| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Alexei A. Abrikosov |
Physicist |
25-Jun-1928 |
|
Particle physicist, explored superconductivity |
| Joss Ackland |
Actor |
29-Feb-1928 |
|
White Mischief |
| Cannonball Adderley |
Jazz Musician |
15-Sep-1928 |
8-Aug-1975 |
Alto sax blower |
| Edward Albee |
Playwright |
12-Mar-1928 |
|
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Tom Aldredge |
Actor |
28-Feb-1928 |
22-Jul-2011 |
Into The Woods |
| William Allain |
Politician |
14-Feb-1928 |
|
Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88 |
| Idi Amin |
Head of State |
17-May-1928 |
16-Aug-2003 |
Former dictator of Uganda |
| Maya Angelou |
Poet |
4-Apr-1928 |
|
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
| Douglas Applegate |
Politician |
28-Mar-1928 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| Bill Archer |
Politician |
22-Mar-1928 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1971-2001 |
| Paul Arizin |
Basketball |
9-Mar-1928 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Philadelphia Warriors |
| John M. Ashbrook |
Politician |
21-Sep-1928 |
24-Apr-1982 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82 |
| Reubin Askew |
Politician |
11-Sep-1928 |
|
Governor of Florida, 1971-79 |
| Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz |
Government |
5-Jan-1928 |
|
Saudi Arabia Defense Minister |
| Ian Bannen |
Actor |
28-Jun-1928 |
3-Nov-1999 |
Waking Ned |
| Stan Barstow |
Novelist |
28-Jun-1928 |
|
A Kind of Loving |
| Bill Bass |
Scientist |
30-Aug-1928 |
|
Human decomposition |
| Herbert H. Bateman |
Politician |
7-Aug-1928 |
11-Sep-2000 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2000 |
| Birch Bayh |
Politician |
22-Jan-1928 |
|
US Senator from Indiana, 1963-81 |
| Orson Bean |
Actor |
22-Jul-1928 |
|
Anatomy of a Murder |
| Robert R. Beezer |
Judge |
21-Jul-1928 |
30-Mar-2012 |
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-96 |
| John Stewart Bell |
Physicist |
28-Jun-1928 |
1-Oct-1990 |
Bell's theorem of quantum physics |
| Robert Bergland |
Politician |
22-Jul-1928 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1977-81 |
| Joseph Cardinal Bernardin |
Religion |
2-Apr-1928 |
14-Nov-1996 |
Archbishop of Chicago, 1982-96 |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Head of State |
5-Jan-1928 |
4-Apr-1979 |
Head of Pakistan, hanged |
| Susan Blanchard |
Socialite |
1928 |
|
Wife of Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark |
| William Peter Blatty |
Author |
7-Jan-1928 |
|
The Exorcist |
| Hans Blix |
Government |
28-Jun-1928 |
|
Weapons inspector before Iraq War |
| Dan Blocker |
Actor |
10-Dec-1928 |
13-May-1972 |
Hoss on Bonanza |
| Ann Blyth |
Actor |
16-Aug-1928 |
|
Mildred Pierce |
| Jerry Bock |
Composer |
23-Nov-1928 |
3-Nov-2010 |
Fiorello! |
| Karlheinz Böhm |
Actor |
16-Mar-1928 |
|
Peeping Tom |
| Enrique Bolaños |
Head of State |
13-May-1928 |
|
President of Nicaragua |
| Sudie Bond |
Actor |
13-Jul-1928 |
10-Nov-1984 |
Silkwood |
| Juan Maria Bordaberry |
Head of State |
17-Jun-1928 |
17-Jul-2011 |
President of Uruguay, 1972-76 |
| Frank Borman |
Astronaut |
14-Mar-1928 |
|
First to circumnavigate moon |
| Michel Brault |
Cinematographer |
25-Jun-1928 |
|
Les Ordres |
| Albert Brewer |
Pundit |
26-Oct-1928 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 1968-71 |
| Anita Brookner |
Novelist |
16-Jul-1928 |
|
Hotel Du Lac |
| Joyce Brothers |
Psychologist |
20-Sep-1928 |
|
Pop psychologist |
| Ruth Brown |
Singer |
12-Jan-1928 |
17-Nov-2006 |
Miss Rhythm |
| Vanessa Brown |
Actor |
24-Mar-1928 |
21-May-1999 |
The Late George Apley |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski |
Government |
28-Mar-1928 |
|
National Security Advisor, 1977-81 |
| John H. Buchanan, Jr. |
Politician |
19-Mar-1928 |
|
Congressman from Alabama, 1965-81 |
| Gerald Bull |
Inventor |
