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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Alexei A. Abrikosov
Physicist
25-Jun-1928   Particle physicist, explored superconductivity
Joss Ackland
Actor
29-Feb-1928   White Mischief
Cannonball Adderley
Jazz Musician
15-Sep-1928 8-Aug-1975 Alto sax blower
Edward Albee
Playwright
12-Mar-1928   Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tom Aldredge
Actor
28-Feb-1928 22-Jul-2011 Into The Woods
William Allain
Politician
14-Feb-1928   Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88
Idi Amin
Head of State
17-May-1928 16-Aug-2003 Former dictator of Uganda
Maya Angelou
Poet
4-Apr-1928   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Douglas Applegate
Politician
28-Mar-1928   Congressman from Ohio, 1977-95
Bill Archer
Politician
22-Mar-1928   Congressman from Texas, 1971-2001
Paul Arizin
Basketball
9-Mar-1928 12-Dec-2006 Philadelphia Warriors
John M. Ashbrook
Politician
21-Sep-1928 24-Apr-1982 Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82
Reubin Askew
Politician
11-Sep-1928   Governor of Florida, 1971-79
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz
Government
5-Jan-1928   Saudi Arabia Defense Minister
Ian Bannen
Actor
28-Jun-1928 3-Nov-1999 Waking Ned
Stan Barstow
Novelist
28-Jun-1928   A Kind of Loving
Bill Bass
Scientist
30-Aug-1928   Human decomposition
Herbert H. Bateman
Politician
7-Aug-1928 11-Sep-2000 Congressman from Virginia, 1983-2000
Birch Bayh
Politician
22-Jan-1928   US Senator from Indiana, 1963-81
Orson Bean
Actor
22-Jul-1928   Anatomy of a Murder
Robert R. Beezer
Judge
21-Jul-1928 30-Mar-2012 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-96
John Stewart Bell
Physicist
28-Jun-1928 1-Oct-1990 Bell's theorem of quantum physics
Robert Bergland
Politician
22-Jul-1928   US Secretary of Agriculture, 1977-81
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
Religion
2-Apr-1928 14-Nov-1996 Archbishop of Chicago, 1982-96
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Head of State
5-Jan-1928 4-Apr-1979 Head of Pakistan, hanged
Susan Blanchard
Socialite
1928   Wife of Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark
William Peter Blatty
Author
7-Jan-1928   The Exorcist
Hans Blix
Government
28-Jun-1928   Weapons inspector before Iraq War
Dan Blocker
Actor
10-Dec-1928 13-May-1972 Hoss on Bonanza
Ann Blyth
Actor
16-Aug-1928   Mildred Pierce
Jerry Bock
Composer
23-Nov-1928 3-Nov-2010 Fiorello!
Karlheinz Böhm
Actor
16-Mar-1928   Peeping Tom
Enrique Bolaños
Head of State
13-May-1928   President of Nicaragua
Sudie Bond
Actor
13-Jul-1928 10-Nov-1984 Silkwood
Juan Maria Bordaberry
Head of State
17-Jun-1928 17-Jul-2011 President of Uruguay, 1972-76
Frank Borman
Astronaut
14-Mar-1928   First to circumnavigate moon
Michel Brault
Cinematographer
25-Jun-1928   Les Ordres
Albert Brewer
Pundit
26-Oct-1928   Governor of Alabama, 1968-71
Anita Brookner
Novelist
16-Jul-1928   Hotel Du Lac
Joyce Brothers
Psychologist
20-Sep-1928   Pop psychologist
Ruth Brown
Singer
12-Jan-1928 17-Nov-2006 Miss Rhythm
Vanessa Brown
Actor
24-Mar-1928 21-May-1999 The Late George Apley
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Government
28-Mar-1928   National Security Advisor, 1977-81
John H. Buchanan, Jr.
