Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 28th December – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 765 | Ali al-Ridha, Arabian 8th of the Twelve Imams (d. 818) |
| 1019 | King Munjong of Goryeo (d. 1083) |
| 1536 | Henry VI, Burgrave of Plauen (d. 1572) |
| 1550 | García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller (d. 1624) |
| 1633 | Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar (d. 1692) |
| 1709 | Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762) |
| 1746 | Saverio Cassar, Gozitan priest and rebel leader (d. 1805) |
| 1766 | Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric (d. 1843) |
| 1796 | Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (d. 1877) |
| 1800 | Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer (d. 1860) |
| 1808 | Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875) |
| 1809 | William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1898) |
| 1816 | Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist (d. 1895) |
| 1844 | Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress. (d. 1906) |
| 1855 | August Kitzberg, Estonian author and poet (d. 1927) |
| 1856 | Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894) |
| 1859 | Venustiano Carranza, Mexican soldier and politician, 37th President of Mexico (d. 1920) |
| 1874 | François Brandt, Dutch rower and bishop (d. 1949) |
| 1876 | Pablo Casals, Catalan cellist and conductor (d. 1973) |
| 1879 | Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (d. 1936) |
| 1881 | Jess Willard, American boxer (d. 1968) |
| 1885 | Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (d. 1921) |
| 1886 | Norman Hallows, English runner and captain (d. 1968) |
| 1895 | Oswald Freisler, German lawyer and author (d. 1939) |
| 1896 | David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (d. 1974) |
| 1899 | Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (d. 1992) |
| 1902 | Nels Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957) |
| 1903 | Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter (d. 1962) |
| 1904 | Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (d. 1994) |
| 1908 | Helmut Gollwitzer, German theologian and author (d. 1993) |
| 1908 | Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) |
| 1910 | Ronald Coase, English-American economist, author, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) |
| 1911 | Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988) |
| 1914 | Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and academic (d. 1976) |
| 1914 | Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (d. 1989) |
| 1914 | Albert Tucker, Australian painter and illustrator (d. 1999) |
| 1915 | Bill Osmanski, American football player and coach (d. 1996) |
| 1915 | Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965) |
| 1915 | Jo Van Fleet, American actress (d. 1996) |
| 1917 | Tom Bradley, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 38th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998) |
| 1917 | Ramanand Sagar, Indian director and producer (d. 2005) |
| 1919 | Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (d. 2014) |
| 1919 | Roman Vlad, Italian pianist and composer (d. 2013) |
| 1920 | Viveca Lindfors, Swedish-American actress, singer and poet (d. 1995) |
| 1921 | Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Little Joe Cook, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | William Gaddis, American author and academic (d. 1998) |
| 1923 | Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (d. 1986) |
| 1923 | Morton Estrin, American pianist and educator |
| 1923 | Dina Merrill, American actress, game show panelist, socialite, heiress, and businesswoman (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (d. 2012) |
| 1923 | Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, French mathematician and physicist |
| 1924 | Joe Allbritton, American businessman and publisher, founded the Allbritton Communications Company (d. 2012) |
| 1925 | Pete Dye, American golfer and architect |
| 1927 | Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (d. 1985) |
| 1929 | Matt Murphy, American guitarist |
| 1931 | Stasys Stonkus, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
| 1932 | Inga Swenson, American actress and singer |
| 1933 | Samuel Brittan, English journalist and author |
| 1934 | Ed Flanders, American actor (d. 1995) |
| 1936 | Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1936 | Ray Nitschke, American football player (d. 1998) |
| 1937 | Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, founded AutoNation |
| 1938 | Harvey Smith, English horse rider and sportscaster |
| 1938 | Jon Voight, American actor and producer |
| 1939 | Ed Bruce, American country music singer-songwriter |
| 1941 | Ray Thomas, English singer-songwriter and flute player |
| 1942 | Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Honduran cardinal |
| 1943 | Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010) |
| 1943 | Molly Bang, American author and illustrator |
| 1943 | Rick Danko, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1999) |
| 1944 | Rodney Redmond, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1945 | Birendra of Nepal, King of Nepal from 1972 to 2001 (d. 2001) |
| 1946 | Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1946 | Laffit Pincay, Jr., Panamanian jockey |
