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Who was born on November 28
160 notable people were born on November 28. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 57events
Best known
Best known
Lawrence Turman
American film producer
Abdul Halim of Kedah
King of Malaysia (1970–1975; 2011–2016)
Arthur Melvin Okun
American economist
Piet Steenbergen
Dutch footballer
Berry Gordy
American record executive (born 1929)
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz saxophonist
Lawrence Turman — American film producer, born on November 28 1926.
Abdul Halim of Kedah — King of Malaysia (1970–1975; 2011–2016), born on November 28 1927.
Arthur Melvin Okun — American economist, born on November 28 1928.
Piet Steenbergen — Dutch footballer, born on November 28 1928.
Berry Gordy — American record executive (born 1929), born on November 28 1929.
Gato Barbieri — Argentine jazz saxophonist, born on November 28 1932.
All entries
- 1930AA. L. "Doodle" OwensAmerican singer-songwriter
- 1932
Terence FrisbyBritish writer - 1933
Joe KnollenbergAmerican politician - 1933
Hope LangeAmerican actress - 1935FFrik du PreezSouth African rugby union player
- 1935RRandolph StowAustralian writer
- 1936
Gary HartAmerican politician (born 1936) - 1938PPeter DimondAustralia rugby league footballer
- 1940
Bruce ChannelAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1940) - 1941
Laura AntonelliItalian actress - 1942
Paul WarfieldAmerican football player (born 1942) - 1943RR. B. GreavesAmerican singer
- 1943
Randy NewmanAmerican musician (born 1943) - 1943SSusan BrookesEnglish television chef (born 1943)
- 1944
Rita Mae BrownAmerican writer, activist, and feminist (born 1944) - 1945
Franklin DrilonFilipino lawyer and politician (born 1945) - 1946
Joe DanteAmerican filmmaker (born 1946) - 1947
Michel BergerFrench singer and songwriter - 1947
Maria FarantouriGreek singer - 1947GGladys KokorweBotswanan politician
- 1948
Beeb BirtlesAustralian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1948) - 1948MMick ChannonEnglish footballer (born 1948)
- 1948
Agnieszka HollandPolish film director and screenwriter (born 1948) - 1948
Alan LightmanAmerican physicist, writer, and novelist (born 1948) - 1948
Dick MorrisAmerican political commentator and consultant (born 1948) - 1949
Alexander GodunovRussian-American ballet dancer and film actor - 1949
Paul ShafferCanadian musician (born 1949) - 1950
Ed HarrisAmerican actor and director (born 1950) - 1950
Russell Alan HulseAmerican physicist - 1951
Barbara MorganAmerican teacher and former astronaut (born 1951) - 1952
S. Epatha MerkersonAmerican actress (born 1952) - 1953
Alistair DarlingBritish politician - 1953HHelen De MichielAmerican director and producer
- 1953
Sixto LezcanoPuerto Rican baseball player (born 1953) - 1953
Gordon MarsdenBritish Labour politician (born 1953) - 1954NNecip HablemitoğluTurkish historian
- 1955
Alessandro AltobelliItalian footballer (born 1955) - 1955
Adem JashariCommander of the Kosovo Liberation Army - 1956FFiona ArmstrongFreelance Scottish television journalist (born 1956)
- 1956
David Van DayEnglish singer, songwriter and politician (born 1956) - 1957
Peeter JärvelaidEstonian legal scholar and historian (born 1957) - 1958
Kriss AkabusiBritish athlete (born 1958) - 1958
Dave RighettiAmerican baseball player and coach (born 1958) - 1959
Miki MatsubaraJapanese singer and songwriter - 1959
Nancy CharestCanadian politician - 1959
Judd NelsonAmerican actor (born 1959) - 1959
Stephen RocheIrish cyclist (born 1959) - 1960
Jorge DomecqSpanish diplomat - 1960
John GallianoBritish fashion designer (born 1960) - 1960AAndy Ritchie (English footballer)English footballer and manager (born 1960)
- 1960KKenny WhartonEnglish footballer and manager
- 1961
Martin ClunesEnglish actor (born 1961) - 1961
Alfonso CuarónMexican filmmaker (born 1961) - 1961KKlaus KöchlAustrian politician (born 1961)
- 1962
Matt CameronAmerican drummer (born 1962) - 1962JJuan Carlos RoseroEcuadorian cyclist
- 1962JJane SibbettAmerican actress
- 1962
Jon StewartAmerican comedian and television host (born 1962) - 1963
Armando IannucciScottish comedian, film director and producer (born 1963) - 1963
Andrew Jones (British politician)British politician (born 1963) - 1963
Johnny NewmanAmerican basketball player (born 1963) - 1963
Walt WeissAmerican baseball player & coach (born 1963) - 1964
Michael BennetAmerican politician (born 1964) - 1964JJohn BurkettAmerican baseball player (born 1964)
- 1964
Roy TarpleyAmerican basketball player - 1964
Sian WilliamsWelsh journalist and television presenter - 1965
Erwin MortierDutch-language Belgian author (born 1965) - 1965
Matt Williams (third baseman)American baseball player, manager, and coach (born 1965) - 1966
Garcelle BeauvaisHaitian actress (born 1966) - 1966
Sam SederAmerican actor and talk radio host (born 1966) - 1967JJosé del SolarPeruvian footballer and manager (born 1967)
- 1967
Chris Heaton-HarrisBritish politician (born 1967) - 1967
Anna Nicole SmithAmerican model and television personality - 1967SStephnie WeirActress and writer
- 1968DDarren BettBBC weather forecaster
- 1969
Nick Knight (cricketer)English cricketer (born 1969) - 1969RRobb NenAmerican baseball player (born 1969)