8-Mar-1928 |
22-Mar-1990 |
Supergun builder |
| Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Government |
27-Aug-1928 |
|
Zulu leader, founder of Inkatha Party |
| Howard Caine |
Actor |
2-Jan-1928 |
28-Dec-1993 |
Maj. Hochstetter on Hogan's Heroes |
| Capucine |
Actor |
6-Jan-1928 |
17-Mar-1990 |
The Pink Panther |
| Luis Posada Carriles |
Terrorist |
c. 1928 |
|
Cuban terrorist in US custody |
| Peter Carsten |
Actor |
30-Apr-1928 |
20-Apr-2012 |
Dark of the Sun |
| Jerome P. Cavanagh |
Politician |
16-Jun-1928 |
27-Nov-1979 |
Mayor of Detroit, 1962-70 |
| Alfred Chester |
Novelist |
7-Sep-1928 |
1-Aug-1971 |
The Exquisite Corpse |
| Noam Chomsky |
Linguist |
7-Dec-1928 |
|
Linguist, dissident intellectual |
| Jack Christiansen |
Football |
20-Dec-1928 |
29-Jun-1986 |
NFL Hall of Famer, coach |
| Clarence 13X |
Religion |
21-Feb-1928 |
13-Jun-1969 |
Nation of Gods and Earths |
| Alan Clark |
Politician |
13-Apr-1928 |
5-Sep-1999 |
Controversial, Conservative MP and minister |
| Richard C. Clark |
Politician |
14-Sep-1928 |
|
US Senator from Iowa, 1973-79 |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Singer |
23-May-1928 |
29-Jun-2002 |
Come On-a My House |
| Robert Clouse |
Film Director |
6-Mar-1928 |
4-Feb-1997 |
Enter the Dragon |
| James Coburn |
Actor |
31-Aug-1928 |
18-Nov-2002 |
Our Man Flint |
| James Coco |
Actor |
21-Mar-1928 |
25-Feb-1987 |
Only When I Laugh |
| John Colicos |
Actor |
10-Dec-1928 |
6-Mar-2000 |
Anne of the Thousand Days |
| Carole Cook |
Actor |
1928 |
|
The Incredible Mr. Limpet |
| Jeanne Cooper |
Actor |
25-Oct-1928 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Elias James Corey |
Chemist |
12-Jul-1928 |
|
Retrosynthetic analysis |
| Francesco Cossiga |
Head of State |
26-Jul-1928 |
17-Aug-2010 |
President of Italy, 1985-92 |
| Bob Cousy |
Basketball |
9-Aug-1928 |
|
Boston Celtics guard |
| Franklin Cover |
Actor |
20-Nov-1928 |
5-Feb-2006 |
Tom Willis on The Jeffersons |
| Michael Craig |
Actor |
27-Jan-1928 |
|
Capt. John Anderson on Triangle |
| Bob Crane |
Actor |
13-Jul-1928 |
29-Jun-1978 |
Hogan on Hogan's Heroes |
| Norma Crane |
Actor |
10-Nov-1928 |
28-Sep-1973 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| Bernard Cribbins |
Actor |
29-Dec-1928 |
|
The Mouse on the Moon |
| Arlene Dahl |
Actor |
11-Aug-1928 |
|
Three Little Words |
| Bill Daily |
Actor |
30-Aug-1928 |
|
Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie |
| Vic Damone |
Singer |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Singer of ballads |
| Nigel Davenport |
Actor |
23-May-1928 |
|
Chariots of Fire |
| Bobby Day |
Singer |
1-Jul-1928 |
27-Jul-1999 |
Rockin' Robin |
| Jimmy Dean |
Country Musician |
10-Aug-1928 |
13-Jun-2010 |
Singer, songwriter, sausage-maker |
| George Deukmejian |
Politician |
6-Jun-1928 |
|
Governor of California, 1983-91 |
| Philip K. Dick |
Novelist |
16-Dec-1928 |
2-Mar-1982 |
Blade Runner |
| Bo Diddley |
Guitarist |
30-Dec-1928 |
2-Jun-2008 |
Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist |
| Eric Dolphy |
Jazz Musician |
20-Jun-1928 |
29-Jun-1964 |
Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist |
| Fats Domino |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Feb-1928 |
|
Ain't That A Shame |
| Paul Dooley |
Actor |
22-Feb-1928 |
|
Grace Under Fire |
| Peggy Dow |
Actor |
18-Mar-1928 |
|
Harvey |
| Don Dubbins |
Actor |
28-Jun-1928 |
17-Aug-1991 |
The D.I. |
| Dave Edgerton |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
Co-Founder of Burger King |
| Vince Edwards |
Actor |
7-Jul-1928 |
11-Mar-1996 |
Ben Casey |
| Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. |
Diplomat |
24-Jan-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1973-78 |
| Ralph E. Erickson |
Attorney |
3-Oct-1928 |
|
Deputy US Attorney General, 1972-73 |
| Lauch Faircloth |
Politician |
14-Jan-1928 |
|
