28 December Births

December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are three days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

Births

1164 – Emperor Rokujō of Japan (d. 1176)
1461 – Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)
1510 – Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)
1522 – Margaret of Parma (d. 1583)
1535 – Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)
1619 – Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)
1635 – Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)
1651 – Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
1655 – Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)
1665 – George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)
1722 – Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
1763 – John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)
1775 – Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)
1798 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844)
1813 – John Baker, English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1872)
1818 – Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)
1819 – Arthur Hunter Palmer, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Queensland (d. 1898)
1842 – Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)
1851 – Robert Philp, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 15th Premier of Queensland (d. 1922)
1856 – Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
1865 – Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (d. 1925)
1870 – Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
1882 – Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1944)
1882 – Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (d. 1931)
1884 – Robert Cosgrove, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1969)
1887 – Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)
1888 – F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)
1890 – Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)
1895 – Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981)
1898 – Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1957)
1898 – Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
1902 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)
1902 – Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)
1903 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)
1903 – John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)
1907 – Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
1908 – Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996)
1910 – Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)
1911 – Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
1913 – Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1914 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
1914 – Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1919 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
1920 – Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)
1920 – Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)
1920 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
1920 – Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)
1921 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor
1924 – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia
1925 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)
1925 – Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)
1926 – Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)
1928 – Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)
1929 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
1930 – Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)
1931 – Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)
1931 – Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)
1932 – Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1932 – Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary
1932 – Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress
1932 – Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)
1933 – John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky
1934 – Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress
1934 – Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (d. 2013)
1936 – Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1936 – Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer
1937 – Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist
1938 – Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)
1939 – Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group
1939 – Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager
1939 – Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)
1940 – A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence
1940 – Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host
1941 – Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach
1942 – Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
1943 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
1943 – David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
1943 – Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
1944 – Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic
1944 – Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician
1944 – Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Gordon Taylor, English footballer
1945 – Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author
1945 – Birendra of Nepal (d. 2001)
1946 – Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas
1946 – Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)
1946 – Hubert Green, American golfer
1946 – Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman
1946 – Bill Lee, American baseball player and author
1946 – Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey
1946 – Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1947 – Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player
1947 – Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
1948 – Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer
1950 – Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1950 – Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer
1950 – Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic
1952 – Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice
1952 – Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician
1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist
1953 – Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
1953 – Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author
1953 – Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
1954 – Gayle King, American television journalist
1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1955 – Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)
1956 – Nigel Kennedy, English violinist
1958 – Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
1958 – Curt Byrum, American golfer
1958 – Zoran Gajić, Serbian volleyball trainer
1959 – Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster
1959 – Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer
1959 – Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter
1960 – Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1960 – Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)
1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
1964 – Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
1964 – Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner
1965 – Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
1967 – Chris Ware, American illustrator
1968 – Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut
1969 – Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
1970 – Elaine Hendrix, American actress
1970 – James Jett, American sprinter and football player
1970 – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
1971 – Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager
1971 – Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter
1971 – William Gates, American basketball player
1972 – Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
1972 – Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model
1972 – Adam Vinatieri, American football player
1973 – Holger Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Marc Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
1973 – Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
1974 – Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
1975 – B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
1976 – Ben Tune, Australian rugby player
1976 – Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
1976 – Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
1977 – Derrick Brew, American sprinter
1977 – Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player
1977 – Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
1978 – John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1979 – James Blake, American tennis player
1979 – Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter
1979 – Bill Hall, American baseball player
1979 – Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
1980 – Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
1981 – Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
1981 – Sienna Miller, American-British actress and fashion designer
1981 – Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer
1981 – Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
1982 – Cedric Benson, American football player
1982 – François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete
1982 – Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player
1984 – Martin Kaymer, German golfer
1984 – Leroy Lita, English footballer
1984 – Alex Lloyd, English race car driver
1984 – Duane Solomon, American runner
1985 – Kamani Hill, American soccer player
1986 – Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
1987 – Matthias Schwarz, German footballer
1989 – Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner
1990 – Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
1990 – Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
1990 – David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter
1994 – Adam Peaty, English swimmer

Source: wikipedia