People born on April 28 177
Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani)
b. 1402 – d. 1472
Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet (b. 1402)
Edward IV of England
b. 1442 – d. 1483
Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
Yi Sun-sin
b. 1545 – d. 1598
Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (d. 1598)
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême
b. 1573 – d. 1650
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, natural son of Charles IX of France (d. 1650)
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Joris Jansen Rapelje
b. 1604 – d. 1662
Joris Jansen Rapelje, Early Dutch settler in colonial North America (d. 1662)
Wilhelmus Beekman
b. 1623 – d. 1707
Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician (d. 1707)
Charles Cotton
b. 1630 – d. 1687
Charles Cotton, English poet and author (d. 1687)
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Franz Sparry
b. 1715 – d. 1767
Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1767)
James Monroe
b. 1758 – d. 1831
James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
Marie Harel
b. 1761 – d. 1844
Marie Harel, French cheesemaker (d. 1844)
Sylvestre François Lacroix
b. 1765 – d. 1843
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
Ezra Abbot
b. 1819 – d. 1884
Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (d. 1884)
William Hall (VC)
b. 1827 – d. 1904
William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1904)
Tobias Asser
b. 1838 – d. 1913
Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
Ludvig Schytte
b. 1848 – d. 1909
Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1909)
Hertha Marks Ayrton
b. 1854 – d. 1923
Hertha Marks Ayrton, Polish-British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. (d. 1923)
José Malhoa
b. 1855 – d. 1933
José Malhoa, Portuguese painter (d. 1933)
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Josiah Thomas
b. 1863 – d. 1933
Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1933)
Charles W. Woodworth
b. 1865 – d. 1940
Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist and academic (d. 1940)
Lucy Booth
b. 1868 – d. 1953
Lucy Booth, English composer (d. 1953)
Georgy Voronoy
b. 1868 – d. 1908
Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1908)
Karl Kraus (writer)
b. 1874 – d. 1936
Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
Sidney Toler
b. 1874 – d. 1947
Sidney Toler, American actor and director (d. 1947)
Nicola Romeo
b. 1876 – d. 1938
Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (d. 1938)
Lionel Barrymore
b. 1878 – d. 1954
Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director (d. 1954)
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Arthur Shaw (athlete)
b. 1886 – d. 1955
Art Shaw, American hurdler (d. 1955)
Walter Tull
b. 1888 – d. 1918
Walter Tull, English footballer and soldier (d. 1918)
António de Oliveira Salazar
b. 1889 – d. 1970
António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1889)
Na Hye-sok
b. 1896 – d. 1948
Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (d. 1948)
Ye Jianying
b. 1897 – d. 1986
Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (d. 1986)
Alice Berry
b. 1900 – d. 1978
Alice Berry, Australian activist (d. 1978) [1]
Heinrich Müller (Gestapo)
b. 1900 – d. 1945
Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (d. 1945)
Jan Oort
b. 1900 – d. 1992
Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1992)
H. B. Stallard
b. 1901 – d. 1973
H. B. Stallard, English runner and surgeon (d. 1973)
Johan Borgen
b. 1902 – d. 1979
Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (d. 1979)
Kurt Gödel
b. 1906 – d. 1978
Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1978)
Paul Sacher
b. 1906 – d. 1999
Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906)
Ethel Catherwood
b. 1908 – d. 1987
Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (d. 1987)
Jack Fingleton
b. 1908 – d. 1981
Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (d. 1981)
Oskar Schindler
b. 1908 – d. 1974
Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (b. 1908)
Arthur Võõbus
b. 1909 – d. 1988
Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American orientalist and scholar (b. 1909)
Sam Merwin, Jr.
