Famous People Born in 1928 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 817

Mar 30 Richard Trant, British general (d. 2007)
Mar 30 Tom Sharpe, English historian and author (Riotous Assembly, Want), (d. 2013)
Mar 31 (William) "Lefty" Frizzell, American country music singer and songwriter ("If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)"; "Saginaw, Michigan"), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 1975)

Gordie Howe (1928-2016)

Mar 31 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (23-time NHL All Star; NHL: Detroit Red Wings; WHA: Houston Aeros), born in Floral, Saskatchewan

Apr 1 Dimitri Frenkel Frank, Dutch writer/director (Hadimassa)
Apr 1 George Grizzard, American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica), born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina (d. 2007)
Apr 1 Herbert Klein, newscaster/press secretary
Apr 2 Joseph Bernardin, American Cardinal of the Catholic Church, born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 1996)
Apr 2 Rita Gam, American actress (Distortions, Hannibal), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
Apr 2 Serge Gainsbourg, Russian-French singer (Ford Mustang), born in Paris (d. 1991)
Apr 3 Don Gibson, American country musician and songwriter ("Sweet Dreams"; "I Can't Stop Loving You"), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 2003)

Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)

Apr 3 1st African American basketball player in the NBA, born in Alexandria, Virginia

Apr 3 Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies), born in Kensington, London (d. 1999)
Apr 3 Kevin Hagen, American actor (Little House on the Prairie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
Apr 4 Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Cuban jazz trumpeter (Orchestra Harlow; Eddie Palmieri), born in Santa Clara, Cuba (d. 2016)
Apr 4 Bill Ryan, American newscaster (Smithsonian), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 4 Estelle Harris, American actress (Estelle Costanza - Seinfeld, Toy Story), born in Manhattan, New York
Apr 4 Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death), born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2001)

Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Apr 4 American author ("I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"), poet and actress (Nyo-Roots), born in St Louis, Missouri

Apr 4 Monty Norman [Noserovitch], British big band singer, songwriter (False Hearted Lover), and film composer (James Bond Theme), born in Stepney, England (d. 2022)
Apr 5 David Farquhar Andress, New Zealand composer (Ring Around the Moon; A Unicorn for Christmas), born in Cambridge, New Zealand (d. 2007)
Apr 5 Michael Bryant, British actor (Sakharov; Girly), born in London, England (d. 2002)
Apr 5 Peter Moore, British academic (Professor of Statistics at London Business School) (d. 2010)
Apr 5 Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters, 1953-59 - "Only You"; "The Great Pretender"), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1992)
Apr 6 Bob Efford, British jazz and session baritone saxophonist and reed player, born in London (d. 2019)

James Watson (94 years old)

Apr 6 American molecular biologist who co-discovered DNA's structure, with Francis Crick (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1962), geneticist and zoologist, born in Chicago, Illinois [1] [2]

Apr 6 Will Gaines, American-British tap dancer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2014)
Apr 7 Alan J Pakula, director (All the President's Men, Klute)
Apr 7 James Garner, American actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick), born in Norman Oklahoma (d. 2014)
Apr 7 James White, UK, sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer)
Apr 8 Eric Porter, British actor (Antony & Cleopatra; The 39 Steps), born in London, England (d. 1995)
Apr 8 Fred Ebb, American musical theater lyricist, with John Kander (Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York; Funny Lady), born in New York City (d. 2004)
Apr 8 Leah Rabin (nee Schloßberg), wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, born in Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) (d. 2000)
Apr 8 Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, Dutch CEO (NVSH - Dutch Association for Sexual Reform), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1984)
Apr 9 Brian Cubbon, British senior civil servant, born in Lancashire, England (d. 2015)
Apr 9 Floyd Spence, American attorney and politician (Rep-R-SC, 1971-2001), born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 2001)
Apr 9 Monty Sunshine, British jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Petite Fleur), born in Stepney, London (d. 2010)

Paul Arizin (1928-2006)

Apr 9 American College/Basketball HOF small forward (NBA C'ship 1956; 10 x NBA All Star; NBA scoring champion 1952, 57; Philadelphia Warriors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Apr 9 Tom Lehrer, American musician ("The Elements"), satirist (That Was The Week That Was), and mathematician, born in NYC, New York
Apr 10 Marilyn Maye, American cabaret and standards singer, born in Wichita, Kansas [1]
Apr 10 Rosco Gordon, American R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter ("Booted"; "No More Doggin'"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2002)

Ethel Kennedy (94 years old)

Apr 11 American human-rights campaigner (wife of Bobby Kennedy), born in Chicago, Illinois

