Commissioner for Public Appointments. From 2012 to 2018 he chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

1946

Zahi Hawass

Egyptian archaeologist and academic

Zahi Abass Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, a position he held twice. He has worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert and the…

1947

Lynn Johnston

Canadian author and illustrator

Lynn Johnston is a Canadian cartoonist and author, best known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award.

1947

Leland Sklar

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Leland Bruce Sklar is an American bassist and session musician. He rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coalesced into a group in its own right, The Section, which supported so many of…

1947

Michael Field

Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania

Michael Walter Field, is a former Australian politician, holding office as the Premier of Tasmania between 1989 and 1992. Field is also a former chancellor of the University of Tasmania, holding that position from…

1948

Pierre Rapsat

Belgian singer and songwriter (died 2002)

Pierre Rapsat was a Belgian singer-songwriter who had a very successful career in his homeland and also spells of popularity in other Francophone countries. Outside these areas, he is best known for his participation in…

1948

Martin Kelner

English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter

Martin Barry Kelner is a British journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and TV presenter, whose primary career is in radio presenting. He has spent over 40 years hosting radio shows, mostly for the BBC, in…

1949

Wendy O. Williams

American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 1998)

Wendy Orlean Williams was an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She was noted for her onstage theatrics, which included partial nudity, exploding equipment, firing a…

1949

Roger Briggs

American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator

Roger Briggs is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator.

1952

Pierre Gauthier

Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Pierre Gauthier is a Canadian former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Ottawa Senators. He is currently the director of player personnel of the Chicago Blackhawks.

1953

João Carlos de Oliveira

Brazilian jumper (died 1999)

João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump.

1954

Youri Egorov

Russian pianist and composer (died 1988)

Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov was a Soviet and Dutch classical pianist.

1954

Charles Saumarez Smith

English historian and academic

Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith is a British cultural historian specialising in the history of art, design and architecture. He was the secretary and chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 2007…

1954

Péter Szilágyi

Hungarian conductor and politician (died 2013)

Péter Szilágyi was a Hungarian music conductor and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Berettyóújfalu between 1994 and 2002. He was a member of the Committee on Education and Science.

1954

John Tory

Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto

John Howard Tory is a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He led the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2004 to 2009…

1954

Laura Amy Schlitz

American author and librarian

Laura Amy Schlitz is an American author of children's literature. She is a librarian and storyteller at the Park School of Baltimore in Brooklandville, Maryland.

1955

Jerry Douglas

American guitarist and producer

Gerald Calvin Douglas is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. He is widely regarded as "perhaps the finest Dobro player in contemporary acoustic music, and certainly the most celebrated and…

1956

Jeff Dujon

Jamaican cricketer

Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon is a Jamaican retired cricketer and current commentator. He was a part of the West Indies squad who finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

1956

Markus Höttinger

Austrian racing driver (died 1980)

Markus Höttinger was an Austrian racing driver who died after an accident at Germany's Hockenheimring during the third lap of the second round of the 1980 European Formula Two Championship, on 13 April 1980. He was 23…

1956

Peter Wilkinson

English admiral

Vice Admiral Peter John Wilkinson, is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel) from 2007 to 2010. He was National President of the Royal British Legion from 2012 until…

1956

Colin Barnes

English footballer

Colin Barnes is an English former professional footballer born in Notting Hill, London, who played as a forward in the Football League for Torquay United.

1957

Kirk Gibson

American baseball player and manager

Kirk Harold Gibson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. Gibson spent most of his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers, but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,…

1957

Ben Howland

American basketball player and coach

Benjamin Clark Howland is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022. He served as the head men's basketball coach at…

1957

Risto Mannisenmäki

Finnish racing driver

Risto Mannisenmäki is a former rally co-driver and two-times world champion with driver Tommi Mäkinen.

1959

Mark Sanford

American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina

Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician and author who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2001 and from 2013 to 2019, and as the 115th…

1960

Mary Portas

English journalist and author

Mary Margaret Portas is an English retail consultant and broadcaster who hosts retail- and business-related television shows. Portas was appointed by David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, to lead a review into the…

1960

Houman Younessi

Australian-American biologist and academic (died 2016)

Houman Younessi was an Iranian-American educator, practitioner, consultant and investigator in informatics, large scale software development processes, computer science, decision science, molecular biology and…

1963

Jeff Fenech

Australian boxer and trainer

Jeff Fenech is an Australian former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2008. He won world titles in three weight divisions, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 1985 to 1987, the WBC…

1964

Armen Gilliam

American basketball player and coach (died 2011)

Armen Louis Gilliam was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the…

1964

Zsa Zsa Padilla

Filipino singer and actress

Esperanza "Zsa Zsa" Perez Padilla is a Filipino singer, actress, television host, music producer and businesswoman.