| 1947 | Richard Crandall, American physicist and computer scientist (d. 2012) |
| 1947 | Ted Danson, American actor and producer |
| 1947 | Leonhard Lapin, Estonian architect and poet |
| 1947 | Cozy Powell, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (d. 1998) |
| 1947 | David Tanner, English rower and coach |
| 1947 | Vincent Winter, Scottish actor, director, and production manager (d. 1998) |
| 1948 | Peter Robinson, Northern Irish politician, 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland |
| 1949 | David Topliss, English rugby league player and coach (d. 2008) |
| 1952 | Gelsey Kirkland, American ballerina and choreographer |
| 1953 | Thomas Bach, German lawyer and fencer, 9th President of the International Olympic Committee |
| 1953 | Alan Rusbridger, Zambia-born English journalist and academic |
| 1953 | Kate Schmidt, American javelin thrower and coach |
| 1953 | Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005) |
| 1953 | Charlayne Woodard, American actress and playwright |
| 1954 | Albrecht Böttcher, German mathematician and author |
| 1956 | Katy Munger, American writer |
| 1957 | Brad Grey, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1957 | Oliver Hirschbiegel, German actor, director, and producer |
| 1957 | Iain Paxton, Scottish rugby player and coach |
| 1957 | Paul Rudnick, American author, playwright, and screenwriter |
| 1958 | Nancy J. Currie, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut |
| 1959 | Keith Crossan, Irish rugby player |
| 1959 | Patricia Clarkson, American actress |
| 1959 | Ann Demeulemeester, Belgian fashion designer |
| 1959 | Milton Ottey, Jamaican-Canadian high jumper and coach |
| 1959 | Paula Poundstone, American comedian and author |
| 1960 | David Boon, Australian cricketer |
| 1960 | David Gilbert, Australian cricketer |
| 1960 | Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots |
| 1961 | Kevin Granata, American engineer and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1961 | Jim Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1961 | Richard Horton, English physician and journalist |
| 1962 | Wynton Rufer, New Zealand footballer |
| 1962 | Devon White, Jamaican-American baseball player |
| 1962 | Carles Puigdemont, Catalan politician and former president |
| 1963 | Des Foy, English rugby player |
| 1963 | Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist |
| 1963 | Sean Payton, American football player and coach |
| 1963 | Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier |
| 1964 | Michael Cudlitz, American actor |
| 1965 | Laurent Boudouani, French boxer |
| 1965 | Dexter Holland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1965 | Danilo Pérez, Panamanian pianist and composer |
| 1966 | Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer and coach |
| 1966 | Martin Offiah, English rugby league player and sportscaster |
| 1967 | Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian-American journalist |
| 1967 | Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director |
| 1968 | Ri Pun-hui, North Korean table tennis player |
| 1969 | Jennifer Ehle, American actress |
| 1969 | Allan McNish, Scottish race car driver and journalist |
| 1970 | Aled Jones, Welsh singer and television host |
| 1971 | Besnik Hasi, Kosovo Albanian football manager and former player |
| 1972 | Jude Law, English actor |
| 1973 | Theo Epstein, American businessman |
| 1974 | Mekhi Phifer, American actor and producer |
| 1974 | Richie Sexson, American baseball player and coach |
| 1974 | Ryan Shore, Canadian composer and producer |
| 1975 | Shawn Hatosy, American actor |
| 1975 | Jaret Wright, American baseball player |
| 1976 | Filip Kuba, Czech ice hockey player |
| 1976 | Danny McBride, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1977 | Jimmy Journell, American baseball player |
| 1978 | Jake Berry, English lawyer and politician |
| 1978 | Matthew Carr, Australian footballer |
| 1978 | Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1978 | Kieron Dyer, English footballer and coach |
| 1978 | Danny Higginbotham, English footballer and journalist |
| 1978 | Steve Kemp, English drummer |
| 1979 | Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed martial artist |
| 1979 | Diego Luna, Mexican actor, director, and producer |
| 1979 | Moe Oshikiri, Japanese model and actress |
| 1981 | Shizuka Arakawa, Japanese figure skater and sportscaster |
| 1981 | Shaun Suisham, American football player |
| 1981 | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Estonian footballer |
| 1982 | Alison Brie, American actress and singer |
| 1982 | Brian Hill, Canadian swimmer |
| 1982 | Dale Morris, Australian footballer |
| 1982 | Norbert Siedler, Austrian race car driver |
| 1983 | Jessica Andrews, American singer-songwriter |
| 1983 | James Kelly, Australian footballer |
| 1984 | Brenton Lawrence, Australian rugby league player |
| 1984 | Reimo Tamm, Estonian basketball player |
| 1986 | Joe Anyon, English footballer |
| 1986 | Kim Ok-bin, South Korean actress and singer |
| 1987 | Yuhi Sekiguchi, Japanese race car driver |
| 1988 | Eric Berry, American football player |
| 1988 | Christen Press, American footballer |
| 1988 | Ágnes Szávay, Hungarian tennis player |
| 1989 | Kei Nishikori, Japanese tennis player |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.
