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August 28 birthdays

283 notable historical figures were born on August 28, and 159 died on this day. Everyone born on August 28 is a Virgo.

19% of August 28 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on August 28

• Leo Tolstoy (1828 to 1910. Russian writer (1828–1910))
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 to 1832. German writer and polymath (1749–1832))
• Paul Martin (born 1938. Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006)
• Ai Weiwei (born 1957. Chinese conceptual artist and dissident (born 1957))
• Quvenzhané Wallis (born 2003. American actress (born 2003))
• Jack Black (born 1969. American actor, comedian, singer, and musician (born 1969))
• Al-Shafi'i (767 to 820. Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist (767–820))
• José Eduardo dos Santos (1942 to 2022. President of Angola from 1979 to 2017)
• Koxinga (1624 to 1662. Founder of the Tungning Kingdom of Taiwan)
• John Betjeman (1906 to 1984. English poet (1906–1984))
• Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 to 1873. Irish Gothic and mystery writer (1814–1873))
• George Church (geneticist) (born 1954. American geneticist (born 1954))
• Richard I of Normandy (933 to 996. Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996)
• C. Wright Mills (1916 to 1962. American sociologist (1916–1962))
• Pancras of Rome (289 to 304. Child martyr of early Christianity)
• Shania Twain (born 1965. Canadian singer (born 1965))
• Elisabeth Christine (1691 to 1750. Holy Roman Empress from 1711 to 1740)
• Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. (1895 to 1958. United States Army general and first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police)
• David Fincher (born 1962. American director and producer (born 1962))
• Surayud Chulanont (born 1943. Prime Minister of Thailand from 2006 to 2008)
• Ayyankali (1863 to 1914. Indian social reformer (1866–1941))
• Augustin Bizimungu (born 1952. Rwandan war criminal and former general)
• Ivo Josipović (born 1957. President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015)
• Godfrey Hounsfield (1919 to 2004. British electrical engineer (1919–2004))
• Chang Myon (1899 to 1966. South Korean politician (1899–1966))
• Yakir Aharonov (born 1932. Israeli physicist (born 1932))
• Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896 to 1982. Indian Urdu poet)
• Karl Böhm (1894 to 1981. Austrian conductor (1894–1981))
• Andrea Jung (born 1959. Canadian businesswoman (born 1958))
• Burton Malkiel (born 1932. American economist (born 1932))
• George Whipple (1878 to 1976. American biomedical researcher (1878–1976))
• Barbara Hambly (born 1951. American novelist and screenwriter (born 1951))
• Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694 to 1715. Tsarevna of Russia)
• Jack Kirby (1917 to 1994. American comic book artist (1917–1994))
• Blaise Agüera y Arcas (born 1975. American software engineer (born 1975))
• Valtteri Bottas (born 1989. Finnish racing driver (born 1989))
• Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (1714 to 1774. German prince and military officer)
• Raffaele Fitto (born 1969. Italian politician (born 1969))
• Joseph Luns (1911 to 2002. Dutch politician and diplomat (1911–2002))
• Tjalling Koopmans (1910 to 1985. American mathematician (1910–1985))
• James III of Cyprus (1473 to 1474. King of Cyprus from 1473 to 1474)
• Jessie Wilson Sayre (1887 to 1933. American presidential daughter and activist (1887–1933))
• Emperor Go-Reizei (1025 to 1068. Emperor of Japan from 1045 to 1068)
• Józef Kowalczyk (1938 to 2025. Polish Catholic prelate, lawyer and diplomat)
• Jhaverchand Meghani (1896 to 1947. Indian poet, writer, social reformer and freedom fighter)
• Lidia Gueiler (1921 to 2011. President of Bolivia in 1979 to 1980)
• Vladimir Shukhov (1853 to 1939. Russian polymath, engineer, scientist and architect (1853–1939))
• Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918 to 1996. Dictator of Argentina from 1971 to 1973)
• Rudolf von Alt (1812 to 1905. Austrian painter (1812–1905))
• Georges Florovsky (1893 to 1979. Russian Orthodox theologian and historian (1893–1979))
• Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (1827 to 1894. Grand Duchess of Russia)
• Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801 to 1877. French economist and mathematician (1801–1877))
• Isabel Stuart (1676 to 1681. English princess)
• Viktor Khristenko (born 1957. Russian politician (born 1957))
• Branko Kostić (1939 to 2020. Montenegrin politician)
• Sheryl Sandberg (born 1969. American business executive (born 1969))
• Ash Pournouri (born 1981. Iranian-Swedish record manager, producer, songwriter, and executive)
• Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667 to 1721. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1699 to 1721)
• Jennifer Coolidge (born 1961. American actress (born 1961))
• Joseph T. McNarney (1893 to 1972. US Army general (1893–1972))

Died on August 28

• Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430. Christian theologian and philosopher (354–430))
• Prince William of Gloucester (1941 to 1972. British prince (1941–1972))
• Boris III (1894 to 1943. Tsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943)
• Chadwick Boseman (1976 to 2020. American actor (1976–2020))
• Mohamed Naguib (1901 to 1984. President of Egypt from 1953 to 1954)
• Hugo Grotius (1583 to 1645. Dutch philosopher and jurist (1583–1645))
• Louis the German (806 to 876. King of East Francia from 843 to 876)
• Ahmed al-Rahawi (1950 to 2025. Yemeni politician (1950–2025))
• Jai Singh I (1611 to 1667. Maharaja of Amber from 1621 to 1667)
• Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603 to 683. Ajaw of Palenque from 615 to 683)
• Afonso V of Portugal (1432 to 1481. King of Portugal from 1438 to 1481)
• E. P. Thompson (1924 to 1993. English historian & activist (1924–1993))
• Bronislav Kaminski (1899 to 1944. Russian Axis collaborator and military commander)
• Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892 to 1965. Former prime minister of Iraq (1892–1965))
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 to 1959. Czech composer (1890–1959))
• Orestes (420 to 476. Roman politician and general (420–476))
• Paul Grice (1913 to 1988. British philosopher of language (1913–1988))
• Christopher Gadsden (1724 to 1805. American politician (1724–1805))
• Henry Sidgwick (1838 to 1900. British philosopher and economist (1838–1900))
• Francis Bellamy (1855 to 1931. American Christian socialist minister (1855–1931))
• Konstantin Simonov (1915 to 1979. Soviet writer (1915–1979))
• Larry Pennell (1928 to 2013. American actor)
• Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913 to 1978. Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972)
• Elisabetta Sirani (1638 to 1665. Italian artist (1638–1665))
• John Huston (1906 to 1987. American filmmaker and actor (1906–1987))
• Charles I Louis (1617 to 1680. Elector Palatine from 1648 to 1680)
• Gaston, Count of Eu (1842 to 1922. French prince (1842–1922))
• Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany (1872 to 1942. Austro-Hungarian Archduke and military commander)
• Henry II the Quarrelsome (951 to 995. Duke of Bavaria (955–976, 985–995))
• Peter Fendi (1796 to 1842. Austrian artist (1796–1842))

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