History Births on May 28

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (d. 1966)

#Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar

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

#Bülent_Ecevit

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

#George_Ashlin

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

#Richard_Réti

Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002)

#Pierre_Rapsat

Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Leland_Sklar

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

#Wendy_O._Williams

Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player

#Berrick_Barnes

Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)

#Tom_Uren

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

#Edward_Seaga

Kyle Walker, English footballer

#Kyle_Walker

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

#Martin_Kelner

Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player

#Craig_Kimbrel

Phil Foden, English footballer

#Phil_Foden

Percy Harvin, American football player

#Percy_Harvin

Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)

#Rachel_Kempson

Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)

#Armen_Gilliam

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

#Carl_Richard_Nyberg

Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (d. 1994)

#Bob_Crisp

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

#Tony_Pastor

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

#William_Pitt_the_Younger

Milutin Milankovi?, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958)

#Milutin_Milankovi?

Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer

#Jeff_Fenech

Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)

#Marian_Smoluchowski

Skip Jutze, American baseball player

#Skip_Jutze

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

#Kylie_Minogue

Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (d. 1919)

#Carl_Larsson

Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player

#Steven_Bell

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

#Abdulaziz_al-Omari

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

#Jim_Thorpe

Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager

#Mike_DiFelice

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

#Edward_Livingston

Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator

#Lynn_Johnston

Carroll Baker, American actress

#Carroll_Baker

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

#Kaarel_Eenpalu

Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete

#Ingmar_Vos

Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)

#Friedrich_Baumfelder

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)

#John_the_Fearless

Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician

#Marco_Rubio

Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player

#Humberto_Sánchez

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

#Vivienne_Haigh-Wood_Eliot

Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Gladys_Knight

Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer

#Alexandre_Lacazette

Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Glenn_Morrison

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

#N._T._Rama_Rao

Mark Howe, American ice hockey player and coach

#Mark_Howe

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

#Patrick_White

Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter

#Phil_Vassar

Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager

#Michael_Boogerd

Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer

#Hans-Jörg_Butt

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

#Rob_Ford

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author

#Elisabeth_Hasselbeck

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

#Stanley_B._Prusiner

John Stones, English footballer

#John_Stones

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

#P._G._T._Beauregard

Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (d. 1918)

#Alexander_Mitscherlich_(chemist)

Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945)

#Paul_Pelliot

Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer

#Misbah-ul-Haq

Beth Howland, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

#Beth_Howland

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

#Robert_Arnauld_d'Andilly

Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (d. 1990)

#Johnny_Wayne

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

#W._G._G._Duncan_Smith

Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster

#Ekaterina_Gordeeva

Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer

#Isabelle_Carré

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

#György_Ligeti

Lucy Shuker, English tennis player

#Lucy_Shuker

Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Chris_Ballew

Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic

#Zahi_Hawass

NaVorro Bowman, American football player

#NaVorro_Bowman

Jake Johnson, American actor

#Jake_Johnson

Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player

#Eric_Ghiaciuc

Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier

#Tuomas_Gerdt

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

#António_Manoel_de_Vilhena

Mary Coughlan, Irish politician

#Mary_Coughlan_(politician)

Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)

#Jacopo_Riccati

Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player

#Bárbara_Luz

Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)

#Manuel_Alberti

Seth Rollins, American wrestler

#Seth_Rollins

Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)

#Thomas_Moore

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

#John_Fogerty

Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress

#Zsa_Zsa_Padilla

Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (d. 1997)

#Betty_Shabazz

Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager

#Kirk_Gibson

Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer

#Jerry_Douglas

Sharrif Floyd, American football player

#Sharrif_Floyd

Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Adam_Green_(musician)

Thora Hird, English actress (d. 2003)

#Thora_Hird

Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic

#Maura_Johnston

Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player

#Daniel_Cabrera

Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)

#Xin_Qiji

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

#Shlomo_Riskin

Steve Cronin, American soccer player

#Steve_Cronin

Son Yeon-jae, South Korean gymnast

#Son_Yeon-jae

Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)

#Edvard_Beneš

Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach

#Ben_Howland

Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)

#Rita_MacNeil

Miljenko Jergovi?, Bosnian novelist and journalist

#Miljenko_Jergovi?

Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (d. 2012)

#Maeve_Binchy

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)

#Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin

Dahyun, Korean singer (Twice)

#Dahyun

Tom Carroll, English footballer

#Tom_Carroll_(English_footballer)

Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer

#Carey_Mulligan

Minna Gombell, American actress (d. 1973)

#Minna_Gombell

Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and manager

#Jerry_West

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

#Mark_Sanford

K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic

#K._Satchidanandan

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

#John_Tory

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

#S._L._Kirloskar

Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player

#Daniel_Alvaro

Glen Rice, American basketball player

#Glen_Rice

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

#Sakaigawa_Namiemon

Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)

#Herman_Johannes

Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player

#Jhonny_Peralta

Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2017)

#Lou_Duva

Cameron Boyce, American actor (d. 2019)

#Cameron_Boyce

Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (d. 2015)

#Sally_Forrest

Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)

#Red_Horner

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

#Patch_Adams

Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)

#Walker_Percy

George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)

#George_I_of_Great_Britain

Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Colbie_Caillat

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

#Rudy_Giuliani

Kail Piho, Estonian skier

#Kail_Piho

Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)

#Youri_Egorov

Alexa Davalos, French-American actress

#Alexa_Davalos

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

#Ruby_Payne-Scott

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

#Pierre_Séguier

Selim II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1574)

#Selim_II

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

#Louis_Agassiz

Ronald Curry, American football player and coach

#Ronald_Curry

T.J. Yates, American football player

Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer

Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer

Roman Atwood, American YouTube star

Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer

Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer

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

Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager

Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager

Glenn Quinn, American actor (d. 2002)

Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer

Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright

Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic

Mary Portas, English journalist and author

Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver

Colin Barnes, English footballer

Peter Wilkinson, English admiral

Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)

Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer

Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian

Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013)

Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic

João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)

Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

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

Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania

William Shawcross, English journalist and author

Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician

Bruce Alexander, English actor

Helena Shovelton, English physician

Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec

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

Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor

Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)

Faith Brown, English actress and singer

Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London

Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (d. 2013)

Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician

Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (d. 2010)

John Karlen, American actor

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

Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (d. 2014)

Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician

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

Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (d. 2017)

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

Roger Fisher, American author and academic (d. 2012)

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

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

Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)

Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (d. 2001)

Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)

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

Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1987)

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

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

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

Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)

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

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

Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)