Politician
19-Mar-1928   Congressman from Alabama, 1965-81
Gerald Bull
Inventor
8-Mar-1928 22-Mar-1990 Supergun builder
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Government
27-Aug-1928   Zulu leader, founder of Inkatha Party
Howard Caine
Actor
2-Jan-1928 28-Dec-1993 Maj. Hochstetter on Hogan's Heroes
Capucine
Actor
6-Jan-1928 17-Mar-1990 The Pink Panther
Luis Posada Carriles
Terrorist
c. 1928   Cuban terrorist in US custody
Peter Carsten
Actor
30-Apr-1928 20-Apr-2012 Dark of the Sun
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Politician
16-Jun-1928 27-Nov-1979 Mayor of Detroit, 1962-70
Alfred Chester
Novelist
7-Sep-1928 1-Aug-1971 The Exquisite Corpse
Noam Chomsky
Linguist
7-Dec-1928   Linguist, dissident intellectual
Jack Christiansen
Football
20-Dec-1928 29-Jun-1986 NFL Hall of Famer, coach
Clarence 13X
Religion
21-Feb-1928 13-Jun-1969 Nation of Gods and Earths
Alan Clark
Politician
13-Apr-1928 5-Sep-1999 Controversial, Conservative MP and minister
Richard C. Clark
Politician
14-Sep-1928   US Senator from Iowa, 1973-79
Rosemary Clooney
Singer
23-May-1928 29-Jun-2002 Come On-a My House
Robert Clouse
Film Director
6-Mar-1928 4-Feb-1997 Enter the Dragon
James Coburn
Actor
31-Aug-1928 18-Nov-2002 Our Man Flint
James Coco
Actor
21-Mar-1928 25-Feb-1987 Only When I Laugh
John Colicos
Actor
10-Dec-1928 6-Mar-2000 Anne of the Thousand Days
Carole Cook
Actor
1928   The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Jeanne Cooper
Actor
25-Oct-1928   The Young and the Restless
Elias James Corey
Chemist
12-Jul-1928   Retrosynthetic analysis
Francesco Cossiga
Head of State
26-Jul-1928 17-Aug-2010 President of Italy, 1985-92
Bob Cousy
Basketball
9-Aug-1928   Boston Celtics guard
Franklin Cover
Actor
20-Nov-1928 5-Feb-2006 Tom Willis on The Jeffersons
Michael Craig
Actor
27-Jan-1928   Capt. John Anderson on Triangle
Bob Crane
Actor
13-Jul-1928 29-Jun-1978 Hogan on Hogan's Heroes
Norma Crane
Actor
10-Nov-1928 28-Sep-1973 Fiddler on the Roof
Bernard Cribbins
Actor
29-Dec-1928   The Mouse on the Moon
Arlene Dahl
Actor
11-Aug-1928   Three Little Words
Bill Daily
Actor
30-Aug-1928   Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie
Vic Damone
Singer
12-Jun-1928   Singer of ballads
Nigel Davenport
Actor
23-May-1928   Chariots of Fire
Bobby Day
Singer
1-Jul-1928 27-Jul-1999 Rockin' Robin
Jimmy Dean
Country Musician
10-Aug-1928 13-Jun-2010 Singer, songwriter, sausage-maker
George Deukmejian
Politician
6-Jun-1928   Governor of California, 1983-91
Philip K. Dick
Novelist
16-Dec-1928 2-Mar-1982 Blade Runner
Bo Diddley
Guitarist
30-Dec-1928 2-Jun-2008 Blues diddler and rectangular guitarist
Eric Dolphy
Jazz Musician
20-Jun-1928 29-Jun-1964 Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist
Fats Domino
Singer/Songwriter
26-Feb-1928   Ain't That A Shame
Paul Dooley
Actor
22-Feb-1928   Grace Under Fire
Peggy Dow
Actor
18-Mar-1928   Harvey
Don Dubbins
Actor
28-Jun-1928 17-Aug-1991 The D.I.
Dave Edgerton
Business
c. 1928   Co-Founder of Burger King
Vince Edwards
Actor
7-Jul-1928 11-Mar-1996 Ben Casey
Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.
