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Famous People Born on May 28(197 people)

Athlete

Phil Foden, English footballer

Notable Figure

Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player

Actor

Cameron Boyce, American actor (died 2019)

Athlete

Jodie Burrage, British tennis player

Musician

Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer

Musician

Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter

Athlete

John Stones, English footballer

Notable Figure

Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player

Athlete

Danielle Lao, American tennis player

Notable Figure

Kail Piho, Estonian skier

Athlete

Kyle Walker, English footballer

Notable Figure

NaVorro Bowman, American football player

Notable Figure

Percy Harvin, American football player

Athlete

Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player

Notable Figure

David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

T.J. Yates, American football player

Notable Figure

Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player

Athlete

Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player

Notable Figure

Michael Oher, American football player

Athlete

Seth Rollins, American wrestler

Notable Figure

Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete

Musician

Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer

Athlete

Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer

Actor

Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer

Athlete

Steve Cronin, American soccer player

Athlete

Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player

Notable Figure

Roman Atwood, American YouTuber

Actor

Alexa Davalos, French-American actress

Athlete

Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player

Actor

Laura Bailey, American voice actress

Athlete

Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player

Notable Figure

Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player

Musician

Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Lucy Shuker, English tennis player

Notable Figure

Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Ronald Curry, American football player and coach

Actor

Jake Johnson, American actor

Writer

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author

Notable Figure

Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach

Athlete

Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach

Actor

Liam O'Brien, American voice actor

Writer

Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic

Athlete

Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer

Notable Figure

Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer

Athlete

Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager

Athlete

Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager

Actor

Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer

Notable Figure

Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster

Politician

Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician

Actor

Glenn Quinn, American actor (died 2002)

Athlete

Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager

Politician

Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (died 2016)

Actor

Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Athlete

Glen Rice, American basketball player

Filmmaker

Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright

Writer

Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist

Notable Figure

Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer

Musician

Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Politician

Mary Coughlan, Irish politician

Athlete

Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer

Athlete

Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (died 2011)

Actor

Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress

Musician

Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter

Scientist

Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic (died 2016)

Politician

Mark Sanford, American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina

Writer

Mary Portas, English journalist and author

Notable Figure

Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver

Athlete

Colin Barnes, English footballer

Athlete

Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager

Athlete

Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach

Musician

Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer

Notable Figure

Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer

Notable Figure

Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (died 1980)

Military

Peter Wilkinson, English admiral

Writer

Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian

Notable Figure

João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (died 1999)

Musician

Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (died 1988)

Notable Figure

Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic

Politician

Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (died 2013)

Politician

John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto

Notable Figure

Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

Musician

Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator

Actor

Martin Kelner, English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter

Actor

Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 1998)

Politician

Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania

Musician

Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic

Writer

Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator

Musician

Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Actor

Bruce Alexander, English actor

Athlete

Skip Jutze, American baseball player

Politician

Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician

Writer

K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic

Writer

William Shawcross, English journalist and author

Writer

Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute

Politician

John N. Bambacus, American military veteran (USMC) and politician

Musician

John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Politician

Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec

Medical

Helena Shovelton, English physician

Actor

Faith Brown, English actress and singer

Politician

Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City

Actor

Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress

Actor

Sondra Locke, American actress and director (died 2018)

Actor

Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (died 2013)

Actor

Patricia Quinn, British actress and singer

Musician

Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Actor

Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor

Notable Figure

Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Notable Figure

Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Actor

Beth Howland, American actress and singer (died 2015)

Politician

David Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (died 2023)

Philosopher/Religious

Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue

Writer

Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (died 2012)

Athlete

Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024)

Politician

Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician

Politician

Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (died 2013)

Activist

Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (died 1997)

Actor

John Karlen, American actor (died 2020)

Actor

Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (died 2010)

Politician

Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (died 2020)

Actor

Carroll Baker, American actress

Notable Figure

Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (died 2014)

Political Leader

Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019)

Politician

Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician

Actor

Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (died 2015)

Political Leader

Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2006)

Musician

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (died 2012)

Politician

Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (died 2017)

Actor

Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (died 2017)

Musician

György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)

Politician

N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996)

Athlete

Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017)

Writer

Roger Fisher, American author and academic (died 2012)

Military

Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier (died 2020)

Musician

D. V. Paluskar, Indian Hindustani classical musician (died 1955)

Writer

Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (died 1999)

Politician

Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (died 2015)

Comedian

Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (died 1990)

Politician

Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012)

Writer

Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (died 1990)

Notable Figure

Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (died 2001)

Notable Figure

W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (died 1996)

Politician

Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (died 1992)

Scientist

Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (died 1981)

Writer

Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)

Notable Figure

Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (died 1994)

Actor

Thora Hird, English actress (died 2003)

Writer

Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (died 1986)

Politician

Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 1987)

Actor

Rachel Kempson, English actress (died 2003)

Musician

T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)

Notable Figure

Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)

Politician

Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2005)

Writer

Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (died 1964)

Politician

Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (died 1997)

Business

S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (died 1939)

Actor

Minna Gombell, American actress (died 1973)

Writer

Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929)

Political Leader

Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942)

Writer

Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (died 1947)

Notable Figure

Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (died 1953)

Notable Figure

Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (died 1954)

Political Leader

Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1948)

Politician

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (died 1966)

Architect

Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (died 1978)

Scientist

Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1958)

Explorer

Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (died 1945)

Scientist

Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (died 1917)

Scientist

Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939)

Writer

Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (died 1919)

Athlete

Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (died 1887)

Architect

George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (died 1921)

Notable Figure

Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died 1908)

Musician

Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1916)

Scientist

Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (died 1918)

Business

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera, Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885)

Military

P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (died 1893)

Notable Figure

Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873)

Musician

Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (died 1852)

Politician

Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (died 1836)

Writer

Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (died 1811)

Political Leader

William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806)

Medical

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (died 1814)

Musician

Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (died 1740)

Scientist

Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1754)

Philosopher/Religious

António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (died 1736)

Writer

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (died 1674)

Political Leader

Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1672)

Notable Figure

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)

Politician

Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (died 1207)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 28

May 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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