1964

Phil Vassar

American singer-songwriter

Phillip George Vassar Jr. is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina,…

1964

Chris Ballew

American singer-songwriter and bass player

Christopher Ballew is an American musician best known as the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock group the Presidents of the United States of America. He also performed and recorded as a children's artist…

1965

Mary Coughlan

Irish politician

Mary Coughlan is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Tánaiste from 2008 to 2011, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Health and Children from January 2011 to March 2011,…

1965

Roger Kumble

American director, screenwriter, and playwright

Roger Kumble is an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright.

1966

Miljenko Jergović

Bosnian novelist and journalist

Miljenko Jergović is a Bosnian writer.

1966

Gavin Robertson

Australian cricketer

Gavin Ron Robertson is an Australian former cricketer. He was a right-handed offbreak bowler and a lower-order batsman.

1966

Glen Rice

American basketball player

Glen “Glen Man” Anthony Rice is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a small forward, Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star and made 1,559…

1967

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and the fashion world as a major style icon.…

1968

Mike DiFelice

American baseball player and manager

Michael William DiFelice is an American former Major League Baseball journeyman catcher. He is a graduate from the University of Tennessee, and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1991 Major…

1969

Rob Ford

Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (died 2016)

Robert Bruce Ford was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor; first being elected to Toronto City…

1969

Glenn Quinn

American actor (died 2002)

Glenn Martin Christopher Francis Quinn was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Mark Healy on the 1990s family sitcom Roseanne and his role as the half-demon Allen Francis Doyle on Angel, a spin-off series of…

1970

Isabelle Carré

French actress and singer

Isabelle Carré is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), and has been nominated a further six…

1971

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Russian figure skater and sportscaster

Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva is a Soviet and Russian figure skater. With her late husband Sergei Grinkov, she is the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion, a four-time World Champion, a three-time European Champion,…

1971

Marco Rubio

American lawyer and politician

Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national security advisor. A member of the Republican Party,…

1971

Doriva

Brazilian footballer and manager

Dorival Guidoni Júnior, known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.

1972

Michael Boogerd

Dutch cyclist and manager

Michael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker and female cyclist…

1972

Marco Paulo Faria Lemos

Portuguese footballer and manager

Marco Paulo Faria de Lemos, known as Marco Paulo, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He was also a manager.

1973

Hans-Jörg Butt

German footballer

Hans-Jörg Butt, often simply called Jörg Butt, is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1974

Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistani cricketer

Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi PP SI is a former Pakistani international cricketer and former cricket coach. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team in all formats and is former head coach and former chief selector of…

1974

Maura Johnston

American journalist, critic, and academic

Maura K. Johnston is a writer, editor and music critic. A member of Boston College's journalism faculty, she has written for Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, Pitchfork, The Awl, The New York Times, Spin and The Guardian.

1975

Steven Bell

Australian rugby league player

Steven "Steve" Bell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter, he previously…

1976

Zaza Enden

Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach

Zaza Enden (born Zaza Eladze on 28 May 1976 in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union is a professional wrestler and a Turkish professional basketball player of Georgian descent. He is 2.06 m tall and…

1976

Roberto Goretti

Italian footballer

Roberto Goretti is an Italian professional football technical director and former player, who is the technical director of Reggiana. He played as a midfielder.

1976

Glenn Morrison

Australian rugby league player and coach

Glenn Adam Morrison, is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Parramatta Eels, the Balmain Tigers, the North Sydney Bears and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National…

1976

Liam O'Brien

American voice actor

Liam Christopher O'Brien is an American voice actor, writer, and director. He is a regular cast member of the Dungeons & Dragons actual play series Critical Role, playing Vax'ildan ("Vax"), Caleb Widogast, Orym, and…

1976

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

American talk show host and author

Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck is an American television personality and talk show host. She rose to prominence in 2001 as a contestant on the second season of the American version of Survivor, where she finished in…

1977

Jake Johnson

American actor

Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger is an American actor. He starred as Nick Miller in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series…

1978

Abdulaziz al-Omari

Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (died 2001)

Abdulaziz al-Omari was a Saudi imam and terrorist who was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He accompanied Mohamed Atta before the attack and boarded the…

1979

Ronald Curry

American football player and coach

Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously served as an assistant coach…

1979

Miguel Pérez

Spanish footballer

Miguel Alfonso Pérez Aracil is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

1980

Lucy Shuker

English tennis player

Lucy Jessica Shuker is a British wheelchair tennis player who is currently the highest ranked woman in the sport in Britain. A previous singles and doubles National Champion, Shuker has represented Great Britain at four…

1980

Laura Bailey

American voice actress

Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z and has since voiced Henrietta in Gunslinger Girl, Emily / Glitter Lucky in Glitter Force, Tohru Honda…

1981

Daniel Cabrera

Dominican-American baseball player

Daniel Alberto Cabrera Cruz is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and Arizona Diamondbacks,…

1981

Eric Ghiaciuc

American football player

Eric M. Ghiaciuc [GUY-check] is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL…

1981

Adam Green

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Adam Green is an American singer-songwriter, artist and filmmaker.

