Famous Birthdays on April 28

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 214

• 32 Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor, born in Ferentium, Italy (d. 69)

• 1545 Yi Sun-sin, Korean Naval Commander, born in Hanseong, South Korea (d. 1598)
• 1630 Charles Cotton, English poet and writer, born in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England (d. 1687)
• 1686 Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor, born in Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic (d. 1721)
• 1715 Franz Sparry, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1767)
• 1748 Lorenz Justinian Ott, German composer, born in Dietfurt, Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1805)
• 1750 Paul Ignaz Kürzinger, German composer and pedagogue, born in Mergentheim, Duchy of Württemberg (d. 1837)
• 1753 Franz K. Achard, German physicist and chemist, born in Berlin (d. 1821)
• 1757 Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)

• 1765 Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician, born in Paris (d. 1843)
• 1770 Nikita P. Panin, Russian diplomat and minister of Foreign affairs, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 1837)
• 1774 Francis Baily, English astronomer and describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse, born in Newbury, Berkshire, England (d. 1844)
• 1795 Charles Sturt, English explorer (Australia), born in Bengal, British India (d. 1869)
• 1810 Daniel Ullman, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1892)
• 1812 Daniel Henry Rucker, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, New Jersey (d. 1910)
• 1815 Andrew Jackson Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in Livingston County, Kentucky (d. 1897)
• 1819 Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar, born in Jackson, Maine (d. 1884)
• 1825 James Winning McMillan, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1903)
• 1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, German composer, born in Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation (d. 1853)
• 1838 Tobias Asser, Dutch advocate of world law (Nobel 1911), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1913)
• 1842 Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1922)
• 1846 Johann Oskar Backlund, Swedish-Russian astronomer (planets/asteroids), born in Länghem, Sweden (d. 1916)
• 1848 Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1909) [1] [2]
• 1863 Alfred Zamara Austrian harpist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1940)
• 1864 William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish clergyman and astronomer (director of the Armagh Observatory), born in Thomastown, Ireland (d. 1962)
• 1865 Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist, born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 1940)
• 1868 Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (Voronoi diagram), born in Zhuravki, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1908)
• 1868 Joel Engel, Russian musicologist (Jewish Folksongs), composer "Numi Numi"), and music publisher, born in Berdyansk, Russian Empire (d. 1917)
• 1869 Lester Lonergan, Irish-American stage and screen actor and director (Seven Faces), born in Limerick, Ireland, UK (d. 1931)
• 1870 Hermann Suter, Swiss composer, born in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Switzerland (d. 1926)
• 1873 Harold Bauer, English-American pianist (Beethoven-Association), born in Kingston, England (d. 1951)
• 1874 Karl Kraus, Austrian satirical writer, born in Jičín, Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 1936)
• 1874 [Hooper] Sidney Toler, American theater director, playwright, stage and screen actor (Madame X; Meeting at Midnight; Charlie Chan films, 1938-46), born in Warrensburg, Missouri (d. 1947)
• 1876 Frank Cavanagh, American football player and coach, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1933)

• 1879 Edgard Tytgat, Flemish painter and etcher, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
• 1879 Franz Arnold, German writer, born in Znin, Prussia (d. 1960)
• 1882 Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist, born in Milano, Italy (d. 1971)
• 1886 Erich Salomon, German photographer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1944)

