People born on March 28 225
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Marwan I
b. 623 – d. 685
Marwan I, Umayyad general and caliph (d. 685)
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Muawiya II
b. 661 – d. 684
Muawiya II, Umayyad caliph (d. 684)
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Liu Chengyou
b. 931 – d. 951
Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han
Atsiz
b. 1097 – d. 1156
Atsiz, Abbasid caliph (d. 1156)
Jodha of Mandore
b. 1416 – d. 1489
Jodha of Mandore, Ruler of Marwar (d. 1489)
Charles I, Duke of Savoy
b. 1468 – d. 1490
Charles I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1490)
Fra Bartolomeo
b. 1472 – d. 1517
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian painter (d. 1517)
Raphael
b. 1483 – d. 1520
Raphael, Italian painter and architect (b. 1483)
Teresa of Ávila
b. 1515 – d. 1582
Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (b. 1515)
Albert the Warlike
b. 1522 – d. 1557
Albert the Warlike, German prince (d. 1557)
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Isabella Markham
b. 1527 – d. 1579
Isabella Markham, English courtier (b. 1527)
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
b. 1591 – d. 1668
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English earl (d. 1668)
John Amos Comenius
b. 1592 – d. 1670
John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop and educator (d. 1670)
Witte Corneliszoon de With
b. 1599 – d. 1658
Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch captain (d. 1658)
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang
b. 1613 – d. 1688
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (d. 1688)
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Heinrich Schwemmer
b. 1621 – d. 1696
Heinrich Schwemmer German composer and educator (d. 1696)
Frederik Ruysch
b. 1638 – d. 1731
Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1638)
Samuel Sewall
b. 1652 – d. 1730
Samuel Sewall, English judge (d. 1730)
Andrew Kippis
b. 1725 – d. 1795
Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (b. 1725)
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
b. 1727 – d. 1777
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, (d. 1777)
Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova
b. 1743 – d. 1810
Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Russian academic and politician (d. 1810)
Francisco de Miranda
b. 1750 – d. 1816
Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan general (b. 1750)
Thomas Clarkson
b. 1760 – d. 1846
Thomas Clarkson, English activist (d. 1846)
Henri Gatien Bertrand
b. 1773 – d. 1844
Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
Henry Schoolcraft
b. 1793 – d. 1864
Henry Schoolcraft, American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist (d. 1864)
Georg Heinrich Pertz
b. 1795 – d. 1876
Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian and author (d. 1876)
Thomas Hare (political scientist)
b. 1806 – d. 1891
Thomas Hare, English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891)
John Neumann
b. 1811 – d. 1860
John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
Arsène Houssaye
b. 1815 – d. 1896
Arsène Houssaye, French author and poet (d. 1896)
Wade Hampton III
b. 1818 – d. 1902
Wade Hampton III, American general and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (b. 1818)
Joseph Bazalgette
b. 1819 – d. 1891
Joseph Bazalgette, English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge (d. 1891)
Melchior Anderegg
b. 1828 – d. 1914
Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (d. 1914)
Henry D. Washburn
b. 1832 – d. 1871
Henry D. Washburn, American politician, general and explorer (d. 1871)
Frederick Pabst
b. 1836 – d. 1904
Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904)
Emin Pasha
b. 1840 – d. 1892
Emin Pasha, German-Jewish Egyptian physician and politician (d. 1892)
William Harvey Carney
b. 1842 – d. 1908
William Harvey Carney, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1908)
Gyula Farkas (natural scientist)
b. 1847 – d. 1930
Gyula Farkas, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1930)
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James Darmesteter
b. 1849 – d. 1894
James Darmesteter, French historian and author (d. 1894)
Bernardino Machado
b. 1851 – d. 1944
Bernardino Machado, Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (b. 1851)
Aristide Briand
b. 1862 – d. 1932
Aristide Briand, French politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
Jimmy Ross (footballer, born 1866)
b. 1866 – d. 1902
Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. 1902)
Maxim Gorky
b. 1868 – d. 1936
Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)
Willem Mengelberg
b. 1871 – d. 1951
Willem Mengelberg, Dutch-Swiss conductor (d. 1951)
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John Geiger
b. 1873 – d. 1956
John Geiger, American rower (d. 1956)
Abraham Walkowitz
b. 1878 – d. 1965
Abraham Walkowitz, American painter (b. 1878)
Terence MacSwiney
b. 1879 – d. 1920
Terence MacSwiney, Irish republican politician and hunger striker; Lord Mayor of Cork (d. 1920)
Martin Sheridan
b. 1881 – d. 1918
Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918)
Angelos Sikelianos
b. 1884 – d. 1951
Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
Gustave Mesny
b. 1886 – d. 1945
Gustave Mesny, French general (b. 1886)
Paul Whiteman
b. 1890 – d. 1967
Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1967)
Corneille Heymans
b. 1892 – d. 1968
Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