- 1969
Valeri Nikitin (wrestler)Estonian wrestler (born 1969) - 1969
Sonia O'SullivanIrish athlete (born 1969) - 1970ÁÁlex López MorónSpanish tennis player (born 1970)
- 1970
Richard OsmanEnglish TV presenter and writer (born 1970) - 1972PPaulo FigueiredoAngolan footballer
- 1972AAnastasia KelesidouGreek former discus thrower
- 1972
Jesper StrömbladSwedish guitarist (born 1972) - 1973
Jade PugetAmerican musician and producer (born 1973) - 1973GGina TognoniAmerican actress (born 1973)
- 1974
Apl.de.apFilipino and American musician (born 1974) - 1974AAndrás TölcséresHungarian footballer
- 1975BBakarhythmJapanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright and lyricist
- 1975
Eka KurniawanIndonesian writer - 1975PPark Sung-baeSouth Korean football player (born 1975)
- 1975TTakashi ShimodaJapanese footballer
- 1975
Sigurd WongravenNorwegian musician - 1976
Ryan KwantenAustralian actor and producer - 1977MMarlon BroomesEnglish footballer (born 1977)
- 1977
Fabio GrossoItalian football manager (born 1977) - 1977AAcer NethercottBritish coxswain
- 1977
Gavin RaeScottish footballer and manager - 1977
Greg SomervilleRugby player - 1977DDeMya WalkerAmerican basketball player (born 1977)
- 1978
Brent AlbrightAmerican professional wrestler - 1978
Darryl FlahavanEnglish footballer (born 1978) - 1978
Aimee GarciaAmerican actress (born 1978) - 1978
Freddie MitchellAmerican football player (born 1978) - 1978
Mehdi NaftiTunisian footballer and manager (born 1978) - 1978MMichael SimpkinsEnglish footballer (born 1978)
- 1978HHaytham TambalSudanese association football player
- 1979
Jaroslav BalaštíkCzech ice hockey player (born 1979) - 1979
ChamillionaireAmerican rapper (born 1979) - 1979
Shy FXBritish DJ and producer - 1979
Daniel HenneyAmerican actor (born 1979) - 1979KKatarzyna StrączyPolish tennis player (born 1979)
- 1980
Lisa MiddelhauveGerman vocalist and pianist (born 1980) - 1980
Stuart Taylor (footballer, born 1980)English footballer (born 1980)
- 1981
Erick RowanAmerican professional wrestler (born 1981) - 1981BBrian Tevreden (footballer, born 1981)Dutch footballer and club executive
- 1982
Leandro BarbosaBrazilian basketball player (born 1982) - 1982
Chris Harris (speedway rider)British speedway rider - 1982
Alan RitchsonAmerican actor (born 1982) - 1982RRaido VillersEstonian basketball player
- 1983RRostam BatmanglijAmerican musician
- 1983
Tyler GlennAmerican musician (born 1983) - 1983
Summer RaeAmerican professional wrestler (b. 1983) - 1983
Édouard Roger-VasselinFrench tennis player (born 1983) - 1983
Nelson ValdezParaguayan footballer (born 1983) - 1983
Carlos Villanueva (baseball)Dominican baseball player (born 1983) - 1984
Andrew BogutAustralian basketball player (born 1984) - 1984
Marc-André FleuryCanadian ice hockey player (born 1984) - 1984
Trey SongzAmerican R&B singer (born 1984) - 1984
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadAmerican actress (born 1984) - 1984
Naoko YamadaJapanese animation director - 1985
Michael KostkaCanadian ice hockey player (born 1985) - 1985
Álvaro PereiraUruguayan footballer (born 1985) - 1986
Mouhamadou DaboSenegalese footballer (born 1986) - 1986
Taurean GreenAmerican basketball player (born 1986) - 1987
Karen GillanScottish actress and filmmaker (born 1987) - 1987
Craig KieswetterEnglish cricketer (born 1987)
- 1988
Joe Cole (actor)English actor (born 1988) - 1988
Scarlett PomersAmerican actress and singer (born 1988) - 1989
Laura BrockAustralian soccer player (born 1989) - 1989
Jamie BuhrerAustralian rugby league footballer - 1989
Jesús MonteroVenezuelan baseball player - 1990
Dedryck BoyataBelgian footballer (born 1990) - 1990
Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)British motorcycle racer (born 1990) - 1992
Adam HicksAmerican actor (born 1993) - 1992
Jarvis LandryAmerican football player (born 1992) - 1992
Jake Miller (singer)American singer (born 1992) - 1993
Yazz the GreatestAmerican actor and rapper - 1993
David NofoalumaSamoa & Serbia international rugby league footballer - 1994
Nao HibinoJapanese tennis player (born 1994) - 1995
Chase ElliottAmerican racing driver (born 1995) - 1997
Mostafa Mohamed (footballer)Egyptian footballer (born 1997) - 1999
Trey JemisonAmerican basketball player (born 1999) - 2000
Jackson YeeChinese actor and singer (born 2000)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on November 28?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 28, including Lawrence Turman, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Arthur Melvin Okun. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
What happened on November 28?
57 documented historical events happened on November 28, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Having deserted the Ottoman army, Skanderbeg (pictured) arrived in the Albanian city of Krujë and, using a forged letter from Sultan Murad II to the governor of Krujë, became lord of the city. On the same day, in another year: Đại Việt emperor Lê Thánh Tông launched a military expedition against Champa, beginning the Champa–Đại Việt War. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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