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January 28 birthdays

295 notable historical figures were born on January 28, and 231 died on this day. Everyone born on January 28 is a Aquarius.

23% of January 28 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (54) than any other country.

Born on January 28

• Gianluigi Buffon (born 1978. Italian footballer (born 1978))
• Henry VII of England (1457 to 1509. King of England from 1485 to 1509)
• Nicolas Sarkozy (born 1955. President of France from 2007 to 2012)
• Sarah McLachlan (born 1968. Canadian musician (born 1968))
• Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) (born 1948. President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003)
• Sheamus (born 1978. Irish professional wrestler and actor (born 1978))
• Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 1950. Emir/King of Bahrain since 1999)
• Anna of Russia (1693 to 1740. Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740)
• Colette (1873 to 1954. French novelist (1873–1954))
• Charles George Gordon (1833 to 1885. British general (1833–1885))
• José Martí (1853 to 1895. Cuban national hero (1853–1895))
• Lala Lajpat Rai (1865 to 1928. Indian nationalist politician and independence activist (1865–1928))
• Frederick VI of Denmark (1768 to 1839. King of Denmark (1808–39) and Norway (1808–14))
• Jackson Pollock (1912 to 1956. American painter (1912–1956))
• Ismail Kadare (1936 to 2024. Albanian writer (1936–2024))
• Mustafa III (1717 to 1774. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774)
• Empress Dowager Longyu (1868 to 1913. Empress of China from 1889 to 1908)
• Cyrus Grace Dunham (born 1992. American writer and activist (born 1992))
• George Hamilton-Gordon (1784 to 1860. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1855)
• Alexander Mackenzie (politician) (1822 to 1892. Prime Minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878)
• Claes Oldenburg (1929 to 2022. Swedish-born American sculptor (1929–2022))
• Joan II of Navarre (1311 to 1349. Queen of Navarre from 1328 to 1349)
• Auguste Piccard (1884 to 1962. Swiss physicist, inventor, and explorer)
• John Tavener (1944 to 2013. English composer (1944–2013))
• Clement IX (1600 to 1669. Head of the Catholic Church from 1667 to 1669)
• Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 to 1924. English priest and scholar (1834–1924))
• Anna Gordy Gaye (1922 to 2014. American record executive (1922–2014))
• Elijah Wood (born 1981. American actor and producer (born 1981))
• Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865 to 1952. Finnish politician and academic (1865–1952))
• Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 to 1641. French Roman Catholic saint (1572–1641))
• Adekunle Gold (born 1987. Nigerian musician (born 1987))
• Jason Aaron (born 1973. American comic book writer (born 1973))
• Carlos Slim (born 1940. Mexican business oligarch (born 1940))
• Tim Flannery (born 1956. Australian scientist and global warming activist)
• Kathleen Lonsdale (1903 to 1971. British crystallographer and activist (1903–1971))
• Tanya Chua (born 1975. Singaporean singer and songwriter)
• Tokugawa Ieshige (1712 to 1761. Military ruler of Japan from 1745 to 1760)
• Joan of England (died 1348) (1334 to 1348. 14th-century English princess)
• Pascual Orozco (1882 to 1915. Mexican revolutionary leader (1882–1915))
• Erling Lorentzen (1923 to 2021. Norwegian businessman (1923–2021))
• Paul Luther (1533 to 1593. German physician, chemist, and third son of Martin Luther (1533–1593))
• Tomas Lindahl (born 1938. Swedish-British scientist)
• Keltie Knight (born 1982. Canadian television personality, author, and producer)
• James Stirling (Royal Navy officer) (1791 to 1865. Royal Navy Admiral and colonial administrator (1791-1865))
• Juergen Teller (born 1964. German fine-art and fashion photographer (born 1964))
• Robert McClure (1807 to 1873. Irish admiral and arctic explorer (1807–1873))
• Emile Habibi (1922 to 1996. Palestinian-Israeli writer of Arabic literature and politician (1922-1996))
• Marthe Bibesco (1886 to 1973. Romanian writer (1886–1973))
• Matvey Blanter (1903 to 1990. Soviet Russian composer (1903–1990))
• Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701 to 1774. French explorer, geographer and mathematician (1701–1774))
• Richmond Barthé (1901 to 1989. African-American sculptor (1901–1989))
• Ivan Tyulenev (1892 to 1978. Soviet union military commander)
• Shruti Haasan (born 1986. Indian actress and singer (born 1986))
• Leonid Kadenyuk (1951 to 2018. Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951–2018))
• Alan Alda (born 1936. American actor (born 1936))
• Camila Sosa Villada (born 1982. Argentinian actress)
• José Linhares (1886 to 1957. President of Brazil from 1945 to 1946)
• Ilija Garašanin (1812 to 1874. Serbian statesman (1812–1874))
• Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972. US Supreme Court justice since 2020)
• Edgeworth David (1858 to 1934. Welsh-Australian geologist (1858–1934))

Died on January 28

• Henry VIII (1491 to 1547. King of England from 1509 to 1547)
• Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 to 1881. Russian novelist (1821–1881))
• Charlemagne (748 to 814. Carolingian emperor from 800 to 814)
• Peter the Great (1672 to 1725. Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725)
• W. B. Yeats (1865 to 1939. Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939))
• Francis Drake (1540 to 1596. English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596))
• Zora Neale Hurston (1891 to 1960. American author, anthropologist, filmmaker (1891–1960))
• Meister Eckhart (1260 to 1328. German Catholic theologian (c. 1260–1328))
• Pope Paul V (1552 to 1621. Head of the Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621)
• Maxime Weygand (1867 to 1965. French general (1867–1965))
• Ferdinand I of Naples (1423 to 1494. King of Naples from 1458 to 1494)
• Isaac II Angelos (1155 to 1204. Byzantine emperor (1185–1195; 1203–1204))
• Baji Rao II (1775 to 1851. Peshwa of the Maratha Empire)
• Yazid II (687 to 724. Umayyad caliph from 720 to 724)
• Frank Forde (1890 to 1983. Prime Minister of Australia in 1945)
• Frederick John Robinson (1782 to 1859. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827 to 1828)
• James Scullin (1876 to 1953. Prime Minister of Australia from 1929 to 1932)
• Antonín Novotný (1904 to 1975. Leader of Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1968)
• Zitkala-Ša (1876 to 1938. Yankton Dakota writer (1876–1938))
• Taimur bin Feisal (1886 to 1965. Sultan of Oman)
• Reynaldo Hahn (1874 to 1947. Venezuelan-French composer (1874–1947))
• Isabel (1248 to 1271. Queen of France from 1270 to 1271)
• Jim Gray (computer scientist) (1944 to 2012. American computer scientist)
• William II of Holland (1228 to 1256. King of Germany from 1247 to 1256)
• Ludvig Holberg (1684 to 1754. Danish–Norwegian writer, philosopher and historian (1684–1754))
• Ferdinand Verbiest (1623 to 1688. Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1688))
• Paul J. Crutzen (1933 to 2021. Dutch climatologist (1933–2021))
• William Beechey (1753 to 1839. English painter (1753–1839))
• Ferenc Deák (politician) (1803 to 1876. Hungarian politician (1803–1876))
• Prudence Crandall (1803 to 1890. American civil rights pioneer (1803–1890))

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