People born on July 28 166
Margaret of Durazzo
b. 1347 – d. 1412
Margaret of Durazzo, Queen of Naples and Hungary (d. 1412)
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
b. 1516 – d. 1592
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (d. 1592)
Judith Leyster
b. 1609 – d. 1660
Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (d. 1660)
Robert Hooke
b. 1635 – d. 1703
Robert Hooke, English physicist and chemist (d. 1703)
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
b. 1645 – d. 1721
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (d. 1721)
Charles Ancillon
b. 1659 – d. 1715
Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (d. 1715)
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
b. 1746 – d. 1809
Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician (d. 1809)
Fabre d'Églantine
b. 1750 – d. 1794
Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician (d. 1794)
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck
b. 1783 – d. 1860
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (d. 1860)
Ignaz Bösendorfer
b. 1796 – d. 1859
Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (d. 1859)
Ludwig Feuerbach
b. 1804 – d. 1872
Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (b. 1804)
Stefan Dunjov
b. 1815 – d. 1889
Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (b. 1815)
Gerard Manley Hopkins
b. 1844 – d. 1889
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (d. 1889)
Ballington Booth
b. 1857 – d. 1940
Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
Elias M. Ammons
b. 1860 – d. 1925
Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (d. 1925)
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
b. 1860 – d. 1922
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (d. 1922)
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski
b. 1863 – d. 1919
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (d. 1919)
Beatrix Potter
b. 1866 – d. 1943
Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (d. 1943)
Albertson Van Zo Post
b. 1866 – d. 1938
Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (d. 1938)
Charles Dillon Perrine
b. 1867 – d. 1951
Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer (d. 1951)
Albert Sarraut
b. 1872 – d. 1962
Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (d. 1962)
Ernst Cassirer
b. 1874 – d. 1945
Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (d. 1945)
Lucy Burns
b. 1879 – d. 1966
Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (d. 1966)
Stefan Filipkiewicz
b. 1879 – d. 1944
Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
Marcel Duchamp
b. 1887 – d. 1968
Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
Willard Price
b. 1887 – d. 1983
Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 1983)
Rued Langgaard
b. 1893 – d. 1952
Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (d. 1952)
Barbara La Marr
b. 1896 – d. 1926
Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1926)
Lawrence Gray
b. 1898 – d. 1970
Lawrence Gray, American actor (d. 1970)
Freddie Fitzsimmons
b. 1901 – d. 1979
Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1979)
Rudy Vallée
b. 1901 – d. 1986
Rudy Vallée, American actor, singer, and saxophonist (d. 1986)
Albert Namatjira
b. 1902 – d. 1959
Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
Sir Karl Popper
b. 1902 – d. 1994
Sir Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1994)
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Earl Tupper
b. 1907 – d. 1983
Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907)
Aenne Burda
b. 1909 – d. 2005
Aenne Burda, German publisher (d. 2005)
Malcolm Lowry
b. 1909 – d. 1957
Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (d. 1957)
Carmen Dragon
b. 1914 – d. 1984
Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (d. 1984)
Charles Hard Townes
b. 1915 – d. 2015
Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
Dick Sprang
b. 1915 – d. 2000
Dick Sprang, American illustrator (d. 2000)
Frankie Yankovic
b. 1915 – d. 1998
Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (d. 1998)
David Brown (producer)
b. 1916 – d. 2010
David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010)
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Andrew V. McLaglen
b. 1920 – d. 2014
Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (b. 1920)
Jacques Piccard
b. 1922 – d. 2008
Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (d. 2008)
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Ray Ellis
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (d. 2008)
Luigi Musso
b. 1924 – d. 1958
Luigi Musso, Italian race car driver (d. 1958)
C. T. Vivian
b. 1924
C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
b. 1925 – d. 2011
Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
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Charlie Biddle
b. 1926 – d. 2003
Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (d. 2003)
John Ashbery
b. 1927 – d. 2017
