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Since June 2019, Richter has hosted his own podcast, The Three Questions with Andy Richter, on the Earwolf network.
Famous Birthdays on October 28
1966 — Andy Richter
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
October 28 has 243 recorded notable births across history, from 1017 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on October 28
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- 1918 World War I: Czech politicians peacefully take over the city of Prague, thus establishing the First Czechoslovak Republic. Source
- 2018 Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president. Source
- 2007 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina. Source
- 1918 World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War. Source
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Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31.
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Gwendoline Christie is known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones (2012–2019), and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in the films Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).
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Brad Paisley's first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You".
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Finn Wittrock began his career in guest roles on several television shows, while making his film debut in 2004's Halloweentown High and later returning to films in 2010's Twelve.
More major people born on October 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1955
Bill Gates
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist.
1978
Gwendoline Christie
English actress
Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie is an English actress. She is known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones (2012–2019), and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in the…
1972
Brad Paisley
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brad Douglas Paisley is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His first success came in 1997 as the writer of David Kersh's "Another You".
1984
Finn Wittrock
American actor
Peter L. "Finn" Wittrock Jr. is an American actor, known for his collaborations with television producer Ryan Murphy.
1948
Telma Hopkins
American singer and actress
Telma Louise Hopkins is an American actress and pop singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn, who had several number-one songs.
1937
Lenny Wilkens
American basketball player and coach (died 2025)
Leonard Randolph Wilkens was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1957
Stephen Morris
English drummer
Stephen Paul David Morris is an English musician who is the drummer and percussionist of the rock band New Order and, previously, Joy Division.
1943
Jimmy McRae
Scottish race car driver
James Steele McRae is a Scottish former rally driver. He was highly successful in the British Rally Championship, winning the title a record five times in 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988 which as of 2023 still stands.
1880
Billy Wedlock
English footballer (died 1965)
William John Wedlock, also known as "Fatty" or the "India Rubber Man", was an English footballer who played for Bristol City in 1900–01 and from 1905 until his retirement in 1921.
1959
James Keelaghan
Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
James Keelaghan is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Keelaghan is now based in Perth, Ontario. Many of the lyrics in his songs display a concern about social problems and justice in society.
1879
Channing H. Cox
American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1968)
Channing Harris Cox was an American Republican politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as the 49th governor of Massachusetts, from 1921 to 1925.
1991
Lucy Bronze
English footballer
Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team.
1846
Auguste Escoffier
French chef and author (died 1935)
Georges Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods.
1860
Kanō Jigorō
Japanese martial artist (died 1938)
Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo.
1942
Terence Donovan
English-Australian actor (died 2026)
Terence Patrick Donovan was an Australian actor of stage, television and film.
1897
Hans Speidel
German general (died 1984)
Hans Speidel was a German general who successively served in the armies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany and West Germany.
1939
Miroslav Cerar
Slovenian gymnast and lawyer
Miroslav Cerar is a Yugoslav former artistic gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
1967
Kevin Macdonald
Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish film director. His films include One Day in September (1999), a documentary about the 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes, which won him the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the…
1928
William Rodgers
Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, is a British politician and life peer.