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Famous People Born on January 28(211 people)

Athlete

Emoni Bates, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Liam Öhgren, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Whitney Peak, Ugandan-Canadian actress

Actor

Tabyana Ali, American actress and author

Actor

Yoo Seon-ho, South Korean actor

Athlete

Abel Ruiz, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Dušan Vlahović, Serbian footballer

Athlete

Payton Pritchard, American basketball player

Actor

Ariel Winter, American actress

Notable Figure

Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast

Athlete

Joel Bolomboy, Russian-American basketball player

Athlete

Lin Zhu, Chinese tennis player

Actor

Maluma, Colombian singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor

Actor

Will Poulter, English actor

Athlete

Alan Williams, American basketball player

Athlete

Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer

Notable Figure

Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Paul Henry, English footballer

Actor

Alexandra Krosney, American actress

Athlete

Sanada, Japanese wrestler

Notable Figure

Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler

Notable Figure

Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor

Notable Figure

Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer

Notable Figure

Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player

J. Cole, American rapper(1985 - present)
Musician

J. Cole, American rapper

Notable Figure

Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player

Actor

Tom Hopper, English actor

Athlete

Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer

Athlete

Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer

Notable Figure

Ben Clucas, English race car driver

Notable Figure

Stephen Gostkowski, American football player

Athlete

Andre Iguodala, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Anne Panter, English field hockey player

Politician

Chad Aull, American politician

Athlete

Omar Cook, American-Montenegrin basketball player and coach

Actor

Elijah Wood, American actor and producer

Actor

Nick Carter, American singer-songwriter and actor

Athlete

Yasuhito Endō, Japanese footballer

Musician

Brian Fallon, American singer-songwriter

Writer

Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (died 2013)

Actor

Angelique Cabral, American actress

Athlete

Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer

Athlete

Jamie Carragher, English footballer and sportscaster

Athlete

Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese footballer (died 2020)

Musician

Big Freedia, American musician

Sheamus, Irish wrestler(1978 - present)
Athlete

Sheamus, Irish wrestler

Athlete

Sandis Buškevics, Latvian basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Daunte Culpepper, American football player

Musician

Joey Fatone, American singer, dancer, and television personality

Notable Figure

Takuma Sato, Japanese race car driver

Notable Figure

Sireli Bobo, Fijian rugby player

Athlete

Mark Madsen, American basketball player and coach

Musician

Rick Ross, American rapper and producer

Athlete

Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer

Writer

Pedro Pinto, Portuguese-American journalist

Athlete

Junior Spivey, American baseball player and coach

Athlete

Tony Delk, American basketball player and coach

Athlete

Jermaine Dye, American baseball player

Writer

Ramsey Nasr, Dutch author and poet

Politician

Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player and politician

Athlete

Elena Baranova, Russian basketball player

Legal

Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist, academic, attorney, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Notable Figure

Mark Regan, English rugby player

Athlete

Nicky Southall, English footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Léon van Bon, Dutch cyclist

Actor

Gillian Vigman, American actress and comedian

Musician

Anthony Hamilton, American singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer

Actor

Kathryn Morris, American actress

Writer

Mo Rocca, American comedian and television journalist

Politician

Linda Sánchez, American lawyer and politician

Musician

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

Filmmaker

DJ Muggs, American DJ and producer

Rakim, American rapper(1968 - present)
Musician

Rakim, American rapper

Athlete

Billy Brownless, Australian footballer and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Seiji Mizushima, Japanese director and producer

Notable Figure

Michal Pivoňka, Czech ice hockey player

Notable Figure

David Lawrence, English cricketer (died 2025)

Musician

Dan Spitz, American musician and songwriter

Athlete

Michael Cage, American basketball player and broadcaster

Actor

Keith Hamilton Cobb, American actor

Musician

Sam Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Mike Holoway, British musician and actor

Notable Figure

Normand Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Politician

Loren Legarda, Filipino journalist and politician

Filmmaker

Frank Darabont, American director and producer

Notable Figure

Mark Napier, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Athlete

Nick Price, Zimbabwean-South African golfer

Actor

Frank Skinner, English comedian, actor, and author

Politician

Ruth Becher, Austrian politician

Musician

Richard Danielpour, American composer and educator

Musician

Peter Schilling, German singer-songwriter

Business

Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems

Political Leader

Nicolas Sarkozy, French lawyer and politician, 23rd President of France

Philosopher/Religious

Peter Lampe, German theologian and historian

Athlete

Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (died 2013)

Writer

Rick Warren, American pastor and author

Notable Figure

Colin Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Filmmaker

Richard Glatzer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)

Politician

Brian Bilbray, American politician

Military

Leonid Kadeniuk, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Billy Bass Nelson, American R&B/funk bass player

Actor

Barbi Benton, American actress, singer and model

Political Leader

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini king

Medical

David C. Hilmers, American colonel, physician, and astronaut

Notable Figure

Naila Kabeer, Bangladeshi-English economist and academic

Political Leader

Mike Moore, New Zealand union leader and politician, 34th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 2020)

Athlete

Gregg Popovich, American basketball player and coach

Writer

Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (died 2017)

