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Famous People Born on May 28(197 people)
Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player
Cameron Boyce, American actor (died 2019)
Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer
Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter
Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player
NaVorro Bowman, American football player
Percy Harvin, American football player
Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
T.J. Yates, American football player
Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player
Michael Oher, American football player
Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer
Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player
Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player
Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player
Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (died 2001)
Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author
Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player
Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach
Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic
Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager
Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager
Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (died 2016)
Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright
Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist
Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer
Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer
Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (died 2011)
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress
Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter
Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic (died 2016)
Mark Sanford, American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina
Mary Portas, English journalist and author
Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver
Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager
Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach
Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer
Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (died 1980)
Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian
João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (died 1999)
Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (died 1988)
Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic
Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (died 2013)
John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto
Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
Martin Kelner, English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter
Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 1998)
Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania
Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (died 2002)
Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic
Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator
Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player
K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic
William Shawcross, English journalist and author
Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute
John N. Bambacus, American military veteran (USMC) and politician
John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec
Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City
Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress
Sondra Locke, American actress and director (died 2018)
Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (died 2013)
Patricia Quinn, British actress and singer
Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Beth Howland, American actress and singer (died 2015)
David Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (died 2023)
Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (died 2012)
Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024)
Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (died 2013)
Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (died 1997)
Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (died 2010)
Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (died 2020)
Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (died 2014)
Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019)
Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (died 2015)
Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2006)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (died 2012)
Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (died 2017)
György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)
N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996)
Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017)
Roger Fisher, American author and academic (died 2012)
Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier (died 2020)
D. V. Paluskar, Indian Hindustani classical musician (died 1955)
Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (died 1999)
Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (died 2015)
Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (died 1990)
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012)
Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (died 1990)
Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (died 2001)
W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (died 1996)
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (died 1992)
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (died 1981)
Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (died 1994)
Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (died 1986)
Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 1987)
Rachel Kempson, English actress (died 2003)
T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)
Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2005)
Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (died 1964)
Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (died 1997)
S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (died 1994)
Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (died 1939)
Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)
Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942)
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (died 1947)
Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (died 1953)
Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (died 1954)
Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1948)
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (died 1966)
Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (died 1978)
Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1958)
Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (died 1945)
Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (died 1917)
Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939)
Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (died 1919)
Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (died 1887)
George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (died 1921)
Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died 1908)
Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1916)
Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (died 1918)
Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera, Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885)
P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (died 1893)
Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873)
Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (died 1852)
Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (died 1836)
Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (died 1811)
William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806)
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (died 1814)
Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (died 1740)
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1754)
António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (died 1736)
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (died 1674)
Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1672)
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)
Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (died 1207)
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💰 Richest People Born on May 28
Net worth of notable people who share this birthday. Tap a name for the full breakdown, including inflation-adjusted figures for those no longer living.
Who Was Born on May 28?
Our records list 197 notable people born on May 28, with confirmed birth years spanning from 1140 (Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (died 1207)) to 2000 (Phil Foden, English footballer). At least 197 of them have no recorded death year.
Most Common Fields for May 28 Births
The people in our list for this date are concentrated in a handful of fields:
- Notable Figure — 40 people
- Athlete — 33 people
- Actor — 28 people
- Politician — 27 people
- Writer — 21 people
- Musician — 20 people
May 28 is also the birthday of 5 people tracked in our net-worth data, led by Dara Khosrowshahi. See the full breakdown in the “Richest People Born on This Day” section above.
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