b. 1910 – d. 1996
Sam Merwin, Jr., American author (d. 1996)
Lee Falk
b. 1911 – d. 1999
Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1999)
Odette Hallowes
b. 1912 – d. 1995
Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (d. 1995)
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Rose Murphy
b. 1913 – d. 1989
Rose Murphy, American singer (d. 1989)
Ferruccio Lamborghini
b. 1916 – d. 1993
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (d. 1993)
Robert Cornthwaite (actor)
b. 1917 – d. 2006
Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (d. 2006)
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Rowland Evans
b. 1921 – d. 2001
Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2001)
Simin Daneshvar
b. 1921 – d. 2012
Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (d. 2012)
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Carolyn Cassady
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Carolyn Cassady, American author (d. 2013)
William Guarnere
b. 1923 – d. 2014
William Guarnere, American sergeant (d. 2014)
Dick Ayers
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
Blossom Dearie
b. 1924 – d. 2009
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
Kenneth Kaunda
b. 1924
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, 1st President of Zambia
T. John Lesinski
b. 1925 – d. 1996
T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (d. 1996)
John Leonard Thorn
b. 1925
John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic
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James Bama
b. 1926
James Bama, American artist and illustrator
Bill Blackbeard
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (d. 2011)
Harper Lee
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Harper Lee, American novelist (d. 2016)
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Hulusi Sayın
b. 1926 – d. 1991
Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (d. 1991)
Yves Klein
b. 1928 – d. 1962
Yves Klein, French painter (b. 1928)
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
b. 1928 – d. 1997
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (d. 1997)
James Baker
b. 1930
James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State
Carolyn Jones
b. 1930 – d. 1983
Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)
Miodrag Radulovacki
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (b. 1933)
Lois Duncan
b. 1934 – d. 2016
Lois Duncan, American author (b. 1934)
Pedro Ramos
b. 1935
Pedro Ramos, Cuban baseball player
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Jimmy Wray
b. 1935 – d. 2013
Jimmy Wray, Scottish boxer and politician (d. 2013)
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Tariq Aziz
b. 1936 – d. 2015
Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1936)
Saddam Hussein
b. 1937 – d. 2006
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (d. 2006)
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Jean Redpath
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
John White (footballer, born 1937)
b. 1937 – d. 1964
John White, Scottish footballer (d. 1964)
Madge Sinclair
b. 1938 – d. 1995
Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (d. 1995)
Ann-Margret
b. 1941
Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer
Lucien Aimar
b. 1941
Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
John Madejski
b. 1941
John Madejski, English businessman and academic
Karl Barry Sharpless
b. 1941
Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Iryna Zhylenko
b. 1941 – d. 2013
Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet and author (d. 2013)
Mike Brearley
b. 1942
Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst
Aryeh Bibi
b. 1943
Aryeh Bibi, Iraqi-born Israeli politician
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Elizabeth LeCompte
b. 1944
Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
b. 1944
Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of the Walloon Region
Alice Waters
b. 1944
Alice Waters, American chef and author
Nour El-Sherif
b. 1946 – d. 2015
Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor and producer (d. 2015)
Ginette Reno
b. 1946
Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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Larissa Grunig
b. 1946
Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist
Christian Jacq
b. 1947
Christian Jacq, French historian and author
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Nicola LeFanu
b. 1947
Nicola LeFanu, English composer and academic
Terry Pratchett
b. 1948 – d. 2015
Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Marcia Strassman
b. 1948 – d. 2014
Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (d. 2014)
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Jeremy Cooke
b. 1949
Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge
Paul Guilfoyle
b. 1949
Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
Bruno Kirby
b. 1949 – d. 2006
Bruno Kirby, American actor (b. 1949)
Willie Colón
b. 1950
Willie Colón, Puerto Rican-American trombonist and producer
Jay Leno
b. 1950
Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer
Steve Rider
b. 1950
Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster
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Tim Congdon
b. 1951
Tim Congdon, English economist and politician
Larry Smith (Canadian politician)
b. 1951
Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician
Chuck Leavell
b. 1952
Chuck Leavell, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Mary McDonnell
b. 1952
Mary McDonnell, American actress
Roberto Bolaño
b. 1953 – d. 2003
Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (b. 1953)
Kim Gordon
b. 1953
Kim Gordon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Brian Greenhoff
b. 1953 – d. 2013
Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (d. 2013)
Timothy Curley
b. 1954
Timothy Curley, American educator
Michael P. Jackson
b. 1954
Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Vic Sotto
b. 1954