US Senator from North Carolina, 1993-99 |
| Maynard Ferguson |
Jazz Musician |
4-May-1928 |
23-Aug-2006 |
Jazz bandleader and trumpeter |
| Tom Fink |
Politician |
26-Aug-1928 |
|
Mayor of Anchorage, 1987-94 |
| Donald Fisher |
Business |
3-Sep-1928 |
27-Sep-2009 |
Co-Founder of The Gap |
| Eddie Fisher |
Singer |
10-Aug-1928 |
22-Sep-2010 |
Crooner, top RCA/Victor vocalist |
| Leon Fleisher |
Pianist |
23-Jul-1928 |
|
Piano virtuoso |
| Thomas Foglietta |
Politician |
3-Dec-1928 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-97 |
| Whitey Ford |
Baseball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
Ten World Series wins |
| Sally Forrest |
Actor |
28-May-1928 |
|
While the City Sleeps |
| Bruce Forsyth |
TV Personality |
22-Feb-1928 |
|
Sunday Night at the Palladium |
| Dianne Foster |
Actor |
31-Oct-1928 |
|
The Last Hurrah |
| Tony Franciosa |
Actor |
25-Oct-1928 |
19-Jan-2006 |
A Face in the Crowd |
| Helen Frankenthaler |
Painter |
12-Dec-1928 |
27-Dec-2011 |
Mountains and Sea |
| Frank Frazetta |
Painter |
9-Feb-1928 |
10-May-2010 |
Painted Conan paperback covers |
| William E. Frenzel |
Politician |
31-Jul-1928 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1971-91 |
| Carlos Fuentes |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1928 |
15-May-2012 |
La muerte de Artemio Cruz |
| Yvonne Furneaux |
Actor |
11-May-1928 |
|
La Dolce Vita |
| Charles A. Gabriel |
Military |
21-Jan-1928 |
4-Sep-2003 |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1982-86 |
| Serge Gainsbourg |
Singer/Songwriter |
2-Apr-1928 |
2-Mar-1991 |
Je t'aime ... moi non plus |
| Evan Griffith Galbraith |
Business |
2-Jul-1928 |
21-Jan-2008 |
US Ambassador to France, 1981-85 |
| Rita Gam |
Actor |
2-Apr-1928 |
|
The Thief |
| Gabriel García Márquez |
Author |
6-Mar-1928 |
|
One Hundred Years of Solitude |
| James Garner |
Actor |
7-Apr-1928 |
|
Jim Rockford on Rockford Files |
| John Gavin |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
|
Julius Caesar in Spartacus |
| Larry Gelbart |
Film/TV Producer |
25-Feb-1928 |
11-Sep-2009 |
M*A*S*H |
| Fernand St. Germain |
Politician |
9-Jan-1928 |
|
Congressman from Rhode Island, 1961-89 |
| Jack Germond |
Columnist |
30-Jan-1928 |
|
Fat Man in a Middle Seat |
| Don Gibson |
Country Musician |
3-Apr-1928 |
17-Nov-2003 |
Heartbroken country crooner |
| Virginia Gibson |
Actor |
9-Apr-1928 |
|
Athena |
| Vincent Gigante |
Criminal |
29-Mar-1928 |
19-Dec-2005 |
Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family |
| Édouard Glissant |
Poet |
21-Sep-1928 |
3-Feb-2011 |
L'Intention Poétique |
| Pancho Gonzales |
Tennis |
9-May-1928 |
3-Jul-1995 |
Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| Slade Gorton |
Politician |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001 |
| Abraham Gosman |
Business |
1928 |
|
Palm Beach nursing home magnate |
| Bill Gradison |
Politician |
28-Dec-1928 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1975-93 |
| Alfred M. Gray, Jr. |
Military |
22-Jun-1928 |
|
29th USMC Commandant, 1987-91 |
| Charles Gray |
Actor |
29-Aug-1928 |
7-Mar-2000 |
Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
| George Grizzard |
Actor |
1-Apr-1928 |
2-Oct-2007 |
Advise and Consent |
| Alexander Grothendieck |
Mathematician |
28-May-1928 |
|
Grothendieck topologies |
| Che Guevara |
Activist |
14-Jun-1928 |
9-Oct-1967 |
Revolutionary icon |
| Ann Morgan Guilbert |
Actor |
16-Oct-1928 |
|
Yetta Rosenberg on The Nanny |
| Clu Gulager |
Actor |
16-Nov-1928 |
|
The Killers |
| Kevin Hagen |
Actor |
3-Apr-1928 |
9-Jul-2005 |
Little House on the Prairie |
| Donald Hall |
Poet |
20-Sep-1928 |
|
The One Day |
| Donald J. Hall |
Business |
9-Jul-1928 |
|
CEO of Hallmark, 1966-86 |
| Joe B. Hall |
Basketball |
30-Nov-1928 |
|
Kentucky Head Coach, 1972-85 |
| Bernie Hamilton |
Actor |
12-Jun-1928 |
30-Dec-2008 |
Capt. Dobey on Starsky and Hutch |