Diplomat
24-Jan-1928   US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1973-78
Ralph E. Erickson
Attorney
3-Oct-1928   Deputy US Attorney General, 1972-73
Lauch Faircloth
Politician
14-Jan-1928   US Senator from North Carolina, 1993-99
Maynard Ferguson
Jazz Musician
4-May-1928 23-Aug-2006 Jazz bandleader and trumpeter
Tom Fink
Politician
26-Aug-1928   Mayor of Anchorage, 1987-94
Donald Fisher
Business
3-Sep-1928 27-Sep-2009 Co-Founder of The Gap
Eddie Fisher
Singer
10-Aug-1928 22-Sep-2010 Crooner, top RCA/Victor vocalist
Leon Fleisher
Pianist
23-Jul-1928   Piano virtuoso
Thomas Foglietta
Politician
3-Dec-1928 13-Nov-2004 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-97
Whitey Ford
Baseball
21-Oct-1928   Ten World Series wins
Sally Forrest
Actor
28-May-1928   While the City Sleeps
Bruce Forsyth
TV Personality
22-Feb-1928   Sunday Night at the Palladium
Dianne Foster
Actor
31-Oct-1928   The Last Hurrah
Tony Franciosa
Actor
25-Oct-1928 19-Jan-2006 A Face in the Crowd
Helen Frankenthaler
Painter
12-Dec-1928 27-Dec-2011 Mountains and Sea
Frank Frazetta
Painter
9-Feb-1928 10-May-2010 Painted Conan paperback covers
William E. Frenzel
Politician
31-Jul-1928   Congressman from Minnesota, 1971-91
Carlos Fuentes
Novelist
11-Nov-1928 15-May-2012 La muerte de Artemio Cruz
Yvonne Furneaux
Actor
11-May-1928   La Dolce Vita
Charles A. Gabriel
Military
21-Jan-1928 4-Sep-2003 USAF Chief of Staff, 1982-86
Serge Gainsbourg
Singer/Songwriter
2-Apr-1928 2-Mar-1991 Je t'aime ... moi non plus
Evan Griffith Galbraith
Business
2-Jul-1928 21-Jan-2008 US Ambassador to France, 1981-85
Rita Gam
Actor
2-Apr-1928   The Thief
Gabriel García Márquez
Author
6-Mar-1928   One Hundred Years of Solitude
James Garner
Actor
7-Apr-1928   Jim Rockford on Rockford Files
John Gavin
Actor
8-Apr-1928   Julius Caesar in Spartacus
Larry Gelbart
Film/TV Producer
25-Feb-1928 11-Sep-2009 M*A*S*H
Fernand St. Germain
Politician
9-Jan-1928   Congressman from Rhode Island, 1961-89
Jack Germond
Columnist
30-Jan-1928   Fat Man in a Middle Seat
Don Gibson
Country Musician
3-Apr-1928 17-Nov-2003 Heartbroken country crooner
Virginia Gibson
Actor
9-Apr-1928   Athena
Vincent Gigante
Criminal
29-Mar-1928 19-Dec-2005 Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
Édouard Glissant
Poet
21-Sep-1928 3-Feb-2011 L'Intention Poétique
Pancho Gonzales
Tennis
9-May-1928 3-Jul-1995 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Slade Gorton
Politician
8-Jan-1928   US Senator from Washington, 1981-2001
Abraham Gosman
Business
1928   Palm Beach nursing home magnate
Bill Gradison
Politician
28-Dec-1928   Congressman from Ohio, 1975-93
Alfred M. Gray, Jr.