Politician

Ilkka Kanerva, Finnish politician (died 2022)

Musician

Bob Moses, American drummer

Political Leader

Charles Taylor, Liberian politician, 22nd President of Liberia

Politician

Jeanne Shaheen, American educator and politician, 78th Governor of New Hampshire

Actor

Marthe Keller, Swiss actress and director

Actor

Susan Howard, American actress and writer

Business

Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (died 2013)

Musician

John Tavener, English composer (died 2013)

Writer

Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and author

Musician

Dick Taylor, English guitarist and songwriter

Notable Figure

Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (died 2024)

Filmmaker

Erkki Pohjanheimo, Finnish director and producer

Actor

Joel Crothers, American actor (died 1985)

Business

Carlos Slim, Mexican businessman and philanthropist, founded Grupo Carso

Astronaut

John M. Fabian, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Scientist

Tomas Lindahl, Swedish-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Notable Figure

Leonid Zhabotinsky, Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (died 2016)

TV/Radio

Karel Čáslavský, Czech historian and television host (died 2013)

Actor

John Normington, English actor (died 2007)

Actor

Alan Alda, American actor, director, and writer

Writer

Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (died 2024)

Politician

Helga Kleiner, German politician

Writer

David Lodge, English author and critic (died 2025)

Actor

Nicholas Pryor, American actor (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (died 1990)

Filmmaker

Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter

Political Leader

Kurt Biedenkopf, German academic and politician, 54th President of the German Bundesrat (died 2021)

Filmmaker

Roy Clarke, English screenwriter, comedian and soldier

Musician

Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (died 2014)

Scientist

Edith M. Flanigen, American chemist (died 2026)

Athlete

Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (died 2012)

Artist

Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator (died 2022)

Actor

Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (died 1996)

Filmmaker

Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)

Writer

Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Jimmy Bryan, American race car driver (died 1960)

Politician

Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist and politician (died 2004)

Writer

Marcel Broodthaers, Belgian painter and poet (died 1976)

Musician

Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993)

Athlete

Vytautas Norkus, Lithuanian–American basketball player (died 2014)

Actor

Lewis Wilson, American actor (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (died 2002)

Actor

Harry Corbett, English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (died 1989)

Politician

Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (died 2004)

Artist

Jackson Pollock, American painter (died 1956)

Politician

Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (died 2018)

Actor

John Banner, Austrian actor (died 1973)

Athlete

John Thomson, Scottish footballer (died 1931)

Musician

Paul Misraki, Turkish-French composer and historian (died 1998)

Athlete

Pat O'Callaghan, Irish athlete (died 1991)

Politician

Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (died 1992)

Writer

Aleksander Kamiński, Polish author and educator (died 1978)

Notable Figure

Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish crystallographer and 1st female FRS (died 1971)

Artist

Alice Neel, American painter (died 1984)

Writer

Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (died 1986)

Musician

Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and educator (died 1982)

Writer

Marthe Bibesco, Romanian-French author and poet (died 1973)

Scientist

Hidetsugu Yagi, Japanese engineer and academic (died 1976)

Writer

Vahan Terian, Armenian poet and activist (died 1920)

Scientist

Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (died 1962)

Notable Figure

Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach (died 1970)

Musician

Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor (died 1940)

Musician

Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1965)

Athlete

Alex Smith, Scottish golfer (died 1930)

Writer

Colette, French novelist and journalist (died 1954)

Notable Figure

Monty Noble, Australian cricketer (died 1940)

Politician

Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician (died 1928)

Political Leader

Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (died 1952)

Business

Charles W. Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors (died 1948)

Artist

Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (died 1918)

Musician

Julián Felipe, Filipino composer and educator (died 1944)

Explorer

Tannatt William Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (died 1934)

Business

William Seward Burroughs I, American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (died 1898)

Writer

José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (died 1895)

Writer

Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1900)

Politician

Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (died 1885)

Political Leader

Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (died 1892)

Politician

George S. Boutwell, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1905)

Politician

Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (died 1867)

Political Leader

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1860)

Medical

Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist (died 1830)

Writer

Christian Felix Weiße, German poet and playwright (died 1802)

Writer

Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (died 1749)

Notable Figure

Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (died 1774)

Notable Figure

Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shōgun (died 1761)

Notable Figure

John Baskerville, English printer and typographer (died 1775)

Scientist

Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (died 1774)

Musician

Gregor Werner, Austrian composer (died 1766)

Scientist

Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (died 1691)

Politician

Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (died 1687)

Scientist

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (died 1679)

Philosopher/Religious

Clement IX, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1669)

Writer

John Barclay, French-Scottish poet and author (died 1621)

Scientist

Ludolph van Ceulen, German-Dutch mathematician and academic (died 1610)

Scientist

Paul Luther, German scientist (died 1593)

Political Leader

Henry VII, king of England (died 1509)

Political Leader

Razadarit, king of Hanthawaddy (died 1421)

Political Leader

Joan II, queen of Navarre (died 1349)

Political Leader

Taizong, emperor of the Tang dynasty (died 649)

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About Famous Birthdays on January 28

January 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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