| Michael Harrington |
Activist |
24-Feb-1928 |
31-Jul-1989 |
The Other America |
| James B. Harris |
Film Director |
3-Aug-1928 |
|
The Bedford Incident |
| Leon Hart |
Football |
2-Nov-1928 |
24-Sep-2002 |
Winner, 1949 Heisman Trophy |
| Laurence Harvey |
Actor |
1-Oct-1928 |
25-Nov-1973 |
Manchurian Candidate |
| Lionel Hebert |
Golf |
20-Jan-1928 |
30-Dec-2000 |
Winner, 1957 PGA Championship |
| Chic Hecht |
Politician |
30-Nov-1928 |
15-May-2006 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1983-89 |
| Katherine Helmond |
Actor |
5-Jul-1928 |
|
Jessica Tate on Soap |
| Wanda Hendrix |
Actor |
3-Nov-1928 |
1-Feb-1981 |
Actress-wife of Audie Murphy |
| Emmaline Henry |
Actor |
1-Nov-1928 |
8-Oct-1979 |
Amanda Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie |
| A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. |
Judge |
25-Feb-1928 |
14-Dec-1998 |
Chief Justice, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Roger S. Hillas |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
Former Chairman of PNC Financial |
| Earl Holliman |
Actor |
11-Sep-1928 |
|
The Rainmaker |
| Nick Holonyak |
Physicist |
3-Nov-1928 |
|
Light-emitting diodes |
| Rance Howard |
Actor |
17-Nov-1928 |
|
Father of Ron Howard, Clint Howard |
| Gordie Howe |
Hockey |
31-Mar-1928 |
|
Has held nearly every hockey award title |
| Dave Hughes |
Journalist |
c. 1928 |
|
Electronic bulletin boards |
| Robert Indiana |
Artist |
12-Sep-1928 |
|
Creator of the "LO/VE" sculpture |
| James Ivory |
Film/TV Producer |
7-Jun-1928 |
|
The Remains of the Day |
| Conrad Janis |
Actor |
11-Feb-1928 |
|
Fredzo on Mork & Mindy |
| D. Lowell Jensen |
Attorney |
3-Jun-1928 |
|
Associate US Attorney General, 1983-85 |
| Roger Jepsen |
Politician |
23-Dec-1928 |
|
US Senator from Iowa, 1979-85 |
| Larry Jinks |
Editor |
c. 1928 |
|
San Jose Mercury News publisher, 1989-94 |
| Darrell Johnson |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1928 |
3-May-2004 |
Red Sox, Mariners manager |
| Tom Johnson |
Hockey |
18-Feb-1928 |
21-Nov-2007 |
NHL Hall of Famer, coach |
| Tom Jones |
Songwriter |
17-Feb-1928 |
|
The Fantasticks |
| Li Ka-Shing |
Business |
29-Jul-1928 |
|
Chinese billionaire, net worth $23B |
| Alexander M. Keith |
Judge |
22-Nov-1928 |
|
Minnesota Chief Justice, 1990-98 |
| Paul X. Kelley |
Military |
11-Nov-1928 |
|
28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87 |
| Ethel Kennedy |
Relative |
11-Apr-1928 |
|
Robert F. Kennedy's widow |
| William Kennedy |
Novelist |
16-Jan-1928 |
|
Ironweed and The Cotton Club |
| Jack Kevorkian |
Doctor |
26-May-1928 |
3-Jun-2011 |
Euthanasia enthusiast |
| David Kimche |
Spy |
1928 |
8-Mar-2010 |
Israeli spy, masterminded Iran-Contra |
| Quentin Kopp |
Politician |
11-Aug-1928 |
|
California politician and judge |
| Alexis Korner |
Musician |
19-Apr-1928 |
1-Jan-1984 |
Pivotal British blues performer |
| Hilton Kramer |
Critic |
25-Mar-1928 |
27-Mar-2012 |
The New Criterion |
| Judith Krantz |
Novelist |
9-Jan-1928 |
|
Scruples |
| Joan B. Kroc |
Philanthropist |
27-Aug-1928 |
12-Oct-2003 |
McDonald's widow |
| Herbert Kroemer |
Physicist |
25-Aug-1928 |
|
Pioneer in laser technology |
| Hardy Krüger |
Actor |
12-Apr-1928 |
|
The Flight of the Phoenix |
| Stanley Kubrick |
Film Director |
26-Jul-1928 |
7-Mar-1999 |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
| R. Kirk Landon |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
American Bankers Insurance Group |
| Dick Lane |
Football |
16-Apr-1928 |
29-Jan-2002 |
Night Train Lane |
| Joan F. Lane |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
Stanford University booster |
| Robert Lansing |
Actor |
5-Jun-1928 |
23-Oct-1994 |
Empire of the Ants |
| Tom Lantos |
Politician |
1-Feb-1928 |
11-Feb-2008 |
Congressman from California, 1981-2008 |
| Jack Larson |
Actor |
8-Feb-1928 |
|
