Famous Birthdays on December 28

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 259

• 1164 Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)
• 1484 Joachim Vadian [Vadianus] Swiss humanist, scholar and protestant reformer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1551)
• 1522 Margaret of Austria, regent of the Netherlands (d. 1583)

• 1619 Antoine Furetière, French writer (d. 1688)
• 1631 Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter and cartoonist, born in Emden (d. 1708)
• 1635 Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)
• 1651 Johann Krieger, German organist and composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1735)
• 1655 Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1698)
• 1665 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, British general (d. 1716)
• 1694 Ceslav Vanura, Czech composer, born in Miletín, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1736)
• 1722 John Pitcairn, Scottish marine who fought in North America, born in Dysart, Scotland (d. 1775)
• 1731 Christian Cannabich, German violinist, composer and royal chaplain master, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1798)
• 1738 Thaddaus Ferdinand Lipowsky, German composer, born in St. Martin im Innkreis, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1767)
• 1751 Josef Blažej Smrček, Czech organist and composer, born in Nove Mesto nad Metuji, Bohemia (d. 1813)
• 1753 Johan Wikmanson, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Swedish (d. 1800)
• 1763 John Molson, Canadian brewer (founded Montreal brewery Molsons), born in Moulton, England (d. 1836)

• 1778 Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (d. 1846)
• 1783 Robert Gallenberg, Austrian ballet composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1939)
• 1787 Hermanus J. Abbring, Dutch engineer and writer on Curacao (d. 1874)
• 1801 James Barnes, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1869)
• 1805 Tomás Genovés y Lapetra Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (The Abduction), born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1861)
• 1812 Julius Reitz, German cellist, composer, teacher, and music editor, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1877)
• 1822 William Booth Taliaferro, Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Gloucester County, Virginia (d. 1898)
• 1823 Thomas Alexander Scott, American businessman and Assistant Secretary of War (Civil War), born in Peters Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1881)
• 1826 Conrad Busken Huet, Dutch vicar and writer (Country of Rubens) (d. 1886)
• 1827 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brigadier General (Union), (d. 1862)
• 1828 Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum, German psychiatrist (pioneer in classifying mental health), born in Driesen, Prussia (d. 1899)
• 1833 Charles Miller Shelley, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1907)
• 1835 Archibald Geikie, Scottish geologist (Scenery of Scotland), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1924)
• 1837 Benjamin Johnson Lang, American conductor and composer, born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1909)
• 1842 Calixa Lavallee, Canadian composer (O Canada), born in Verchères, British Province of Canada (d. 1891)

• 1845 Homer Newton Bartlett, American pianist, organist and composer, born in Olive, New York (d. 1920)
• 1849 Herbert von Bismarck, German politician, son of Otto of Bismarck, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1904)

• 1859 Gerard Brucken Fock, Dutch composer and painter, born in Koudekerke, Netherlands (d. 1935)
• 1859 John W Fortescue, British military historian and archivist at Windsor Castle, born in Madeira (d. 1933)
• 1860 Alexander von Fielitz, German composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), born in Leipzig, Saxony (d. 1930)
• 1865 Félix Vallotton, Swiss-French painter and writer (Chaste Suzanna), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1925)
• 1866 Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian and diplomat (d. 1935)
• 1868 Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter (Amsterdam's Joffers), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1958)

• 1880 Christian Frederik Leipoldt, South African physician, writer and poet, born in Worcester, South Africa (d. 1947)
• 1882 Arthur Eddington, English astrophysicist, cosmologist and mathematician (stars), born in Kendal, Westmorland, England (d. 1944)

• 1883 Alfred Wolfenstein, German writer (d. 1945)
• 1884 Joseph Pholien, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgian 1950-52), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1968)
• 1887 Charles Dingle, American actor (The Little Foxes), born in Wabash, Indiana (d. 1956)
• 1888 Gabriel von Wayditch, Hungarian-American composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1969)
• 1889 F. W. Murnau German film director (Nosferatu, The Last Laugh), born in Bielefeld, Germany (d. 1931)
• 1890 Frank Butler, American actor and screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), born in Oxford, England (d. 1967)
• 1894 Andre de Meulemeester, Belgian World War I fighter ace known as the "Eagle of Flanders" with 11 known kills and 19 unconfirmed, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1973)
• 1894 Ed Healey, American NFL player (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
• 1895 Carol Ryrie Brink, American Newberry Medal-winning novelist (Caddie Woodlawn), born in Moscow, Idaho (d. 1981)

