August 28 - Births

Births

1025 – Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan (d. 1068)
1582 – Taichang Emperor, of China (d. 1620)
1592 – George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1628)
1612 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (d. 1653)
1667 – Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (d. 1721)
1691 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1750)
1714 – Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (d. 1774)
1728 – John Stark, American general (d. 1822)
1739 – Agostino Accorimboni, Italian composer (d. 1818)
1749 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and scientist (d. 1832)
1774 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (d. 1821)
1789 – Stéphanie de Beauharnais, French wife of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1860)
1801 – Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician (d. 1877)
1814 – Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish authoer (d. 1873)
1827 – Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1894)
1840 – Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club (d. 1900)
1853 – Vladimir Shukhov, Russian engineer and architect (d. 1939)
1859 – Matilda Howell, American archer (d. 1938)
1859 – Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer (d. 1943)
1867 – Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (d. 1948)
1878 – George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
1884 – Peter Fraser, New Zealand politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1950)
1885 – Vance Palmer, Australian author (d. 1959)
1887 – István Kühár, Prekmurian priest, politician, and writer (d. 1922)
1894 – Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor (d. 1981)
1898 – Charlie Grimm, American baseball player (d. 1983)
1899 – Charles Boyer, French actor (d. 1978)
1899 – Andrei Platonov, Russian author (d. 1951)
1903 – Bruno Bettelheim, American psychologist (d. 1990)
1904 – Secondo Campini, Italian engineer (d. 1980)
1905 – Cyril Walters, England cricketer (d. 1992)
1906 – John Betjeman, English poet (d. 1984)
1908 – Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and author (d. 1996)
1910 – Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch-American economist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
1911 – Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (d. 2002)
1913 – Robertson Davies, Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1995)
1913 – Jack Dreyfus, American businessman, founded the Dreyfus Corporation (d. 2009)
1913 – Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricketer (d. 1993)
1913 – Robert Irving, English conductor (d. 1991)
1913 – Boris Pahor, Italian author
1913 – Terence Reese, English bridge player and writer (d. 1996)
1913 – Richard Tucker, American tenor (d. 1975)
1915 – Max Robertson, English sportscaster (d. 2009)
1915 – Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (d. 2008)
1916 – Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer (d. 1997)
1916 – C. Wright Mills American sociologist (d. 1962)
1916 – Jack Vance, American author
1917 – Jack Kirby, American writer and illustrator (d. 1994)
1919 – Godfrey Hounsfield, English engineer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
1921 – Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (d. 2007)
1921 – Nancy Kulp, American actress (d. 1991)
1924 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author (d. 2004)
1924 – Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2010)
1924 – Peggy Ryan, American actress (d. 2004)
1925 – Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)
1925 – Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
1928 – F. William Free, American advertising executive (d. 2003)
1928 – Vilayat Khan, Indian sitar player and composer (d. 2004)
1929 – Ken Gampu, South African actor (d. 2003)
1929 – István Kertész, Hungarian conductor (d. 1973)
1930 – Windsor Davies, English actor
1930 – Ben Gazzara, American actor (d. 2012)
1931 – Tito Capobianco, Argentinian director
1931 – John Shirley-Quirk, English opera singer
1932 – Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 – Patrick Kalilombe, Malawian bishop (d. 2012)
1935 – Melvin Charney, Canadian artist and architect (d. 2012)
1935 – Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian politician (d. 1998)
1936 – Don Denkinger, American baseball umpire
1938 – Maurizio Costanzo, Italian journalist
1938 – Paul Martin, Canadian politician
1940 – William Cohen, American politician and author, 20th United States Secretary of Defense
1940 – Ken Jenkins, American actor
1940 – Roger Pingeon, French cyclist
1941 – Sybille de Selys Longchamps, Belgian mother of Delphine Boël
1941 – Paul Plishka, American opera singer
1942 – Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (d. 1995)
1942 – Jorge Urosa, Venezuelan cardinal
1943 – Surayud Chulanont, Thai politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
1943 – Lou Piniella, American baseball player and manager
1943 – David Soul, American-English actor and singer
1944 – Melvin Dummar, American forger of Howard Hughes estate
1944 – Marianne Heemskerk, Dutch swimmer
1945 – Robert Greenwald, American director and producer
1945 – Bob Segarini, American singer-songwriter and composer (The Wackers)
