Famous birthdays on January 28
Famous people born on January 28, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 280 of 366
Born on January 28

José Martí
born 1853 · Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

Arthur Rubinstein
born 1887 · Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

Jackson Pollock
born 1912 · American painter (1912–1956)

Ismail Kadare
born 1936 · Albanian writer (1936–2024)

Carlos Slim
born 1940 · Mexican business magnate and investor

Nicolas Sarkozy
born 1955 · 23rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
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Jamie Carragher
born 1978 · English associiation football player and sportcaster

Ismael Saibari
born 2001 · Moroccan footballer (born 2001)
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John Brooks
born 1993 · German-American soccer player (born 1993)

Bruno Metsu
born 1954 · French association football player and manager (1954–2013)
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Abel Ruiz
born 2000 · Spanish association football player

Manuel Preciado Rebolledo
born 1957 · Spanish football player/manager (1957–2012)
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Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf
born 1949 · former finance Minister of Saudi Arabia
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Sultan Al-Bishi
born 1990 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Tomas Lindahl
born 1938 · Nobel prize winning Swedish biologist

Sjoukje Dijkstra
born 1942 · Dutch figure skater (1942-2024)

Marthe Keller
born 1945 · Swiss actress

Mike Moore
born 1949 · Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990

Leonid Kadeniuk
born 1951 · Ukrainian cosmonaut (1951-2018)

Nick Price
born 1957 · professional golfer
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Arminas Narbekovas
born 1965 · Lithuanian footballer
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Sarah McLachlan
born 1968 · Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
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Fernando Cornejo
born 1969 · Chilean footballer (1969-2009)

Tomislav Marić
born 1973 · Croatian association football player
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Marcelo Lipatín
born 1977 · Uruguayan association football player
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Gianluigi Buffon
born 1978 · former Italian footballer (born 1978)

Sheamus
born 1978 · Irish professional wrestler and actor

Jasmin Handanović
born 1978 · Slovenian footballer
Papa Bouba Diop
born 1978 · Senegalese footballer (1978–2020)

Yasuhito Endo
born 1980 · Japanese association football player
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Marko Babić
born 1981 · Croatian association football player and manager
Omar Cook
born 1982 · American-born Montenegrin basketball player (born 1982)
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Issam Jemâa
born 1984 · Tunisian association football player
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Kállay Saunders
born 1985 · American/Hungarian recording artist

Eduardo Aranda
born 1985 · Paraguayan association football player
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Shruti Haasan
born 1987 · Indian actress

Siem de Jong
born 1989 · Dutch association football player (born 1989)
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Oussama Haddadi
born 1992 · Tunisian association football player

Richmond Boakye
born 1993 · Ghanaian footballer
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Brandon Mechele
born 1993 · Belgian footballer
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Questions about January 28 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 28?
- Famous people born on January 28 include José Martí (1853), Arthur Rubinstein (1887), Jackson Pollock (1912), Ismail Kadare (1936), Carlos Slim (1940).
- What star sign is someone born on January 28?
- Someone born on January 28 is a Aquarius.
- What is the birthstone for January 28?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 28?
- In the US, January 28 is the No. 280 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,033 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).