The Adventures of Superman |
| Fred LaRue |
Government |
11-Oct-1928 |
24-Jul-2004 |
Nixon's bag man |
| Jean-Marie Le Pen |
Politician |
20-Jun-1928 |
|
French nationalist |
| Tom Lehrer |
Comic |
9-Apr-1928 |
|
Comedic songwriter |
| Philip Levine |
Poet |
10-Jan-1928 |
|
What Work Is |
| James Roderick Lilley |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1928 |
12-Nov-2009 |
US Ambassador to China, 1989-91 |
| George Lindsey |
Actor |
17-Dec-1928 |
6-May-2012 |
Goober |
| Joanne Linville |
Actor |
15-Jan-1928 |
|
Gable and Lombard |
| Jim Lovell |
Astronaut |
25-Mar-1928 |
|
Apollo 13 |
| Christa Ludwig |
Singer |
16-Mar-1928 |
|
Operatic mezzo-soprano |
| Manny Lujan |
Politician |
12-May-1928 |
|
US Secretary of the Interior 1989-93 |
| Cynthia Macdonald |
Poet |
2-Feb-1928 |
|
Amputations |
| John Macomber |
Business |
13-Jan-1928 |
|
JDM Investment Group |
| George Maharis |
Actor |
1-Sep-1928 |
|
Buzz Murdock on Route 66 |
| Nancy Marchand |
Actor |
19-Jun-1928 |
18-Jun-2000 |
Mrs. Pynchon on Lou Grant |
| Ray Marshall |
Government |
22-Aug-1928 |
|
US Secretary of Labor 1977-81 |
| Billy Martin |
Baseball |
16-May-1928 |
25-Dec-1989 |
NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times |
| Walter Massey |
Actor |
19-Aug-1928 |
|
Canadian voice and character actor |
| Pierre Mauroy |
Head of State |
5-Jul-1928 |
|
Prime Minister of France, 1981-84 |
| William J. McDonald |
Attorney |
1928 |
19-Feb-1990 |
Chief Lawyer at Union Pacific, 1969-89 |
| Roddy McDowall |
Actor |
17-Sep-1928 |
3-Oct-1998 |
Planet of the Apes |
| Hugh McElhenny |
Football |
31-Dec-1928 |
|
NFL Hall of Fame Running Back |
| Spanky McFarland |
Actor |
2-Oct-1928 |
30-Jun-1993 |
The Little Rascals |
| Arthur A. McGiverin |
Judge |
10-Nov-1928 |
|
Iowa Chief Justice, 1987-2000 |
| Patrick McGoohan |
Actor |
19-Mar-1928 |
13-Jan-2009 |
Number Six on The Prisoner |
| Monroe G. McKay |
Judge |
30-May-1928 |
|
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-93 |
| Maggie McNamara |
Actor |
18-Feb-1928 |
18-Feb-1978 |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
| Thomas J. Meskill |
Politician |
30-Jan-1928 |
29-Oct-2007 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1971-75 |
| Jan Meyers |
Politician |
20-Jul-1928 |
|
Congresswoman from Kansas, 1985-97 |
| Helen Stevenson Meyner |
Politician |
5-Mar-1928 |
2-Nov-1997 |
Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78 |
| Keith Michell |
Actor |
1-Dec-1928 |
|
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
| Vern Mikkelsen |
Basketball |
21-Oct-1928 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Dick Miller |
Actor |
25-Dec-1928 |
|
A Bucket of Blood |
| J. Hillis Miller |
Critic |
5-Mar-1928 |
|
Deconstructionist literary critic |
| Marvin Mitchelson |
Attorney |
7-May-1928 |
18-Sep-2004 |
Celebrity divorce lawyer |
| Guy Molinari |
Politician |
23-Nov-1928 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-89 |
| Édouard Molinaro |
Film Director |
31-May-1928 |
|
La cage aux folles |
| Walter Mondale |
Politician |
5-Jan-1928 |
|
US Vice President under Jimmy Carter |
| Cleo Moore |
Actor |
31-Oct-1928 |
25-Oct-1973 |
1950s sex symbol |
| Jeanne Moreau |
Actor |
23-Jan-1928 |
|
Jules et Jim |
| Chesty Morgan |
Pornstar |
1928 |
|
Double Agent 73, Deadly Weapons |
| Ennio Morricone |
Composer |
10-Nov-1928 |
|
Scored The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly |
| Hosni Mubarak |
Head of State |
4-May-1928 |
|
President of Egypt, 1981-2011 |
| Roger Mudd |
Journalist |
9-Feb-1928 |
|
Newscaster |
| John Nash |
Mathematician |
13-Jun-1928 |
|
Schizophrenic game theorist |
| Daniel Nathans |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1928 |
16-Nov-1999 |
Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| Donald C. Nebergall |
Business |
12-Aug-1928 |
|
Brenton Bank & Trust |
| Dorothy W. Nelson |
Judge |
