John Perkins

American author.

Born January 28th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Hanover.

Mark Lawrence

Author.

Born January 28th, 1966 (age 60 years) in United States.

Suman Kalyanpur

Indian singer.

Born January 28th, 1937 in Dhaka.

Died May 31st, 2026 at 89 years old in Mumbai, India.

Antonio Delgado

American politician (born 1977).

Born January 28th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Schenectady. ^[ref]

Mark Madsen

American basketball player/coach.

Born January 28th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Walnut Creek.

Peter Schilling

German musician.

Born January 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Stuttgart.

Yasuhito Endo

Japanese association football player.

Born January 28th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Sakurajima.

Gen Hoshino

Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, writer, radio personality.

Born January 28th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Warabi.

R. Nicholas Burns

American diplomat and academic (born 1956).

Born January 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Buffalo.

Abel Ruiz

Spanish association football player.

Born January 28th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Almussafes.

Tim Montgomery

American sprinter.

Born January 28th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Gaffney.

Yoo Seon-ho

South korean singer and actor.

Born January 28th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Incheon. ^[ref]

Raja Ramanna

Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004).

Born January 28th, 1925 in Tumkur. ^[ref]

Died September 24th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.

Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

Saudi arabian former crown prince.

Born January 28th, 1933 in Ta'if. ^[ref]

Died June 16th, 2012 at 79 years old in Geneva (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Alice Neel

American visual artist (1900-1984).

Born January 28th, 1900 in Gladwyne.

Died October 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in New York City.

Vladimir Solovyov

Russian philosopher (1853-1900).

Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.

Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.

John Tavener

British composer (1944-2013).

Born January 28th, 1944 in London.

Died November 12th, 2013 at 69 years old in Dorset. ^[ref]

Bruno Metsu

French association football player and manager (1954–2013).

Born January 28th, 1954 in Coudekerque-Branche.

Died October 15th, 2013 at 59 years old in Coudekerque-Branche (cancer, colorectal cancer).

Rosalía Mera

Spanish businesswoman; co-founder of inditex, zara (1944-2013).

Born January 28th, 1944 in A Coruña.

Died August 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in A Coruña (cerebral hemorrhage).

Ronnie Scott

British jazz saxophonist (1927–1996).

Born January 28th, 1927 in London.

Died December 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in London (drug overdose).

Tom Neal

American actor (1914–1972).

Born January 28th, 1914 in Evanston.

Died August 7th, 1972 at 58 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

David Lodge

English writer (1935–2025).

Born January 28th, 1935 in Brockley.

Died January 1st, 2025 at 89 years old in Birmingham. ^[ref]

Julia Lester

American actress.

Born January 28th, 1999 (age 27 years) in United States.

Dan Spitz

American guitarist.

Born January 28th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Rockland County.

Sabine Baring-Gould

English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, eclectic scholar, folk song collector (1834-1924).

Born January 28th, 1834 in Exeter.

Died January 2nd, 1924 at 89 years old in Lewtrenchard.