1947 – Liza Wang, Hong Kong actress
1948 – Vonda McIntyre, American author
1948 – Murray Parker, New Zealand cricketer
1948 – Heather Reisman, Canadian businesswoman, founded Indigo Books and Music
1948 – Danny Seraphine, American drummer and producer (Chicago)
1949 – Hugh Cornwell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Stranglers)
1949 – Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach
1950 – Ron Guidry, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Wayne Osmond, American singer-songwriter (The Osmonds)
1951 – Keiichi Suzuki, Japanese composer
1952 – Jacques Chagnon, Canadian politician
1952 – Rita Dove, American poet
1952 – Guy Nadon, Canadian actor
1952 – Wendelin Wiedeking, German businessman
1953 – Ditmar Jakobs, German footballer
1954 – George Church, American biologist
1956 – Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor
1956 – Mark Lutz, Puerto Rican actor
1957 – Ivo Josipović, Croatian politician, 3rd President of Croatia
1957 – Rick Rossovich, American actor
1957 – Daniel Stern, American actor
1958 – Scott Hamilton, American figure skater
1958 – Whip Hubley, American actor
1959 – Brian Thompson, American actor
1960 – Dinah Cancer, American singer-songwriter (45 Grave)
1960 – Emma Samms, English actress
1961 – Kim Appleby, English singer-songwriter and actress (Mel and Kim)
1961 – Cliff Benson, American football player
1961 – Ian Pont, English cricketer
1962 – Paul Allen, English footballer
1962 – Craig Anton, American actor
1962 – David Fincher, American director
1963 – Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
1963 – Regina Jacobs, American runner
1964 – Kaj Leo Johannesen, Faroese footballer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1965 – Satoshi Tajiri, Japanese video game designer, founded Game Freak
1965 – Amanda Tapping, Canadian actress, director, and producer
1965 – Shania Twain, Canadian singer-songwriter
1966 – Priya Dutt, Indian politician
1967 – Dominic Lucero, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1994)
1968 – Billy Boyd, Scottish actor
1969 – Jack Black, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Tenacious D)
1969 – Mary McCartney, English photographer
1969 – Jason Priestley, Canadian actor and director
1969 – Pierre Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Sherrié Austin, Australian actress and singer
1970 – Rick Recht, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Shane Andrews, American baseball player
1971 – Todd Eldredge, American figure skater
1971 – Janet Evans, American swimmer
1971 – Raúl Márquez, Mexican-American boxer
1972 – Ravindu Shah, Kenyan cricketer
1972 – Jay Witasick, American baseball player
1973 – Matthew John Armstrong, American actor
1973 – DJ Assault, American DJ
1973 – Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor
1974 – Johan Andersson, Swedish game programmer and designer
1974 – Takahito Eguchi, Japanese composer
1974 – Carsten Jancker, German footballer
1974 – Jen Kirkman, American comedian, writer, and actress
1974 – Kaori Mizuhashi, Japanese voice actress
1975 – Jamie Cureton, English footballer
1975 – Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer
1975 – Vera Jordanova, Finnish actress and model
1976 – Federico Magallanes, Uruguayan footballer
1978 – Jess Margera, American drummer (CKY, Foreign Objects, Viking Skull, and The Company Band)
1979 – Shaila Dúrcal, Spanish singer-songwriter
1979 – Robert Hoyzer, German football referee
1979 – Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player
1979 – Markus Pröll, German footballer
1979 – Ruth Riley, American basketball player
1980 – Debra Lafave, American teacher and convicted sex offender
1980 – Carly Pope, Canadian actress
1981 – Matt Alrich, American lacrosse player
1981 – Martin Erat, Czech ice hockey player
1981 – Daniel Gygax, Swiss footballer
1981 – Raphael Matos, Brazilian race car driver
1981 – Agata Wróbel, Polish weightlifter
1982 – Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer
1982 – Thiago Motta, Brazilian-Italian footballer
1982 – LeAnn Rimes, American singer-songwriter and actress
1983 – Ashley Hansen, Australian rules footballer
1983 – Alfonso Herrera, Mexican actor and singer (RBD)
1983 – Kimberly Kane, American porn actress and director
1983 – Lasith Malinga, Sri Lankan cricketer
1983 – Luke McAlister, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Lilli Schwarzkopf, German heptathlete
1984 – Sarah Roemer, American actress and model
1985 – Ashlyne Huff, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Jeff Green, American basketball player
1986 – Armie Hammer, American actor
1986 – Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier
1986 – Florence Welch, English singer-songwriter (Florence and the Machine)
1989 – César Azpilicueta, Spanish footballer
1989 – Jo Kwon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (2AM)
1989 – Cassadee Pope, American singer-songwriter (Hey Monday)
1989 – Christina Von Eerie, American wrestler
1990 – Bojan Krkić, Spanish footballer
1990 – Jane Randall, American model
1991 – Felicio Brown Forbes, German footballer
1991 – Samuel Larsen, American actor and singer
1991 – Kyle Massey, American actor and rapper
1991 – Andrej Pejić, Australian model
1992 – Gabriela Drăgoi, Romanian gymnast
1999 – Prince Nikolai of Denmark