• 1898 Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (d. 1957)
• 1898 Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
• 1899 Eugeniusz Bodo [Bohdan Eugène Junod], Polish film director, producer and comedic actor, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1943)
• 1900 Ted Lyons, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1939; AL wins leader 1925, 27; AL ERA leader 1942; no-hitter 1926; Chicago WS) and manager (Chicago WS 1926-28), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana (d. 1986)
• 1902 Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (Encyclopedia Brittanica), born in New York City (d. 2001)
• 1902 Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (Long River), born in Zhen'gan, Hunan Province (d. 1988)
• 1903 Earl "Fatha" Hines, American jazz pianist and bandleader (Deep Forest), born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)

• 1904 Clabon Allen, Australian astronomer (University of London Observatory director, wrote "Astrophysical Quantities"), born in Subiaco, Perth (d. 1987) [1]
• 1904 Sergei Yutkevich, Russian film director (Otello, Banya), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1985)
• 1905 Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1974)
• 1905 Maharajkumar of Vizianagram "Vizzy", Indian cricket batsman, captain, administrator, broadcaster and politician (3 Tests), born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 1965)
• 1907 Roman Palester, Polish composer (The Weichsel), born in Śniatyń, Poland (d. 1989)
• 1908 Felicja Blumental, Polish-Brazilian concert pianist (Villa-Lobos' Piano Concerto No. 5; Penderecki's Partita for Harpsichord), born in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1991)
• 1908 Lew Ayres, American actor (All Quiet on Western Front; Holiday; Dr Kildare (films); Johnny Belinda), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1996)
• 1909 Billy Williams, American singer (Your Show of Shows), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1984)
• 1909 Johnny Goodman, American golfer (US Open 1933), born in South Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1970)
• 1909 Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgaria poet and communist revolutionary (Subrani Sutsjinenija), born in Bansko, Ottoman Empire (d. 1942)
• 1910 John "Jack" Kerr, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman in 1930s), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand (d. 2007)
• 1911 Phani Majumdar, Indian filmmaker (Street Singer), born in Faridpur Sadar Upazila, British India (d. 1994)
• 1911 Sam Levenson, American humorist (Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party), born in New York City (d. 1980)
• 1913 Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor and comedian (Irma la Douce, The Dean Martin Show), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2009) [1]
• 1914 Bernard Youens [Popley], British actor (Coronation Street, Somewhere in Politics), born in Hove, East Sussex, England (d. 1984)
• 1914 Lee Bowman, American actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover, The Impatient Years), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1979)
• 1915 Roebuck "Pops" Staples, American gospel singer (The Staple Singers), born in Winona, Mississippi (d. 2000)
• 1916 Nelly Adamson Landry, French tennis player (French C'ships 1948), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 2010)
• 1916 Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
• 1917 Ellis Clarke, First President of Trinidad & Tobago (1976-87), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)
• 1919 Inocente Carreño, Venezuelan composer (Margariteña), and pedagogue (Prudencio Esáa, 1970-90), born in Isla Margarita, Venezuela (d. 2016)
• 1920 Bruce McCarty, South Bend, Indiana, architect (1982 World Fair), (d. 2013)
• 1920 Steve Van Buren, NFL halfback (Philadelphia Eagles), (d. 2012)
• 1921 Eddy Doorenbos, Dutch jazz and pop vocalist, guitarist (De Millers), and painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2013)
• 1921 Johnny Otis [Ioannis Veliotes], American R&B musician, songwriter, producer and talent scout ("Willie and the Hand Jive"; "Cupid's Boogie"), known as "the godfather of rhythm and blues", born in Vallejo California (d. 2012)

• 1923 Andrew Duggan, American character actor (Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1988)
• 1924 Christine Norden, British actress (Little Shop of Horrors, Night Beat), born in Sunderland, England (d. 1988)
• 1924 Milton Obote, President of Uganda (d. 2005)
• 1925 Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (Touch of Class, Mozambique), born in Ulm, Germany (d. 2002)
• 1926 Donald Carr, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 x 50, 2 wickets; Derbyshire CCC) and official (secretary Test and County Cricket Board 1976-86), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2016)
• 1927 Anne Armstrong, US ambassador and first female counsel to the President, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, (d. 2008)
• 1927 Norma Whiteman. Australian cricket fast bowler (7 WTests, 22 wickets, BB 4/33; NSWCA), born in Bathurst, Australia (d. 2023)
• 1927 Oleg Karavaichuk, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR (d. 2016)
• 1927 Simon Raven, English playwright and critic (Alms for Oblivion)
• 1928 Kamilló Lendvay, Hungarian composer (Pezzo Concertanto), conductor, and educator, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2016)
• 1928 Moe Koffman, Canadian jazz saxophonist and flautist (Cool and Hot Sax), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2001)
• 1929 Maarten Schmidt, Dutch-American astronomer who first identified a quasar, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 2022)
• 1929 Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president