1981

Alexa Davalos

French-American actress

Alexa Davalos Dunas is an American actress. Her early role as Gwen Raiden on the fourth season of the TV series Angel (2002–03) was followed by other television roles and some Hollywood films, including The Chronicles…

1982

Jhonny Peralta

Dominican-American baseball player

Jhonny Antonio Peralta is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native Dominican…

1982

Steve Cronin

American soccer player

Steve Michael Cronin is an American retired soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

1983

Humberto Sánchez

Dominican-American baseball player

Humberto A. Sánchez is a Dominican minor league pitching coach and former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He threw a fastball in the low to mid 90s, as well as a low 90s slider, a…

1983

Roman Atwood

American YouTuber

Roman Bernard Atwood is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total of 5 billion views and…

1983

Colbie Caillat

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005.

1985

Pablo Andrés González

Argentinian footballer

Pablo Andrés González is an Argentine football coach and retired forward. He is the head coach of Italian Serie D club RG Ticino.

1985

Kostas Mendrinos

Greek footballer

Kostas Mendrinos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

1985

Carey Mulligan

English actress and singer

Carey Hannah Mulligan is an English actress. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, and been nominated for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. She was…

1985

Berrick Barnes

Australian rugby player

Berrick Steven Barnes is an Australian rugby union coach and former dual-code player. His usual position was fly-half or inside centre. He previously played with Japanese Top League clubs Panasonic Wild Knights and…

1986

Bryant Dunston

American-Armenian basketball player

Bryant Kevin Dunston Jr. is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player who plays for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Armenian…

1986

Michael Oher

American football player

Michael Jerome Oher is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning unanimous…

1986

Seth Rollins

American wrestler

Colby Daniel Lopez, better known by the ring name Seth Rollins, is an American professional wrestler. As of August 2010, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Rollins topped Pro Wrestling…

1986

Ingmar Vos

Dutch decathlete

Ingmar Vos is a former Dutch athlete who specialised in the Decathlon and Heptathlon.

1986

T.J. Yates

American football player

Taylor Jonathan Yates is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the passing game coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played…

1987

NaVorro Bowman

American football player

NaVorro Roderick Bowman is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He most recently served as the linebackers coach for the Los…

1988

Percy Harvin

American football player

William Percy Harvin III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, who won the BCS National…

1988

Craig Kimbrel

American baseball player

Craig Michael Kimbrel is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Chicago…

1988

David Perron

Canadian ice hockey player

David Perron is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

1988

Kyle Walker

English footballer

Kyle Andrew Walker is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Burnley.

1990

Danielle Lao

American tennis player

Danielle Marie Lao is an inactive American tennis player.

1991

Kail Piho

Estonian skier

Kail Piho is an Estonian Nordic combined skier. He was born in Võru. He competed in the World Cup 2015 season.

1991

Daniel Alvaro

Australian rugby league player

Daniel Alvaro is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.

1993

Bárbara Luz

Portuguese tennis player

Bárbara Luz is a former professional tennis player from Portugal.

1993

Alec Benjamin

American singer and songwriter

Alec Shane Benjamin is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. His 2018 single "Let Me Down Slowly", from his debut mixtape Narrated for You, became his breakthrough and…

1994

John Stones

English footballer

John Stones is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. He will leave Manchester City on 30 June 2026,…

1994

Kim Dahyun

South Korean rapper and singer

Kim Da-hyun, known mononymously as Dahyun, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

1998

Cameron Boyce

American actor (died 2019)

Cameron Mica Boyce was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films Mirrors and Eagle Eye, along with the comedy film Grown Ups (2010) and its 2013 sequel. His first starring role…

1999

Jodie Burrage

British tennis player

Jodie Anna Burrage is a British tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 85, achieved on 11 September 2023, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 114, set on 14 July 2025. Burrage has won one…

1999

Phil Foden

English footballer

Philip Walter Foden is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.

2000

Risi Pouri-Lane

New Zealand rugby sevens player

Risealeaana "Risi" Pouri-Lane is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens player. She captained the 2018 Youth Olympics squad that won gold in Buenos Aires. She also won gold medals with the Black Ferns sevens team at the…

2000

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Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30 — May 28, 1968

30 killed as Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in 1968, in Mumbai, India, after takeoff, resulting in a tragic loss of life.

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