May 28 - Births

Births

• 1140 – Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)
• 1371 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)
• 1524 – Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)
• 1582 – William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
• 1588 – Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)
• 1641 – Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)
• 1660 – King George I of Great Britain (d. 1727)
• 1676 – Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)
• 1692 – Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)
• 1738 – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (d. 1814)
• 1759 – William Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
• 1763 – Manuel Alberti, Argentine priest and head of state (d. 1811)
• 1779 – Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)
• 1807 – Louis Agassiz, Swiss-born zoologist and geologist (d. 1873)
• 1818 – P.G.T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (d. 1893)
• 1836 – Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)
• 1836 – Friedrich Baumfelder, German composer, conductor, and pianist (d. 1916)
• 1837 – George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)
• 1837 – Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)
• 1841 – Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14^th Yokozuna (d. 1887)
• 1853 – Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919)
• 1858 – Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939)
• 1872 – Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917)
• 1878 – Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945)
• 1879 – Milutin Milanković, Serbian geophysicist (d. 1958)
• 1883 – Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian revolutionary and politician (d. 1966)
• 1883 – Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)
• 1884 – Edvard Beneš, Czech politician (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)
• 1888 – Jim Thorpe/Wa-Tho-Huk, American pentathlete, decathlete, fotball, baseball and basketball player (d. 1953)
• 1888 – Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian Prime Minister (d. 1942)
• 1888 – Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, Strange first wife of American poet, T.S. Eliot (d. 1947)
• 1889 – Richard Réti, Austrian-Czech chess grandmaster (d. 1929)
• 1892 – Sepp Dietrich, German officer (d. 1966)
• 1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American musician (d. 1939)
• 1908 – Ian Fleming, English author (d. 1964)
• 1909 – Red Horner, Canadian hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1910 – Georg Gaßmann, German politician (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003)
• 1910 – T-Bone Walker, American singer (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Patrick White, Australian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
• 1912 – Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992)
• 1914 – W. G. G. Duncan Smith, British World War II pilot (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Walker Percy, American author (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Papa John Creech, American fiddler (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) (d. 1994)
• 1918 – Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Lou Duva, American boxing trainer
• 1923 – György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (d. 2006)
• 1923 – Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor and politician (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
• 1925 – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone
• 1928 – Jack Kevorkian, Former American pathologist and right-to-die advocate
• 1931 – Carroll Baker, American actress
• 1934 – Annette Dionne, Dionne quintuplets
• 1934 – Cecile Dionne, Dionne quintuplets
• 1934 – Emilie Dionne, Dionne quintuplets (d. 1954)
• 1934 – Marie Dionne, Dionne quintuplets (d. 1970)
• 1934 – Yvonne Dionne, Dionne quintuplets(d. 2001)
• 1936 – Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist (d. 1997)
• 1936 – Claude Forget, French-Canadian politician
• 1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player
• 1938 – Prince Buster, Jamaican ska and rocksteady musician
• 1940 – Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi, founder of the Lincoln Square Synagogue
• 1941 – Beth Howland, American actress
• 1942 – Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 – Terry Crisp, Canadian hockey coach
• 1943 – Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City
• 1944 – Gladys Knight, American R&B and soul singer and actress
• 1944 – Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
• 1944 – Gary Stewart, American singer (d. 2003)
• 1944 – Billy Vera, American actor and singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Faith Brown, British actress
• 1945 – John Fogerty, American singer, songwriter and guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
• 1945 – Hunter "Patch" Adams, American physician and social activist