Military
22-Jun-1928   29th USMC Commandant, 1987-91
Charles Gray
Actor
29-Aug-1928 7-Mar-2000 Ernst Stavro Blofeld
George Grizzard
Actor
1-Apr-1928 2-Oct-2007 Advise and Consent
Alexander Grothendieck
Mathematician
28-May-1928   Grothendieck topologies
Che Guevara
Activist
14-Jun-1928 9-Oct-1967 Revolutionary icon
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Actor
16-Oct-1928   Yetta Rosenberg on The Nanny
Clu Gulager
Actor
16-Nov-1928   The Killers
Kevin Hagen
Actor
3-Apr-1928 9-Jul-2005 Little House on the Prairie
Donald Hall
Poet
20-Sep-1928   The One Day
Donald J. Hall
Business
9-Jul-1928   CEO of Hallmark, 1966-86
Joe B. Hall
Basketball
30-Nov-1928   Kentucky Head Coach, 1972-85
Bernie Hamilton
Actor
12-Jun-1928 30-Dec-2008 Capt. Dobey on Starsky and Hutch
Michael Harrington
Activist
24-Feb-1928 31-Jul-1989 The Other America
James B. Harris
Film Director
3-Aug-1928   The Bedford Incident
Leon Hart
Football
2-Nov-1928 24-Sep-2002 Winner, 1949 Heisman Trophy
Laurence Harvey
Actor
1-Oct-1928 25-Nov-1973 Manchurian Candidate
Lionel Hebert
Golf
20-Jan-1928 30-Dec-2000 Winner, 1957 PGA Championship
Chic Hecht
Politician
30-Nov-1928 15-May-2006 US Senator from Nevada, 1983-89
Katherine Helmond
Actor
5-Jul-1928   Jessica Tate on Soap
Wanda Hendrix
Actor
3-Nov-1928 1-Feb-1981 Actress-wife of Audie Murphy
Emmaline Henry
Actor
1-Nov-1928 8-Oct-1979 Amanda Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
Judge
25-Feb-1928 14-Dec-1998 Chief Justice, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Roger S. Hillas
Business
c. 1928   Former Chairman of PNC Financial
Earl Holliman
Actor
11-Sep-1928   The Rainmaker
Nick Holonyak
Physicist
3-Nov-1928   Light-emitting diodes
Rance Howard
Actor
17-Nov-1928   Father of Ron Howard, Clint Howard
Gordie Howe
Hockey
31-Mar-1928   Has held nearly every hockey award title
Dave Hughes
Journalist
c. 1928   Electronic bulletin boards
Robert Indiana
Artist
12-Sep-1928   Creator of the "LO/VE" sculpture
James Ivory
Film/TV Producer
7-Jun-1928   The Remains of the Day
Conrad Janis
Actor
11-Feb-1928   Fredzo on Mork & Mindy
D. Lowell Jensen
Attorney
3-Jun-1928   Associate US Attorney General, 1983-85
Roger Jepsen
Politician
23-Dec-1928   US Senator from Iowa, 1979-85
Larry Jinks
Editor
c. 1928   San Jose Mercury News publisher, 1989-94
Darrell Johnson
Baseball
25-Aug-1928 3-May-2004 Red Sox, Mariners manager
Tom Johnson
Hockey
18-Feb-1928 21-Nov-2007 NHL Hall of Famer, coach
Tom Jones
Songwriter
17-Feb-1928   The Fantasticks
Li Ka-Shing
Business
29-Jul-1928   Chinese billionaire, net worth $23B
Alexander M. Keith
Judge
22-Nov-1928   Minnesota Chief Justice, 1990-98
Paul X. Kelley
Military
11-Nov-1928   28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87
Ethel Kennedy
Relative
11-Apr-1928   Robert F. Kennedy's widow
William Kennedy
Novelist
16-Jan-1928   Ironweed and The Cotton Club
Jack Kevorkian
Doctor
26-May-1928 3-Jun-2011 Euthanasia enthusiast
David Kimche
Spy
1928 8-Mar-2010 Israeli spy, masterminded Iran-Contra
Quentin Kopp
Politician
11-Aug-1928   California politician and judge
Alexis Korner
Musician
19-Apr-1928 1-Jan-1984 Pivotal British blues performer
Hilton Kramer
Critic
25-Mar-1928 27-Mar-2012 The New Criterion
Judith Krantz
Novelist
9-Jan-1928   Scruples
Joan B. Kroc
Philanthropist
27-Aug-1928 12-Oct-2003 McDonald's widow
Herbert Kroemer
Physicist
25-Aug-1928   Pioneer in laser technology
Hardy Krüger
Actor
12-Apr-1928   The Flight of the Phoenix
Stanley Kubrick
Film Director
26-Jul-1928 7-Mar-1999 2001: A Space Odyssey
R. Kirk Landon
Business
c. 1928   American Bankers Insurance Group
Dick Lane
Football
16-Apr-1928 29-Jan-2002 Night Train Lane
