May 28th
Births
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 – P.G.T. 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 – Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)
1888 – Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1942)
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 – Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)
1911 – Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian author (d. 1986)
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
1936 – Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist (d. 1997)
1936 – Claude Forget, French-Canadian politician
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 – Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City
1944 – Gladys Knight, American singer and actress
1944 – Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
1944 – Gary Stewart, American singer (d. 2003)
1944 – Billy Vera, American actor and musician
1944 – Faith Brown, British actress
1945 – John Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1945 – Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor
1945 – John N. Bambacus, American politician
1946 – Satchidanandan, Indian poet
1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
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 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player
1957 – Ben Howland, American college basketball coach
1959 – John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
1960 – Mark Sanford, 115th Governor of South Carolina & former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
1962 – 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 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
1964 – Christa Miller, American actress
1964 – David Baddiel, British comedian and television presenter
1964 – Phil Vassar, American country music singer
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 – Morgan Fox, Canadian model and 1990 Playboy playmate
1970 – Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
1970 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress
1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
1971 – Lisa Lopes, American singer (TLC) (d. 2002)
1971 – Glenn Ross, Northern Irish strongman
1971 – Monika Schnarre, Canadian model
1971 – Brad Sugars, Australian entrepreneur
1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
1972 – Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer
1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress
1975 – Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress
1976 – Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
1976 – Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
1976 – Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
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 – Mark Feehily, Irish musician (Westlife)
1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
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 – Michael Oher, American football player at Ole Miss
1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian Rugby player
1988 – David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