• 1945 – John N. Bambacus, American politician
• 1946 – Satchidanandan, Indian poet
• 1946 – Skip Jutze, American baseball player
• 1947 – Sondra Locke, American actress
• 1947 – Zahi Hawass, Egyptian egyptologist
• 1947 – Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
• 1949 – Wendy O. Williams, American vocalist (Plasmatics) (d. 1998)
• 1950 – Ian Bradley, British writer and academic
• 1950 – Kamala, American professional wrestler
• 1952 – Russell J. Wintner, American film executive
• 1953 – Arto Lindsay, American guitarist and singer
• 1954 – John Tory, Canadian politician
• 1954 – Townsend Coleman, American voice actor
• 1954 – Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist (d. 1988)
• 1955 – John McGeoch, Scottish guitarist (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Ltd.) (d. 2004)
• 1955 – Mark Howe, American ice hockey player
• 1956 – Julie Peasgood, British actress
• 1956 – Jerry Douglas, American dobro player
• 1956 – Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
• 1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player
• 1957 – Ben Howland, American college basketball coach
• 1957 – Colin Barnes, English footballer
• 1959 – John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)
• 1960 – Mark Sanford, 115th Governor of South Carolina and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
• 1961 – Michelle Collins, British actress
• 1962 – Roland Gift, English singer (Fine Young Cannibals)
• 1962 – Brandon Cruz, American actor
• 1962 – James Michael Tyler, American actor
• 1963 – Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist
• 1963 – Gavin Harrison, British drummer (Porcupine Tree)
• 1964 – Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
• 1964 – Armen Gilliam, American basketball player
• 1964 – Christa Miller, American actress
• 1964 – David Baddiel, British comedian and television presenter
• 1964 – Phil Vassar, American country singer
• 1965 – Chris Ballew, American bassist (The Presidents of the United States of America)
• 1966 – Ashley Laurence, American film and television actress
• 1967 – Glen Rice, American basketball player
• 1967 – Emma Kennedy, English television presenter and actress
• 1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian actress and singer
• 1969 – Mike DiFelice, American baseball player
• 1969 – Justin Kirk, American actor
• 1969 – Rob Ford, 64th Mayor of Toronto
• 1970 – Morgan Fox, Canadian model and 1990 Playboy playmate
• 1970 – Jimi Goodwin, British bassist, vocalist and guitarist (Doves)
• 1970 – Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator
• 1970 – Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)
• 1970 – Bobby Bognar, American singer (The Piper Downs)
• 1970 – Paul Sinha, British stand-up comedian
• 1971 – Isabelle Carré, French actress
• 1971 – Marco Rubio, American politician, senator elect from Florida
• 1971 – Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater
• 1972 – Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
• 1972 – Kate Ashfield, British actress
• 1972 – Doriva, Brazilian footballer
• 1973 – Marco Paulo, Portuguese footballer
• 1974 – Alicia Minshew, American actress
• 1975 – Charmaine Sheh, Hong Kong actress
• 1976 – Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer
• 1976 – Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player
• 1976 – Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
• 1976 – Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
• 1977 – Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer
• 1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (The View)
• 1978 – Rufa Mae Quinto, Filipino actress and comedienne
• 1979 – Jesse Bradford, American actor
• 1979 – Ronald Curry, American football player
• 1979 – Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete
• 1979 – Monica Keena, American actress
• 1980 – Mark Feehily, Irish vocalist (Westlife)
• 1980 – Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Daniel Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player
• 1981 – Adam Green, American singer-songwriter
• 1981 – Aaron Schock, American politician
• 1982 – Alexa Davalos, American actress
• 1982 – Jhonny Peralta, Dominican baseball player
• 1982 – Desiree del Valle, Filipino actress
• 1983 – Steve Cronin, American footballer
• 1983 – Toby Hemingway, British actor
• 1983 – Humberto Sanchez, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 – Beth Allen, New Zealand actress
• 1985 – Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Carey Mulligan, British actress
• 1985 – Konstantinos Mendrinos, Greek footballer
• 1986 – Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player
• 1986 – Joseph Cross, American actor
• 1986 – Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer
• 1986 – Michael Oher, American football player
• 1988 – Percy Harvin, American football player
• 1988 – David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2010 – Prince Louis of Bourbon, elder son of Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou