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June 28 birthdays

283 notable historical figures were born on June 28, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on June 28 is a Cancer.

18% of June 28 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (68) than any other country.

Born on June 28

• Henry VIII (1491 to 1547. King of England from 1509 to 1547)
• Elon Musk (born 1971. Businessman, entrepreneur and political figure (born 1971))
• Kevin De Bruyne (born 1991. Belgian footballer (born 1991))
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 to 1778. Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778))
• Muhammad Yunus (born 1940. Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940))
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577 to 1640. Flemish artist and diplomat (1577–1640))
• P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921 to 2004. Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996)
• Richard Rodgers (1902 to 1979. American composer (1902–1979))
• Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994. Heir apparent to the Jordanian throne (born 1994))
• Pierre Laval (1883 to 1945. French politician (1883–1945))
• Rupert Sheldrake (born 1942. English author and parapsychological researcher (born 1942))
• Luigi Pirandello (1867 to 1936. Sicilian dramatist, novelist, poet, short story writer (1867–1936))
• Elaine Thompson-Herah (born 1992. Jamaican sprinter (born 1992))
• Muhammad Azam Shah (1653 to 1707. Mughal emperor in 1707)
• Paul IV (1476 to 1559. Head of the Catholic Church from 1555 to 1559)
• Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906 to 1972. German–American physicist (1906–1972))
• Chris Hani (1942 to 1993. South African revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist (1942–1993))
• E. H. Carr (1892 to 1982. British diplomat, historian, and writer (1892–1982))
• Mel Brooks (born 1926. American filmmaker, actor, comedian, and songwriter (born 1926))
• John Stewart Bell (1928 to 1990. Northern Irish physicist (1928–1990))
• Alexis Carrel (1873 to 1944. French surgeon and biologist (1873–1944))
• Hans Blix (born 1928. Swedish politician (born 1928))
• Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956. Bosnian politician (born 1956))
• Ngô Bảo Châu (born 1972. Vietnamese math professor (born 1972))
• Irakli Garibashvili (born 1982. Prime Minister of Georgia (2013–2015, 2021–2024))
• Henri Lebesgue (1875 to 1941. French mathematician (1875–1941))
• Kathy Bates (born 1948. American actress (born 1948))
• Don Baylor (1949 to 2017. American baseball player and manager (1949–2017))
• Paul Broca (1824 to 1880. French physician, anatomist and anthropologist (1824–1880))
• William C. Campbell (born 1930. Irish-American microbiologist and Nobel laureate in medicine (born 1930))
• Louisa Maria Stuart (1692 to 1712. Princess Royal (titular))
• Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929 to 1990. Yugoslav prince (1929–1990))
• Georgi Parvanov (born 1957. President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012)
• Donald Johanson (born 1943. American paleoanthropologist)
• David Edwards (1915 to 2011. American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011))
• Luisito Rey (1945 to 1992. Spanish musician and executive)
• T. M. Scanlon (born 1940. American philosopher (born 1940))
• Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796 to 1881. Queen of Denmark from 1839 to 1848)
• Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1444 to 1487. Queen of Cyprus from 1458 to 1464)
• Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243 to 1304. Emperor of Japan from 1246 to 1260)
• Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul (1719 to 1785. French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785))
• Klaus von Klitzing (born 1943. German physicist (born 1943))
• Marilyn Lightstone (born 1940. Canadian actress and writer (1940-))
• Albert of Brandenburg (1490 to 1545. Catholic cardinal (1490–1545))
• Gary Habermas (born 1950. American New Testament scholar (born 1950))
• Anatoly Stessel (1848 to 1915. Russian general (1848–1915))
• Leon O. Chua (born 1936. American electrical engineer and computer scientist)
• Frederick William Faber (1814 to 1863. English priest, hymnwriter, and theologian (1814–1863))
• Pakubuwono XIII (1948 to 2025. Susuhunan of Surakarta from 2004 to 2025)
• Duchess Amelia of Württemberg (1799 to 1848. Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg from 1834 to 1848)
• Amalia Fleming (1912 to 1986. Greek physician, bacteriologist)
• Jon Halliday (born 1939. Irish historian (born 1939))
• John Cusack (born 1966. American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966))
• Meralda Warren (born 1959. Nurse, poet and artist (born 1959))
• William Hooper (1742 to 1790. American Founding Father and politician (1742–1790))
• Anatol Lieven (born 1960. British author and political analyst)
• F. Sherwood Rowland (1927 to 2012. American chemist (1927–2012))
• Alex Manoogian (1901 to 1996. American businessman)
• Abbas el-Akkad (1889 to 1964. Egyptian journalist and poet (1889–1964))
• Nora Orlandi (1933 to 2025. Italian musician and composer (1933–2025))

Died on June 28

• James Madison (1751 to 1836. Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817)
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863 to 1914. Austrian archduke (1863–1914))
• Theodora (wife of Justinian I) (500 to 548. Roman empress from 527 to 548)
• Murad I (1326 to 1389. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389)
• Sophia Chotek (1868 to 1914. Wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1868–1914))
• Italo Balbo (1896 to 1940. Italian Marshal of the Air Force and minister (1896–1940))
• Jeongjo (1752 to 1800. King of Joseon from 1776 to 1800)
• Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893 to 1972. Indian scientist and statistician (1893 –1972))
• Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687 to 1757. Queen in Prussia from 1713 to 1740)
• Paul I (700 to 767. Head of the Catholic Church from 757 to 767)
• Mortimer J. Adler (1902 to 2001. American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001))
• Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851 to 1921. American lawyer and political activist (1851–1921))
• Abraham Ortelius (1527 to 1598. Dutch cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598))
• Alboin (530 to 572. King of the Lombards from c. 560 to 572)
• Myeongjong of Joseon (1534 to 1567. King of Joseon from 1545 to 1567)
• F. D. Reeve (1928 to 2013. American poet)
• James Craig (1912 to 1985. American actor (1912–85))
• Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348 to 1385. Byzantine emperor from 1376 to 1379)
• Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156 to 1189. Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria)
• Domenico Losurdo (1941 to 2018. Italian Marxist philosopher and historian (1941–2018))
• Velimir Khlebnikov (1885 to 1922. Russian playwright, poet and futurist (1885-1922))
• Christa Schroeder (1908 to 1984. Secretary to Adolf Hitler (1908–1984))
• Alfred Noyes (1880 to 1958. English poet (1880–1958))
• Abdul-Rahman al-Bazzaz (1913 to 1973. Iraqi politician, academic and pan-Arab nationalist (1913–1973))
• François Périer (1919 to 2002. French actor (1919–2002))
• Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661 to 1681. Mistress of Louis XIV (1661–1681))
• Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1127 to 1194. Chinese Song dynasty emperor from 1162 to 1189)
• Ōtomo Sōrin (1530 to 1587. Japanese feudal lord)
• Vere Bird (1910 to 1999. Leader of Antigua and Barbuda (1960–1971; 1976–1994))
• Domenico Fontana (1543 to 1607. Italian architect born in today's Ticino (1543–1607))

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