30-Sep-1928 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95 |
| Ed Nelson |
Actor |
21-Dec-1928 |
|
Dr. Michael Rossi on Peyton Place |
| Robert Nix, Jr. |
Judge |
13-Jul-1928 |
23-Aug-2003 |
Pennsylvania Chief Justice, 1984-96 |
| Edward I. O'Brien |
Business |
19-Sep-1928 |
|
Securities Industry Association |
| Dick O'Neill |
Actor |
29-Aug-1928 |
17-Nov-1998 |
Charlie Cagney on Cagney and Lacey |
| Warren Oates |
Actor |
5-Jul-1928 |
3-Apr-1982 |
Two-Lane Blacktop |
| Arthur M. Okun |
Economist |
28-Nov-1928 |
23-Mar-1980 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-69 |
| Nancy Olson |
Actor |
14-Jul-1928 |
|
Sunset Blvd. |
| Toni Onley |
Painter |
20-Nov-1928 |
29-Feb-2004 |
British Columbia's flying artist |
| Cynthia Ozick |
Author |
17-Apr-1928 |
|
The Puttermesser Papers |
| Alan J. Pakula |
Film Director |
7-Apr-1928 |
19-Nov-1998 |
All the President's Men |
| Seymour Papert |
Computer Programmer |
1-Mar-1928 |
|
Programming language LOGO |
| Jim Pattison |
Business |
1-Oct-1928 |
|
Billionaire, Jim Pattison Group |
| James R. Patton, Jr. |
Attorney |
27-Oct-1928 |
|
Founder, Patton Boggs |
| Larry Pennell |
Actor |
21-Feb-1928 |
|
Ted McKeever on Ripcord |
| George Peppard |
Actor |
1-Oct-1928 |
8-May-1994 |
The A Team |
| Edward Perkins |
Diplomat |
8-Jun-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Australia, 1993-96 |
| Rudy Perpich |
Politician |
27-Jun-1928 |
21-Sep-1995 |
Twice Governor of Minnesota |
| T. Boone Pickens |
Business |
22-May-1928 |
|
Texas oilman, founded Mesa Petroleum |
| Bo Pilgrim |
Business |
8-May-1928 |
|
Co-Founder of Pilgrim's Pride |
| Robert Pirsig |
Author |
6-Sep-1928 |
|
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
| Eric Porter |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
15-May-1995 |
The Forsyte Saga |
| Anthony Price |
Novelist |
16-Aug-1928 |
|
Other Paths to Glory |
| Harold Prince |
Theatre Producer |
30-Jan-1928 |
|
Broadway musical producer, 21 Tony awards |
| Alan Rafkin |
Film Director |
23-Jul-1928 |
6-Aug-2001 |
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken |
| Rajkumar |
Actor |
24-Apr-1928 |
12-Apr-2006 |
Kannada megastar kidnapped by Veerappan |
| Fidel Ramos |
Head of State |
18-Mar-1928 |
|
12th President of the Philippines |
| James Randi |
Magician |
7-Aug-1928 |
|
The Amazing Randi |
| James Earl Ray |
Assassin |
10-Mar-1928 |
23-Apr-1998 |
Pled guilty in Martin Luther King's assassination |
| Robert D. Ray |
Politician |
26-Sep-1928 |
|
Governor of Iowa, 1969-83 |
| Rex Reason |
Actor |
30-Nov-1928 |
|
Adam MacLean on Man Without a Gun |
| Charles B. Renfrew |
Attorney |
31-Oct-1928 |
|
Deputy US Attorney General, 1980-81 |
| Tony Richardson |
Film Director |
5-Jun-1928 |
14-Nov-1991 |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner |
| Jacques Rivette |
Film Director |
1-Mar-1928 |
|
La Belle Noiseuse |
| Pernell Roberts |
Actor |
18-May-1928 |
24-Jan-2010 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
| Eugene Roche |
Actor |
22-Sep-1928 |
28-Jul-2004 |
Bill Parker on Webster |
| Nicolas Roeg |
Film Director |
15-Aug-1928 |
|
The Man Who Fell to Earth |
| Fred Rogers |
TV Personality |
20-Mar-1928 |
27-Feb-2003 |
Mister Rogers |
| Felix Rohatyn |
Business |
29-May-1928 |
|
Financier, Lazard Frères |
| Roy Romer |
Politician |
31-Oct-1928 |
|
Governor of Colorado, 1987-99 |
| Marion Ross |
Actor |
25-Oct-1928 |
|
Mrs. Cunningham on Happy Days |
| Norman Rossington |
Actor |
24-Dec-1928 |
21-May-1999 |
A Hard Day's Night |
| Dan Rostenkowski |
Politician |
2-Jan-1928 |
11-Aug-2010 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1959-95 |
| Vera Rubin |
Astronomer |
23-Jul-1928 |
|
Structure of galaxies |
| Eileen Ryan |
Actor |
16-Oct-1928 |
|
Matriarch of the Penn family |
| Mitchell Ryan |
Actor |
11-Jan-1928 |
|
Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg |
| Charles Ryskamp |
Administrator |
21-Oct-1928 |
26-Mar-2010 |
Frick Collection Director, 1987-97 |
| Ruben Salazar |
Journalist |
3-Mar-1928 |
29-Aug-1970 |
L.A. Times reporter killed on the job |
| Albert Salmi |
Actor |
11-Mar-1928 |
22-Apr-1990 |
The Brothers Karamazov |
| Fayez Sarofim |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
Billionaire, Fayez Sarofim & Co. |
| Andrew Sarris |
Critic |
31-Oct-1928 |
20-Jun-2012 |
The American Cinema |
| Vidal Sassoon |
Business |
17-Jan-1928 |
9-May-2012 |
Celebrity hairstylist |
| Gregory Scarpa, Sr. |
Criminal |
8-May-1928 |
8-Jun-1994 |
Top Mafia FBI informant for 30 years |
| Richard Schaal |
Actor |
5-May-1928 |
|
Leo Heatherton on Phyllis |
| Dolph Schayes |
Basketball |
19-May-1928 |
|
NBA Hall of Famer, coach |
| Irwin Schiff |
Activist |
1928 |
|
US income tax protester |
| Ron Schipper |
Football |
7-Aug-1928 |
27-Mar-2006 |
Head Coach, Central College, 1961-96 |
| Pierre Schoendoerffer |
Film Director |
5-May-1928 |
14-Mar-2012 |
The Anderson Platoon |
| Marge Schott |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1928 |
2-Mar-2004 |
Owner, Cincinnati Reds |
| William Schreyer |
Business |
13-Jan-1928 |
22-Jan-2011 |
CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92 |
| Donald H. Seiler |
Business |
c. 1928 |
|
Seiler & Company LLP |
| Hubert Selby |
Author |
23-Jul-1928 |
26-Apr-2004 |
Requiem for a Dream |
| Maurice Sendak |
Author |
10-Jun-1928 |
8-May-2012 |
Where The Wild Things Are |
| Michel Serrault |
Actor |
24-Jan-1928 |
29-Jul-2007 |
La cage aux folles |
| Anne Sexton |
Poet |
9-Nov-1928 |
4-Oct-1974 |
Live or Die |
| Albert Shanker |
Labor Leader |
14-Sep-1928 |
22-Feb-1997 |
American Federation of Teachers |
| Ariel Sharon |
Head of State |
26-Feb-1928 |
|
Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06 |
| Robert Sheckley |
Author |
16-Jul-1928 |
9-Dec-2005 |
Science fiction genius |
| Bill Sheffield |
Politician |
26-Jun-1928 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 1982-86 |
| Richard M. Sherman |
Songwriter |
12-Jun-1928 |
|
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Eduard Shevardnadze |
Head of State |
25-Jan-1928 |
|
President of Georgia, 1995-2003 |
| Osamu Shimomura |
Chemist |
27-Aug-1928 |
|
Green Fluorescent Protein |
| Alan Sillitoe |
Novelist |
4-Mar-1928 |
25-Apr-2010 |
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner |
| Henry Silva |
Actor |
15-Sep-1928 |
|
The Manchurian Candidate |
| Horace Silver |
Jazz Musician |
2-Sep-1928 |
|
Song For My Father |
| Chet Simmons |
Business |
11-Jul-1928 |
25-Mar-2010 |
President of ESPN, 1979-82 |
| Paul Simon |
Politician |
29-Nov-1928 |
9-Dec-2003 |
US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate |
| Jaime Cardinal Sin |
Religion |
31-Aug-1928 |
21-Jun-2005 |
Former Archbishop of Manila |
| Dara Singh |
Actor |
19-Nov-1928 |
12-Jul-2012 |
Indian strongman, Bollywood star |
| George Sinner |
Politician |
19-May-1928 |
|
Governor of North Dakota, 1985-92 |
| Jean Kennedy Smith |
Diplomat |
20-Feb-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-98 |
| Perry Smith |
Criminal |
27-Oct-1928 |
14-Apr-1965 |
In Cold Blood |
| Alison Smithson |
Architect |
22-Jun-1928 |
14-Aug-1993 |
New Brutalist |
| Gene Snyder |
Politician |
26-Jan-1928 |
16-Feb-2007 |
Congressman from Kentucky, 1967-87 |
| David Somerset |
Aristocrat |
23-Feb-1928 |
|
11th Duke of Beaufort |
| Ted Sorensen |
Attorney |
8-May-1928 |
31-Oct-2010 |
Aide to JFK |
| Michael G. Sotirhos |
Business |
12-Nov-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Greece, 1989-93 |
| Floyd Spence |
Politician |
9-Apr-1928 |
16-Aug-2001 |
Congressman from South Carolina, 1971-2001 |
| Charles Stenvig |
Politician |
16-Jan-1928 |
22-Feb-2010 |
Twice Mayor of Minneapolis |
| Richard G. Stern |
Novelist |
25-Feb-1928 |
|
Other Men's Daughters |