• 1931 Georg "Org" Marais, South African economist/underminister of Finance
• 1931 Guy Debord, situationist
• 1931 John de Mol, Dutch pop vocalist, songwriter, and producer, born in The Hauge, Netherlands (d. 2013)
• 1931 Martin Milner, American actor (Route 66", "Adam 12"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
• 1932 Clem Schouwenaars, Flemish poet/writer
• 1932 Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman (d. 2002)
• 1932 Dorsey Burnette, American rockabilly singer ("Tall Oak Tree"; "Hey Little One"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1979)
• 1932 Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (NY Rangers 1952-69), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2019)
• 1932 Manuel Puig, Argentina, writer (Blood of Requited Love)
• 1932 Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader
• 1932 [Grace] Nichelle Nichols, American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura") and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"), born in Robbins, Illinois (d. 2022)
• 1933 Jack Perkins, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1933 John Y. Brown, Jr., American politician
• 1934 David Warrilow, English actor (Radio Days, Dakota Road, Barton Fink), born in Stone, England (d. 1995)
• 1934 John Akers, American business executive (head of IBM, 1983-93), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2014)

• 1934 Peggy Wilson, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1969), born in Lauderdale, Mississippi
• 1934 Virginio Pizzali, Italian track cyclist (Olympic gold team pursuit 1956), born in Mortegliano, Udine, Italy (d. 2021)
• 1934 Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (Crazed Fruit), born in Kobe, Japan (d. 1987)
• 1935 Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director (Encoberto, Matar Saudades)
• 1936 Jack Ingram, American auto racer (NASCAR Busch Series champion 1982, 1985), born in Asheville, North Carolina (d. 2021)
• 1936 Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (d. 1979)
• 1936 Lawrence Schiller, American journalist
• 1937 Ratan Tata, Indian industrialist
• 1938 Bruce Yarnell, American actor (Outlaws) and singer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1973)
• 1938 Dick Sudhalter, American jazz trumpeter, and writer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2008)
• 1938 Frank Kelly, Irish stage and screen actor (Father Ted), born in Dublin (d. 2016)
• 1938 Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator
• 1938 John Gleeson, Australian rugby league five eighth (10 Tests; Queensland 25 games; Wynnum-Manly, Brothers RLFC), born in Chinchilla, Australia (d. 2021)
• 1938 Pachín, Spanish soccer defender (8 caps; Real Madrid) and manager (Osasuna, Levante, Granada), born in Torrelavega, Spain (d. 2021)
• 1939 Charles Neville, American vocalist and saxophonist (Neville Brothers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2018)
• 1939 Philip Anschutz, American businessman
• 1940 Alvin Singleton, American composer ("After Fallen Crumbs"; "Shadows"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1940 Lonnie Liston Smith, American jazz piano and keyboard player (Cosmic Echoes; Magic Lady), born in Richmond, Virginia,
• 1940 Neon Park [Martin Muller], American illustrator of album covers (Little Feat; Frank Zappa), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1993)
• 1941 Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), born in New York City (d. 2017)
• 1941 Don Francisco [Mario Kreutzberger], Chilean TV variety show host (Sábado Gigante, 1962-2015), born in Talca, Chile
• 1941 Intikhab Alam, Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77)
• 1942 Allan Schwartzberg, American pop, jazz, rock, and funk session and touring drummer (Mountain, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, Peter Gabriel, Yoko Ono, Brecker Brothers), and bandleader (Geraldo Rivera's Goodnight America), born in New York City
• 1942 Arild Hetleøen, Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann), born in Bergen, Norway (2023)
• 1942 Paul Horowitz, American physicist, META project (Sloan Award 1971-3), born in New York City
• 1943 Bobby Comstock, American pop-rock singer (The Counts - "Let's Stomp"), born in Ithaca, New York (d. 2020)
• 1943 Charles "Chas" Hodges, English musician (Chas & Dave), born in London (d. 2018)
• 1943 David Peterson, premier of Ontario Canada (L) (1982- ), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1943 Keith Floyd, English celebrity cook and restaurateur (Floyd on Fish), born in Reading, Berkshire, England (d. 2009)
• 1943 Oscar D Dhlomo, South African sect-gen of Inkatha (1978-90)
• 1943 Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (Countdown), and broadcast journalist (Calendar), born in Bradford, England (d. 2005)
• 1944 Johnny Isakson, American politician
• 1944 Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1945 Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal (1972- )
• 1945 Dwight Bement, American rock saxophonist (Gary Puckett & Union Gap - "Lady Willpower"; Flash Cadillac), born in San Diego, California
• 1945 John Till, Canadian rock guitarist (Full Tilt Boogie Band), born in Stratford, Ontario (d. 2022)
• 1945 Max Hastings, British editor-in-chief (Daily Telegraph)
• 1946 Edgar Winter, American rock musician ("Frankenstein"; "Free Ride"), born in Beaumont, Texas
• 1946 Jorge Velásquez, Panamanian Hall of Fame jockey (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes 1981; 6,795 career wins), born in Chepo, Panama
• 1946 Tim Johnson, American politician, senior senator from South Dakota
• 1947 Andrew Olle, broadcaster
• 1947 Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player
• 1947 Dick Diamonde [Dingeman van der Sluys], Dutch-Australian rock guitarist (The Easybeats - "Friday On My Mind"), born in Hilversum, Netherlands
• 1948 Mary Weiss, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Jamaica, Queens, NYC (d. 2024)
• 1949 Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold light-flyweight 1972, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1969, 72), born in Cârna, Romania (d. 2022)
• 1950 Alex Chilton, American rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Box Tops - "The Letter"; Big Star - "Thirteen"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2010)
• 1950 Øivind Blunck, Norwegian comedian and actor
• 1951 Ian Buruma, Anglo-Dutch scholar and writer on Japan and the Far East.
• 1951 Jacques Zimako, French soccer forward (13 caps; Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Bastia), born in Lifou, New Caledonia (d. 2021)
• 1951 Ken Pope, American NFL player, born in Galverton, Texas
• 1952 Arun Jaitley, Indian Politician
• 1952 Ray Knight, American baseball 3rd baseman (MLB All-Star 1980, 82; World Series MVP 1986 NY Mets; Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), born in Albany, Georgia
• 1953 Martha Wash, American disco singer-songwriter (Two Tons O' Fun; The Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men"), born in San Francisco, California
• 1953 Richard Clayderman, French pop instrumental pianist (Amour, Romantic America), born in Paris
• 1953 Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer (MTV)
• 1953 Roberto Cacciapaglia, Italian pianist and composer of electronic and classical music, born in Milan, Italy