Joan F. Lane
Business
c. 1928   Stanford University booster
Robert Lansing
Actor
5-Jun-1928 23-Oct-1994 Empire of the Ants
Tom Lantos
Politician
1-Feb-1928 11-Feb-2008 Congressman from California, 1981-2008
Jack Larson
Actor
8-Feb-1928   The Adventures of Superman
Fred LaRue
Government
11-Oct-1928 24-Jul-2004 Nixon's bag man
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Politician
20-Jun-1928   French nationalist
Tom Lehrer
Comic
9-Apr-1928   Comedic songwriter
Philip Levine
Poet
10-Jan-1928   What Work Is
James Roderick Lilley
Diplomat
15-Jan-1928 12-Nov-2009 US Ambassador to China, 1989-91
George Lindsey
Actor
17-Dec-1928 6-May-2012 Goober
Joanne Linville
Actor
15-Jan-1928   Gable and Lombard
Jim Lovell
Astronaut
25-Mar-1928   Apollo 13
Christa Ludwig
Singer
16-Mar-1928   Operatic mezzo-soprano
Manny Lujan
Politician
12-May-1928   US Secretary of the Interior 1989-93
Cynthia Macdonald
Poet
2-Feb-1928   Amputations
John Macomber
Business
13-Jan-1928   JDM Investment Group
George Maharis
Actor
1-Sep-1928   Buzz Murdock on Route 66
Nancy Marchand
Actor
19-Jun-1928 18-Jun-2000 Mrs. Pynchon on Lou Grant
Ray Marshall
Government
22-Aug-1928   US Secretary of Labor 1977-81
Billy Martin
Baseball
16-May-1928 25-Dec-1989 NY Yankees manager, fired 5 times
Walter Massey
Actor
19-Aug-1928   Canadian voice and character actor
Pierre Mauroy
Head of State
5-Jul-1928   Prime Minister of France, 1981-84
William J. McDonald
Attorney
1928 19-Feb-1990 Chief Lawyer at Union Pacific, 1969-89
Roddy McDowall
Actor
17-Sep-1928 3-Oct-1998 Planet of the Apes
Hugh McElhenny
Football
31-Dec-1928   NFL Hall of Fame Running Back
Spanky McFarland
Actor
2-Oct-1928 30-Jun-1993 The Little Rascals
Arthur A. McGiverin
Judge
10-Nov-1928   Iowa Chief Justice, 1987-2000
Patrick McGoohan
Actor
19-Mar-1928 13-Jan-2009 Number Six on The Prisoner
Monroe G. McKay
Judge
30-May-1928   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-93
Maggie McNamara
Actor
18-Feb-1928 18-Feb-1978 Three Coins in the Fountain
Thomas J. Meskill
Politician
30-Jan-1928 29-Oct-2007 Governor of Connecticut, 1971-75
Jan Meyers
Politician
20-Jul-1928   Congresswoman from Kansas, 1985-97
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Politician
5-Mar-1928 2-Nov-1997 Congresswoman from New Jersey, 1975-78
Keith Michell
Actor
1-Dec-1928   The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Vern Mikkelsen
Basketball
21-Oct-1928   NBA Hall of Famer
Dick Miller
Actor
25-Dec-1928   A Bucket of Blood
J. Hillis Miller
Critic
5-Mar-1928   Deconstructionist literary critic
Marvin Mitchelson
Attorney
7-May-1928 18-Sep-2004 Celebrity divorce lawyer
Guy Molinari
Politician
23-Nov-1928   Congressman from New York, 1981-89
Édouard Molinaro
Film Director
31-May-1928   La cage aux folles
Walter Mondale
Politician
5-Jan-1928   US Vice President under Jimmy Carter
Cleo Moore
Actor
31-Oct-1928 25-Oct-1973 1950s sex symbol
Jeanne Moreau
Actor
23-Jan-1928   Jules et Jim
Chesty Morgan
Pornstar
1928   Double Agent 73, Deadly Weapons
Ennio Morricone
Composer
10-Nov-1928   Scored The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Hosni Mubarak
Head of State
4-May-1928   President of Egypt, 1981-2011
Roger Mudd
Journalist
9-Feb-1928   Newscaster
John Nash
Mathematician
13-Jun-1928   Schizophrenic game theorist
Daniel Nathans
Scientist
30-Oct-1928 16-Nov-1999 Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Donald C. Nebergall
Business
12-Aug-1928   Brenton Bank & Trust
Dorothy W. Nelson
Judge
30-Sep-1928   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95
Ed Nelson
Actor
21-Dec-1928   Dr. Michael Rossi on Peyton Place
Robert Nix, Jr.