Apr 12 Brooklyn Supreme, Belgian stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
Apr 12 Hardy Krüger, German actor (The Flight of the Phoenix), born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany
Apr 12 Jean-François Paillard, French conductor, born in Vitry-le-François, France (d. 2013)
Apr 12 Russell L. Rogers, American electrical engineer and astronaut (X-20), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 1967)
Apr 12 Uwe Kitzinger, President (Templeton College, Oxford), born in Nuremberg, Germany
Apr 13 Alan Clark, English politician (Minister for Defence Procurement), born in Paddington, London (d. 1999)
Apr 14 Egil Monn-Iversen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, 1981-96), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2017)
Apr 14 Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2020)
Apr 15 Jerry Green, Pro Football Hall of Fame journalist (Associated Press 1956-63; The Detroit News 1963-2004), born in NYC, New York (d. 2023)
Apr 15 Norma Merrick Sklarek, 1st African-American woman architect in NY & California, born in Harlem, New York (d. 2012)
Apr 15 Richard Evans, British diplomat, ambassador to the People's Republic of China (1984-88), born in England (d. 2012)
Apr 16 Dick 'Night Train' Lane, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (7 x Pro Bowl; 7 x First-team All-Pro; LA Rams, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2002)
Apr 16 Walt Dickerson, American jazz vibraphone player, and composer ("To My Queen"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008) [1]
Apr 17 Cynthia Ozick, American author (Pagan Rabbi & Other Stories), born in NYC, New York
Apr 18 Howard S. Becker, American sociologist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 18 Ken Colyer, British New Orleans jazz devotee trumpeter, cornetist, and bandleader, born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (d. 1988)
Apr 19 Alexis Korner, British blues musician (Blues Inc - "Bootleg Him"), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
Apr 19 John Horlock, British vice-chancellor (Open College), born in Edmonton, Middlesex (d. 2015)
Apr 19 William Klein, American-French photographer (1957 Prix Nadar), born in New York City
Apr 20 Gerald S. Hawkins, English-American astronomer (archaeoastronomy), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 2003)
Apr 20 Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
Apr 20 Muhammadu Maccido, 19th Sultan of Sokoto (1996-2006) in Nigeria, born in Dange Shuni, Nigeria (d. 2006)
Apr 23 Okke Jager, Dutch theologist, writer and poet, born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)

Shirley Temple (1928-2014)

Apr 23 American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California

Apr 23 Sir William "Bill" Cotton, British television producer and executive (Noel Gay TV), born in London, England (d. 2008)
Apr 24 Gustav Krivinka, Czech composer, born in Doubravice nad Svitavou, Czech Republic (d. 1990)
Apr 24 Johnny Griffin III, American jazz saxophonist (A Blowin' Session), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2008)
Apr 24 Tommy Docherty, Scottish soccer midfielder (25 caps; Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, QPR, Scotland, Manchester United), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
Apr 28 Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist and geologist (Shoemaker-Levy comet), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1997)
Apr 28 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), born in Tocopilla, Chile (d. 2022)
Apr 28 Yves Klein, French sculptor and painter, born in Nice, France (d. 1962)
Apr 29 Carl Gardner, American pop-rock vocalist (The Coasters - "Yakety Yak"), born in Tyler, Texas (d. 2011)
Apr 29 Heinz Wolff, German-born British scientist and presenter (BBC series "The Great Egg Race"), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2017)
Apr 30 Dickie Davies, English TV presenter (ITV's World of Sport), born in Wallasey, England (d. 2023) [1]
Apr 30 Hugh Hood, Canadian author (White Figure, White Ground), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
Apr 30 Peter Carsten, German actor and film producer actor (A Study in Terror, Mr Super Invisible), born in Weißenburg in Bayern, Germany (d. 2012)
May 1 Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish racer (d. 2002)
May 1 Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA)
May 3 Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), born in Spencer, Wisconsin (d. 2003)
May 3 Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1996)

Betsy Rawls (94 years old)

May 4 American golfer (US Women's Open: 1951, 53, 57, 60), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Hosni Mubarak (1928-2020)

May 4 Egyptian president (1981-2011) who was ousted during the Arab spring, born in Kafr-El Meselha, Egypt

May 4 Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter (Roulette), born in Verdun, Quebec (d. 2006)
May 4 Wolfgang von Trips, German racing driver, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1961)
May 5 Marshall Grant, American bassist (Johnny Cash's Tennessee Two), born in Bryson City, North Carolina (d. 2011)
May 5 Pierre Schoendoerffer, French Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter (The Anderson Platoon), born in Chamalieres, France (d. 2012)
May 6 Robert Poujade, French politician (Mayor of Dijon 1971-2001), born in Moulins, France
May 7 John Ingle, American actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2012)
May 7 Marvin Mitchelson, American celebrity attorney, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
May 8 Larry Levine, American sound engineer (Phil Spector's wall of sound; Herb Alpert; Beach Boys), born in New York City (d. 2008)
May 8 Theodore Sorenson, American presidential advisor to JFK and author (Kennedy), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 2010)
May 8 William Jay Sydeman, American avant-garde composer, born in New York City (d. 2021)
May 9 Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2012)
May 9 Páll Pampichier Pálsson, Austrian-Icelandic composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1966)
May 9 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
May 9 Ralph Goings, American painter
May 10 Arnold Rüütel, Estonian president
May 11 Brother Andrew, Dutch missionary
May 11 Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)

