1928 births

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s, Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American Left as a consistent critic of the foreign policy of the United States, contemporary capitalism, and corporatocracy.

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker and photographer. A prominent figure of the New Hollywood era, Kubrick is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers. His films spanned a number of genres and gained recognition for their attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor.

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006

President of Uganda (1971-1979)

James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper in Nature proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, building on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".

American mathematician and economist (1928–2015)

Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)

Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)

Soviet and Kyrgyz author (1928–2008)

American science fiction author (1928–1982)

Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor (1928–2020)

American actress and diplomat (1928–2014)

4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)

American actor (1928–2017)

French politician (1928–2025)

8th President of Italy (1928-2010)

Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist

Mexican writer (1928–2012)

Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1928–2021)

French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (1928-2017)

Polish-American diplomat and political scientist (1928–2017)

American television personality (1928–2003)

American astronomer and physicist (1928-2016)

French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998

Japanese cartoonist and animator (1928–1989)

American actor (1928–2002)

Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018)

James Arthur Lovell Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1968, as command module pilot of Apollo 8, he, along with Frank Borman and William Anders, became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon. He then commanded the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970 which, after a critical failure en route, looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth.

German-American physics (1928–2024)

French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer (1928–2019)

German composer (1928–2007)

American playwright (1928–2016)

American writer, futurist and businessman

Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)

French mathematician (1928–2014)

86th Prime Minister of France (1928-2013)

American astronaut (1928–2023)

American film and television actor (1928–2014)

Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994)

American pianist and singer (1928–2017)

American chemist

Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent

French filmmaker (1928–2000)

Austrian artist (1928–2000)

4th Premier of the People's Republic of China (1928–2019)

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)

5th Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003

American pianist, composer, producer (1928–2023)

American microbiologist

Italian film writer and director (1928-2021)

British zoologist and ethologist (1928–2026)

American poet (1928–1974)

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)

Soviet and Russian actor (1928—2009)

American actor (1928–2017)

20th century French visual artist (1928–1962)