• 1889 Bryant Washburn, American actor (Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1963)
• 1889 Karel Doorman, Dutch rear admiral (Java Sea), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1942)
• 1891 Charley Patton, American Delta blues musician ("Pony Blues"; "High Water Everywhere"), born in Hinds County, Mississippi [date disputed] (d. 1934)
• 1892 Georges Antoine, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1918) [1]
• 1892 John Jacob Niles, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1980)
• 1892 Joseph Dunninger, American magician and mentalist (The Amazing Dunninger), born in New York City (d. 1975)
• 1897 Kálmán Tihanyi, Hungarian physicist and engineer (invented cathode ray tube for television), born in Üzbég, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1947)
• 1897 Ye Jianying, Chinese communist general and politician (Head of State of the People's Republic of China 1978-83), born in Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing Empire (d. 1986)
• 1898 Grantley Herbert Adams, Premier of Barbados (1953-58) and Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-62), born in St. Michael, British Windward Islands (d. 1971)
• 1900 Bruno Apitz, German writer (Nackt unter Wölfen, born in Leipzig (d. 1979)
• 1900 Heinrich Müller, German Nazi, Director of the Gestapo (1939-45) and most senior Nazi official never captured or confirmed to have died, born in Munich, German Empire (d. ?)
• 1900 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (hypothesized "Oort Cloud"), born in Franeker, Friesland (d. 1992)
• 1900 Kenneth Horne, British writer and playwright (Fools Rush In; The Coming-Out Party), born in Westminster, London, England (d. 1975)
• 1900 Maurice Thorez, French politician and secretary-general (French Communist Party), born in Noyelles-Godault, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 1964)
• 1901 Corry [Cornelia Diderika] Vonk, Dutch actress (Bleeke Bet), born in Amsterdam (d. 1988)
• 1902 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
• 1906 Bart [Bartholomeus Jan] Bok, Dutch-American astronomer (Milky Way), born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1983)
• 1906 Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician (Gödel's incompleteness theorems), born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1978)
• 1906 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and entrepreneur, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1999)
• 1906 Pierre Boileau, French novelist (Vertigo), born in Paris, France (d. 1989)
• 1906 Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, American mobster (St Valentine's Day) and boss of the Chicago Outfit, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
• 1908 Jack Fingleton, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 1,189 runs @ 42.46, 5 x 100s), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1981)
• 1908 Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1967)

• 1910 Sam Merwin, Jr., American mystery fiction writer, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1996)
• 1911 Lee Falk, American comic strip writer (The Phantom), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1999)
• 1912 Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France (WWII), born in Amiens, France (d. 1995)
• 1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer (Lamborghini), born in Cento, Ferrara, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1993)
• 1917 Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer (Naked Life), born in Amsterdam (d. 1988)
• 1917 Robert Anderson, American writer (Tea & Sympathy, I Never Sang for My Father), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2009)
• 1917 Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (Thing, War of the Worlds, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?), born in St. Helens, Oregon (d. 2006)
• 1920 Nan Merriman, American-Dutch singer (Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
• 1921 Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
• 1922 Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987)
• 1922 William Broomfield, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan), born in Royal Oak, Michigan (d. 2019)
• 1923 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
• 1923 William Guarnere, American WWII veteran and author, portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
• 1924 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, born in East Durnham, New York (d. 2009)
• 1924 Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (Solaris, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2014)
• 1924 Kenneth Kaunda, 1st President of Zambia (1964-91), born in Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) (d. 2021)
• 1925 Laura Weber, American folk guitarist, educator, and public television host, born in New York City (d. 1995)
• 1926 Francis Burt, British composer, and educator (Musikhochschule Wien, 1974-92), born in London (d. 2012)

• 1927 Garry Weston, English businessman (Associated British Foods), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
• 1928 Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist and geologist (Shoemaker-Levy comet), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997)
• 1928 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), born in Tocopilla, Chile (d. 2022)
• 1928 Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, born in Nice, France (d. 1962)

• 1930 Christopher Headington, English composer, musicologist and pianist, born in London (d. 1996)
• 1930 James Baker, American Secretary of the Treasury (1985-88), Secretary of State (1989-92), born in Houston, Texas
• 1930 Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), born in New York City (d. 2013)
• 1931 Dumitru Macri, Romanian soccer defender who played 8 internationals (FC Rapid București) and coached Algeria (1974-75), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2024)
• 1932 Marek Kopelent, Czech contemporary classical composer, artistic director (Musica Viva Pragensis, 1965-73), and educator, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2023)
• 1933 Karl Heinz Wahren, German pianist and composer (Nocturnal Dances of the Tuscan Virgins in the Florentine Gardens at the Height of the Inquisition), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 2021)
• 1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, American jazz drummer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
• 1934 Lois Duncan, American young adult novelist (I Know What You Did Last Summer), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
• 1936 John Tchicai, Danish jazz saxophonist and composer (New York Art Quartet), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
• 1936 Tariq Aziz, Iraqi politician and close adviser to Saddam Hussein, born in Tel Keppe, Iraq (d. 2015)