May 12 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"; "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; "Promises, Promises"), born in Kansas City, Missouri [1]

May 12 Henry Cosby, American songwriter, musician and producer for Motown ("Tears of a Clown"; "For Once In My Life"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2002)
May 12 Ivan Král, Czech-American bass player, songwriter, record producer (Patti Smith; Iggy Pop; John Waite), in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) (d. 2020)
May 12 Manuel Lujan Jr, American politician (Rep-R-NM, 1969-89), born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico (d. 2019)
May 13 Édouard Molinaro, French film actor, director and screenwriter (La Cage aux Folles), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 2013)
May 13 Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-07), born in Masaya, Nicaragua (d. 2021)
May 13 Jim Shoulders, American champion rodeo cowboy, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
May 14 Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor
May 14 Will "Dub" Jones, American bass singer (The Coasters - "Charlie Brown"), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2000)
May 15 Gene Kenney, American soccer coach (Michigan State Spartans 1956-69; NCAA C'ship 1967, 68), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2022)

Billy Martin (1928-1989)

May 16 American baseball 2nd baseman (MLB All Star 1956; World Series 1951, 52, 53, 56; NY Yankees) and manager (World Series 1977 NY Yankees), born in Berekeley, California

May 16 Hiroshi Nakajima, Japanese physician and medical researcher (WHO Director-General, 1988-98), born in Chiba, Japan (d. 2013)
May 16 Reginald Askew, dean (King's College London)
May 17 Donald Cameron Watt, historian
May 17 Ian Griggs, bishop (Ludlow)
May 17 Vivian Moses, biotechnologist
May 18 Pernell Roberts, American actor (Bonanza - "Adam"; Trapper John, M.D.), born in Waycross, Georgia (d. 2010)
May 18 Peter Hammersley, British Rear-Admiral who served on submarines, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 2020)
May 19 Colin Chapman, English automotive engineer and founder of Lotus Cars, born in Richmond (d. 1982)

Dolph Schayes (1928-2015)

May 19 American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, 1948-63) and coach (76ers, 1963-66; Buffalo Braves, 1970-72) and coach, born in NYC, New York

May 20 Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (New York Post; Saturday Evening Post), introduced The Beatles to Bob Dylan, born in Bordentown, New Jersey (d. 2005)
May 20 David Berriman, CEO (Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees)
May 21 Alice Drummond, American actress (Awakenings), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (d. 2016)
May 22 Roscoe Robinson, American gospel and soul singer, born in Dermott, Arkansas

T. Boone Pickens (1928-2019)

May 22 American business person and oil tycoon (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) known as the 'Oracle of Oil', born in Holdenville, Oklahoma

May 23 Buster Welch, American cutting horse trainer (4 x NCHA World Championship; 5 x NCHA World Championship Futurity), born in Sterling City Texas (d. 2022)
May 23 Jeannie Carson [Shufflebottom], British-born comedian, actress, singer and dancer (As Long as They're Happy; An Alligator Named Daisy), born in Yorkshire, England
May 23 Nigel Davenport, British actor (Without a Clue, Masada), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2013)
May 23 Nina Otkalenko, USSR, 800m runner (9 world records)
May 23 Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter, social and political activist, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 1998)
May 23 Rosemary Clooney, American singer ("Come On-a My House"), and actress (White Christmas), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 2002)
May 24 Peter Griffiths, British politician (C), controversially won his seat (1964), born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire (d. 2013)
May 24 William Trevor, Irish writer (Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune), born in Mitchelstown, Ireland (d. 2016)
May 25 Frigyes Hidas, Hungarian composer, and musical director (Hungarian National Theater, 1951-66; Budapest Operetta, 1974-79), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2007)
May 25 Mary Tuck, British social researcher and civil servant (d. 1996)

Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011)

