27 historically significant individuals born on April 28. April 28 is the birth date of twelve notable individuals from various fields. James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, was born in 1758. Jan Hendrik Oort, a Dutch astronomer who transformed our understanding of the galaxy's structure, was born in 1900. Nobel Peace Prize winner Tobias Asser was born in 1838. The date also saw the birth of political figures such as Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar in 1889 and Salvadoran women's rights advocate Prudencia Ayala in 1886.
Total Born
27
Countries
17
Top Century
19th· 11
Top Field
journalist
4 individuals
Headline Figures
scientist
K. Barry Sharpless
1941 – PresentNobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2001), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
computer scientist
Kurt Gödel
1906 – 1978Austrian-American mathematician who proved the incompleteness theorems, demonstrating that mathematical systems cannot be both complete and consistent, revolutionizing logic and mathematics.
military personnel
Saddam Hussein
1937 – 2006Authoritarian president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 who led the country through the Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War before being overthrown by the US-led invasion. He was captured, tried, and executed for crimes against humanity in 2006.
Birth Distribution by Century
20th (9)
19th (11)
17th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Origin
K. Barry Sharpless
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2001), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
Kurt Gödel
computer scientistmathematician
Austrian-American mathematician who proved the incompleteness theorems, demonstrating that mathematical systems cannot be both complete and consistent, revolutionizing logic and mathematics.
Saddam Hussein
military personnelnovelist
Authoritarian president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 who led the country through the Iran-Iraq War and Gulf War before being overthrown by the US-led invasion. He was captured, tried, and executed for crimes against humanity in 2006.
Tariq Aziz
diplomatjournalist
Christian politician who served as Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein for over two decades. He was the international face of the Ba'ath regime and died in prison in 2015 after being convicted of crimes against humanity.
Francisco Keil do Amaral
architectpainter
Portuguese architect and photographer (1910-1975)
Jessica Alba
film actormodel
American actress (born 1981)
Harry Shum
actorchoreographer
American actor and dancer (born 1982)
Penélope Cruz
film actorfilm director
Spanish actress who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and has starred in films by Pedro Almodóvar and Hollywood directors.
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Edwin Ifeanyi
association football player
Cameroonian midfielder who represented his country in international competitions during the 1990s. He played professionally in various leagues during his career.
19th Century
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Origin
Prudencia Ayala
journalistpolitician
Pioneering feminist writer and activist who became the first woman to run for president in Latin America in 1930.
Jan Hendrik Oort
astronomerphysicist
Dutch astronomer who proposed the existence of the Oort Cloud and made groundbreaking discoveries about the structure and rotation of the Milky Way galaxy.
Palmer Cox
children's writerillustrator
Canadian illustrator and author (1840–1924)
Karl Kraus
essayistjournalist
Austrian playwright and publicist (1874–1936)
François-Xavier-Anselme Trudel
editorlawyer
Canadian politician
Aharon Zeev
educatornewspaper editor
Israeli children's writer (1900-1968)
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
activistjournalist
Feminist, writer and patron of arts (1900–1931)
Harry Bolus
botanical collectorbotanical illustrator
South African artist and botanist (1834-1911)
Tsai Chih-chan
poet
Taiwanese poet
António de Oliveira Salazar
economistpedagogue
Portuguese dictator who ruled as Prime Minister from 1932 to 1968, establishing the authoritarian Estado Novo regime.
Tobias Asser
diplomatjurist
Dutch jurist and diplomat who won the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in international arbitration and the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
18th Century
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Origin
Miklós Jósika
military officerpolitician
Hungarian noble, writer, politician (1794/6-1865)
Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg
art collectormilitary officer
Duke of Arenberg (1785-1861)
James Monroe
diplomatfarmer
President of the United States from 1817 to 1825 (1758–1831)
17th Century
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Lifespan
Notes
Origin
Frederick I of Sweden
military personnelmonarch
King of Sweden (1676-1751)
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
actordraftsperson
Swedish noblewoman of Brandenburg extraction
Friedrich Spanheim the Younger
church historianlibrarian
Calvinist theologian (1632-1701)
Charles Joseph Batthyány
military officerpolitician
Austrian field marshal (1698–1772)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on April 28?
James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States, was born on April 28, 1758. He served as president from 1817 to 1825 and is known for the Monroe Doctrine.
Are there any scientists born on April 28?
Yes, Jan Hendrik Oort was born on April 28, 1900. He was a Dutch astronomer recognized for his work on the structure of the Milky Way galaxy and the theoretical Oort Cloud of comets.
What historical figures were born on April 28?
Notable historical figures born on April 28 include U.S. President James Monroe (1758), Nobel Peace Prize winner Tobias Asser (1838), Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar (1889), and Prudencia Ayala (1886), a pioneering women's rights activist from El Salvador.