• 1938 Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 2004)
• 1938 Madge Sinclair (née Walters), Jamaican-American actress (Conrack; Roots - "Bell"; Trapper John, M.D. - "Ernestine"; The Lion King), born in Kingston, Colony of Jamaica (d. 1995)
• 1941 Ann-Margret [Olsson], Swedish-American actress (Bye Bye Birdie; Viva Las Vegas: Tommy; Grumpy Old Men), and singer, born in Valsjöbyn, Sweden
• 1941 Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet (An Evening Party in an Old Winery), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
• 1941 K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist (Nobel 2001 - developing the first chiral catalysts, Nobel 2022 - click chemistry), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1941 Lucien Aimar, French cyclist (won 53rd Tour de France 1966), born in Hyères, France
• 1942 Dave Davis, American ten-pin bowler (PBA Tournament of Champions 1968, 75; PBA National C'ship 1965, 67), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2022)
• 1942 Mike Brearley, English cricketer (outstanding England captain 1977-81), born in Harrow, Middlesex, England
• 1943 Jacques Dutronc, French pop-rock singer-songwriter (Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille), and actor (Van Gogh), born in Paris, France
• 1943 John Oliver Creighton, American NASA astronaut (STS 51G, 36, 48), born in Orange, Texas
• 1943 Liz Edgar (née Broome), Welsh horse showjumper (5 x Queen Elizabeth Cup; Aachen Grand Prix, 1980; European Champion. 1981), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2020)
• 1943 The Fantastic Johnny C [Johnny Corley], American singer ("Boogaloo Down Broadway"), born in Greenwood, South Carolina
• 1944 Alice Waters, American chef (Chez Panisse, farm-to-table movement), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
• 1944 Elizabeth LeCompte, American theater director (founding member of The Wooster Group), born in New Jersey
• 1944 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
• 1944 Martyn Ford, British classically trained horn player and rock orchestral arranger-conductor (Caravan; Bryan Ferry; Barclay James Harvest; Phil Colllins), born in Rugby, England
• 1945 Ajit Manohar Pai, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India
• 1945 John Wolters, American drummer (Dr. Hook -"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman"), born in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (d. 1997)
• 1946 Ginette Reno [Raynault], Canadian Juno Award-winning pop singer-songwriter ("Beautiful Second Hand Man"), and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1946 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
• 1947 Steve Khan [Cahn], American jazz guitarist (Christmas Waltz), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1948 Dorothée Berryman, Canadian stage and screen actress (The Decline of the American Empire), and jazz singer, born in Quebec City, Quebec
• 1948 Marcia Strassman, American actress (M*A*S*H; Welcome Back, Kotter - "Julie Kotter"), born in New York City (d. 2014)

• 1949 Bruno Kirby, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1949 Indian Larry, American stuntsman (d. 2004)
• 1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, American astronaut (STS 37, 47, 59, 79), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
• 1949 Paul Guilfoyle, American actor (CSI, Mrs. Doubtfire), born in Boston, Massachusetts

