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Famous People Born in 1928

Born in 1928? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.

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The 1920s

The most famous people born in 192860

1928–1967

Che Guevara

Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro in Cuba and became a worldwide symbol of rebellion

Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna (14 May 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist.

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b. 1928

Noam Chomsky

American linguist who revolutionised the study of language with his theory of universal grammar and became a leading political critic

Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.

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1928–1987

Andy Warhol

American pop artist famous for his Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe prints and for his New York studio, the Factory

Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist and filmmaker. Widely regarded as the most important artist of the second half of the 20th century, Warhol's practice spanned various media, including painting, filmmaking, photography, publishing, and performance art.

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1928–1999

Stanley Kubrick

American director of Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, famed for perfectionism

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers.

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1928–2014

Maya Angelou

American poet and memoirist of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings who read her poem at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration

Maya Angelou ( AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist.

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1928–2020

Hosni Mubarak

Egyptian air force commander who ruled as president for 30 years until he was toppled in the 2011 Arab Spring

Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (Arabic: محمد حسني السيد مبارك‎; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011, following the Egyptian revolution.

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1928–2014

Ariel Sharon

Israeli general and prime minister who led the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza after a long, controversial military career

Ariel "Arik" Sharon (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל "אָרִיק" שָׁרוֹן,; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.

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1928–2003

Idi Amin

Ugandan army officer who seized power in 1971 and ruled as a brutal dictator, expelling Uganda's Asian community

Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee (30 May 1928 – 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and dictator who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979. He gained power after the 1971 Ugandan coup d'état.

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Born in 1928, month by month

January
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (January 5) · Pakistani statesman who served as President and Prime Minister
- Walter Mondale (January 5) · Former United States Vice President and 1984 presidential candidate
- Domenico Modugno (January 9) · Italian singer and songwriter famous for the hit song Volare
- Jeanne Moreau (January 23) · Leading actress of the French New Wave cinema
- Eduard Shevardnadze (January 25) · Former President of Georgia and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Roger Vadim (January 26) · French film director who directed And God Created Woman
February
- Serge Gainsbourg (February 2) · Influential French singer known for his provocative pop music
- Ariel Sharon (February 26) · Israeli general and prime minister who led the 2005 withdrawal from Gaza after a long, controversial military career
- Fats Domino (February 26) · Pioneering rock and roll pianist known for his hit Blueberry Hill
- Seymour Papert (February 29) · Mathematician and computer scientist who co-developed the Logo language
March
- Edward Albee (March 12) · Award-winning playwright of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- Frank Borman (March 14) · Astronaut who commanded the first mission to orbit the Moon
- Fidel Ramos (March 18) · Former President of the Philippines who led the country during the 1990s
- Fred Rogers (March 20) · American television host of the preschool series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Jim Lovell (March 25) · Commander of the Apollo 13 lunar mission
- Zbigniew Brzezinski (March 28) · National Security Advisor to US President Jimmy Carter
- Alexander Grothendieck (March 28) · Mathematician who transformed the field of modern algebraic geometry
April
- Maya Angelou (April 4) · American poet and memoirist of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings who read her poem at Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration
- James Watson (April 6) · American biologist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA with Francis Crick and shared the Nobel Prize
- James Garner (April 7) · American actor known for starring in Maverick and The Rockford Files
- Estelle Harris (April 22) · Actress known for playing George Costanza’s mother in Seinfeld
- Shirley Temple (April 23) · Iconic child star of the 1930s and later US diplomat
May
- Hosni Mubarak (May 4) · Egyptian air force commander who ruled as president for 30 years until he was toppled in the 2011 Arab Spring
- Arnold Rüütel (May 10) · Former President of Estonia and key figure in its independence
- Che Guevara (May 14) · Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro in Cuba and became a worldwide symbol of rebellion
- Rosemary Clooney (May 23) · American jazz singer and star of the film White Christmas
- Idi Amin (May 30) · Ugandan army officer who seized power in 1971 and ruled as a brutal dictator, expelling Uganda's Asian community
- Agnès Varda (May 30) · Influential filmmaker and central figure of the French New Wave
June
- Maurice Sendak (June 10) · Author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are
- John Forbes Nash (June 13) · American mathematician whose Nash equilibrium transformed game theory, a Nobel laureate whose life inspired A Beautiful Mind
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (June 20) · Founder and long-term leader of the French National Front party
- Martin Landau (June 20) · Oscar-winning actor known for Mission: Impossible and Ed Wood
- Alexei Abrikosov (June 25) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work on superconductivity
July
- Pierre Mauroy (July 5) · Former Prime Minister of France and Mayor of Lille
- Elias James Corey (July 12) · Nobel Prize-winning chemist who developed new ways to create molecules
- Vera Rubin (July 23) · Astronomer who provided evidence for the existence of dark matter
- Stanley Kubrick (July 26) · American director of Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, famed for perfectionism
- Francesco Cossiga (July 26) · Italian politician who served as both Prime Minister and President
August
- Andy Warhol (August 6) · American pop artist famous for his Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe prints and for his New York studio, the Factory
- James Randi (August 7) · Magician and investigator who debunked claims of the paranormal
- Lina Wertmüller (August 14) · Italian film director and first woman nominated for an Oscar
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (August 22) · Influential German composer who pioneered electronic and serial music
- Herbert Kroemer (August 25) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed semiconductor technology
- Osamu Shimomura (August 27) · Nobel Prize-winning chemist who discovered green fluorescent protein
- James Coburn (August 31) · Versatile American actor known for Westerns and action films
September
- Adam West (September 19) · Actor best known for playing Batman in the 1960s series
- Elie Wiesel (September 30) · Romanian-born Holocaust survivor whose memoir Night bore witness to Auschwitz, who won the Nobel Peace Prize
October
- Alvin Toffler (October 4) · American futurist author known for the influential book Future Shock
- Didi (October 8) · Brazilian footballer who won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962
- Li Peng (October 20) · Former Premier of China associated with the Tiananmen Square crackdown
- Zhu Rongji (October 23) · Former Premier of China known for implementing major economic reforms
- Daniel Nathans (October 30) · Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist who discovered restriction enzymes
November
- Osamu Tezuka (November 3) · Influential manga artist and creator of the series Astro Boy
- Anne Sexton (November 9) · Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet known for her personal, confessional verse
- Ennio Morricone (November 10) · Italian composer celebrated for his iconic film scores
- Carlos Fuentes (November 11) · Influential Mexican novelist and diplomat
December
- Noam Chomsky (December 7) · American linguist who revolutionised the study of language with his theory of universal grammar and became a leading political critic
- Chingiz Aĭtmatov (December 12) · Renowned Kyrgyz author who wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser (December 15) · Austrian artist and architect famous for his colourful, organic buildings
- Philip K. Dick (December 16) · Science fiction author whose work inspired films like Blade Runner

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