Famous people born in 1928
The best-known people born in 1928, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Che GuevaraArgentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)
June 14 · d. 1967
Photo: Alberto Korda, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain
Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)
December 7
Photo: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0
Andy WarholAmerican artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
August 6 · d. 1987
Photo: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain
Stanley KubrickAmerican filmmaker (1928–1999)
July 26 · d. 1999
Photo: Phillip A. Harrington, an American photographer and staffer for Look magazine between 1949–1971, Public domain
Maya AngelouAmerican poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
April 4 · d. 2014
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Hosni MubarakPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
May 4 · d. 2020
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
James WatsonAmerican molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025)
April 6 · d. 2025
Photo: Newspaper Enterprise Association, Public domain
John Forbes NashAmerican mathematician and economist (1928–2015)
June 13 · d. 2015
Photo: Peter Badge / Typos1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Elie WieselRomanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928–2016)
September 30 · d. 2016
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0
Eduard ShevardnadzeSoviet and Georgian politician and diplomat, Soviet foreign minister and second President of Georgia (1995–2003)
January 25 · d. 2014
Photo: Robert D. Ward, Public domain
Chingiz AĭtmatovSoviet and Kyrgyz author (1928–2008)
December 12 · d. 2008
Photo: Госсоветник Татарстана, CC BY 4.0
Philip K. DickAmerican science fiction author (1928–1982)
December 16 · d. 1982
Photo: Arthur Knight (photographer), Public domain
Shirley TempleAmerican actress and diplomat (1928–2014)
April 23 · d. 2014
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ennio MorriconeItalian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020)
November 10 · d. 2020
Photo: Olivier Strecker, CC BY-SA 3.0
Alexei AbrikosovSoviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist
June 25 · d. 2017
Photo: AA_Abrikosov_and_VL_Ginzburg_ANL.jpg : ANL.gov derivative work: Materialscientist, Public domain
Carlos FuentesMexican writer (1928–2012)
November 11 · d. 2012
Photo: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain
Jeanne MoreauFrench actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928-2017)
January 23 · d. 2017
Photo: Movie_Juliette_Binoche_dans_les_Yeux_17.jpg : nicolas genin derivative work: César, CC BY-SA 2.0
Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1928–2021)
January 5 · d. 2021
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Zbigniew BrzezinskiPolish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017)
March 28 · d. 2017
Photo: Kightlinger, Jack E., Public domain
Fred RogersAmerican television personality (1928–2003)
March 20 · d. 2003
Photo: Walt Seng; Distributed by PBS, Public domain
Vera RubinAmerican astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)
July 23 · d. 2016
Photo: Photograph by Mark Godfrey, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Vera Rubin, Attribution
Serge GainsbourgFrench singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
April 2 · d. 1991
Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fidel RamosPresident of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998
March 18 · d. 2022
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Osamu TezukaJapanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)
November 3 · d. 1989
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Osamu ShimomuraJapanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)
August 27 · d. 2018
Photo: Prolineserver, CC BY-SA 4.0
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January
- January 6 · Capucine, French model and actress (1928-1990)
- January 9 · Domenico Modugno, Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994)
- January 21 · Gene Sharp, American political scientist (1928-2018)
- January 24 · Desmond Morris, British zoologist and ethologist (1928–2026)
- January 24 · Michel Serrault, French actor (1928–2007)
- January 26 · Roger Vadim, French filmmaker (1928–2000)
February
- February 2 · Ciriaco De Mita, Italian politician (1928–2022)
- February 4 · Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (1928–2025)
- February 8 · Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Soviet and Russian actor (1928–2009)
- February 9 · Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer and manager (1928–2005)
- February 26 · Fats Domino, American pianist and singer (1928-2017)
- February 29 · Seymour Papert, MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016)
March
- March 1 · Jacques Rivette, French film director, screenwriter and film critic (1928–2016)
- March 10 · Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (1928-2013)
- March 12 · Edward Albee, American playwright (1928–2016)
- March 14 · Frank Borman, American astronaut (1928–2023)
- March 19 · Hans Küng, Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)
- March 28 · Alexander Grothendieck, French mathematician (1928–2014)
April
- April 7 · James Garner, American film and television actor (1928–2014)
- April 7 · Alan J. Pakula, American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998)
- April 12 · Hardy Krüger, German actor (1928–2022)
- April 22 · Estelle Harris, American actress (1928–2022)
- April 28 · Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer
- April 28 · Yves Klein, 20th century French visual artist (1928–1962)
May
- May 9 · Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (1928–1995)
- May 10 · Arnold Rüütel, Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)
- May 11 · Marco Ferreri, Italian film director, screenwriter and actor (1928—1997)
- May 12 · Burt Bacharach, American pianist, composer, producer (1928–2023)
- May 23 · Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (1928–2002)
- May 30 · Agnès Varda, French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer (1928–2019)
June
- June 4 · Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist
- June 5 · Tony Richardson, English theatre and film director and producer (1928-1991)
- June 10 · Maurice Sendak, American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
- June 13 · Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong billionaire and entrepreneur
- June 22 · Ralph Waite, American actor (1928–2014)
- June 28 · Hans Blix, Swedish politician (born 1928)
July
- July 4 · Giampiero Boniperti, Italian footballer (1928-2021)
- July 5 · Pierre Mauroy, 86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)
- July 12 · Elias James Corey, American chemist
- July 16 · Robert Sheckley, American writer (1928–2005)
- July 16 · Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (1928–2016)
- July 28 · John Stewart Bell, Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990)
August
- August 7 · James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent
- August 9 · Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)
- August 14 · Lina Wertmüller, Italian film writer and director (1928-2021)
- August 15 · Nicolas Roeg, English film director and cinematographer (1928–2018)
- August 22 · Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer (1928–2007)
- August 25 · Herbert Kroemer, German-American physics (1928–2024)
September
- September 3 · Gaston Thorn, Luxembourgish politician (1928–2007)
- September 6 · Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect (1928–2024)
- September 14 · Alberto Korda, Cuban photographer (1928–2001)
- September 15 · Cannonball Adderley, American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)
- September 17 · Roddy McDowall, British actor (1928–1998)
- September 19 · Adam West, American actor (1928-2017)
October
- October 1 · George Peppard, American actor (1928–1994)
- October 4 · Alvin Toffler, American writer, futurist and businessman
- October 8 · Didi, Brazilian footballer (1928-2001)
- October 20 · Li Peng, 4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (1928–2019)
- October 23 · Zhu Rongji, 5th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003
- October 30 · Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist
November
- November 2 · Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer (1928-2014)
- November 9 · Anne Sexton, American poet (1928–1974)
- November 17 · Rance Howard, American actor (1928–2017)
- November 17 · Amata Kabua, former President of the Marshall Islands (1928-1996)
- November 19 · Dara Singh, Indian professional wrestler and actor (1928-2012)
- November 20 · Aleksey Batalov, Soviet and Russian actor, file director and screenwriter (1928-2017)
December
- December 12 · Helen Frankenthaler, American painter (1928–2011)
- December 15 · Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian artist (1928–2000)
- December 24 · Manfred Rommel, German politician (1928–2013)
- December 26 · Martin Cooper, American engineer, father of mobile phone
- December 27 · Shulamit Aloni, Israeli politician (1928-2014)
- December 30 · Bo Diddley, American guitarist (1928–2008)
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