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July 28 birthdays

280 notable historical figures were born on July 28, and 179 died on this day. Everyone born on July 28 is a Leo.

18% of July 28 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (63) than any other country.

Born on July 28

• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971 to 2019. Leader of the Islamic State from 2013 to 2019)
• Harry Kane (born 1993. English footballer (born 1993))
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929 to 1994. First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963)
• Hugo Chávez (1954 to 2013. President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013)
• Huma Abedin (born 1976. American political staffer (born 1975))
• Beatrix Potter (1866 to 1943. English writer and illustrator (1866–1943))
• Karl Popper (1902 to 1994. Austrian–British philosopher of science (1902–1994))
• Juan Guaidó (born 1983. Venezuelan politician (born 1983))
• Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1966) (1966 to 2011. Iranian prince (1966–2011))
• Marcel Duchamp (1887 to 1968. French painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968))
• Ibn Arabi (1165 to 1240. Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240))
• Santiago Calatrava (born 1951. Spanish-Swiss engineer and architect)
• Vajiralongkorn (born 1952. King of Thailand since 2016)
• Angela Hitler (1883 to 1949. Half-sister of Adolf Hitler (1883–1949))
• Alexis Tsipras (born 1974. Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019))
• Walker Buehler (born 1994. American baseball player (born 1994))
• Ludwig Feuerbach (1804 to 1872. German philosopher and anthropologist (1804–1872))
• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 to 1889. English poet and Catholic priest (1844–1889))
• Gerd Faltings (born 1954. German mathematician (born 1954))
• John Ashbery (1927 to 2017. American poet (1927–2017))
• Bella Mackie (born 1983. English novelist and journalist (born 1983))
• Peter Cosgrove (born 1947. Governor-General of Australia from 2014 to 2019)
• Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (1860 to 1922. Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1883 to 1897)
• Charles H. Townes (1915 to 2015. American physicist (1915–2015))
• Robert Hughes (critic) (1938 to 2012. Australian-born art critic (1938–2012))
• Pavel Cherenkov (1904 to 1990. Soviet physicist (1904–1990))
• William I of Jülich- Cleves-Berg (1516 to 1592. Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg from 1539 to 1592)
• Mustafa the Poet (born 1996. Sudanese Canadian poet and singer (born 1996))
• Maria Popova (born 1984. Bulgarian writer)
• Selwyn Lloyd (1904 to 1978. British politician (1904–1978))
• David Brown (1916 to 2010. American film and theatre producer (1916–2010))
• Chuan Leekpai (born 1938. Prime Minister of Thailand (1992–1995; 1997–2001))
• John Finnis (born 1940. Australian legal scholar and philosopher (born 1940))
• Michael Carrick (born 1981. English footballer and manager (born 1981))
• Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925 to 2011. American doctor (1925–2011))
• Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961. American astronaut (born 1961))
• Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645 to 1721. Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1670 to 1721)
• Vittorio Ambrosio (1879 to 1958. Italian general (1879–1958))
• William II, Elector of Hesse (1777 to 1847. Elector of Hesse from 1821 to 1847)
• Mikhail Zoshchenko (1894 to 1958. Soviet writer and satirist (1894–1958))
• Marie Louise of France (1728 to 1733. French princess (1728–1733))
• Joaquín Torres-García (1874 to 1949. Spanish Uruguayan artist (1874–1949))
• Albert Sarraut (1872 to 1962. French politician (1872–1962))
• Hérard Abraham (1940 to 2022. Haitian military officer and politician (1940–2022))
• Zoë Foster Blake (born 1980. Australian author, columnist, and businesswoman (born 1980))
• Jacob Neusner (1932 to 2016. American academic scholar of Judaism)
• Gösta Ekman (1939 to 2017. Swedish actor (1939–2017))
• Mansour (singer) (born 1971. Musical artist)
• Rued Langgaard (1893 to 1952. Danish composer (1893–1952))
• Lisa Freeman (born 1957. American author and actress)
• Pedro (born 1987. Spanish footballer)
• Jacopo Sannazaro (1457 to 1530. Italian poet)
• Pip Cheshire (1950 to 2026. New Zealand architect (1950–2026))
• Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo (1868 to 1907. Italian divisionist painter from Piedmont (1868–1907))
• Penaia Ganilau (1918 to 1993. President of Fiji from 1987 to 1993)
• Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen (1745 to 1826. Russian courtier and general (1745–1826))
• Tshilidzi Marwala (born 1971. South African engineer and university administrator)
• Margaret of Durazzo (1347 to 1412. Queen of Naples from 1382 to 1386)
• Florence Broadhurst (1899 to 1977. Australian artist (1899–1977))
• Paul Kaba Thieba (born 1960. Burkinabé politician and economist)

Died on July 28

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 to 1750. German composer (1685–1750))
• Maximilien Robespierre (1758 to 1794. French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794))
• Thomas Cromwell (1485 to 1540. English statesman (1485–1540))
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 to 1741. Italian composer and violinist (1678–1741))
• Francis Crick (1916 to 2004. English physicist and biologist (1916–2004))
• Joseph Bonaparte (1768 to 1844. King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13))
• Victor I (Head of the Catholic Church from c. 189 to 199)
• Otto Hahn (1879 to 1968. German nuclear chemist and Nobel laureate (1879–1968))
• Theodosius II (401 to 450. Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450)
• Gerda Wegener (1885 to 1940. Danish artist (1886–1940))
• Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798 to 1849. King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849)
• Victor II (1018 to 1057. Head of the Catholic Church from 1055 to 1057)
• Flinders Petrie (1853 to 1942. British Egyptologist (1853–1942))
• James Burnham (1905 to 1987. American philosopher (1905–1987))
• Frank Loesser (1910 to 1969. American songwriter (1910–1969))
• William Clito (1102 to 1128. Count of Flanders from 1127 to 1128)
• Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (1910 to 1946. Catholic saint (1910–1946))
• Augustin Robespierre (1763 to 1794. French lawyer and revolutionary (1763–1794))
• Gaspard Monge (1746 to 1818. French mathematician (1746–1818))
• Ramón Grau (1887 to 1969. President of Cuba (1933–1934; 1944–1948))
• Empress Zhangsun (601 to 636. Empress of Tang China from 626 to 636)
• Harry Herbert Crosby (1919 to 2010. United States Army Air Forces officer)
• Theodore Van Kirk (1921 to 2014. US Army Air Forces navigator; recipient of the Silver Star)
• Georges Couthon (1755 to 1794. French politician and lawyer (1755–1794))
• Joachim Frederick (1546 to 1608. Elector of Brandenburg from 1598 to 1608)
• Jukums Vācietis (1873 to 1938. Soviet military leader (1873–1938))
• Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829 to 1899. President of Venezuela (1829–1899))
• Seni Pramoj (1905 to 1997. Prime Minister of Thailand (1945–1946; 1975; 1976))
• Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859 to 1915. President of Haiti (1859–1915))
• William James Mayo (1861 to 1939. American surgeon (1861–1939))

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