Famous Birthdays on January 28 (Part 2)

  • 1964 Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back (Car Panthers, GB Packers)
  • 1965 Lynda Boyd, Canadian actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1966 Jeff Uhlenhake, NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins)
  • 1966 Michal Pivonka, Kladno Cze, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
  • 1967 Jan Lamb, Hong Kong disc jockey & stand-up comedian
  • 1967 Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
  • 1968 DJ Muggs [Lawrence Muggerud], American DJ, and record producer (Cypress Hill), born in Queens, New York City
  • 1968 Henry Hering, Pointe-Claire Quebec, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96)
  • 1968 Marnie McBean, Canadian rower (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1968 Rakim [William Michael Griffin, Jr.], American rapper, born in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York
  • 1968 Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning folk singer-songwriter (Fumbling Towards Ecstasy; "I Will Remember You"), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • 1969 Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
  • 1969 John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
  • 1969 Kathryn Morris, American actress
  • 1969 Linda Sanchez, American politician
  • 1969 Mo Rocca, American writer and comedian
  • 1970 Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears)
  • 1970 Donald Tardy, American death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death)
  • 1970 Mike Chalenski, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
  • 1970 Mr. Prospector, American thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion (most influential sire of his generation), born in Spendthrift Farm, Kentucky (d. 1999)
  • 1970 Rob Clayton, American alternative rock drummer (The Jody Grind), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1992)
  • 1971 Mickalene Thomas, American artist (Le Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe: Les Trois Femmes Noires), born in Camden, New Jersey
  • 1972 Amy Coney Barrett, American jurist and lawyer (US Supreme Court 2020-), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1972 Elena Baranova, Russian WNBA center (Utah Starzz), born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1972 Frank Garcia, American NFL center (GB Packers, Carolina Panthers), born in Phoenix, Aizona
  • 1972 Nicky Southall, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers), born in Middlesbrough, England
  • 1972 Tunde Jegede, Nigerian-British cellist, kora player, and composer of contemporary classical, African and pop music, born in London, England
  • 1973 Jerome Allen, American NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) and coach, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1973 Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
  • 1974 Jermaine Dye, American baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Oakland, California
  • 1974 Magglio Ordóñez, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1974 Tony Delk, NBA guard (SF Warriors)
  • 1974 Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
  • 1975 Anne Montminy, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1975 David Zingler, American writer
  • 1975 Junior Spivey, American baseball player, born in Oklahoma, City, Oklahoma
  • 1975 Lee Latchford-Evans, British pop singer (The Steps), born in Chester, England
  • 1975 Terri Colombino, American Actress
  • 1976 Emiko Kado, Japanese professional wrestler (d. 1999)
  • 1976 Jarrod Montague, American rock drummer (Taproot), born in Linden, Michigan
  • 1976 Lee Ingleby, British actor
  • 1976 Mark Madsen, American basketball player
  • 1976 Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
  • 1976 Rick Ross [William Leonard Roberts II] American rapper and songwriter (Port Of Miami; "Aston Martin Music"), born in Clarksdale, Mississippi
  • 1977 Daunte Culpepper, American football player
  • 1977 Joey Fatone, American pop singer (NSYNC - "Bye Bye Bye"), dancer, actor (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1977 Lyle Overbay, American baseball player
  • 1977 Matt DeVries, American heavy metal guitarist (Chimaira)
  • 1977 Takuma Sato, Japanese auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2017, 20), born in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1978 Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
  • 1978 Jamie Carragher, English footballer
  • 1978 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2020)
  • 1979 Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder
  • 1980 Jesse James, American drug dealer and fugitive, born in Hollywood, California
  • 1980 Nick Carter, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys - "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"), born in Jamestown, New York

Elijah Wood (42 years old)

1981 American actor (The Good Son, The Lord of the Rings), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • 1981 Rick Razzano, American football player
  • 1983 David Williams, Wakka Wakka Australian didgeridoo player and visual artist, born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
  • 1984 Andre Iguodala, American NBA basketball player, 2004-present (Philadelphia 76ers, golden State Warriors, and 2 other teams), born in Springfield, Illinois
  • 1985 Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
  • 1985 Athina Onassis, daughter of Christina
  • 1986 Jessica Ennis, English athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 2012; World C'ship gold 2009, 11, 15), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
  • 1986 Shruti Haasan, Indian actress
  • 1988 Henry Mortensen, American actor
  • 1994 Maluma [Juan Londoño], Colombian urbano singer-songwriter, ("El Préstamo"; "11PM"; "Hawái"), born in Medellín, Colombia
  • 1998 Ariel Winter, American actress (Modern Family) and singer, born in Los Angeles, California
  • 2003 Whitney Peak, Ugandan-Canadian actress (Gossip Girl), born in Kampala, Uganda