October 28 - Births

Births

• 1017 – Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1056)
• 1466 – Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch theologian and priest (d. 1536)
• 1510 – Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest (d. 1572)
• 1585 – Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638)
• 1667 – Maria Anna of Neuburg (d. 1740)
• 1691 – Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian navy officer (d. 1720)
• 1693 – Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (d. 1735)
• 1697 – Canaletto, Italian painter (d. 1768)
• 1703 – Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (d. 1768)
• 1718 – Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian missionary (d. 1793)
• 1733 – Franz Ignaz von Beecke, German composer (d. 1803)
• 1767 – Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1852)
• 1793 – Eliphalet Remington, American businessman, founded Remington Arms (d. 1861)
• 1804 – Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician (d. 1849)
• 1815 – Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author (d. 1856)
• 1837 – Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japanese shogun (d. 1913)
• 1839 – Edward P. Allen, American politician (d. 1909)
• 1845 – Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (d. 1888)
• 1846 – Georges Auguste Escoffier, French chef (d. 1935)
• 1854 – Jean-Marie Guyau, French philosopher and poet (d. 1888)
• 1860 – Jigoro Kano, Japanese martial artist (d. 1938)
• 1864 – Adolfo Camarillo, American-Mexican rancher and philanthropist (d. 1958)
• 1875 – Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, American geographer (d. 1966)
• 1877 – Joe Adams, American baseball player (d. 1952)
• 1879 – Channing H. Cox, American politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)
• 1881 – Vin Coutie, Australian footballer
• 1881 – Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter (d. 1969)
• 1884 – William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (d. 1967)
• 1885 – Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet (d. 1922)
• 1889 – Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress and singer (d. 1975)
• 1891 – Ormer Locklear, American pilot (d. 1920)
• 1892 – Dink Johnson, American pianist (d. 1954)
• 1896 – Howard Hanson, American composer (d. 1981)
• 1897 – Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)
• 1901 – Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (d. 1979)
• 1902 – Elsa Lanchester, English-American actress (d. 1986)
• 1903 – John Chamberlain, American journalist (d. 1995)
• 1903 – Evelyn Waugh, English author and journalist (d. 1966)
• 1907 – John Hewitt, Irish poet (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Arturo Frondizi, Argentine politician, 32nd President of Argentina (d. 1995)
• 1909 – Francis Bacon, Irish painter (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Richard Doll, English physiologist (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Douglas Seale, English actor (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Glenn Robert Davis, American politician (d. 1988)
• 1914 – Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (d. 1995)
• 1914 – Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
• 1916 – Pearl Hackney English actress (d. 2009)
• 1917 – Jack Soo, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1921 – Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna (d. 1973)
• 1922 – Gershon Kingsley, German-American composer
• 1922 – Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwe politician, 1st Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Antonio Creus, Spanish race car driver (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer and businessman (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Cleo Laine, British singer and actress
• 1927 – Roza Makagonova, Russian actress (d. 1995)
• 1928 – Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (d. 1955)
• 1928 – Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian general
• 1929 – Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor (d. 1988)
• 1929 – John Hollander, American poet
• 1929 – Joan Plowright, English actress
• 1930 – Bernie Ecclestone, English businessman
• 1932 – Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician, 2nd President of Cyprus (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Suzy Parker, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1933 – Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
• 1935 – Alan Clarke, English director (d. 1990)
• 1936 – Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1936 – Carl Davis, American-English conductor and composer
• 1937 – Lenny Wilkens, American basketball player and coach
• 1938 – Kenneth Best, Liberian journalist
• 1938 – Dave Budd, American basketball player
• 1938 – David Dimbleby, English journalist
• 1938 – Anne Perry, English author
• 1939 – Jane Alexander, American actress
• 1939 – Andy Bey, American singer and pianist
• 1939 – Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast
• 1940 – Susan Harris, American scriptwriter and producer
• 1941 – John Hallam, Irish actor (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Curtis Lee, American singer-songwriter
• 1941 – Hank Marvin, English guitarist (The Shadows)
• 1942 – Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Kees Verkerk, Dutch speed skater
• 1943 – Cornelia Froboess, German actress and singer