Vic Sotto, Filipino actor-producer, singer-songwriter, comedian and television personality
Ron Zook
b. 1954
Ron Zook, American football player and coach
Eddie Jobson
b. 1955
Eddie Jobson, English keyboard player and violinist
Jimmy Barnes
b. 1956
Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Wilma Landkroon
b. 1957
Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
Hal Sutton
b. 1958
Hal Sutton, American golfer
Tom Browning
b. 1960
Tom Browning, American baseball player
Elena Kagan
b. 1960
Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Phil King (musician)
b. 1960
Phil King, English bass player
Ian Rankin
b. 1960
Ian Rankin, Scottish author
Jón Páll Sigmarsson
b. 1960 – d. 1993
Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (d. 1993)
Walter Zenga
b. 1960
Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager
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Sandrine Dumas
b. 1963
Sandrine Dumas, French actress, director, and screenwriter
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Lloyd Eisler
b. 1963
Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater and coach
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Marc Lacroix (biochemist)
b. 1963
Marc Lacroix, Belgian biochemist and academic
Stephen Ames
b. 1964
Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer
Noriyuki Iwadare
b. 1964
Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar
b. 1964
Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic
Barry Larkin
b. 1964
Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
L'Wren Scott
b. 1964 – d. 2014
L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (d. 2014)
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Jennifer Rardin
b. 1965 – d. 2010
Jennifer Rardin, American author (d. 2010)
John Daly (golfer)
b. 1966
John Daly, American golfer
Too Short
b. 1966
Too Short, American rapper, producer and actor
Chris White (politician)
b. 1967
Chris White, English engineer and politician
Howard Donald
b. 1968
Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer
Andy Flower
b. 1968
Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
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Richard Fromberg
b. 1970
Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player
Nicklas Lidström
b. 1970
Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout
Diego Simeone
b. 1970
Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager
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Brad McEwan
b. 1971
Brad McEwan, Australian journalist
Violent J
b. 1972
Violent J, American rapper, Insane Clown Posse
Helena Tulve
b. 1972
Helena Tulve, Estonian composer
Jean-Paul van Gastel
b. 1972
Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager
Jorge Garcia
b. 1973
Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer
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Earl Holmes
b. 1973
Earl Holmes, American football player and coach
Andrew Mehrtens
b. 1973
Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player
Penélope Cruz
b. 1974
Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer
Margo Dydek
b. 1974 – d. 2011
Margo Dydek, Polish-American basketball player (b. 1974)
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Richel Hersisia
b. 1974
Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
Vernon Kay
b. 1974
Vernon Kay, English radio and television host
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Dominic Matteo
b. 1974
Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist
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Shane Jurgensen
b. 1976
Shane Jurgensen, Australian cricketer
Lauren Laverne
b. 1978
Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host
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Nate Richert
b. 1978
Nate Richert, American actor
Scott Fujita
b. 1979
Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster
Bradley Wiggins
b. 1980
Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist
Jessica Alba
b. 1981
Jessica Alba, American model and actress
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Pietro Travagli
b. 1981
Pietro Travagli, Italian rugby player
Nikki Grahame
b. 1982
Nikki Grahame, English model and journalist
Chris Kaman
b. 1982
Chris Kaman, American basketball player
Josh Brookes
b. 1983
Josh Brookes, Australian motorcycle racer
David Freese
b. 1983
David Freese, American baseball player
Roger Johnson (footballer)
b. 1983
Roger Johnson, English footballer
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Graham Wagg
b. 1983
Graham Wagg, English cricketer
Thomas Waldrom
b. 1983
Thomas Waldrom, New Zealand-English rugby player
Dmitri Torbinski
b. 1984
Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer
Lucas Jakubczyk
b. 1985
Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper
Deividas Stagniūnas
b. 1985
Deividas Stagniūnas, Lithuanian ice dancer
Roman Polák
b. 1986
Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player
Jenna Ushkowitz
b. 1986
Jenna Ushkowitz, Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer
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Ryan Conroy
b. 1987
Ryan Conroy, Scottish footballer
Bradley Johnson
b. 1987
Bradley Johnson, English footballer
Zoran Tošić
b. 1987
Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer
Jonathan Biabiany
b. 1988
Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer
Juan Manuel Mata
b. 1988
Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer
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Katariina Tuohimaa
b. 1988
Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player
Emil Salomonsson
b. 1989
Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer
Niels-Peter Mørck
b. 1990
Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer
Craig Garvey
b. 1993
Craig Garvey, Australian rugby league player
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Jonathan Benteke
b. 1995
Jonathan Benteke, Belgian footballer
Melanie Martinez (singer)
b. 1995
Melanie Martinez, American singer
Otho
b. ?
Otho, Roman emperor (d. 69 AD)