• 1950 Robert Greenidge, Trinidadian steelpan drum player (Jimmy Buffett; John Lennon; Grover Washington, Jr.), born in Success Village, Trinidad
• 1950 Willie Colón, American salsa music pioneer producer (Fania Records), singer, trombonist, actor (The Last Fight), and social activist, born in The Bronx, New York City
• 1952 Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama [1]
• 1952 Gerald Barry, Irish classical composer (The Eternal Recurrence), born in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland
• 1952 Mary McDonnell, American actress (Sneakers, Independence Day), born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
• 1953 Kim Gordon, American rock bassist (Sonic Youth - "100%"), born in Rochester, New York
• 1953 Roberto Bolaño, Chilean author and poet (2666), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2003)
• 1955 (Edwin) "Eddie" Jobson, British progressive rock synthesizer player, and violinist (UK; Frank Zappa, 1976-77; Roxy Music, 1973-76 ; Curved Air, 1972-73), born in Billingham, England
• 1955 Nicky Gumbel, British author and priest (Alpha Course), born in London, England
• 1956 Jeremy John Beadle, British critic, writer and broadcaster, born in York, England (d. 1995)
• 1956 Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter ("For the Working Class Man"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1956 Paul S. Lockhart, American Major USAF and astronaut, born in Amarillo, Texas
• 1957 Leopold Eyharts, French cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27)
• 1957 Wilma Landkroon, Dutch child pop singer ("Tulips From Amsterdam"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
• 1958 Doris de Agostini-Rossetti, Swiss alpine skier (Downhill World Cup 1982/1983), born in Airolo, Ticino, Switzerland (d. 2020)
• 1958 Hal Sutton, American golfer (PGA Championship 1983), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
• 1958 Nancy Lee Grahn, American actress (Santa Barbara), born in Evanston, Illinois
• 1960 Elena Kagan, American Supreme Court Judge (2010-), born in New York City
• 1960 Ian Rankin, Scottish novelist (Inspector Rebus crime novels), born in Cardenden, Scotland
• 1960 Joel H. Rosenthal American political scientist
• 1960 John Cerutti, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Albany, New York (d. 2004)
• 1960 Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
• 1960 Tom Browning, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)
• 1960 Walter Zenga, Italian footballer (Inter Milan goalkeeper), born in Milan, Italy
• 1961 Cathy Gerring, American golfer (Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• 1961 Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer, born in Kitakyūshū, Japan
• 1962 Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
• 1962 Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman (BMW, Altana), born in Bad Homburg, West Germany
• 1963 Obiageli Ezekwesili, Nigerian Accountant and World Bank official (#BringBackOurGirls campaign)
• 1964 Barry Larkin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1990; NL MVP 1995; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1964 Helen Taylor [Windsor], English daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Iver
• 1964 L'Wren Scott [Laura Bambrough], American fashion designer and partner of Mick Jagger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2014)
• 1964 Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/capt (Olympic 4th 1988, 96)
• 1964 Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese video game music composer, born in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan
• 1965 Steven Blum, American deep-voiced voice actor, born in Santa Monica, California

• 1967 Pete Stoyanovich, American football placekicker (All Pro 1992; PFW Golden Toe Award 1997; Miami Dolphins, KC Chiefs), born in Dearborn Heights, Michigan
• 1968 Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain)
• 1968 Howard Donald, British pop musician (Take That - "Back For Good"), born in Droylsden, Lancashire, England
• 1968 Jeff Grosso, American skateboarder (host Youtube’s 'Vans Loveletters to Skateboarding'), born in Glendale, California (d. 2020)
• 1968 Mark Carrier, American NFL safety (Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 1970 Diego Simeone, Argentine footballer and manager (Atlético Madrid), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Swedish NHL defenceman who played for 20 seasons (Team Sweden, Detroit Red Wings), born in Krylbo, Sweden
• 1970 Richard Fromberg, Australian, tennis player, born in Ulverstone, Tasmania
• 1971 Bridget Moynahan, American actress, born in Binghamton, New York
• 1971 Chris Young, Penn, actor (Bryce Lynch-Max Headroom, Great Outdoors)
• 1971 Meredith McGrath, American tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1995 [Matt Lucena]; 3 WTA singles, 25 doubles titles), born in Midland Michigan
• 1971 Simbi Khali, American actress (Nina-3rd Rock From the Sun)
• 1972 Violent J [Joseph Bruce], American rapper (Insane Clown Posse), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1973 Earl Holmes, American linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach, born in Tallahassee, Florida
• 1973 Elisabeth Röhm, American actress, born in Düsseldorf, Germany
• 1973 Francisco Palencia, Mexican footballer
• 1973 Ian Murdock, German-born American computer programmer (Debian project, Progeny Linux Systems), born in Konstanz, West Germany (d. 2015)
• 1973 Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost), born in Omaha, Nebraska
• 1973 Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
• 1973 Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)

• 1974 Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
• 1974 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
• 1974 Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter, born in Bolton, England
• 1975 James Thrash, American football wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
• 1976 Karuna Nundy, Indian lawyer (Supreme Court of India), born in Bhopal, India
• 1977 Derrick Wayne Frazier, American convicted murderer (d. 2006)
• 1978 Drew Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1978 Jonathan Scott, Canadian TV personality (Property Brothers), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1978 Lauren Laverne [Gofton], British disc jockey, television presenter and punk-pop singer [Kenickie], born in Sunderland, England
• 1978 Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• 1979 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor (The Passion of Love), born in Tehran, Iran

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