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Famous People Born on October 28(243 people)

Athlete

Yoon Do-young, South Korean footballer

Athlete

Sonay Kartal, British tennis player

Actor

Nolan Gould, American actor

Notable Figure

Stetson Bennett, American football player

Athlete

Taylor Fritz, American tennis player

Notable Figure

Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast

Actor

Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress

Notable Figure

Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer

Athlete

Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer

Athlete

Jae'Sean Tate, American basketball player

Musician

An Ye-seul, South Korean singer

Athlete

Andrew Harrison, American basketball player

Actor

Lexi Ainsworth, American actress

Athlete

Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player

Notable Figure

Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater

Athlete

Lucy Bronze, English footballer

Athlete

Devin Ebanks, American basketball player

Athlete

Camille Muffat, French swimmer (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (died 2012)

Actor

Devon Murray, Irish actor

Musician

Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer

Musician

Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter

Actor

May Calamawy, Egyptian-Palestinian actress

Athlete

Isabelle Eriksson, Swedish athlete

Athlete

Anthony Griffith, English footballer

Actor

Aki Toyosaki, Japanese voice actress and singer

Athlete

Tyrone Barnett, English footballer

Actor

Troian Bellisario, American actress

Notable Figure

Anthony Fantano, American music critic

Notable Figure

Bryn Evans, New Zealand rugby player

Athlete

Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer

Actor

Finn Wittrock, American actor

Athlete

Jarrett Jack, American basketball player

Actor

Kayo Noro, Japanese singer and actress

Actor

Joe Thomas, English actor and screenwriter

Athlete

Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player

Athlete

Enver Jääger, Estonian footballer

Athlete

Anthony Lerew, American baseball player

Athlete

Hironori Saruta, Japanese footballer

Actor

Matt Smith, English actor and director

Athlete

Milan Baroš, Czech footballer

Athlete

Shane Gore, English footballer

Athlete

Nate McLouth, American baseball player

Athlete

Nick Montgomery, English-Scottish footballer

Athlete

Christy Hemme, American wrestler and ring announcer

Musician

Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter and pianist

Athlete

Alan Smith, English footballer and coach

Athlete

Olcay Çetinkaya, Turkish footballer

Scientist

Jawed Karim, American computer scientist

Actor

Natina Reed, American rapper and actress (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player

Actor

Gwendoline Christie, English actress

Actor

Justin Guarini, American singer-songwriter and actor

Notable Figure

Keiron Cunningham, British rugby league player and coach

Athlete

Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer

Athlete

Simone Loria, Italian footballer

Athlete

Braden Looper, American baseball player

Athlete

Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer and manager

Actor

Joaquin Phoenix, American actor and producer

Athlete

Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer and coach

Actor

Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and singer, Miss Universe 1993

Actor

Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler and actor

Athlete

Aleksandar Stanojević, Serbian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Terrell Davis, American football player and sportscaster

Musician

Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Trista Sutter, American reality star

Actor

Roxana Briban, Romanian soprano and actress (died 2010)

Politician

Caroline Dinenage, English businesswoman and politician

Politician

Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

Actor

Greg Eagles, American voice actor and producer

Notable Figure

Steven Chamuleau, Dutch cardiologist

Actor

Jeremy Davies, American actor

Filmmaker

Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer

Musician

Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Wolfgang Kocevar, Austrian politician

Athlete

Noriyoshi Omichi, Japanese baseball player and coach

Writer

Chris Broussard, American journalist and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach

Athlete

Mayumi Ozaki, Japanese wrestler

Filmmaker

Kevin Macdonald, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Julia Roberts, American actress and producer

Notable Figure

John Romero, American video game designer, co-founded Id Software

Notable Figure

Steve Atwater, American football player

Actor

Chris Bauer, American actor

Activist

Matt Drudge, American blogger and activist, founded the Drudge Report

Actor

Andy Richter, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Politician

Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs

Actor

Jami Gertz, American actress

Politician

David Warburton, English pianist, businessman, and politician

Notable Figure

Miyako Yoshida, Japanese ballerina

Politician

Andrew Bridgen, English soldier and politician

Notable Figure

Peter Coyne, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Kevin Dineen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Actor

Lauren Holly, American actress

Actor

Sheryl Underwood, American comedian, actress, and talk show host

Athlete

Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer and manager

Actor

Daphne Zuniga, American actress

Scientist

Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist and mathematician

Musician

James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Musician

Toshio Masuda, Japanese composer

Athlete

Randy Wittman, American basketball player and coach

Writer

Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (died 2013)

Politician

Ashok Chavan, Indian businessman and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Musician

William Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Marian Bell, English economist and academic

Musician

Stephen Morris, English drummer

Politician

Zach Wamp, American businessman and politician

Political Leader

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran

Writer

Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher, scholar, and author

Business

Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft

Business

Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman

Business

Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman

Musician

Desmond Child, American musician, songwriter, and producer

Actor

Annie Potts, American actress

Writer

Peter Hitchens, English journalist and author

Writer

Joe R. Lansdale, American martial artist and author

Writer

Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian journalist and activist

Notable Figure

Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist

Athlete

Dwight Davis, American basketball player

Actor

Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress

Actor

Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress

Politician

John Hewson, Australian economist and politician

Athlete

Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2022)

Writer

Sharon Thesen, Canadian poet and academic

Politician

Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (died 2015)

Musician

Wayne Fontana, English pop singer (died 2020)

Athlete

Don Iverson, American golfer

TV/Radio

Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (died 2014)

Actor

Coluche, French comedian and actor (died 1986)