Tom Maguire
b. 1892 – d. 1993
Tom Maguire, Irish general (d. 1993)
Spyros Skouras
b. 1893 – d. 1971
Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)
Ernst Lindemann
b. 1894 – d. 1941
Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
Ángela Ruiz Robles
b. 1895 – d. 1975
Ángela Ruiz Robles, Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book (d. 1975)
Christian Herter
b. 1895 – d. 1966
Christian Herter, American politician, 53rd United States Secretary of State (d. 1966)
Donald Grey Barnhouse
b. 1895 – d. 1960
Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (d. 1960)
Spencer W. Kimball
b. 1895 – d. 1985
Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1985)
Sepp Herberger
b. 1897 – d. 1977
Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)
Tillie Voss
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Tillie Voss, American football player (d. 1975)
Gussie Busch
b. 1899 – d. 1989
Gussie Busch, American businessman (b. 1899)
Harold B. Lee
b. 1899 – d. 1973
Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973)
Buck Shaw
b. 1899 – d. 1977
Buck Shaw, American football player and coach (d. 1977)
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Edward Wagenknecht
b. 1900 – d. 2004
Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (b. 1900)
Flora Robson
b. 1902 – d. 1984
Flora Robson, English actress (d. 1984)
Jaromír Vejvoda
b. 1902 – d. 1988
Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech fiddler and composer (d. 1988)
Rudolf Serkin
b. 1903 – d. 1991
Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
Pandro S. Berman
b. 1905 – d. 1996
Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (b. 1905)
Marlin Perkins
b. 1905 – d. 1986
Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)
Murray Adaskin
b. 1906 – d. 2002
Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
Robert Allen (actor)
b. 1906 – d. 1998
Robert Allen, American actor (d. 1998)
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Dorothy Knowles (academic)
b. 1906 – d. 2010
Dorothy Knowles, South African-English author, fencer and academic (d. 2010)
Sister Lúcia
b. 1907 – d. 2005
Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
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Norrey Ford
b. 1907 – d. 1985
Norrey Ford, English author (d. 1985)
Irving Paul Lazar
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Irving Paul Lazar, American lawyer and talent agent (d. 1993)
Nelson Algren
b. 1909 – d. 1981
Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)
Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr.
b. 1910 – d. 2001
Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr., American librarian and art collector (d. 2001)
Jimmie Dodd
b. 1910 – d. 1964
Jimmie Dodd, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
Ingrid of Sweden
b. 1910 – d. 2000
Ingrid of Sweden, (d. 2000)
Consalvo Sanesi
b. 1911 – d. 1998
Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (b. 1911)
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A. Bertram Chandler
b. 1912 – d. 1984
A. Bertram Chandler, English-Australian soldier and author (b. 1912)
Marina Raskova
b. 1912 – d. 1943
Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
Kazuo Taoka
b. 1913 – d. 1981
Kazuo Taoka, Japanese crime boss (d. 1981)
Toko Shinoda
b. 1913
Toko Shinoda, Japanese artist
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Edward Anhalt
b. 1914 – d. 2000
Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
Bohumil Hrabal
b. 1914 – d. 1997
Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (d. 1997)
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Kenneth Richard Norris
b. 1914 – d. 2003
Kenneth Richard Norris, Australian entomologist and academic (d. 2003)
Edmund Muskie
b. 1914 – d. 1996
Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (d. 1996)
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Everett Ruess
b. 1914 – d. 1934
Everett Ruess, American explorer, poet, and painter (d. 1934)
Jay Livingston
b. 1915 – d. 2001
Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington
b. 1915
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington, English lawyer
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Claude Bertrand (neurosurgeon)
b. 1917 – d. 2014
Claude Bertrand, Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014)
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Edward Amy
b. 1918 – d. 2011
Edward Amy, Canadian soldier (d. 2011)
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Jacob Avshalomov
b. 1919 – d. 2013
Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
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Tom Brooks
b. 1919 – d. 2007
Tom Brooks, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2007)
Vic Raschi
b. 1919 – d. 1988
Vic Raschi, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
Harold Agnew
b. 1921 – d. 2013
Harold Agnew, American physicist and engineer (b. 1921)
Dirk Bogarde
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
Herschel Grynszpan
b. 1921 – d. 1960
Herschel Grynszpan, German assassin of Ernst vom Rath (d. 1960)
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Walter Neugebauer
b. 1921 – d. 1992
Walter Neugebauer, Croatian-German author and illustrator (d. 1992)
Neville Bonner
b. 1922 – d. 1999
Neville Bonner, Australian politician (d. 1999)
Grace Hartigan
b. 1922 – d. 2008
Grace Hartigan, American painter and educator (d. 2008)
Joey Maxim
b. 1922 – d. 2001
Joey Maxim, American boxer (b. 1922)
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B. Neminathan
