Famous Birthdays on 28st May

1140 - Xin Qiji, Chinese poet (d. 1207)1371 - John, the Fearless, Burgundy France, Duke of Burgundy/warrior1524 - Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1574)1577 - Floris II van Pallandt, Dutch earl of Culemborg/politician1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)1588 - Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)1641 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (d. 1693)1660 - George I, King of England (1714-27)1676 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (d. 1754)1692 - Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752)1738 - Joseph Ignace Guillotin, France, physician/inventor (guillotine)1759 - William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06)1765 - Jean Baptiste Cartier, composer1777 - Joseph-Henri-Ignace Mees, composer1778 - Friedrich Westenholz, composer1779 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)1780 - Joseph Frohlich, composer1782 - Wouter J van Troostwijk, Dutch painter1789 - Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Tomorrow- og Aftensange)1798 - Josef Dessauer, composer1807 - Jan van Swieten, Dutch general/governor of West-Sumatra1807 - Louis Agassiz, Switzerland, naturalist/geologist/teacher1810 - Alexandre Calamo, Switz, painter/etcher/lithographer1818 - Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)1819 - William Birney, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 19071820 - Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic1828 - Alpheus Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 18911828 - Bartel Wilton, machinefabrikant/ship builder1830 - George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 18741830 - Karoly Filtsch, composer1831 - Eliza Ann Gardner, underground railway conductor1836 - Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist (d. 1918)1837 - George Ashlin, Irish architect (d. 1921)1837 - Tony Pastor, American vaudeville performer (d. 1908)1838 - Basil Wilson Duke, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 19161841 - Giovanni Sgambati, composer1844 - Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer1851 - Dick Barlow, cricketer (immortal England all-rounder of 1880's)1853 - Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. 1919)1858 - Carl Rickard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (d. 1939)1862 - Henry W Slocum Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1888)1863 - Georg Adler, German state economist1865 - Gerrit Grijns, Dutch physiologist (Vitamin E)1868 - Claude Anet, [Jean Schopfer], French writer (Fille Perdue)1872 - Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917)1874 - G K Chesterton, writer1878 - Paul Pelliot, French sinologist (d. 1945)1879 - Milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer/meteorologist1883 - George Dyson, composer1883 - Luigi Perrachio, composer1883 - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian activist (d. 1966)1883 - Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978)1884 - Edvard Benes, premier/president of Czechoslovakia (1921-22, 35-48)1884 - Theo(door) van Reijn, Dutch sculptor/lithographer1886 - Nicolai Sokoloff, near Kiev Ukraine, conductor (Seattle Symph)1886 - Santo Trafficante, Sr., Sicilian-born American mobster (d. 1954)1887 - Hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road)1888 - James Francis Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1912)1888 - Jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912)1888 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)1889 - Jose Padilla, composer1892 - Minna Gombell, Baltimore, actress (Bad Girl, Thin Man, Hello Sister)1894 - Sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)1896 - Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer1896 - Warren Giles, baseball's National League president1897 - Henry Kendall, London, actor (Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich & Strange)1898 - Andy Kirk, jazz musician1900 - Owen Aisher, president (Marley)1900 - Tommy Ladnier, American musician (d. 1939)1903 - Gaston Duribreux, Flemish writer (Golden Sail)1904 - Shalva Mikhaylovich Mshvelidze, composer1906 - Mary Ralton, director (British WRAC)1906 - Phil Regan, singer (My Wild Irish Rose)1907 - Frederick George Emmison, archivist/historian1907 - Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer (Ritz Brothers)1907 - Patrick Browne, British Lord justice of appeal1908 - Ian Lancaster Fleming, London England, author (James Bond)1909 - John Schepens, [Jean Baudoux], Flemish journalist/writer (Polyfoto)1909 - Red Horner, Canadian hockey player (d. 2005)1910 - Rachel Kempson, actress (Captive Heart)1910 - Stuart Piggott, archaeologist1910 - T-Bone Walker, Linden Tx, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done)1911 - Bob Crisp, cricketer (South African pace bowler of 30's)1911 - Jean-Pierre Levy, resistance leader1911 - Thora Hird, British actress (d. 2003)1912 - Leslie Monson, diplomat1912 - Patrick White, Australia, novelist (Happy Valley, Nobel 1973)1912 - Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist and politician (d. 1992)1913 - Gordon Wolstenholme, physician1914 - W G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot1915 - Scott McKay, Pleasantville Iowa, actor (Stage Door)1915 - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violinist1915 - Joseph Greenberg, American linguist (d. 2001)1916 - C Wright Mills, US sociologist (Power Elite) [or Aug 28]1916 - Gerald McArthur, detective1916 - Thora Hird, actress (Nightcomers, Kind of Loving)1916 - Walker Percy, Birmingham Ala, writer (Adventures of a Bad Catholic)1917 - "Papa" John Creach, violinist1917 - Barry Commoner, Brooklyn NY, biologist (Science & Survival)1917 - Gerald Cash, Gov-Gen (Bahamas)1917 - Marshall Reed, Englewood Calif, actor (Fred Asher-Lineup)1917 - Pape John Creech, rocker (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane)1919 - Duke of Rutland, British land owner/multimillionaire1919 - Frank Middlemass, actor (Island, Oliver Twist)1919 - John Eldridge, CEO (Matthews Wrightmson)1921 - Heinz G. Konsalik, German author (d. 1999)1922 - John Alderson, chief constable (Devon & Cornwall UK)1922 - Lou Duva, American boxing trainer1923 - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, India, film star (Patala Bhairavi)1923 - György Ligeti, Hungarian composer (d. 2006)1924 - Edward du Cann, CEO (Lonrho)1924 - Lord Rippon, British MP1924 - Reginald Eyre, solicitor/MP1925 - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Zehlendorf Germany, baritone (Doktor Faust)1925 - Martha Vickers, Ann Arbor MI, actress (Alimony, Man I Love, Ruthless)1927 - Bernhard Lewkovitch, composer1927 - Francois Nourissier, French writer (Un petit bourgeois)1927 - Gyorgy Ligeti, composer1927 - Norman Ireland, CEO (Bowater)1927 - Robert Evans, CEO (British Gas)1928 - Albert Booth, British government minister1928 - Jacob R Druckman, composer1929 - Leslie Wight, cricketer (one Test WI v India 1953, scored 21)1929 - Patrick McNair-Wilson, MP1930 - Edward Seaga, PM (Jamaica)1930 - Julian Penkivil Slade, composer1931 - Carroll Baker, Penn, actress (Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow)1931 - Ervin Junger, composer1931 - Peter Talbot Westergaard, composer1931 - Raymond Miquel, chairman (Scottish Sports Council)1931 - Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author (Real Lace: America's Irish Rich)1932 - Henning Christiansen, composer1932 - Lord Renton, MP (Conservative)1932 - Timothy Renton, MP1933 - John Karlen, Bkln NY, actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey)1933 - Philip Otton, high court judge1934 - Dionne Quintuplets, secluded quintuplets, born Annette, Alive Cecile, Alive Emelie, Dead 1954 Marie, Dead 1970 Yvonne, Alive, First known set of surviving quintuplets, these girls were treated as1934 - Julian Slade, composer1934 - Rob du Bois, composer1935 - Kenneth Kleinwort, English banker/multi-millionaire1936 - Maki Ishii, composer1936 - Claude Forget, French-Canadian politician1938 - Jerry West, W Virginia, NBA superstar (LA Lakers, Olympic-gold-1960)1938 - Prince Buster, Jamaican reggae musician/producer (Madness)1940 - Betty Shabazz, educator/talk show hostess/widow (Malcolm X)1940 - Hans Dulfer, tenor saxophonist/director (Paradiso)1940 - Thomas E Petri, (Rep-R-WI, 1979- )1941 - Beth Howland, Boston Mass, actress (Vera-Alice, Company)1941 - Guntram Vesper, writer1942 - Stanley B. Prusiner, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1943 - Dennis Riley, composer1943 - Liz Edgar, horse show jumper1943 - Ray Mitchell, governor (Albany Prison, England)1943 - Tony Mansfield, [Anthony Bookbinder], rock drummer (Billy J Kramer)1943 - Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (d. 2004)1944 - Adriaan T "Ad" Zuiderent, poet/critic (On the Droge)1944 - Billy Vera, musician (& Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night)1944 - Gladys Knight, Atlanta Ga, singer, leader of Pips (Last Train)1944 - Rudy Giuliani, (Mayor-R/L-NYC, 1994- )1944 - Faith Brown, British actress1945 - Gary Stewart, Latcher County Ky, country singer (She's Actin' Single)1945 - John Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, rock vocals (Creedence Clearwater Revival1945 - Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor1945 - John N. Bambacus, American politician1946 - Madeleine Le Roux, Wyoming, Broadway actress (Cry Uncle)1946 - Satchidanandan, Indian poet1946 - Skip Jutze, American baseball player1947 - Faith Brown, impressionist1947 - Patti Reynolds, Chicago Ill, playmate (Sept, 1965)1947 - Sondra Locke, Shelbyville Tenn, actress (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)1947 - Zahi Hawass, Egyptian Egyptologist1947 - Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist1948 - Bob Shearer, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer1948 - Ray Laidlaw, British rock drummer (Jack the Lad)1949 - Shelley Hamlin, San Mateo CA, LPGA golfer (1978 Patty Berg Classic)1949 - Sue Holderness, actress (Marlene-Only Fools & Horses, Sandbaggers)1949 - Wendy O. Williams, American musician (The Plasmatics) (d. 1998)1950 - Ian Bradley, British writer and academic1950 - Jim Harris, American professional wrestler1952 - Russell J. Wintner, American film executive1953 - Arto Lindsay, rocker/actor (Cookie, Desperately Seeking Susan)1954 - George E Mahlberg, Astrophysicist, Mt Palomar/Mt Wilson CA (1974-78)1954 - John