History Births on December 28

Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster

#Hansjörg_Kunze

Adam Vinatieri, American football player

#Adam_Vinatieri

Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

#Alex_Chilton

Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager

#Frank_McLintock

Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary

#Roy_Hattersley

Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)

#Kary_Mullis

François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete

#François_Gourmet

Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer

#Denzel_Washington

Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician

#Joan_Ruddock

Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)

#Guy_Debord

A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence

#A._K._Antony

Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer

#Clifford_Cocks

Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater

#Ids_Postma

Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)

#Hildegard_Knef

Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer

#Khalid_Boulahrouz

Sienna Miller, American-born British actress and fashion designer

#Sienna_Miller

Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Stephen_Frost

Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)

#Dhirubhai_Ambani

Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter

#Martha_Wash

Elaine Hendrix, American actress

#Elaine_Hendrix

Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1944)

#Arthur_Eddington

Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel

#Linus_Torvalds

Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion

#Tatsumi_Fujinami

Richard Clayderman, French pianist

#Richard_Clayderman

James Blake, American tennis player

#James_Blake_(tennis)

Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic

#Rainer_Maria_Latzke

Bill Hall, American baseball player

#Bill_Hall_(utility_player)

Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer

#Mika_Väyrynen

Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)

#Al_Wistert

Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)

#Terry_Sawchuk

Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician

#Johnny_Isakson

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)

#George_FitzRoy,_1st_Duke_of_Northumberland

Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996)

#Lew_Ayres

Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic

#Sandra_Faber

John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor

#John_Legend

John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)

#John_Molson

Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)

#Charles_Bennett_(athlete)

Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager

#Terry_Butcher

Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player

#Curtis_Glencross

Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer

#Jocelyn_Enriquez

Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host

#Don_Francisco_(television_host)

Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (d. 1931)

#Lili_Elbe

Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia (d. 2018)

#Girma_Wolde-Giorgis

Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author

#Charlie_Pierce

Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter

#Ana_Torroja

Zach Hill, American musician and artist

#Zach_Hill

Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter

#Senna_Guemmour

Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)

#Manuel_Puig

Bill Lee, American baseball player and author

#Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)

Ben Tune, Australian rugby player

#Ben_Tune

David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario

#David_Peterson

Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)

#Antoine_Furetière

Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

#Woodrow_Wilson

Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)

#Nicholas_Bacon_(Lord_Keeper)

Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer

#Daniel_Léo_Simpson

Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter

#Anita_Doth

Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ray_Bourque

Sean Casey, American filmmaker, storm chaser

#Sean_Casey_(filmmaker)

F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)

#F._W._Murnau

Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)

#Elizabeth_Stuart_(daughter_of_Charles_I)

Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player

#Shane_Elford

Allar Levandi, Estonian skier

#Allar_Levandi

Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)

#Shigematsu_Sakaibara

Gayle King, American television journalist

#Gayle_King

Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist

#Roger_Swerts

Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician

#Tim_Johnson_(South_Dakota_politician)

Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner

#Salvador_Sobral

John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)

#John_von_Neumann

Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author

#Max_Hastings

Chris Ware, American illustrator

#Chris_Ware

Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)

#Carl_Remigius_Fresenius

Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)

#Aurelio_Rodríguez

Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)

#Ellis_Clarke

Leroy Lita, English footballer

#Leroy_Lita

Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Frank_Turner

Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Edgar_Winter

Mary Weiss, American pop singer, The Shangri-Las

#Mary_Weiss

Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner

#Ayele_Abshero

Chas Hodges, English singer and musician (Chas & Dave) (d. 2018)

#Chas_Hodges

Alex Lloyd, English race car driver

#Alex_Lloyd_(racing_driver)

Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager

#Sergi_Barjuán

Margaret of Parma (d. 1583)

#Margaret_of_Parma

B. J. Ryan, American baseball player

#B._J._Ryan

Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)

#Mortimer_J._Adler

Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer

#Narsha

Nigel Kennedy, English violinist

#Nigel_Kennedy

Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1957)

#Carl-Gustaf_Rossby

Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)

#Steve_Van_Buren

Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (d. 2018)

#Stan_Lee

Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas

#Mike_Beebe

Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)

#Tufty_Mann

Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager

#Markus_Weinzierl

David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter

#David_Archuleta

Tom Huddlestone, English footballer

#Tom_Huddlestone

Cedric Benson, American football player (d. 2019)

#Cedric_Benson

Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress

#Noomi_Rapace

Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host

#Seth_Meyers

Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)

#Jean-Gabriel_Eynard

John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky

#John_Y._Brown_Jr.

Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut

#Akihiko_Hoshide

Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager

#Chris_Coyne

Benny Agbayani, American baseball player

#Benny_Agbayani

Martin Kaymer, German golfer

#Martin_Kaymer

Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)

#Martin_Milner

Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)

#Milton_Obote

Zoran Gaji?, Serbian volleyball trainer

#Zoran_Gaji?

Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter

#Tex_Perkins

Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844)

#Thomas_Henderson_(astronomer)

Duane Solomon, American runner

#Duane_Solomon

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal

#Juan_Luis_Cipriani_Thorne

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player

#Brenda_Schultz-McCarthy

Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer

#Roberto_Palacios

Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player

#Rob_Niedermayer

Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)

#Earl_Hines

Maggie Smith, English actress

#Maggie_Smith

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)

#Liu_Xiaobo

Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (d. 2019)

#Arun_Jaitley

Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)

#Martin_Eisengrein

Matthias Schwarz, German footballer

#Matthias_Schwarz

Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer

#Ziggy_Modeliste

Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey)

Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician

#Bridget_Prentice

Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager

#Kent_Nielsen

Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)

#Emily_Cheney_Neville

Nichelle Nichols, American actress

#Nichelle_Nichols

Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (d. 1925)

#Félix_Vallotton

Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist

#Ratan_Tata

Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)

#Calixa_Lavallée

Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)

#Bidia_Dandaron

Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer

#Lomana_LuaLua

Kamani Hill, American soccer player

#Kamani_Hill

Adam Peaty, English swimmer

#Adam_Peaty

Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

#Pops_Staples

Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer

Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer

Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist

Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker

Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter

Derrick Brew, American sprinter

Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker

Igor Žikovi?, Croatian footballer

Shawn Harrison, American actor

Marc Blume, German sprinter

Holger Blume, German sprinter

Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model

William Gates, American basketball player

James Jett, American sprinter and football player

Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner

Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (d. 1999)

Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)

John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

Curt Byrum, American golfer

Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player

Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey

Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman

Hubert Green, American golfer (d. 2018)

Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)

Gordon Taylor, English footballer

Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach

Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)

Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group

Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)

Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer

Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (d. 2013)

Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)

Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)

Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)

Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)

Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)

Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)

Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)

Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)

Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)

Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)

Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)

Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)

Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981)

Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)

Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)

Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" (d. 1867)

Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)

Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)

Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)

Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)

Emperor Rokuj? of Japan (d. 1176)