John Ashbery, American poet (d. 2017)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
b. 1929 – d. 1994
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (d. 1994)
Shirley Ann Grau
b. 1929
Shirley Ann Grau, American novelist and short story writer
Firoza Begum (singer)
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Firoza Begum, Bangladeshi singer (b. 1930)
Junior Kimbrough
b. 1930 – d. 1998
Junior Kimbrough, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
Jean Roba
b. 1930 – d. 2006
Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
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Ramsey Muir Withers
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Ramsey Muir Withers, Canadian general (d. 2014)
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Alan Brownjohn
b. 1931
Alan Brownjohn, English poet and author
Johnny Martin (cricketer)
b. 1931 – d. 1992
Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (d. 1992)
Natalie Babbitt
b. 1932 – d. 2016
Natalie Babbitt, American author and illustrator (d. 2016)
Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)
b. 1933
Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
Jacques d'Amboise (dancer)
b. 1934
Jacques d'Amboise, American dancer and choreographer
Neil McKendrick
b. 1935
Neil McKendrick, English historian and academic
Russ Jackson
b. 1936
Russ Jackson, Canadian football player and coach
Garfield Sobers
b. 1936
Garfield Sobers, Barbadian cricketer
Francis Veber
b. 1937
Francis Veber, French director and screenwriter
Luis Aragonés
b. 1938 – d. 2014
Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
Arsen Dedić
b. 1938 – d. 2015
Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)
Alberto Fujimori
b. 1938
Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, 90th President of Peru
Chuan Leekpai
b. 1938
Chuan Leekpai, Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand
Richard Johns
b. 1939
Richard Johns, English air marshal
Philip Proctor
b. 1940
Philip Proctor, American voice actor and screenwriter
Riccardo Muti
b. 1941
Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator
Susan Roces
b. 1941
Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer
Marty Brennaman
b. 1942
Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster
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Tonia Marketaki
b. 1942 – d. 1994
Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1994)
Mike Bloomfield
b. 1943 – d. 1981
Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1981)
Bill Bradley
b. 1943
Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician
Richard Wright (musician)
b. 1943 – d. 2008
Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1943)
Jim Davis (cartoonist)
b. 1945
Jim Davis, American cartoonist, created Garfield
Jonathan Edwards (musician)
b. 1946
Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Linda Kelsey
b. 1946
Linda Kelsey, American actress
Fahmida Riaz
b. 1946
Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist
Peter Cosgrove
b. 1947
Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia
Sally Struthers
b. 1947
Sally Struthers, American actress
Gerald Casale
b. 1948
Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
Georgia Engel
b. 1948
Georgia Engel, American actress
Eiichi Ohtaki
b. 1948 – d. 2013
Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
Vida Blue
b. 1949
Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Peter Doyle (singer)
b. 1949 – d. 2001
Peter Doyle, Australian singer and guitarist (d. 2001)
Simon Kirke
b. 1949
Simon Kirke, English drummer
Steve Peregrin Took
b. 1949 – d. 1980
Steve Peregrin Took, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1980)
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Randall Wallace
b. 1949
Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer
Shahyar Ghanbari
b. 1950
Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter
Tapley Seaton
b. 1950
Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Santiago Calatrava
b. 1951
Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
Doug Collins (basketball)
b. 1951
Doug Collins, American basketball player and coach
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Gregg Giuffria
b. 1951
Gregg Giuffria, American rock musician and businessman
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Ray Kennedy
b. 1951
Ray Kennedy, English footballer
Vajiralongkorn
b. 1952
Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand
Hugo Chávez
b. 1954 – d. 2013
Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2013)
Gerd Faltings
b. 1954
Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic
Steve Morse
b. 1954
Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mikey Sheehy
b. 1954
Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer
Nikolay Zimyatov
b. 1955
Nikolay Zimyatov, Russian skier
John Feinstein
b. 1956
John Feinstein, American journalist and author
Robert Swan
b. 1956
Robert Swan, English explorer
Terry Fox