Actor

Dennis Franz, American actor

Business

Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company

Notable Figure

Jimmy McRae, Scottish race car driver

Medical

Karalyn Patterson, English psychologist and academic

Actor

Terence Donovan, English-Australian actor

Athlete

Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (died 2012)

Scientist

Gillian Lovegrove, English computer scientist and academic

Notable Figure

Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater

Musician

Hank Marvin, English singer and guitarist

Filmmaker

Susan Harris, American screenwriter and producer

Actor

Jane Alexander, American actress and producer

Musician

Andy Bey, American singer and pianist

Legal

Miroslav Cerar, Slovenian gymnast and lawyer

Musician

Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Artist

Keigo Abe, Japanese martial artist and coach (died 2019)

Writer

Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist, founded The Daily Observer

Musician

Howard Blake, English composer and conductor

Athlete

Dave Budd, American basketball player

Athlete

Gary Cowan, Canadian golfer

Writer

David Dimbleby, English journalist

Writer

Anne Perry, English author (died 2023)

Musician

Graham Bond, English keyboard player, singer, and saxophonist (died 1974)

Athlete

Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach (died 2025)

Musician

Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (died 2020)

Musician

Ted Hawkins, American soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

Filmmaker

Alan Clarke, English director and screenwriter (died 1990)

Politician

Charles A. Gargano, American diplomat, businessman and government official

Athlete

Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (died 1983)

Artist

Michael Noakes, English painter and illustrator (died 2018)

Political Leader

Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (died 2002)

Actor

Suzy Parker, American model and actress (died 2003)

Musician

Harold Battiste, American saxophonist, pianist, and composer (died 2015)

Business

Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman

Actor

Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1988)

Writer

Virginia Held, American philosopher, author, and academic

Writer

John Hollander, American poet, critic, and educator (died 2013)

Actor

Joan Plowright, English actress (died 2025)

Military

Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general (died 2021)

Politician

William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Actor

Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (died 2025)

Business

Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman, 5th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2007)

Writer

Ian Hamilton Finlay, Bahamian-Scottish poet, sculptor, and gardener (died 2006)

Notable Figure

Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1996)

Actor

Peddibhotla Suryakantam, Telugu actress (died 1994)

Actor

John Connell, American actor (died 2015)

Musician

Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019)

Political Leader

Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 2003)

Athlete

Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach (died 2007)

Athlete

Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (died 1973)

Notable Figure

Walt Hansgen, American race car driver (died 1966)

Notable Figure

Hans Klenk, German race car driver (died 2009)

Actor

Jack Soo, American actor and singer (died 1979)

Actor

Pearl Hackney, English actress (died 2009)

Politician

Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (died 1988)

Scientist

Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (died 2005)

Artist

Francis Bacon, Irish painter and illustrator (died 1992)

Political Leader

Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (died 1995)

Writer

John Hewitt, Irish poet, playwright, and critic (died 1987)

Scientist

Tatyana Ehrenfest, Dutch mathematician (died 1984)

Writer

George Dangerfield, English-American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)

Writer

John Chamberlain, American historian, journalist, and critic (died 1995)

Writer

Evelyn Waugh, English journalist, author, and critic (died 1966)

Actor

Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress and singer (died 1986)

Philosopher/Religious

Ambrogio Gianotti, Italian partigiano and priest (died 1969)

Writer

Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Edith Head, American costume designer (died 1981)

Military

Hans Speidel, German general (died 1984)

Musician

Howard Hanson, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1981)

Scientist

Christopher Kelk Ingold, British chemist (died 1970)

Musician

Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)

Actor

Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress and singer (died 1975)

Politician

Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (died 1964)

Notable Figure

O. G. S. Crawford, British archaeologist (died 1957)

Scientist

Noel Macklin, English soldier and engineer (died 1946)

Chef

William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (died 1967)

Athlete

Vin Coutie, Australian footballer (died 1951)

Scientist

Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 1940)

Athlete

Billy Wedlock, English footballer (died 1965)

Politician

Channing H. Cox, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1968)

Athlete

Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (died 1952)

Writer

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, Turkish-Canadian journalist (died 1966)

Writer

Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian nurse, author, and educator (died 1911)

Notable Figure

Adolfo Camarillo, Mexican-American rancher and philanthropist (died 1958)

Artist

Kanō Jigorō, Japanese martial artist (died 1938)

Writer

Jean-Marie Guyau, French philosopher and poet (died 1888)

Writer

Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (died 1935)

Scientist

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (died 1888)

Politician

Edward P. Allen, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1909)

Notable Figure

Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shōgun (died 1913)

Writer

Malwida von Meysenbug, German writer (died 1903)

Politician

Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (died 1856)

Scientist

Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (died 1849)

Medical

Robert Liston, Scottish surgeon (died 1847)

Business

Eliphalet Remington, American businessman, founded Remington Arms (died 1861)

Notable Figure

Marie of Hesse-Kassel (died 1852)

Military

John Laurens, American soldier (died 1782)

Musician

Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (died 1803)

Scientist

Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (died 1793)

Scientist

Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician and engineer (died 1768)

Military

Maurice de Saxe, French general (died 1750)

Musician

Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (died 1735)

Military

Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian admiral (died 1720)

Political Leader

Maria Anna of Neuburg, Queen consort of Spain

Notable Figure

Jacob Kettler, 3rd duke of Courland and Semigallia (died 1682)

Notable Figure

Marie of the Incarnation, foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec (died 1672)

Philosopher/Religious

Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop and theologian (died 1638)

Philosopher/Religious

Stanislaus Kostka, Polish saint (died 1568)

Philosopher/Religious

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1572)

Notable Figure

John Gage, English courtier (died 1556)

Philosopher/Religious

Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (died 1536)

Political Leader

Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1056)

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About Famous Birthdays on October 28

October 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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