June 28 - Births

Births

• 1476 – Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)
• 1490 – Albert of Mainz, bishop and elector of Mainz (d. 1545)
• 1491 – King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
• 1503 – Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)
• 1547 (baptism) – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (d. 1599)
• 1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
• 1641 – Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, French-born queen consort of Poland, wife of King John III Sobieski (d. 1716)
• 1703 – John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
• 1712 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
• 1719 – Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (d. 1785)
• 1806 – Napoleon Coste, French guitarist and composer (d. 1883)
• 1824 – Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)
• 1831 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907)
• 1867 – Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
• 1873 – Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1944)
• 1875 – Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
• 1883 – Pierre Laval, Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
• 1884 – Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leone politician and nationalist (d. 1964)
• 1891 – Carl Panzram, American serial killer (d. 1930)
• 1891 – Esther Forbes, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1891 – Carl Spaatz, American Air Force general (d. 1974)
• 1900 – Bob Taggart, Scottish centenarian (d. 2009)
• 1902 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
• 1906 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
• 1907 – Emily Perry, English actress (d. 2008)
• 1909 – Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Franz Antel, Austrian filmmaker (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Walter Oesau, German pilot (d. 1944)
• 1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian physician (d. 1992)
• 1917 – Katherine Rawls, American swimming champion (d. 1982)
• 1918 – Willie Whitelaw, British politician, Deputy Prime Minister (d. 1999)
• 1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American editor, novelist and playwright
• 1921 – P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)
• 1922 – Michael Vale, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine racing driver
• 1926 – Mel Brooks, American filmmaker
• 1927 – Corelli Barnett, British military historian
• 1927 – Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1928 – Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician
• 1928 – Harold Evans, English journalist and writer; editor of The Sunday Times
• 1928 – Cyril Smith, English Liberal politician (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Itamar Franco, President of Brazil
• 1931 – Junior Johnson, American NASCAR driver
• 1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)
• 1932 – Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1933 – Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist politician
• 1934 – Robert Carswell, British law lord
• 1934 – Carl Levin, United States Senator from Michigan
• 1935 – John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Chuck Howley, American football player
• 1937 – Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1937 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)
• 1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995)
• 1937 – Tom Magliozzi, American radio personality, cohost of Car Talk
• 1938 – John Byner, American comedian
• 1938 – Leon Panetta, American Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
• 1940 – Renato Pagliari, Italian-born British singer in Renee and Renato (d. 2009)
• 1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1940 – Roderick Wright, Scottish Catholic bishop (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Al Downing, American baseball player
• 1941 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Ann Leslie, English journalist
• 1942 – Chris Hani, South African politician, leader of the South African Communist Party (d. 1993)
• 1942 – David Miner, American guitarist and record producer
• 1942 – Frank Zane, American bodybuilder
• 1943 – Donald Johanson, American paleoanthropologist
• 1943 – Jens Birkemose, Danish painter
• 1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1945 – Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer
• 1945 – David Knights, English bassist (Procol Harum)
• 1946 – Howard Barker, English playwright
• 1946 – Bruce Davison, American actor
• 1946 – David Duckham, English rugby player
• 1946 – Roger Godsiff, English politician
• 1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedienne (d. 1989)
• 1946 – Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician
• 1947 – Robert Bondi, American politician
• 1947 – Mark Clark, American black power activist (d. 1969)
• 1947 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English celebrity chef
• 1947 – Anny Duperey, French film and television actress
• 1947 – Mark Helprin, American writer
• 1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress
• 1950 – Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician
• 1950 – David Lanz, American New Age pianist
• 1952 – Ray Ashcroft, English actor
• 1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter
• 1954 – A. A. Gill, British writer and columnist
• 1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress
• 1955 – Shirley Cheriton, English actress
• 1955 – Eric Gates, English footballer
• 1955 – Steven M. Greer, American ufologist and author
• 1955 – Thomas Hampson, American baritone
• 1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian Rules Football player
• 1957 – Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• 1957 – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria
• 1957 – Mike Skinner, American racecar driver
• 1957 – Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and TV personality
• 1958 – Félix Gray, French singer and songwriter
• 1959 – Clint Boon, English musician and D.J.
• 1960 – John Elway, American football player
• 1961 – Jeff Malone, American basketball player
• 1962 – Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer
• 1963 – Peter Baynham, Welsh comedian and television writer
• 1963 – Charlie Clouser, American keyboard, synth and theremin player (Nine Inch Nails)
• 1963 – Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director
• 1964 – Mark Grace, American baseball player
• 1964 – DJ Quicksilver, Turkish disc jockey and musicians
• 1965 – Jessica Hecht, American actress
• 1965 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor
• 1966 – John Cusack, American actor
• 1966 – Sara Stewart, Scottish actress
• 1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress
• 1967 – Gil Bellows, Canadian actor
• 1967 – Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
• 1968 – Adam Woodyatt, English actor
• 1968 – Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer
• 1969 – Danielle Brisebois, American actress
• 1969 – Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress
• 1970 – Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
• 1970 – Steve Burton, American actor
• 1970 – Tom Merritt, American technology journalist
• 1970 – Mike White, American filmmaker and actor
• 1971 – Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer
• 1971 – Louise Bagshawe, British novelist and politician
• 1971 – Fabien Barthez, French footballer
• 1971 – Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer
• 1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress and television personality
• 1971 – Bobby Hurley, American basketball player
• 1971 – Ron Mahay, American baseball player
• 1971 – Aileen Quinn, American actress
• 1971 – Ray Slijngaard, Dutch musician
• 1971 – Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer
• 1972 – Christopher Leslie, English politician
• 1972 – Jon Heidenreich, American professional wrestler
• 1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor
• 1973 – Adrián Annus, Hungarian athlete
• 1974 – Rob Dyrdek, American professional skateboarder
• 1975 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish guitarist and vocalist (Dissection) (d. 2006)
• 1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
• 1976 – Seth Wescott, American snowboarder
• 1977 – Mark Stoermer, American bass player (The Killers)
• 1977 – Chris Spurling, American baseball player
• 1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish singer, guitarist and pianist (Mor ve Ötesi)
• 1978 – Simon Larose, Canadian professional tennis player
• 1979 – Felicia Day, American actress, writer, director, violinist, and singer
• 1979 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
• 1979 – Jeanette Aw, Singaporean actress
• 1979 – Randy McMichael, American football player
• 1979 – Florian Zeller, French novelist and playwright
• 1981 – Michael Crafter, Australian vocalist and bassist (I Killed the Prom Queen)
• 1981 – Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
• 1982 – Elaine Tan, English actress
• 1983 – Maui Taylor, Filipino model and singer
• 1984 – Tamara Ecclestone, English socialite and television presenter
• 1984 – Imran Khan, Pakistani-Dutch Musician, singer and composer
• 1985 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
• 1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer
• 1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress
• 1987 – Bailey Tzuke, English singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Terrence Williams, American basketball player
• 1988 – Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer
• 1990 – Nick Purcell, American actor
• 1990 – Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress
• 1991 – Seohyun, South Korean singer and dancer (Girls' Generation)
• 1994 – Madeline Duggan, English actress
• 1994 – Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah II, Prince of Jordan
• 1995 – Kåre Hedebrant, Swedish actor