Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 28 August

16 of the people we track were born on 28 August, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Jack Black and Sheryl Sandberg were born on the very same day, 28 August 1969.

César Azpilicueta and Valtteri Bottas were born on the very same day, 28 August 1989.

  1. Leo Tolstoy 1828Russian novelistdied aged 82
  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749German writer and artistdied aged 82
  3. José Eduardo dos Santos 1942Angolan politician who served as President of Angoladied aged 79
  4. Jack Black 1969American actor and comedianliving, 57
  5. Al-Shafi'i AD 767Theologian and scholardied aged 52
  6. Shania Twain 1965Canadian singerliving, 61
  7. Ivo Josipović 1957Croatian politician who served as President of Croatialiving, 69
  8. David Fincher 1962American film directorliving, 64
  9. Sheryl Sandberg 1969American economistliving, 57
  10. César Azpilicueta 1989Spanish footballerliving, 37
  11. Chang Myon 1899Politician who served as Prime Minister of South Koreadied aged 66
  12. Paul Martin 1938Canadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Canadaliving, 88
  13. Jack Kirby 1917American comics artistdied aged 76
  14. Jennifer Coolidge 1961American actorliving, 65
  15. Valtteri Bottas 1989Finnish driverliving, 37
  16. Thiago Motta 1982Italian footballerliving, 44