• 1954 Tony Rosato, Canadian comedian (SCTV, Saturday Night Live), born in Naples, Italy (d. 2017)

• 1956 Kenneth Gant, American funk bassist and vocalist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), record producer, and real estate agent, born in the USA
• 1956 Nigel Kennedy, British classical, jazz and klezmer violinist, born in Brighton, England
• 1957 Anne Sargeant, Australian netballer
• 1958 Carl Marsden, bodyguard
• 1958 Carlos Carson, football player
• 1958 Joe Diffie, American country singer and guitarist (Home), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2020)
• 1958 Mike McGuire, American country music songwriter and drummer (Shenandoah - "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)"), born in Hamilton, Alabama
• 1958 Terry Butcher, British soccer player
• 1959 Ana Torroja, Spanish pop singer (Mecano), born in Madrid, Spain
• 1959 Everson Walls, American football cornerback who won Super Bowl XXV NY Giants; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 4 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, born in Dallas, Texas
• 1959 Phil Abrams, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1960 Chad McQueen, actor (Nightforce)
• 1960 John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; ATP Doubles Finals 1991; Davis Cup 1983, 86), born in Cummins, Australia
• 1960 Marty Roe, American country singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in Lebanon, Ohio

• 1960 Terri Garber, American actress (Leslie Carrington-Dynasty), born in Miami, Florida
• 1960 Zane Smith, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Madison, Wisconsin
• 1961 Kent Nielsen, Danish soccer defender (54 caps; Brønshøj 230 games, Brøndby, Aston Villa, AGF) and coach (Horsens, Brøndby, AaB, OB, Silkeborg), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark
• 1962 Keith Lee, American basketball player (Memphis State), born in West Memphis, Arkansas
• 1962 Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (100 Hearts), born in Orange, France (d. 1999)
• 1962 Rachel Z [Nicolazzo], American jazz and rock pianist ("Tokyo Blue"; Ozmosys), born in New York City
• 1963 Malcolm Gets, American actor (Richard Karinsky-Caroline In the City), born in Waukegan, Illinois
• 1963 Willow Bay, American TV host (Good Morning America), born in New York City

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