| Walter P. Stern |
Activist |
26-Sep-1928 |
|
Chairman, Hudson Institute |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen |
Composer |
22-Aug-1928 |
5-Dec-2007 |
Influential avant-garde composer |
| Richard B. Stone |
Politician |
22-Sep-1928 |
|
US Senator from Florida, 1975-80 |
| Charles Strouse |
Composer |
7-Jun-1928 |
|
Bye Bye Birdie |
| Mel Stuart |
Film Director |
2-Sep-1928 |
9-Aug-2012 |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Subroto |
Government |
19-Sep-1928 |
|
Secretary General of OPEC, 1988-94 |
| Yevgeny Svetlanov |
Conductor |
6-Sep-1928 |
3-May-2002 |
Director, USSR State Symphony, 1965-2002 |
| Koko Taylor |
Singer |
28-Sep-1928 |
3-Jun-2009 |
"Wang Dang Doodle" |
| Shirley Temple |
Actor |
23-Apr-1928 |
|
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm |
| Gaston Thorn |
Head of State |
3-Sep-1928 |
26-Aug-2007 |
Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 1974-79 |
| Ray Thornton |
Politician |
16-Jul-1928 |
|
Former Congressman from Arkansas |
| Malachi Throne |
Actor |
1-Dec-1928 |
|
Noah Bain on It Takes a Thief |
| Alvin Toffler |
Author |
4-Oct-1928 |
|
Future Shock |
| Martin Tolchin |
Journalist |
20-Sep-1928 |
|
Founder, The Hill |
| Alex Toth |
Cartoonist |
25-Jun-1928 |
27-May-2006 |
Creator of Space Ghost |
| Leonard Tow |
Business |
30-May-1928 |
|
CEO of Citizens Communications, 1990-2004 |
| Bernard Trainor |
Military |
2-Sep-1928 |
|
Military analyst, ex-3 star Marine general |
| Jack Tramiel |
Business |
13-Dec-1928 |
8-Apr-2012 |
Commodore Business Machines |
| David C. Treen |
Politician |
16-Jul-1928 |
29-Oct-2009 |
Governor of Louisiana, 1980-84 |
| William Trevor |
Novelist |
24-May-1928 |
|
The Old Boys |
| Joseph D. Tydings |
Politician |
4-May-1928 |
|
US Senator from Maryland, 1965-71 |
| Roger Vadim |
Film Director |
26-Jan-1928 |
11-Feb-2000 |
Barbarella |
| Dick Van Patten |
Actor |
9-Dec-1928 |
|
Dad on Eight is Enough |
| Bobby Van |
Actor |
6-Dec-1928 |
31-Jul-1980 |
Broadway actor |
| Sander Vanocur |
Journalist |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
ABC and NBC correspondent |
| Agnès Varda |
Film Director |
30-May-1928 |
|
Cleo from 5 to 7 |
| Frankie Vaughan |
Singer |
3-Feb-1928 |
18-Sep-1999 |
Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl |
| Nicholas Veliotes |
Diplomat |
28-Oct-1928 |
|
US Ambassador to Egypt, 1984-86 |
| Yvette Vickers |
Actor |
26-Aug-1928 |
27-Apr-2011 |
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman |
| Ralph Waite |
Actor |
22-Jun-1928 |
|
John Walton, Sr. on The Waltons |
| J. Clifford Wallace |
Judge |
11-Dec-1928 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1972-96 |
| Andy Warhol |
Artist |
6-Aug-1928 |
22-Feb-1987 |
Pop Art movement |
| James Watson |
Scientist |
6-Apr-1928 |
|
Co-Discoverer of DNA |
| John Giffen Weinmann |
Attorney |
29-Aug-1928 |
|
White House Chief of Protocol, 1991-93 |
| Lina Wertmüller |
Film Director |
14-Aug-1928 |
|
The Seduction of Mimi |
| Adam West |
Actor |
19-Sep-1928 |
|
Batman, Mayor of Quahog |
| Ruth Westheimer |
Talk Show Host |
4-Jun-1928 |
|
4'7" of concentrated sex |
| John A. Wickham, Jr. |
Military |
25-Jun-1928 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1983-87 |
| Elie Wiesel |
Activist |
30-Sep-1928 |
|
Anti-Holocaust and human-rights activist |
| Sherwin T. Wine |
Religion |
25-Jan-1928 |
21-Jul-2007 |
Humanistic Judaism |
| Adele Wiseman |
Author |
21-May-1928 |
1-Jun-1992 |
The Sacrifice |
| David L. Wolper |
Film/TV Producer |
11-Jan-1928 |
10-Aug-2010 |
Roots |
| Melvin O. Wright |
Business |
29-Jul-1928 |
|
Former Dean Witter Reynolds VP |
| May Wynn |
Actor |
8-Jan-1928 |
|
The Caine Mutiny |
| Dick York |
Actor |
4-Sep-1928 |
20-Feb-1992 |
Darrin #1 on Bewitched |
| Edward Zorinsky |
Politician |
11-Nov-1928 |
6-Mar-1987 |
US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87 |