Judge
13-Jul-1928 23-Aug-2003 Pennsylvania Chief Justice, 1984-96
Edward I. O'Brien
Business
19-Sep-1928   Securities Industry Association
Dick O'Neill
Actor
29-Aug-1928 17-Nov-1998 Charlie Cagney on Cagney and Lacey
Warren Oates
Actor
5-Jul-1928 3-Apr-1982 Two-Lane Blacktop
Arthur M. Okun
Economist
28-Nov-1928 23-Mar-1980 Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-69
Nancy Olson
Actor
14-Jul-1928   Sunset Blvd.
Toni Onley
Painter
20-Nov-1928 29-Feb-2004 British Columbia's flying artist
Cynthia Ozick
Author
17-Apr-1928   The Puttermesser Papers
Alan J. Pakula
Film Director
7-Apr-1928 19-Nov-1998 All the President's Men
Seymour Papert
Computer Programmer
1-Mar-1928   Programming language LOGO
Jim Pattison
Business
1-Oct-1928   Billionaire, Jim Pattison Group
James R. Patton, Jr.
Attorney
27-Oct-1928   Founder, Patton Boggs
Larry Pennell
Actor
21-Feb-1928   Ted McKeever on Ripcord
George Peppard
Actor
1-Oct-1928 8-May-1994 The A Team
Edward Perkins
Diplomat
8-Jun-1928   US Ambassador to Australia, 1993-96
Rudy Perpich
Politician
27-Jun-1928 21-Sep-1995 Twice Governor of Minnesota
T. Boone Pickens
Business
22-May-1928   Texas oilman, founded Mesa Petroleum
Bo Pilgrim
Business
8-May-1928   Co-Founder of Pilgrim's Pride
Robert Pirsig
Author
6-Sep-1928   Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Eric Porter
Actor
8-Apr-1928 15-May-1995 The Forsyte Saga
Anthony Price
Novelist
16-Aug-1928   Other Paths to Glory
Harold Prince
Theatre Producer
30-Jan-1928   Broadway musical producer, 21 Tony awards
Alan Rafkin
Film Director
23-Jul-1928 6-Aug-2001 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Rajkumar
Actor
24-Apr-1928 12-Apr-2006 Kannada megastar kidnapped by Veerappan
Fidel Ramos
Head of State
18-Mar-1928   12th President of the Philippines
James Randi
Magician
7-Aug-1928   The Amazing Randi
James Earl Ray
Assassin
10-Mar-1928 23-Apr-1998 Pled guilty in Martin Luther King's assassination
Robert D. Ray
Politician
26-Sep-1928   Governor of Iowa, 1969-83
Rex Reason
Actor
30-Nov-1928   Adam MacLean on Man Without a Gun
Charles B. Renfrew
Attorney
31-Oct-1928   Deputy US Attorney General, 1980-81
Tony Richardson
Film Director
5-Jun-1928 14-Nov-1991 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Jacques Rivette
Film Director
1-Mar-1928   La Belle Noiseuse
Pernell Roberts
Actor
18-May-1928 24-Jan-2010 Trapper John, M.D.
