June 28 - Births

Births

1476 – Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)
1490 – Albert of Mainz, Roman archbishop (d. 1545)
1491 – Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
1503 – Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (d. 1556)
1547 – Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer (d. 1599)
1577 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
1641 – Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, Polish wife of John III Sobieski (d. 1716)
1664 – Nicolas Bernier, French composer (d. 1734)
1703 – John Wesley, English theologian, founder of Methodism (d. 1791)
1712 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (d. 1778)
1719 – Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul (d. 1785)
1734 – Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer (d. 1794)
1824 – Paul Broca, French physician (d. 1880)
1831 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907)
1836 – Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek writer and journalist (d. 1904)
1852 – Charles Cruft, English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (d. 1938)
1867 – Luigi Pirandello, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1873 – Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1944)
1875 – Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician (d. 1941)
1883 – Pierre Laval, French politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
1884 – Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leone politician (d. 1964)
1891 – Esther Forbes, American writer (d. 1968)
1891 – Carl Panzram, American serial killer (d. 1930)
1891 – Carl Spaatz, American general (d. 1974)
1900 – Bob Taggart, Scottish centenarian (d. 2009)
1902 – Richard Rodgers, American composer (d. 1979)
1906 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)
1907 – Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)
1907 – Emily Perry, English actress (d. 2008)
1909 – Eric Ambler, English writer (d. 1998)
1912 – Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor (d. 1996)
1912 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (d. 2007)
1913 – Franz Antel, Austrian director and producer (d. 2007)
1913 – Walter Oesau, German pilot (d. 1944)
1914 – Aribert Heim, Austrian physician (d. 1992)
1915 – David "Honeyboy" Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
1916 – Olle Björklund, Swedish actor and journalist (d. 1981)
1917 – Katherine Rawls, American swimmer (d. 1982)
1918 – Willie Whitelaw, English politician (d. 1999)
1920 – A. E. Hotchner, American novelist and playwright
1921 – P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer, politician, and activist, 9th Prime Minister of India (d. 2004)
1922 – Michael Vale, American actor (d. 2005)
1923 – Pete Candoli, American trumpeter (d. 2008)
1923 – Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentine race car driver (d. 2012)
1923 – Gaye Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2010)
1926 – Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and writer
1927 – Correlli Barnett, English historian
1927 – Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
1928 – Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat and politician
1928 – Harold Evans, English journalist and editor
1928 – Cyril Smith, English politician (d. 2010)
1930 – Itamar Franco, Brazilian politician, 33rd President of Brazil (d. 2011)
1931 – Junior Johnson, American race car driver
1931 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (d. 1995)
1932 – Pat Morita, American actor (d. 2005)
1933 – Gusty Spence, Irish politician (d. 2011)
1934 – Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Irish lord
1934 – Carl Levin, American politician
1935 – John Inman, English actor (d. 2007)
1936 – Richard H. Cracroft, American academic and author (d. 2012)
1936 – Chuck Howley, American football player
1937 – Richard Bright, American actor (d. 2006)
1937 – George Knudson, Canadian golfer (d. 1989)
1937 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire and author (d. 1995)
1937 – Tom Magliozzi, American radio host
1938 – John Byner, American comedian and actor
1938 – Leon Panetta, American politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense
1940 – Karpal Singh, Malaysian politician
1940 – Roderick Wright, Scottish bishop (d. 2005)
1940 – Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Al Downing, American baseball player
1941 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ language (d. 2006)
1941 – David Johnston, Canadian academic, author, and statesman, 28th Governor-General of Canada
1941 – Ann Leslie, English journalist
1942 – Chris Hani, South African politician (d. 1993)
1942 – David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Great Society)
1942 – Frank Zane, American bodybuilder
1943 – Jens Birkemose, Danish painter
1943 – Donald Johanson, American paleontologist
1943 – Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer
1945 – David Knights, English bassist and producer (Procol Harum)
1945 – Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1989)
1946 – Howard Barker, English playwright
1946 – Bruce Davison, American actor
1946 – David Duckham, English rugby player
1946 – Roger Godsiff, English politician
1946 – Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician (d. 1991)
1946 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (d. 1989)
1947 – Robert Bondi, American politician
1947 – Mark Clark, American activist (d. 1969)
1947 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef and author
1947 – Anny Duperey, French actress
1947 – Mark Helprin, American writer
1948 – Kathy Bates, American actress
1950 – David Lanz, American pianist
1950 – Mauricio Rojas, Swedish politician
1951 – Lalla Ward, English actress
1952 – Ray Ashcroft, English actor
1952 – Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter
1954 – A. A. Gill, English writer and columnist
1954 – Alice Krige, South African actress
1955 – Shirley Cheriton, English actress
1955 – Eric Gates, English footballer
1955 – Steven M. Greer, American ufologist and author
1955 – Thomas Hampson, American singer
1956 – Amira Hass, Israeli journalist
1956 – Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer
1957 – Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
1957 – Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria
1957 – Mike Skinner, American race car driver
1957 – Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player
1958 – Donna F. Edwards, American politician
1958 – Félix Gray, French singer-songwriter
1959 – Clint Boon, English singer and keyboardist (Inspiral Carpets and The Clint Boon Experience)
1960 – John Elway, American football player
1961 – Jeff Malone, American basketball player
1962 – Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer
1963 – Peter Baynham, Welsh comedian and writer
1963 – Charlie Clouser, American musician, composer, and producer (Nine Inch Nails)
1963 – Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai director
1963 – Tierney Sutton, American singer
1964 – Mark Grace, American baseball player
1964 – DJ Quicksilver, Turkish-German DJ and producer
1965 – Jessica Hecht, American actress
1965 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor
1966 – Bobby Bare, Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – John Cusack, American actor
1966 – Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress
1966 – Sara Stewart, Scottish actress
1967 – Gil Bellows, Canadian actor
1967 – Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
1968 – Chayanne, Puerto Rican singer and actor (Los Chicos)
1968 – Adam Woodyatt, English actor
1969 – Danielle Brisebois, American actress
1969 – Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress
1970 – Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer
1970 – Steve Burton, American actor
1970 – Tom Merritt, American journalist
1970 – Mike White, American director, producer, writer, and actor
1971 – Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer
1971 – Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer
1971 – Fabien Barthez, French footballer
1971 – Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer
1971 – Norika Fujiwara, Japanese actress
1971 – Bobby Hurley, American basketball player
1971 – Ron Mahay, American baseball player
1971 – Louise Mensch, English politician and novelist
1971 – Aileen Quinn, American actress
1971 – Ray Slijngaard, Dutch musician
1972 – Ngo Bao Chau, Vietnamese-French mathematician
1972 – Jon Heidenreich, American wrestler
1972 – Christopher Leslie, English politician
1972 – Alessandro Nivola, American actor
1973 – Adrián Annus, Hungarian hammer thrower
1973 – Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player
1974 – Rob Dyrdek, American skateboarder, actor, and producer
1975 – Ning Baizura, Malaysian singer and producer
1975 – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and musician (Dissection and Ophthalamia) (d. 2006)
1976 – Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player
1976 – Seth Wescott, American snowboarder
1977 – Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian soprano
1977 – Chris Spurling, American baseball player
1977 – Mark Stoermer, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Killers)
1977 – Harun Tekin, Turkish singer, musician, and poet (Mor ve Ötesi)
1978 – Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player
1978 – Ha Ji-won, South Korean actress and singer
1979 – Jeanette Aw, Singaporean actress
1979 – Felicia Day, American actress, singer, and writer
1979 – Randy McMichael, American football player
1979 – Florian Zeller, French novelist and playwright
1981 – Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (Confession, I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian, and Bury Your Dead)
1981 – Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
1982 – Elaine Tan, English actress
1983 – Maui Taylor, Filipino-English model, singer, and actress
1984 – Tamara Ecclestone, English model and television host
1985 – Phil Bardsley, English footballer
1986 – Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Shadia Simmons, Canadian actress
1987 – Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian athlete
1987 – Bailey Tzuke, English singer-songwriter
1987 – Terrence Williams, American basketball player
1988 – Gaku Hamada, Japanese actor
1988 – Lacey Schwimmer, American dancer and singer
1989 – Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player
1990 – Nick Purcell, American actor
1990 – Jasmine Richards, Canadian actress and singer
1990 – Daisy Turner, English model and actress
1991 – Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls' Generation and Girls' Generation-TTS)
1991 – Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer
1992 – Gemmenne de la Peña, American actress
1993 – Bradley Beal, American basketball player
1994 – Hussein bin Al Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan
1994 – Madeline Duggan, English actress
1995 – Kåre Hedebrant, Swedish actor
1996 – Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player