Gilad Shalit

Israeli writer, soldier, and former prisoner.

Born August 28th, 1986 (age 38 years) in Nahariya.

Sonny Shroyer

Actor.

Born August 28th, 1935 (age 89 years) in Valdosta.

Janet Frame

New zealand author.

Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin. ^[ref]

Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia). ^[ref]

Jack Vance

American mystery and speculative fiction writer (1916-2013).

Born August 28th, 1916 in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Died May 26th, 2013 at 96 years old in Oakland (old age). ^[ref]

Kristin Booth

Canadian actress.

Born August 28th, 1974 (age 50 years) in Kitchener.

Melissa Rosenberg

American screenwriter.

Born August 28th, 1962 (age 62 years) in Marin County.

Kim Appleby

English musician and actor.

Born August 28th, 1961 (age 63 years) in London.

Sterling Morrison

American musician.

Born August 28th, 1942 in East Meadow. ^[ref]

Died August 30th, 1995 at 53 years old in Poughkeepsie (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Ron Guidry

American baseball player and coach.

Born August 28th, 1950 (age 74 years) in Lafayette.

Bruno Bettelheim

Austrian-american child psychologist and writer (1903–1990).

Born August 28th, 1903 in Vienna.

Died March 13th, 1990 at 86 years old in Silver Spring (asphyxia). ^[ref]