Eugene Roche
Actor
22-Sep-1928 28-Jul-2004 Bill Parker on Webster
Nicolas Roeg
Film Director
15-Aug-1928   The Man Who Fell to Earth
Fred Rogers
TV Personality
20-Mar-1928 27-Feb-2003 Mister Rogers
Felix Rohatyn
Business
29-May-1928   Financier, Lazard Frères
Roy Romer
Politician
31-Oct-1928   Governor of Colorado, 1987-99
Marion Ross
Actor
25-Oct-1928   Mrs. Cunningham on Happy Days
Norman Rossington
Actor
24-Dec-1928 21-May-1999 A Hard Day's Night
Dan Rostenkowski
Politician
2-Jan-1928 11-Aug-2010 Congressman from Illinois, 1959-95
Vera Rubin
Astronomer
23-Jul-1928   Structure of galaxies
Eileen Ryan
Actor
16-Oct-1928   Matriarch of the Penn family
Mitchell Ryan
Actor
11-Jan-1928   Edward Montgomery on Dharma & Greg
Charles Ryskamp
Administrator
21-Oct-1928 26-Mar-2010 Frick Collection Director, 1987-97
Ruben Salazar
Journalist
3-Mar-1928 29-Aug-1970 L.A. Times reporter killed on the job
Albert Salmi
Actor
11-Mar-1928 22-Apr-1990 The Brothers Karamazov
Fayez Sarofim
Business
c. 1928   Billionaire, Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Andrew Sarris
Critic
31-Oct-1928 20-Jun-2012 The American Cinema
Vidal Sassoon
Business
17-Jan-1928 9-May-2012 Celebrity hairstylist
Gregory Scarpa, Sr.
Criminal
8-May-1928 8-Jun-1994 Top Mafia FBI informant for 30 years
Richard Schaal
Actor
5-May-1928   Leo Heatherton on Phyllis
Dolph Schayes
Basketball
19-May-1928   NBA Hall of Famer, coach
Irwin Schiff
Activist
1928   US income tax protester
Ron Schipper
Football
7-Aug-1928 27-Mar-2006 Head Coach, Central College, 1961-96
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Film Director
5-May-1928 14-Mar-2012 The Anderson Platoon
Marge Schott
Baseball
18-Aug-1928 2-Mar-2004 Owner, Cincinnati Reds
William Schreyer
Business
13-Jan-1928 22-Jan-2011 CEO of Merrill Lynch, 1984-92
Donald H. Seiler
Business
c. 1928   Seiler & Company LLP
Hubert Selby
Author
23-Jul-1928 26-Apr-2004 Requiem for a Dream
Maurice Sendak
Author
10-Jun-1928 8-May-2012 Where The Wild Things Are
Michel Serrault
Actor
24-Jan-1928 29-Jul-2007 La cage aux folles
Anne Sexton
Poet
9-Nov-1928 4-Oct-1974 Live or Die
Albert Shanker
Labor Leader
14-Sep-1928 22-Feb-1997 American Federation of Teachers
Ariel Sharon
Head of State
26-Feb-1928   Prime Minister of Israel, 2001-06
Robert Sheckley
Author
16-Jul-1928 9-Dec-2005 Science fiction genius
Bill Sheffield
Politician
26-Jun-1928   Governor of Alaska, 1982-86
Richard M. Sherman
Songwriter
12-Jun-1928   Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Eduard Shevardnadze
Head of State
25-Jan-1928   President of Georgia, 1995-2003
Osamu Shimomura
Chemist
27-Aug-1928   Green Fluorescent Protein
Alan Sillitoe
Novelist
4-Mar-1928 25-Apr-2010 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Henry Silva
Actor
15-Sep-1928   The Manchurian Candidate
Horace Silver
Jazz Musician
2-Sep-1928   Song For My Father
Chet Simmons
Business
11-Jul-1928 25-Mar-2010 President of ESPN, 1979-82
Paul Simon
Politician
29-Nov-1928 9-Dec-2003 US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate
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Talk Show Host
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Military
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