b. 1958 – d. 1981
Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (d. 1981)
Michael Hitchcock
b. 1958
Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
William T. Vollmann
b. 1959
William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist
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Luiz Fernando Carvalho
b. 1960
Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter
Jon J. Muth
b. 1960
Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator
Yōichi Takahashi
b. 1960
Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator
Yannick Dalmas
b. 1961
Yannick Dalmas, French race car driver
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Rachel Sweet
b. 1962
Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer, and actress
Lori Loughlin
b. 1964
Lori Loughlin, American actress
Priscilla Chan (singer)
b. 1965
Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
Jimmy Pardo
b. 1966
Jimmy Pardo, American stand-up comedian, actor, and host
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Shikao Suga
b. 1966
Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Taka Hirose
b. 1967
Taka Hirose, Japanese bass player
Garth Snow
b. 1969
Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager
Alexis Arquette
b. 1969 – d. 2016
Alexis Arquette, American actress, musician and cabaret performer (b. 1969)
Michael Amott
b. 1970
Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
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Isabelle Brasseur
b. 1970
Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater
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Paul Strang
b. 1970
Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
b. 1971
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Ludmilla Lacueva Canut
b. 1971
Ludmilla Lacueva Canut, Andorran writer
Stephen Lynch (musician)
b. 1971
Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor
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Annie Perreault
b. 1971
Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater
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Robert Chapman (cricketer)
b. 1972
Robert Chapman, English cricketer
Marc Dupré
b. 1973
Marc Dupré, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Steve Staios
b. 1973
Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player
Alexis Tsipras
b. 1974
Alexis Tsipras, Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece
Elizabeth Berkley
b. 1974
Elizabeth Berkley, American actress
Leonor Watling
b. 1975
Leonor Watling, Spanish actress
Jacoby Shaddix
b. 1976
Jacoby Shaddix, American singer-songwriter
Aki Berg
b. 1977
Aki Berg, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player
Manu Ginóbili
b. 1977
Manu Ginóbili, Argentinian basketball player
Miyabiyama Tetsushi
b. 1977
Miyabiyama Tetsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
Kārlis Vērdiņš
b. 1978
Kārlis Vērdiņš, Latvian poet
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Hitomi Yaida
b. 1978
Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Henrik Hansen (footballer)
b. 1979
Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer
Birgitta Haukdal
b. 1979
Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer
Lee Min-woo
b. 1979
Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
Alena Popchanka
b. 1979
Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach
Stephen Christian
b. 1980
Stephen Christian, American singer-songwriter
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Anthony Weaver
b. 1980
Anthony Weaver, American football player
Michael Carrick
b. 1981
Michael Carrick, English footballer
Sam Dastyari
b. 1983
Sam Dastyari, Iranian-Australian politician
Cody Hay
b. 1983
Cody Hay, Canadian figure skater
Zach Parise
b. 1984
Zach Parise, American ice hockey player
Mathieu Debuchy
b. 1985
Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer
Dustin Milligan
b. 1985
Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
Darren Murphy
b. 1985
Darren Murphy, Irish footballer
Alexandra Chando
b. 1986
Alexandra Chando, American actress
Lauri Korpikoski
b. 1986
Lauri Korpikoski, Finnish ice hockey player
Dulquer Salmaan
b. 1986
Dulquer Salmaan, Indian actor
Yasser Corona
b. 1987
Yasser Corona, Mexican footballer
Yevhen Khacheridi
b. 1987
Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer
Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)
b. 1987
Pedro, Spanish footballer
Greg Hardy
b. 1988
Greg Hardy, American football player
Felipe Kitadai
b. 1989
Felipe Kitadai, Brazilian martial artist
Soulja Boy
b. 1990
Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor
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Simone Pizzuti
b. 1990
Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer
Harry Kane
b. 1993
Harry Kane, English footballer
Moses Odubajo
b. 1993
Moses Odubajo, English footballer
Cher Lloyd
b. 1993
Cher Lloyd, English singer-songwriter
Josh Addo-Carr
b. 1995
Josh Addo-Carr, Australian rugby league player