History Births on September 28

Ça?la Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player
#Ça?la_Büyükakçay

Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
#Ben_E._King

Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (d. 1899)
#Alvan_Wentworth_Chapman

St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#St._Vincent_(musician)

Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (d. 2013)
#Meskerem_Legesse

Mark Randall, English footballer
#Mark_Randall_(footballer)

Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic
#Stuart_Kauffman

Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1963)
#Mart_Saar
Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (d. 2018)
#Robert_Wolders

Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC)
#Confucius

Steve Largent, American football player and politician
#Steve_Largent

Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist
#Francois_Botha

Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player
#Brian_Rafalski

Érik Comas, French race car driver
#Érik_Comas

Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (d. 1958)
#Florent_Schmitt

Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2018)
#Ray_Emery

Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician
#Kamlesh_Patel,_Baron_Patel_of_Bradford

Andy Ward, English drummer
#Andy_Ward_(musician)

Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer
#Gregory_Jbara

Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier
#Aivar_Rehemaa

Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (d. 1764)
#Johann_Mattheson

Dominic Waters, American basketball player
#Dominic_Waters

Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman
#Bam_Margera

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer (d. 2014)
#Maria_Franziska_von_Trapp

Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (d. 2010)
#Tuli_Kupferberg

Brigitte Bardot, French actress
#Brigitte_Bardot

Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer
#Melody_Thornton
Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)
#Narcís_Monturiol

George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter
#George_Lynch_(musician)

Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (d. 1951)
#Isabel_Pell

Paul Burgess, English drummer
#Paul_Burgess_(musician)

Mira Sorvino, American actress
#Mira_Sorvino

Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player
#Nick_St._Nicholas

Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player
#Dustin_Penner

Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager
#Claudio_Borghi_(football_manager)

Jason Williams, English footballer
#Jason_Williams_(footballer)

Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (d. 1889)
#Alexandre_Cabanel

Willy Caballero, Argentine footballer
#Willy_Caballero

Laura Bruce, American artist
#Laura_Bruce
Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)
#Robert_Stout

Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer
#Jorge_Guagua

Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
#Trish_Keenan

Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (d. 1923)
#Kate_Douglas_Wiggin

Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (d. 1982)
#Florence_Violet_McKenzie

Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (d. 1931)
#Bhagat_Singh

Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (d. 1950)
#Pedro_de_Cordoba

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
#Henri_Moissan

Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver
#Mika_Häkkinen

Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player
#Darius_Johnson-Odom

William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (d. 1990)
#William_S._Paley

Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria
#Edmund_Stoiber

Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress
#Hilary_Duff

Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer
#Adam_Thompson

Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player
#Anderson_Varejão

Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (d. 1897)
#Francis_Turner_Palgrave

Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist
#Piper_Kerman

Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer
#Mariya_Kiselyova

Anne White, American tennis player
#Anne_White

Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (d. 1996)
#Seymour_Cray

David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
#David_Hannay,_Baron_Hannay_of_Chiswick

Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer
#Lata_Mangeshkar
Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop
#Socrates_Villegas

Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (d. 1942)
#Wenceslao_Vinzons

Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer
#Andrés_Guardado

Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer
#Greg_Anderson_(pianist)

Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick
#Emmett_Chapman

Quentin Kaw?nanakoa, American lawyer and politician
#Quentin_Kaw?nanakoa
Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (d. 680)
#Javanshir
Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager
#Dietmar_Schacht

Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
#Janeane_Garofalo

Angus Robertson, Scottish politician
#Angus_Robertson

Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player
#Ryan_Zimmerman

Ben Greenman, American journalist and author
#Ben_Greenman
Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist
#Steve_Blackman

Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer
#Mathieu_Valbuena

Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (d. 1870)
#Prosper_Mérimée

Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer
#Bruce_Crampton
Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver
#Ron_Fellows

Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter
#Esmée_Denters

Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Grant_Fuhr

Haywood S. Hansell, American general (d. 1988)
#Haywood_S._Hansell

Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (d. 1996)
#Marcello_Mastroianni
William Windom, American actor (d. 2012)
#William_Windom_(actor)

Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player
#Iracema_Trevisan

Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (d. 1997)
#Heikki_Savolainen_(gymnast)

Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist (d. 1934)
#Paul_Ulrich_Villard

Max Schmeling, German boxer (d. 2005)
#Max_Schmeling

Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer
#Aleksandr_Anyukov

Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician (d. 1973)
#Hilda_Geiringer

Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (d. 1814)
#Frederick_Christian_II,_Duke_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist
#Christopher_Buckley_(novelist)

Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
#Aleks_Vrteski
Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (d. 1545)
#Agnolo_Firenzuola

Koko Taylor, American singer (d. 2009)
#Koko_Taylor

Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver
#Gualter_Salles

Hiranuma Kiichir?, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1952)
#Hiranuma_Kiichir?

Marin ?ili?, Croatian tennis player
#Marin_?ili?

Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer
#Naomi_Watts

Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1975)
#Avery_Brundage

Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee (d. 1974)
#Emil_Väre

Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
#Tommy_Collins_(singer)

Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist
#Alina_Ibragimova

Jon Snow, English journalist and academic
#Jon_Snow_(journalist)

Jodie Williams, English sprinter
#Jodie_Williams

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (d. 2012)
#Sylvia_Kristel

Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (d. 1957)
#Carl_Clauberg

Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment
#Stéphane_Dion
Marielle Goitschel, French skier
#Marielle_Goitschel

Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher
#Christina_Hoff_Sommers

Amélie of Orléans, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1951)
#Amélie_of_Orléans

José Calderón, Spanish basketball player
#José_Calderón_(basketball)

Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician
#Fedor_Emelianenko

Arnold Stang, American actor (d. 2009)
#Arnold_Stang

Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (d. 1910)
#Thomas_Crapper

Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director
#Ranbir_Kapoor

Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
#Bob_Carr

Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
#Éric_Lapointe_(singer)

M?rti?š Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
#M?rti?š_Roze

Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician
#Bill_Cassidy

Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer
#Luke_Pomersbach

Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter
#Abhinav_Bindra

Ed Sullivan, American television host (d. 1974)
#Ed_Sullivan

Elmer Rice, American playwright (d. 1967)
#Elmer_Rice

Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
#Shindong

Joe Benton, English soldier and politician
#Joe_Benton

Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
#Margot_Wallström

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1774)
#Henry_Fox,_1st_Baron_Holland

George Eustice, English lawyer and politician
#George_Eustice

Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach
#Shane_Webcke

Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (d. 1874)
#Jonathan_Clarkson_Gibbs

Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
#Otmar_Hasler

Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress
#Nolwenn_Leroy

Alice Marble, American tennis player (d. 1990)
#Alice_Marble

Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
#Helen_Grant_(politician)

Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Joseph_Arthur

Alan Wright, English footballer and manager
#Alan_Wright

Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer
#Taki_Tsan

Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (d. 1929)
#Georges_Clemenceau

K?ko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
#K?ko_Tsurumi

Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
#Ángel_Labruna

Emeka Okafor, American basketball player
#Emeka_Okafor

John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (d. 2007)
#John_Scott,_9th_Duke_of_Buccleuch

Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
#Puri_Jagannadh

Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (d. 1997)
#Diosdado_Macapagal

William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (d. 1794)
#William_Jones_(philologist)

Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (d. 1998)
#Jerry_Clower

Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (d. 1694)
#Ismaël_Bullialdus

Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter
#Jennifer_Rush

Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter
#Jenny_Omnichord

Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (d. 1977)
#Peter_Finch

James Edwin Campbell, American poet, editor, short story writer and educator (d. 1896)
#James_Edwin_Campbell_(poet)

Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2008)
#Olga_Lepeshinskaya_(dancer)

John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter
#John_Sayles
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
#Sheikh_Hasina

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (d. 2006)
#Miguel_Ortiz_Berrocal

Maria Canals-Barrera, Cuban-American actress
#Maria_Canals-Barrera

Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (d. 2010)
#Rudolf_Barshai

Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager
#Stuart_Clark

Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
#Greg_Weisman

Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician (d. 1654)
#Théodore_de_Mayerne

Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer
#Pak_Se-ri

Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer
#Dita_Von_Teese

Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete
#Marcel_Dost

Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic (d. 2019)
#Immanuel_Wallerstein
Khem Birch, Canadian professional basketball player
Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player
Worakls, French DJ and electronic musician
Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper
Chloë Hanslip, English violinist
Gary Deegan, Irish footballer
Pierre Becken, German footballer
Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer
John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player
Stefan Moore, English footballer
Marlon Parmer, American basketball player
Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer
Young Jeezy, American rapper
Ireneusz Marcinkowski, Polish footballer
Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer
Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)
Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach
Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager
Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player
Mike DeJean, American baseball player
Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japanese tennis player
Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer
Sascha Maassen, German race car driver
Kerri Chandler, electronic music producer and DJ
Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990)
Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2008)
Moon Zappa, American actress and author
Scott Adams, American football player (d. 2013)
Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager
Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver
Chuck Taylor, American journalist
Laurie Rinker, American golfer
Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer
Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager
Tom Byrum, American golfer
Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach
Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla, Colombian-Italian mathematician and author
Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (d. 1998)
Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa
John Scott, English rugby player
Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach
Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2015)
Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic
Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
Tom Bower, English journalist and author
Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army
Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2011)
Marcia Muller, American journalist and author
Richie Karl, American golfer
George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2006)
Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman
Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (d. 2001)
Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer (d. 2007)
Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician
Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (d. 2019)
Ronald Lacey, English actor (d. 1991)
Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 1973)
Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer
Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician (d. 2006)
Cromwell Everson, South African composer (d. 1991)
Larry Munson, American sportscaster (d. 2011)
Doris Singleton, American actress (d. 2012)
Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (d. 2007)
Al Capp, American author and illustrator (d. 1979)
Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (d. 1984)
Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (d. 1973)
Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1962)
Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (d. 1940)
Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (d. 1945)
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1811)
#Augustus_FitzRoy,_3rd_Duke_of_Grafton