b. 1922
B. Neminathan, Sri Lankan politician
Paul C. Donnelly
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
Thad Jones
b. 1923 – d. 1986
Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1986)
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René Vuaillat
b. 1923
René Vuaillat, French engineer and inventor
Freddie Bartholomew
b. 1924 – d. 1992
Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (b. 1924)
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Fred Flanagan
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Fred Flanagan, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
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Byrd Baylor
b. 1924
Byrd Baylor, American author
Innokenty Smoktunovsky
b. 1925 – d. 1994
Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Russian actor (d. 1994)
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (d. 2014)
Polly Umrigar
b. 1926 – d. 2006
Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
Theo Colborn
b. 1927 – d. 2014
Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (d. 2014)
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Marianne Fredriksson
b. 1927 – d. 2007
Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007)
Vina Mazumdar
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (d. 2013)
Zbigniew Brzezinski
b. 1928 – d. 2017
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American political activist and analyst; 10th United States National Security Advisor (d. 2017)
Alexander Grothendieck
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
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Paul England
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Paul England, Australian race car driver and engineer (d. 2014)
Robert Ashley
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Robert Ashley, American soldier and composer (d. 2014)
Jerome Isaac Friedman
b. 1930
Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Elizabeth Bainbridge
b. 1930
Elizabeth Bainbridge, English soprano
Tete Montoliu
b. 1933 – d. 1997
Tete Montoliu, Spanish pianist (d. 1997)
Frank Murkowski
b. 1933
Frank Murkowski, American soldier, banker, and politician, 8th Governor of Alaska
Lester R. Brown
b. 1934
Lester R. Brown, American environmentalist, founded the Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute
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Laurie Taitt
b. 1934 – d. 2006
Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (d. 2006)
Frank Judd, Baron Judd
b. 1935
Frank Judd, Baron Judd, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
Michael Parkinson
b. 1935
Michael Parkinson, English journalist and author
Józef Szmidt
b. 1935
Józef Szmidt, Polish triple jumper
Mario Vargas Llosa
b. 1936
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, playwright, and essayist Nobel Prize laureate
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Hans-Jürgen Bäsler
b. 1938 – d. 2002
Hans-Jürgen Bäsler, German footballer (d. 2002)
Dov Frohman
b. 1939
Dov Frohman, Israeli electrical engineer and business executive
Tony Barber
b. 1940
Tony Barber, English-Australian television host
Luis Cubilla
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and coach (d. 2013)
Alf Clausen
b. 1941
Alf Clausen, American composer and producer
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Philip Fang
b. 1941 – d. 2013
Philip Fang, Hong Kong simultaneous interpretation specialist, United Nations official (d. 2013)
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
b. 1941
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, American author and academic
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Jack Simmons (cricketer)
b. 1941
Jack Simmons, English cricketer
Jim Turner (placekicker)
b. 1941
Jim Turner, American football player and sportscaster
Daniel Dennett
b. 1942
Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and academic
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Kitanofuji Katsuaki
b. 1942
Kitanofuji Katsuaki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 52nd Yokozuna
Neil Kinnock
b. 1942
Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
Mike Newell (director)
b. 1942
Mike Newell, English director and producer
Samuel Ramey
b. 1942
Samuel Ramey, American opera singer
Jerry Sloan
b. 1942
Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach
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Richard Eyre
b. 1943
Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Conchata Ferrell
b. 1943
Conchata Ferrell, American actress
Rick Barry
b. 1944
Rick Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
Ken Howard
b. 1944 – d. 2016
Ken Howard, American actor (d. 2016)
Rodrigo Duterte
b. 1945
Rodrigo Duterte, Filipino politician, 16th President of the Philippines
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Johnny Famechon
b. 1945
Johnny Famechon, French-Australian boxer
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Björn Hamilton
b. 1945
Björn Hamilton, Swedish engineer and politician
Wubbo Ockels
b. 1946 – d. 2014
Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946)
Henry Paulson
b. 1946
Henry Paulson, American banker and politician, 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Alejandro Toledo
b. 1946
Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian economist and politician, 48th President of Peru
Greg Thompson
b. 1947
Greg Thompson, Canadian educator and politician, 25th Minister of Veterans Affairs
John Evan
b. 1948
John Evan, English keyboard player and songwriter (Jethro Tull)
Dianne Wiest
b. 1948
Dianne Wiest, American actress
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Milan Williams
b. 1948 – d. 2006
Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)
Ronnie Ray Smith
b. 1949 – d. 2013
Ronnie Ray Smith, American sprinter (d. 2013)
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Keith Ashfield
b. 1952
Keith Ashfield, Canadian politician
Tony Brise
b. 1952 – d. 1975
Tony Brise, English race car driver (d. 1975)
Melchior Ndadaye
b. 1953 – d. 1993
Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian banker and politician, 4th President of Burundi (d. 1993)
Donald Brown (musician)
b. 1954
Donald Brown, American pianist and educator
John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice
b. 1955
John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Northern Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Reba McEntire
b. 1955
Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Susan Ershler
b. 1956
Susan Ershler, American mountaineer and author
Harvey Glance
b. 1957
Harvey Glance, American sprinter and coach
Edesio Alejandro
b. 1958
Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer
Elisabeth Andreassen
b. 1958
Elisabeth Andreassen, Swedish-Norwegian singer
Bart Conner
b. 1958
Bart Conner, American gymnast and sportscaster
Curt Hennig
b. 1958 – d. 2003
Curt Hennig, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2003)
Laura Chinchilla
b. 1959
Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
Chris Myers
b. 1959
Chris Myers, American journalist and sportscaster
Chris Barrie
b. 1960
Chris Barrie, British actor and comedian
José Maria Neves
b. 1960
José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt
b. 1960
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
Byron Scott
b. 1961
Byron Scott, American basketball player and coach
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Jure Franko
b. 1962
Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
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Simon Bazalgette
b. 1962
Simon Bazalgette, English businessman
Jan Masiel
b. 1963
Jan Masiel, Polish politician
Karen Lumley
b. 1964
Karen Lumley, English politician
Cheryl James
b. 1966
Cheryl James, American rapper and actress
John Ziegler (talk show host)
b. 1967
John Ziegler, German-American radio host and director
Iris Chang
b. 1968 – d. 2004
Iris Chang, Chinese-American journalist and author (d. 2004)
Nasser Hussain
b. 1968
Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
Colin Brazier
b. 1968
Colin Brazier, English journalist
Rodney Atkins
b. 1969
Rodney Atkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brett Ratner
b. 1969
Brett Ratner, American director and producer
Vince Vaughn
b. 1970
Vince Vaughn, American actor
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Jennifer Weiner
b. 1970
Jennifer Weiner, Jewish-American journalist and author
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Christianne Meneses Jacobs
b. 1971
Christianne Meneses Jacobs, Nicaraguan-American journalist and educator
Nick Frost
b. 1972
Nick Frost, English actor and screenwriter
Keith Tkachuk
b. 1972
Keith Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
Björn Kuipers
b. 1973
Björn Kuipers, Dutch footballer and referee
Fabrizio Gollin
b. 1975
Fabrizio Gollin, Italian race car driver
Kate Gosselin
b. 1975
Kate Gosselin, American television personality
Iván Helguera
b. 1975
Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
Dave Keuning
b. 1976
Dave Keuning, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lauren Weisberger
b. 1977
Lauren Weisberger, American author
Nathan Cayless
b. 1978
Nathan Cayless, Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
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David Lee (footballer, born 1980)
b. 1980
David Lee, English footballer
Rasmus Seebach
b. 1980
Rasmus Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter and producer
Luke Walton
b. 1980
Luke Walton, American basketball player
Edwar Ramírez
b. 1981
Edwar Ramírez, American baseball player
Julia Stiles
b. 1981
Julia Stiles, American actress
Ladji Doucouré
b. 1983
Ladji Doucouré, French sprinter and hurdler
Christopher Samba
b. 1984
Christopher Samba, Congolese footballer
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Stefano Ferrario
b. 1985
Stefano Ferrario, Italian footballer
Stanislas Wawrinka
b. 1985
Stanislas Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player
Lady Gaga
b. 1986
Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
Bowe Bergdahl
b. 1986
Bowe Bergdahl, American sergeant
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
b. 1986
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Czech tennis player
Yohan Benalouane
b. 1987
Yohan Benalouane, French-Tunisian footballer
Simeon Jackson
b. 1987
Simeon Jackson, Canadian soccer player
Ryan Kalish
b. 1988
Ryan Kalish, American baseball player
David Goodwillie
b. 1989
David Goodwillie, Scottish footballer
Lukas Jutkiewicz
b. 1989
Lukas Jutkiewicz, English footballer
Marek Suchý
b. 1989
Marek Suchý, Czech footballer
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Joe Bennett (footballer)
b. 1990
Joe Bennett, English footballer
Zac Clarke
b. 1990
Zac Clarke, Australian footballer
Zoella
b. 1990
Zoella (Zoe Sugg), English Youtuber
Lisa-Maria Moser
b. 1991
Lisa-Maria Moser, Austrian tennis player
Marie-Philip Poulin
b. 1991
Marie-Philip Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
Sergi Gómez
b. 1992
Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer