28 November Births

November 28 is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

1118 – Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1180)
1293 – Yesün Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1328)
1470 – Wen Zhengming, artist during the Ming dynasty (d. 1559)
1475 – Anne Shelton, elder sister of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1555)
1489 – Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1541)
1570 – James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (d. 1632)
1592 – Hong Taiji, Emperor of China (d. 1643)
1598 – Hans Nansen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1667)
1628 – John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (d. 1688)
1631 – Abraham Brueghel, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1690)
1632 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and manager (d. 1687)
1640 – Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish captain and explorer (d. 1698)
1661 – Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1723)
1681 – Jean Cavalier, French rebel leader (d. 1740)
1694 – Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1728)
1700 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)
1700 – Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1770)
1757 – William Blake, English poet and painter (d. 1827)
1760 – Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman (d. 1834)
1772 – Luke Howard, English chemist and meteorologist (d. 1864)
1774 – Maria Antonia of Parma (d. 1841)
1785 – Victor de Broglie, French lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (d. 1870)
1792 – Victor Cousin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1867)
1793 – Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Swedish poet, composer, and critic (d. 1866)
1805 – John Lloyd Stephens, American archaeologist and explorer (d. 1852)
1810 – William Froude, English engineer and architect (d. 1879)
1820 – Friedrich Engels, German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist (d. 1895)
1829 – Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1894)
1837 – John Wesley Hyatt, American engineer (d. 1920)
1853 – Helen Magill White, American academic (d. 1944)
1857 – Alfonso XII of Spain (d. 1885)
1861 – Adina Emilia De Zavala, teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history (d. 1955)
1864 – James Allen, English author and poet (d. 1912)
1864 – Lindley Miller Garrison, American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Secretary of War (d. 1932)
1866 – Henry Bacon, American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (d. 1924)
1876 – Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (d. 1946)
1880 – Alexander Blok, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1921)
1881 – Stefan Zweig, Austrian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1942)
1887 – Ernst Röhm, German soldier and politician (d. 1934)
1891 – Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (d. 1949)
1894 – Brooks Atkinson, American theatre critic (d. 1984)
1894 – Henry Hazlitt, American economist and philosopher (d. 1993)
1895 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (d. 1980)
1896 – Dawn Powell, American author and playwright (d. 1965)
1896 – Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (d. 1994)
1898 – İhap Hulusi Görey, Turkish graphic artist (d. 1986)
1900 – Mary Bothwell, Canadian classical vocalist and painter (d. 1985)
1903 – Gladys O'Connor, English-Canadian actress (d. 2012)
1904 – James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986)
1904 – Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973)
1907 – Rose Bampton, American soprano and educator (d. 2007)
1907 – Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author (d. 1990)
1907 – Henry Picard, American golfer (d. 1997)
1908 – Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997)
1908 – Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)
1910 – Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (d. 2014)
1911 – Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (d. 1973)
1912 – Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1913 – Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic (d. 1994)
1915 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic (d. 2011)
1915 – Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)
1916 – Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)
1916 – Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)
1919 – Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (d. 2004)
1923 – Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016)
1923 – Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)
1924 – Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009)
1924 – Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000)
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
1925 – Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)
1928 – Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)
1928 – Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010)
1929 – Berry Gordy, Jr., American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records
1930 – A.L. "Doodle" Owens, American country music songwriter and singer (d. 1999)
1932 – Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist and composer (d. 2016)
1932 – Terence Frisby, English author and playwright
1933 – Joe Knollenberg, American soldier and politician
1933 – Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)
1935 – Frik du Preez, South African rugby player
1935 – Randolph Stow, Australian-English author and poet (d. 2010)
1936 – Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
1940 – Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Laura Antonelli, Croatian-Italian actress (d. 2015)
1942 – Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster
1943 – R. B. Greaves, Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
1943 – Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist
1944 – Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter
1945 – Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines
1946 – Joe Dante, American director and producer
1947 – Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
1947 – Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician
1948 – Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – Mick Channon, English footballer and horse trainer
1948 – Alan Lightman, American physicist, novelist, and academician
1948 – Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author
1949 – Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)
1949 – Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader (CBS Orchestra)
1950 – Ed Harris, American actor and producer
1950 – Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
1951 – Barbara Morgan, American educator and astronaut
1952 – S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
1953 – Alistair Darling, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1953 – Helen De Michiel, American director and producer
1953 – Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
1953 – Gordon Marsden, English journalist and politician
1954 – Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2002)
1955 – Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer and sportscaster
1955 – Adem Jashari, Kosovo commander (d. 1998)
1956 – Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author
1957 – Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar
1958 – Kriss Akabusi, English sprinter and hurdler
1958 – Dave Righetti, American baseball player and coach
1959 – Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1959 – Judd Nelson, American actor and screenwriter
1959 – Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster
1960 – Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat
1960 – John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer
1960 – Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager
1960 – Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach
1961 – Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director
1961 – Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter
1962 – Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (d. 2013)
1962 – Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host
1963 – Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer
1963 – Andrew Jones, English politician
1963 – Johnny Newman, American basketball player
1963 – Walt Weiss, American baseball player and manager
1964 – Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician
1964 – John Burkett, American baseball player and bowler
1964 – Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (d. 2015)
1964 – Sian Williams, English-Welsh journalist
1965 – Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet
1965 – Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager
1967 – Chris Heaton-Harris, English businessman and politician
1967 – Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality (d. 2007)
1967 – José del Solar, Peruvian footballer and manager
1967 – Stephnie Weir, American actress and comedian
1968 – Darren Bett, English journalist
1969 – Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster
1969 – Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager
1969 – Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler
1969 – Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish athlete
1970 – Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
1970 – Richard Osman, English television host, director, and producer
1972 – Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
1972 – Anastasia Kelesidou, German-Greek discus thrower
1972 – Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
1973 – Jade Puget, American guitarist and producer
1974 – apl.de.ap, Filipino-American singer and rapper
1974 – András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer and manager
1975 – Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer
1975 – Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author
1975 – Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer
1975 – Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer
1975 – Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1976 – Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor
1977 – Marlon Broomes, English footballer
1977 – Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer and manager
1977 – Acer Nethercott, English rower (d. 2013)
1977 – Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
1977 – Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby player
1977 – DeMya Walker, American basketball player
1978 – Brent Albright, American wrestler
1978 – Darryl Flahavan, English footballer
1978 – Freddie Mitchell, American football player
1978 – Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
1978 – Michael Simpkins, English footballer
1978 – Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
1979 – Chamillionaire, American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor
1979 – Katarzyna Strączy, Polish tennis player
1980 – Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter
1980 – Stuart Taylor, English footballer
1981 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
1982 – Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Chris Harris, English motorcycle racer
1982 – Raido Villers, Estonian basketball player
1983 – Rostam Batmanglij, American musician and songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
1983 – Tyler Glenn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1983 – Summer Rae, American football player, wrestler, and actress
1983 – Édouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player
1983 – Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
1984 – Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
1984 – Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
1984 – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer
1984 – Naoko Yamada, Japanese anime director
1985 – Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player
1985 – Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer
1986 – Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
1986 – Hannah Fry, British mathematician
1987 – Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
1987 – Craig Kieswetter, English-South African cricketer and golfer
1989 – Laura Alleway, Australian footballer
1989 – Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player
1990 – Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
1990 – Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer
1992 – Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Adam Hicks, American actor
1993 – David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1995 – Chase Elliott, American race car driver

Source: wikipedia