Tory, Canadian politician1954 - Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist (d.1988)1955 - Mark Howe, American ice hockey player1956 - Germaine Montenesdro, 2nd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)1956 - Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper (WI 1981-91, their most successful)1956 - Mark Alexander Lees, rowing Coach1956 - Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate (March, 1988)1956 - Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)1957 - Kirk Gibson, Mich, outfield (Tigers, Dodgers, 1988 NL MVP)1957 - Walter R Tucker, (Rep-D-California)1957 - Ben Howland, American college basketball coach1958 - Yvet Anna, painter1959 - Leon "The Bop" Klaasse, rock drummer/singer (The Pilgrims-Red)1959 - John Morgan, British etiquette expert (d. 2000)1960 - Allan Green, cricketeer1961 - Roland Gift, UK, rocker (Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy)1962 - Brandon Cruz, actor (Eddie-Courtship of Eddie's Father)1963 - Eugene Robinson, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawk, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)1963 - Houman Younessi, Iranian-born scientist1963 - Gavin Harrison, British drummer (Porcupine Tree)1964 - Armon Gilliam, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, NJ Nets)1964 - Beth Herr, Middletown Ohio, tennis star1964 - Leisa Sheridan, Omaha NE, playmate (Jul, 1993)1964 - Mark MacKay, Brandon GER, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)1964 - Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer1964 - Phil Vassar, American country music singer1965 - Catherine Tanvier, France, tennis star1965 - Chantal Bailey, Champaign Ill, speed skater (Olympics-1994)1965 - Christa Miller, NYC, actress (Kate-Drew Carey Show)1965 - Michael Charles Brisky, Brownsville TX, PGA golfer (1995 Buick-2nd)1965 - Chris Ballew, American musician1966 - Gavin Robertson, NSW cricket off-spin all-rounder (Aust ODI-Pak 1994)1967 - Glen Rice, NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets)1967 - Kari Wuhrer, Brookfield Ct, MTV/actress (Beverly Hills 90210)1967 - Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle (NO Saints)1968 - Char Thompson, WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)1968 - Kylie Minogue, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (Locomotion)1968 - Sandra Bacher, Long Island NY, half-heavyweight judoka (Oly-92, 96)1968 - Tomas P Pukstys, Chicago Ill, javelin thrower (Olympics-8th-96)1969 - Bob Meeks, WLAF corner (Barcelona Dragons)1969 - Damian Rhodes, St Paul, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators)1969 - Frank McCormack, Leicester Mass, cyclist (Olympics-96)1970 - Ben Williams, WLAF defensive end (London Monarchs)1970 - David Roberts, Alameda Calif, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)1970 - Jason Belser, NFL cornerback (Indianapolis Colts)1970 - Morgan Fox, Prince George BC, playmate (Dec, 1990)1970 - Ian Cashmore, English actor and paranormal investigator1970 - Glenn Quinn, Irish actor (d. 2002)1971 - Jeff Gove, Seattle WA, Nike golfer (1991 Ralphs Senior Classic)1971 - Nick Bravin, NYC, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)1971 - Isabelle Carré, French actress1972 - Cheryl Demkowski, Syracuse NY, dance skater (& Gregory Maddalone)1972 - Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer (S Australian Jr champ 1990)1972 - Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist1972 - Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer1973 - Pat Peake, Rochester, NHL center (Washington Capitals)1973 - Todd Sweeris, Grand Rapids Mich, table tennis player (Olympics-96)1974 - Alicia Minshew, American actress1975 - Caresa Winters, Miss South Dakota USA (1996)1975 - Mike Fisher, Naperville Ill, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)1976 - Liam O'Brien, American voice actor1976 - Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast1976 - Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player1977 - Ashley Ryan Ruiz Offord, Miami Fla, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)1977 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American television panelist (The View)1977 - Jeremy Borash, American professional wrestling announcer1979 - Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete1979 - Jesse Bradford, American actor1979 - Ronald Curry, American football player1979 - Monica Keena, American actress1980 - Cheri Wheeler, Miss Georgia Teen USA (1997)1980 - Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer1980 - Mark Feehily, Irish musician (Westlife)1981 - Daniel Cabrera, Dominican baseball player1981 - Adam Green, American singer and songwriter1982 - Alexa Davalos, American actress1982 - Jhonny Peralta, Dominican baseball player1983 - Steve Cronin, American soccer goalkeeper1983 - Humberto Sanchez, Dominican baseball player1984 - Beth Allen, New Zealand actress1985 - Colbie Caillat, American folk singer-songwriter1986 - Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer1986 - Berrick Barnes, Australian Rugby player1986 - Joseph Cross, American actor1986 - Michael Oher, American football player at Ole Miss1988 - David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player