• 1943 – Charo López, Spanish actress
• 1944 – Coluche, French actor (d. 1986)
• 1944 – Dennis Franz, American actor
• 1944 – Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company
• 1945 – Elton Dean, English saxophonist (Soft Machine) (d. 2006)
• 1945 – Wayne Fontana, English singer (The Mindbenders)
• 1946 – John Hewson, Australian economist and politician
• 1946 – Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1948 – Telma Hopkins, American singer and actress (Tony Orlando and Dawn)
• 1949 – Bruce Jenner, American decathlete and actor
• 1949 – Tracy Reed, American actress
• 1950 – Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian activist
• 1950 – Ludo Delcroix, Belgian cyclist
• 1951 – Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, American conjoined twins
• 1952 – Annie Potts, American actress
• 1953 – Pierre Boivin, Canadian businessman
• 1953 – Desmond Child, American songwriter and producer
• 1955 – Bill Gates, American businessman, co-founded Microsoft
• 1955 – Indra Nooyi, Indian-American businesswoman
• 1956 – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian politician, 6th President of Iran
• 1956 – Dave Wyndorf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Monster Magnet)
• 1956 – Volker Zotz, Austrian philosopher
• 1957 – Christian Berkel, German actor
• 1957 – Stephen Morris, English drummer (Joy Division, New Order, and The Other Two)
• 1957 – Zach Wamp, American politician
• 1958 – Ashok Chavan, Indian politician
• 1958 – William Reid, Scottish guitarist (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
• 1959 – James Keelaghan, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1959 – Randy Wittman, American basketball player
• 1960 – Mark Derwin, American actor
• 1960 – Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist
• 1962 – Scotty Nguyen, Vietnamese-American poker player
• 1962 – Erik Thorstvedt, Norwegian footballer
• 1962 – Daphne Zuniga, American actress
• 1963 – Lauren Holly, American actress
• 1963 – James Miller, American pilot (d. 2002)
• 1963 – Eros Ramazzotti, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1963 – Sheryl Underwood, American comedian and talk show host
• 1964 – Onofrio Catacchio, Italian illustrator
• 1965 – Jami Gertz, American actress
• 1966 – Steve Atwater, American football player
• 1966 – Andy Richter, American comedian and actor
• 1966 – Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician
• 1967 – Monica Chan, Hong Kong actress and model
• 1967 – Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
• 1967 – Kevin Macdonald, Scottish director
• 1967 – Julia Roberts, American actress
• 1967 – John Romero, American video game designer, co-founded Id Software
• 1968 – Chris Broussard, American columnist
• 1968 – Caitlin Cary, American singer and violinist (Whiskeytown)
• 1968 – Marc Lièvremont, French rugby player and coach
• 1969 – Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer
• 1969 – Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Relentless7 and Fistful of Mercy)
• 1970 – Greg Eagles, American voice actor
• 1971 – Roxana Briban, Romanian doprano (d. 2010)
• 1971 – Leonidas Sabanis, Greek weightlifter
• 1972 – Terrell Davis, American football player
• 1972 – Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Montel Vontavious Porter, American wrestler
• 1973 – Aleksandar Stanojević, Serbian footballer and manager
• 1974 – Braden Looper, American baseball player
• 1974 – Vicente Moreno, Spanish footballer
• 1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, American actor
• 1974 – Dejan Stefanović, Serbian footballer
• 1974 – Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress and singer, Miss Universe 1993
• 1976 – Keiron Cunningham, Welsh rugby player
• 1976 – Simone Loria, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Lauren Woodland, American actress
• 1978 – Marta Etura, Spanish actress
• 1978 – Justin Guarini, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1979 – Aki Hakala, Finnish drummer (The Rasmus)
• 1979 – Natina Reed, American rapper and actress (Blaque) (d. 2012)
• 1979 – Martin Škoula, Czech ice hockey player
• 1980 – Kanzi, American bonobo
• 1980 – Christy Hemme, American wrestler
• 1980 – Dimitri Liakopoulos, Greek actor
• 1980 – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1980 – Alan Smith, English footballer
• 1981 – Solomon Andargachew, Ethiopian footballer
• 1981 – Milan Baroš, Czech footballer
• 1981 – Nate McLouth, American baseball player
• 1981 – Nick Montgomery, English footballer
• 1982 – Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
• 1982 – Mai Kuraki, Japanese singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1982 – Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
• 1982 – Matt Smith, English actor
• 1983 – Jarrett Jack, American basketball player
• 1983 – Joe Thomas, English actor
• 1984 – Bryn Evans, New Zealand rugby player
• 1984 – Obafemi Martins, Nigerian footballer
• 1985 – Troian Bellisario, American actress
• 1986 – Anthony Griffith, English footballer
• 1986 – Aki Toyosaki, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1987 – Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter (Odd Future)
• 1988 – Edd Gould, English animator, founded Eddsworld (d. 2012)
• 1988 – Kim Un-Guk, North Korean weightlifter
• 1992 – Lexi Ainsworth, American actress
• 1996 – Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
• 1997 – Sierra McCormick, American actress