May 26 American pathologist and right-to-die activist, born in Pontiac, Michigan

May 27 Thea Musgrave, Scottish composer (Mary Queen of Scots; Pontalba), born in Barnton, Edinburgh
May 28 Albert Booth, British government minister
May 29 Felix Rohatyn, American investment banker (NY Big MAC Bonds), born in Vienna, Austria
May 29 Freddie Redd, American hard-bop jazz pianist, organist, and composer, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2021)
May 29 Sandy Mosse, American jazz tenor saxophonist, and bandleader (Pieces of Eight), born in Detroit, Michigan, (d. 1983)
May 30 Agnès Varda, Belgium-born French director (Vagabond), born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 2019)
May 30 Glyn Moses, Welsh rugby league fullback (2 caps Wales. 9 Great Britain; Salford, St. Helens), born in Nant-y-Moel, Wales (d. 2021)
May 30 Gustav Leonhardt, Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor, born in 's-Graveland, Netherlands (d. 2012)
May 30 John Keith Wright, English economist, Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84)
May 30 Pro Hart, Australian artist (d. 2006)
May 31 Derek Ufton, English soccer defender (1 cap; Charlton Athletic), manager (Plymouth Argyle) and cricket wicketkeeper (Kent), born in Crayford, England (d. 2021)
May 31 Jacob Lateiner, Cuban-American concert pianist, and professor (Juilliard School, 1966-2010), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2010)
May 31 Pankaj Roy, Indian cricket batsman (45 Tests, 5 x 100, HS 173; WR opening partnership [Vinoo Mankad] 413; Bengal), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh (d. 2001)
Jun 1 Bob Monkhouse, comedian (Bonkers), born in Kent, England
Jun 1 Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 11), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union (d. 1971)
Jun 2 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher
Jun 3 Donald Judd, American minimalist sculptor and artist, born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (d. 1994)
Jun 3 John Reid, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (58 Tests; 6 x 100s; 85 wickets) and ICC Match Referee (50 Tests 1993-2002), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2020)
Jun 4 Lloyd Lambert, American bassist (Guitar Slim), born in Thilbodaux, Louisiana (d. 1995)
Jun 4 Paul Greening, Royal Navy officer and master of Queen's household, born in Steyning, Sussex, England (d. 2008)
Jun 4 Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist and media personality (Dr Ruth), born in Wiesenfeld, Germany
Jun 4 Teddy Kotick, American jazz double bassist (Phil Woods; Charlie Parker; Bill Evans), born in Haverhill, Massachusetts (d. 1986)
Jun 5 Don Chargin, American boxing promoter (IBHOF; Bobby Chacon, Tony "The Tiger" Lopez, Loreto Garza), born in Santa Clara, California (d. 2018)
Jun 5 Otto F. Walter, Swiss writer and publisher (Walter Verlag), born in Rickenbach (d. 1994)
Jun 5 Robert Lansing, American actor (12 O'Clock High, Equalizer, A Man for All Seasons, Chariots of Fire), born in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire (d. 1994)
Jun 5 Tony Richardson, English theater and film director (Tom Jones), born in Shipley, England (d. 1991)
Jun 6 George Deukmejian, American politician, 35th Governor of California (1983-91), born in Menands, New York (d. 2018)
Jun 7 Anthony Nicholas Maria Wahl, American historian, born in New York (d. 1996)
Jun 7 Anthony Ortega, American session and jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and flautist (A Man and His Horns), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 7 Charles Strouse, American composer (Bye Bye Birdie; Annie), born in NYC, New York
Jun 7 Dave Bowen, Welsh soccer wing-half (19 caps; Arsenal) and manager (Wales 1964-74; Northampton Town), born in Maesteg, Wales (d. 1995)
Jun 7 David Malcolm Lewis, English historian, expert in Greek Epigraphy, born in London (d. 1994)
Jun 7 James Ivory, American producer, director and screenwriter (Howard's End; Remains of the Day), born in Berkeley, California
Jun 7 James Jude, American thoracic surgeon (developed CPR), born in Maple Lake, Minnesota (d. 2015)
Jun 7 Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe - 1951, 58, 65), born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2007)
Jun 8 Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2018)
Jun 9 Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh scholar (University of Wales), born in Tal-y-bont, Wales (d. 2015)

Jackie Mason (1928-2021)

Jun 9 American Emmy and Tony Award-winning stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor (The World According To Me!), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin [1]

Jun 10 Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
Jun 11 Bob Gordon, American cool jazz baritone saxophonist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1955)
Jun 11 Gerard van Leijenhorst, Dutch undersecretary of the Interior (CDA), born in Ede, Netherlands (d. 2001)
Jun 11 Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Spanish Queen of Belgium, born in Zurbano Palace, Madrid, Spain (d. 2014)
Jun 12 Michael Wishart, British figurative painter, born in London (d. 1996)
Jun 12 Richard Sherman, American composer and lyricist (The Sherman Brothers - Mary Poppins), born in NYC, New York
Jun 12 Tom Rosqui, American stage and screen character actor (The Godfather - "Rocco Lampone"), born in Oakland, California (d. 1991)
Jun 12 Vic Damone [Vito Farinola], American singer (On the Street Where You Live), entertainer, actor and TV presenter (Vic Damone Show), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2018)
Jun 13 Jean Villain, Swiss writer, born in Zurich (d. 2006)

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