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Famous People Born on April 28(189 people)

Athlete

Anthony Volpe, American baseball player

Musician

Victoria De Angelis, Italian musician

Athlete

Alek Thomas, American baseball player

Actor

Song Yu-bin, South Korean singer and actor

Athlete

Shane McClanahan, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Denzel Ward, American football player

Notable Figure

Connor Clifton, American ice hockey player

Musician

Melanie Martinez, American singer

Notable Figure

Jakob Butturff, American bowler

Musician

Wonpil, South Korean musician

Athlete

Matt Chapman, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Eva Samková, Czech snowboarder

Notable Figure

Blake Bortles, American football player

Notable Figure

DeMarcus Lawrence, American football player

Athlete

Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer

Musician

Kim Sung-kyu, South Korean singer

Athlete

Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer

Athlete

Juan Mata, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Daequan Cook, American basketball player

Athlete

Drew Gulak, American wrestler

Actor

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model

Athlete

Bradley Johnson, English footballer

Athlete

Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer

Notable Figure

Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player

Actor

Jenna Ushkowitz, Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer

Athlete

Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper

Notable Figure

Deividas Stagniūnas, Lithuanian ice dancer

Athlete

Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer

Notable Figure

Josh Brookes, Australian motorcycle racer

Athlete

David Freese, American baseball player

Athlete

Roger Johnson, English footballer

Notable Figure

Thomas Waldrom, New Zealand-English rugby player

Writer

Nikki Grahame, English model and journalist (died 2021)

Athlete

Chris Kaman, American basketball player

Actor

Jessica Alba, American model and actress

Notable Figure

Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist

Notable Figure

Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster

Musician

Lauren Laverne, English singer and television and radio host

Athlete

Titus O'Neil, American wrestler and football player

Notable Figure

Michael Walchhofer, Austrian skier

Actor

Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer

Athlete

Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach (died 2011)

TV/Radio

Vernon Kay, English radio and television host

Writer

Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist

Actor

Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer

Notable Figure

Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player

Musician

Violent J, American rapper

Athlete

Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager

Actor

Bridget Moynahan, American actress

Athlete

Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player

Notable Figure

Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout

Athlete

Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager

Athlete

LeRon Perry Ellis, American basketball player

Politician

Petra Bayr, Austrian politician

Musician

Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Politician

Chris White, English engineer and politician

Athlete

John Daly, American golfer

Actor

Too Short, American rapper, producer and actor

Athlete

Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer

Musician

Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer

Medical

Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic

Athlete

Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Fashion

L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater and coach

Notable Figure

Marc Lacroix, Belgian biochemist and academic

Athlete

Tom Browning, American baseball player (died 2022)

Legal

Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Political Leader

Phil King, English bass player

Writer

Ian Rankin, Scottish author

Notable Figure

Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (died 1993)

Athlete

Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager

Athlete

Hal Sutton, American golfer

Musician

Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (died 2020)

Musician

Eddie Jobson, English keyboard player and violinist

Notable Figure

Timothy Curley, American educator

Politician

Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Actor

Vic Sotto, Filipino actor-producer, singer-songwriter, comedian and television personality

Notable Figure

Ron Zook, American football player and coach

Writer

Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (died 2003)

Musician

Kim Gordon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Athlete

Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (died 2013)

Musician

Chuck Leavell, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Actor

Mary McDonnell, American actress

Politician

Tim Congdon, English economist and politician

Politician

Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician

Filmmaker

Willie Colón, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and producer

Filmmaker

Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer

Writer

Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster

Legal

Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge

Actor

Paul Guilfoyle, American actor

Actor

Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (died 2006)

Filmmaker

Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2015)

Actor

Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (died 2014)

Musician

Steve Khan, American jazz guitarist

Actor

Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor and producer (died 2015)

Actor

Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

Activist

Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist

Filmmaker

Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer

Political Leader

Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of Wallonia

Writer

Alice Waters, American chef and author

Politician

Aryeh Bibi, Iraqi-born Israeli politician

Notable Figure

Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst

Actor

Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer

Notable Figure

Lucien Aimar, French cyclist

Business

John Madejski, English businessman and academic

Scientist

Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Writer

Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet and author (died 2013)

Actor

Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (died 1995)

Political Leader

Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (died 2006)

Musician

Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2014)

Athlete

John White, Scottish international footballer (died 1964)

Politician

Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)

Athlete

Pedro Ramos, Cuban baseball player

Writer

Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (died 2014)

Politician

James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State

Actor

Carolyn Jones, American actress (died 1983)

Artist

Yves Klein, French painter (died 1962)

Scientist

Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (died 1997)

Artist

James Bama, American artist and illustrator (died 2022)

Writer

Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (died 2011)

Writer

Harper Lee, American novelist (died 2016)

Military

Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (died 1991)

Politician

T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (died 1996)

Writer

John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic (died 2023)

Writer

Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (died 2014)

Musician

Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (died 2009)

Political Leader

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (died 2021)

Writer

Carolyn Cassady, American author (died 2013)

Notable Figure

William Guarnere, American sergeant (died 2014)

Politician

Barbara Lüdemann, German politician (died 1992)

Writer

Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 2001)

Writer

Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (died 2012)

Actor

Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (died 2006)

Business

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)

Writer

Michel Mohrt, French author, historian (died 2011)

Musician

Rose Murphy, American singer (died 1989)

Military

Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (died 1995)

Filmmaker

Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)

Filmmaker

Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright (died 1999)

Writer

Sam Merwin, Jr., American author (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist (died 1988)

Notable Figure

Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (died 1987)

Writer

Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (died 1981)

Business

Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (died 1974)

Scientist

Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1978)

Musician

Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (died 1999)

Writer

Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (died 1979)

Athlete

H. B. Stallard, English runner and surgeon (died 1973)

Activist

Alice Berry, Australian activist (died 1978)

Notable Figure

Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (died 1945)

Scientist

Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (died 1992)

Politician

Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (died 1986)

Writer

Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (died 1948)

Writer

Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and critic (died 1963)

Political Leader

António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1970)

Athlete

Walter Tull, English footballer and soldier (died 1918)

Artist

Erich Salomon, German-born news photographer (died 1944)

Notable Figure

Art Shaw, American hurdler (died 1955)

Actor

Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director (died 1954)

Scientist

Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)

Writer

Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (died 1936)

Actor

Sidney Toler, American actor and director (died 1947)

Musician

Lucy Booth, English composer (died 1953)

Scientist

Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1908)

Notable Figure

Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist and academic (died 1940)

Politician

Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1933)

Scientist

Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (died 1929)

Artist

José Malhoa, Portuguese painter (died 1933)

Scientist

Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. (died 1923)

Musician

Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (died 1909)

Legal

Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1913)

Military

William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1904)

Notable Figure

Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (died 1884)

Scientist

Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)

Notable Figure

Marie Harel, French cheesemaker (died 1844)

Political Leader

James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (died 1831)

Musician

Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (died 1767)

Political Leader

Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden (died 1751)

Writer

Charles Cotton, English poet and author (died 1687)

Politician

Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician (died 1707)

Notable Figure

Joris Jansen Rapelje, Dutch settler in colonial North America (died 1662)

Notable Figure

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, son of Charles IX (died 1650)

Military

Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (died 1598)

Political Leader

Edward IV, king of England (died 1483)

Writer

Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (died 1472)

Political Leader

Otho, Roman emperor (died 69 AD)

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April 28 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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People Born on April 28th — 189+ Notable & Famous Birthdays