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History Births on December 28

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History Births on December 28

Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster

#Hansjörg_Kunze

In 1959

Adam Vinatieri, American football player

#Adam_Vinatieri

In 1972

Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

#Alex_Chilton

In 1950

Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer and manager

#Frank_McLintock

In 1939

Roy Hattersley, English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary

#Roy_Hattersley

In 1932

Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2019)

#Kary_Mullis

In 1944

François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete

#François_Gourmet

In 1982

Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer

#Denzel_Washington

In 1954

Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician

#Joan_Ruddock

In 1943

Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)

#Guy_Debord

In 1931

A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence

#A._K._Antony

In 1940

Clifford Cocks, English mathematician and cryptographer

#Clifford_Cocks

In 1950

Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater

#Ids_Postma

In 1973

Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)

#Hildegard_Knef

In 1925

Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer

#Khalid_Boulahrouz

In 1981

Sienna Miller, American-born British actress and fashion designer

#Sienna_Miller

In 1981

Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Stephen_Frost

In 1955

Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (d. 2002)

#Dhirubhai_Ambani

In 1932

Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter

#Martha_Wash

In 1953

Elaine Hendrix, American actress

#Elaine_Hendrix

In 1970

Arthur Eddington, English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1944)

#Arthur_Eddington

In 1882

Linus Torvalds, Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel

#Linus_Torvalds

In 1969

Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion

#Tatsumi_Fujinami

In 1953

Richard Clayderman, French pianist

#Richard_Clayderman

In 1953

James Blake, American tennis player

#James_Blake_(tennis)

In 1979

Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic

#Rainer_Maria_Latzke

In 1950

Bill Hall, American baseball player

#Bill_Hall_(utility_player)

In 1979

Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer

#Mika_Väyrynen

In 1981

Al Wistert, American football player and coach (d. 2016)

#Al_Wistert

In 1920

Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)

#Terry_Sawchuk

In 1929

Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician

#Johnny_Isakson

In 1944

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1716)

#George_FitzRoy,_1st_Duke_of_Northumberland

In 1665

Lew Ayres, American actor (d. 1996)

#Lew_Ayres

In 1908

Sandra Faber, American astronomer and academic

#Sandra_Faber

In 1944

John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor

#John_Legend

In 1978

John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery (d. 1836)

#John_Molson

In 1763

Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)

#Charles_Bennett_(athlete)

In 1870

Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager

#Terry_Butcher

In 1958

Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player

#Curtis_Glencross

In 1982

Jocelyn Enriquez, American singer

#Jocelyn_Enriquez

In 1974

Don Francisco, Chilean-American journalist and talk show host

#Don_Francisco_(television_host)

In 1940

Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (d. 1931)

#Lili_Elbe

In 1882

Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Ethiopian politician; President of Ethiopia (d. 2018)

#Girma_Wolde-Giorgis

In 1924

Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author

#Charlie_Pierce

In 1953

Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter

#Ana_Torroja

In 1959

Zach Hill, American musician and artist

#Zach_Hill

In 1979

Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter

#Senna_Guemmour

In 1979

Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)

#Manuel_Puig

In 1932

Bill Lee, American baseball player and author

#Bill_Lee_(left-handed_pitcher)

In 1946

Ben Tune, Australian rugby player

#Ben_Tune

In 1976

David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario

#David_Peterson

In 1943

Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)

#Antoine_Furetière

In 1619

Woodrow Wilson, American historian and politician, 28th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

#Woodrow_Wilson

In 1856

Nicholas Bacon, English politician (d. 1579)

#Nicholas_Bacon_(Lord_Keeper)

In 1510

Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer

#Daniel_Léo_Simpson

In 1959

Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter

#Anita_Doth

In 1971

Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ray_Bourque

In 1960

Sean Casey, American filmmaker, storm chaser

#Sean_Casey_(filmmaker)

In 1967

F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1931)

#F._W._Murnau

In 1888

Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (d. 1650)

#Elizabeth_Stuart_(daughter_of_Charles_I)

In 1635

Shane Elford, Australian rugby league player

#Shane_Elford

In 1977

Allar Levandi, Estonian skier

#Allar_Levandi

In 1965

Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)

#Shigematsu_Sakaibara

In 1898

Gayle King, American television journalist

#Gayle_King

In 1954

Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist

#Roger_Swerts

In 1942

Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician

#Tim_Johnson_(South_Dakota_politician)

In 1946

Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner

#Salvador_Sobral

In 1989

John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (d. 1957)

#John_von_Neumann

In 1903

Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author

#Max_Hastings

In 1945

Chris Ware, American illustrator

#Chris_Ware

In 1967

Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)

#Carl_Remigius_Fresenius

In 1818

Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)

#Aurelio_Rodríguez

In 1947

Ellis Clarke, Trinidadian politician, 1st President of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2010)

#Ellis_Clarke

In 1917

Leroy Lita, English footballer

#Leroy_Lita

In 1984

Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Frank_Turner

In 1981

Edgar Winter, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Edgar_Winter

In 1946

Mary Weiss, American pop singer, The Shangri-Las

#Mary_Weiss

In 1948

Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner

#Ayele_Abshero

In 1990

Chas Hodges, English singer and musician (Chas & Dave) (d. 2018)

#Chas_Hodges

In 1943

Alex Lloyd, English race car driver

#Alex_Lloyd_(racing_driver)

