1928
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (died 2013)
Carl Joachim Classen was a German classical scholar.
Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (died 2013)
The 1920s
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1928
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman and sports team owner (died 2014)
Malcolm Glazer was an American businessman and sports team owner. He was the president and chief executive officer of First Allied Corporation, a holding company for his varied bus…
Malcolm Glazer, American businessman and sports team owner (died 2014)
1928
Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (died 2018)
Nicolas Jack Roeg was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth …
Nicolas Roeg, English director and cinematographer (died 2018)
1928
Ann Blyth, American actress and singer (died 2026)
Anne Marie Blythe, known professionally as Ann Blyth, was an American actress and singer whose career spanned five decades. She began her career in radio as a child before transiti…
Ann Blyth, American actress and singer (died 2026)
1928
Eydie Gormé, American singer (died 2013)
Eydie Gormé was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres. She sang solo and in the duo Steve and Eydie with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on al…
Eydie Gormé, American singer (died 2013)
1928
Ara Güler, Turkish photographer and journalist (died 2018)
Ara Güler was a Turkish photojournalist of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the Eye of Istanbul". He is known for his black-and-white photographs of Istanbul, as well as photographic p…
Ara Güler, Turkish photographer and journalist (died 2018)
1928
Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Eddie Kirkland was an American electric blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer, and songwriter.
Eddie Kirkland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
1928
Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist (died 2018)
Wyatt Tee Walker was an African-American pastor, national civil rights leader, theologian, and cultural historian. He was a chief of staff for Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1958 b…
Wyatt Tee Walker, American pastor, theologian, and activist (died 2018)
1928
T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator
Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Anderson, Jr. is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and educator.
T. J. Anderson, American composer, conductor, and educator
1928
Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (died 2011)
Willem Duys was a Dutch radio and television presenter, commentator, tennis player and music producer.
Willem Duys, Dutch tennis player, sportscaster, and producer (died 2011)
1928
Marge Schott, American businesswoman (died 2004)
Margaret Carolyn Schott was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to…
Marge Schott, American businesswoman (died 2004)
1928
Sonny Til, American R&B singer (died 1981)
Earlington Carl Tilghman, known as Sonny Til, was an American singer. He was the lead singer of The Orioles, a vocal group from Baltimore, Maryland, inducted into the Rock and Roll…
Sonny Til, American R&B singer (died 1981)
1928
Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)
Henry Bernard Levin was an English journalist, author and broadcaster, described by The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". The son of a poor Jewish family in London,…
Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)
1928
Shiv Prasaad Singh, Indian Hindi writer (died 1998)
Shiv Prasaad Singh was an Indian writer, university professor and scholar of the Hindi language. He is well-known for writing novels, short stories and critiques in Hindi. He was f…
Shiv Prasaad Singh, Indian Hindi writer (died 1998)
1928
Addison Farmer, American bassist (died 1963)
Addison Gerald Farmer was an American jazz bassist. He was the twin brother of Art Farmer.
Addison Farmer, American bassist (died 1963)
1928
Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
Arthur Stewart Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identic…
Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
1928
Bud McFadin, American football player (died 2006)
Lewis Pate "Bud" McFadin was an American professional football player and coach. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was a unanimous selection at the guard posit…
Bud McFadin, American football player (died 2006)
1928
Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015)
Samuel Tinga Khendekha Seisay was a Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy activist.
Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean academic and diplomat (died 2015)
1928
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He i…
Karlheinz Stockhausen, German composer and academic (died 2007)
1928
Marian Seldes, American actress (died 2014)
Marian Hall Seldes was an American actress. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Delicate Balance in 1967, and received …
Marian Seldes, American actress (died 2014)
1928
John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player (died 2018)
John Albert "Kayo" Dottley was an American professional football player who was a fullback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f…
John "Kayo" Dottley, American football player (died 2018)
1928
Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2004)
Darrell Dean Johnson was an American professional catcher, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a manager, he led the 1975 Boston Red Sox to the American Lea…
Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2004)
1928
Karl Korte, American composer and academic (died 2022)
Karl Richard Korte was an American composer of contemporary classical music.
Karl Korte, American composer and academic (died 2022)
1928
Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
Herbert Kroemer was a German–American physicist who, along with Zhores Alferov, received the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high…
Herbert Kroemer, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)