In 1984

Sergi Barjuán, Spanish footballer and manager

#Sergi_Barjuán

In 1971

Margaret of Parma (d. 1583)

#Margaret_of_Parma

In 1522

B. J. Ryan, American baseball player

#B._J._Ryan

In 1975

Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 2001)

#Mortimer_J._Adler

In 1902

Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer

#Narsha

In 1981

Nigel Kennedy, English violinist

#Nigel_Kennedy

In 1956

Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic (d. 1957)

#Carl-Gustaf_Rossby

In 1898

Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)

#Steve_Van_Buren

In 1920

Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor (d. 2018)

#Stan_Lee

In 1922

Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas

#Mike_Beebe

In 1946

Tufty Mann, South African cricketer (d. 1952)

#Tufty_Mann

In 1920

Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager

#Markus_Weinzierl

In 1974

David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter

#David_Archuleta

In 1990

Tom Huddlestone, English footballer

#Tom_Huddlestone

In 1986

Cedric Benson, American football player (d. 2019)

#Cedric_Benson

In 1982

Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress

#Noomi_Rapace

In 1979

Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host

#Seth_Meyers

In 1973

Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)

#Jean-Gabriel_Eynard

In 1775

John Y. Brown Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 55th Governor of Kentucky

#John_Y._Brown_Jr.

In 1933

Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut

#Akihiko_Hoshide

In 1968

Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager

#Chris_Coyne

In 1978

Benny Agbayani, American baseball player

#Benny_Agbayani

In 1971

Martin Kaymer, German golfer

#Martin_Kaymer

In 1984

Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)

#Martin_Milner

In 1931

Milton Obote, Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda (d. 2005)

#Milton_Obote

In 1925

Zoran Gaji?, Serbian volleyball trainer

#Zoran_Gaji?

In 1958

Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter

#Tex_Perkins

In 1964

Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844)

#Thomas_Henderson_(astronomer)

In 1798

Duane Solomon, American runner

#Duane_Solomon

In 1984

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal

#Juan_Luis_Cipriani_Thorne

In 1943

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player

#Brenda_Schultz-McCarthy

In 1970

Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer

#Roberto_Palacios

In 1972

Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player

#Rob_Niedermayer

In 1974

Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)

#Earl_Hines

In 1903

Maggie Smith, English actress

#Maggie_Smith

In 1934

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017)

#Liu_Xiaobo

In 1955

Arun Jaitley, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice (d. 2019)

#Arun_Jaitley

In 1952

Martin Eisengrein, German theologian (d. 1578)

#Martin_Eisengrein

In 1535

Matthias Schwarz, German footballer

#Matthias_Schwarz

In 1987

Ziggy Modeliste, American drummer

#Ziggy_Modeliste

In 1948

Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey)

In 1932

Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician

#Bridget_Prentice

In 1952

Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager

#Kent_Nielsen

In 1961

Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)

#Emily_Cheney_Neville

In 1919

Nichelle Nichols, American actress

#Nichelle_Nichols

In 1932

Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (d. 1925)

#Félix_Vallotton

In 1865

Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist

#Ratan_Tata

In 1937

Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)

#Calixa_Lavallée

In 1842

Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)

#Bidia_Dandaron

In 1914

Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer

#Lomana_LuaLua

In 1980

Kamani Hill, American soccer player

#Kamani_Hill

In 1985

Adam Peaty, English swimmer

#Adam_Peaty

In 1994

Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

#Pops_Staples

In 1914

Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer

In 1990

Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer

In 1982

Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist

In 1981

Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker

In 1980

Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter

In 1977

Derrick Brew, American sprinter

In 1977

Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker

In 1976

Igor Žikovi?, Croatian footballer

In 1976

Shawn Harrison, American actor

In 1973

Marc Blume, German sprinter

In 1973

Holger Blume, German sprinter

In 1973

Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model

In 1972

William Gates, American basketball player

In 1971

James Jett, American sprinter and football player

In 1970

Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner

In 1964

Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (d. 1999)

In 1962

Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)

In 1960

John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster

In 1960

Curt Byrum, American golfer

In 1958

Dick Diamonde, Dutch-Australian rock bass player

In 1947

Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey

In 1946

Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman

In 1946

Hubert Green, American golfer (d. 2018)

In 1946

Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)

In 1946

Gordon Taylor, English footballer

In 1944

Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach

In 1941

Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)

In 1939

Philip Anschutz, American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group

In 1939

Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)

In 1938

Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer

In 1936

Alan Coleman, English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

In 1936

Chieko Aioi, Japanese actress and voice actress (d. 2013)

In 1934

Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)

In 1934

Dorsey Burnette, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

In 1932

Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian illustrator and academic (d. 2010)

In 1930

Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)

In 1929

Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2001)

In 1928

Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee (d. 2016)

In 1926

Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)

In 1921

Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)

In 1920

Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)

In 1913

Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)

In 1911

Billy Williams, American singer (d. 1972)

In 1910

Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)

In 1907

Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)

In 1902

Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981)

In 1895

Quincy Wright, American political scientist, historian, and academic (d. 1970)

In 1890

Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)

In 1887

Catharine Maria Sedgwick, American novelist of "domestic fiction" (d. 1867)

In 1789

Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)

In 1722

Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (d. 1698)

In 1655

Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)

In 1651

Louise of Savoy, French nun (d. 1503)

In 1461

Emperor Rokuj? of Japan (d. 1176)

In 1164

Yvonne Hines

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