Famous people born on 28 December

Linus Torvalds leads the birthdays of 28 December. Fame score 85.2, ahead of John Legend by 2.3.

1. 1Linus TorvaldsDevelopers · United States

   85.2turns 57

2. 2John LegendMusicians · United States

   82.9turns 48

3. 3Woodrow WilsonPoliticians · United States1856-1924

   82.81856-1924

Also born on 28 December

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44thRichard ClaydermanFrench pianist b. 1953France ★ #1Musicians79.5

55thGaspiArgentine YouTuber b. 2002Peru ★ #1YouTubers77.5

66thDavid ArchuletaAmerican singer-songwriter b. 1990United StatesMusicians77.3

77thSalvador SobralPortuguese singer b. 1989Portugal ★ #1Musicians77.2

88thKery JamesFrench-Haitian rapper, singer and actor b. 1977FranceMusicians76.4

99thFrank TurnerEnglish singer-songwriter b. 1981United Kingdom ★ #1Musicians75.1

1010thQuackityMexican YouTuber and streamer b. 2000Mexico ★ #1YouTubers74.7

1111thLiu XiaoboChinese literary critic, writer, professor 1955-2017China ★ #1Writers74.7

1212thDenzel WashingtonAmerican actor b. 1954United StatesActors74.6

1313thAna Torroja, 3rd Marchioness of TorrojaSpanish singer and peeress b. 1959Spain ★ #1Musicians74.5

1414thRaditya DikaIndonesian actor, author, and comedian b. 1984Indonesia ★ #1Actors73.8

1515thHildegard KnefGerman actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)Germany ★ #1Actors73.8

1616thDany BrillantFrench singer b. 1965FranceMusicians73.8

1717thLarissa ManoelaBrazilian actress and singer b. 2000Brazil ★ #1Actors73.4

1818thMichel PetruccianiFrench jazz pianist 1962-1999FranceMusicians72.6

1919thZaho de SagazanFrench singer-songwriter b. 1999FranceMusicians72.5

2020thDeddy CorbuzierIndonesian magician, actor, and YouTuber b. 1974IndonesiaActors72.5

2121stAngelina DanilovaRussian singer, model and actress b. 1996Russia ★ #1Musicians71.9

2222ndKaliopiMacedonian singer and songwriter b. 1966North Macedonia ★ #1Musicians71.8

2323rdJohn von NeumannHungarian and American mathematician and physicist 1903-1957Hungary ★ #1Academics71.7

2424thAdam PeatyBritish swimmer b. 1994United KingdomAthletes71.6

2525thNash GrierAmerican Internet personality b. 1997United StatesInfluencers71.3

2626thStan LeeAmerican comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer 1922-2018United StatesWriters71.1

2727thSienna MillerBritish-American actress b. 1981United StatesActors70.8

2828thOleg ArtemyevRussian cosmonaut b. 1970RussiaAstronauts70.3

2929thTatsumi FujinamiJapanese professional wrestler b. 1953Japan ★ #1Athletes70.1

3030thReisa KartikasariIndonesian Royal Family member of Surakarta Sunanate b. 1985IndonesiaModels70.1

3131stMaggie SmithBritish actress (1934-2024)United KingdomActors69.8

3232ndLaganja EstranjaAmerican drag queen and dancer b. 1988United StatesMusicians69.8

3333rdDamaris GelabertCatalan singer b. 1965SpainMusicians69.6

3434thJoe ManganielloAmerican actor b. 1976United StatesActors69.3

3535thGilbert MontagnéFrench singer b. 1951FranceMusicians69.2

3636thTheresa Frostad EggesbøNorwegian actress and singer b. 1998Norway ★ #1Actors68.9

3737thSalahuddin SumonBangladeshi travel blogger b. 1984Bangladesh ★ #1Journalists68.9

3838thMaitreyi RamakrishnanCanadian actress b. 2001Canada ★ #1Actors68.5

3939thNemanja ŠarovićSerbian politician b. 1974Serbia ★ #1Politicians67.8

4040thKeremcemTurkish actor and singer b. 1977Turkey ★ #1Actors67.8

4141stLittleRagerGirlMallorquin streamer b. 2000SpainStreamers67.5

4242ndFrançois PiquemalFrench politician b. 1984FrancePoliticians67.4

4343rdYehoram GaonIsraeli actor and singer b. 1939Israel ★ #1Actors67.3

4444thQuim TorraFormer president of Catalonia b. 1962SpainPoliticians67.3

4545thDhinchak PoojaIndian YouTuber b. 1993India ★ #1YouTubers66.7

4646thKevin Stitt28th governor of Oklahoma b. 1972United StatesPoliticians66.7

4747thJim ChapmanEnglish YouTuber, model, and writer b. 1987United KingdomYouTubers66.6

4848thHarley CameronAustralian wrestler, singer and model b. 1993Athletes65.9

4949thDefri JuliantIndonesian singer and actor b. 2002IndonesiaMusicians65.4

5050thAlfred CheungHong Kong film director, screenwriter, producer, actor b. 1955ChinaDirectors65.3

5151stTsuyoshi KodamaJapanese footballer b. 1987JapanFootballers64.8

5252ndChad McQueenAmerican actor and racecar driver (1960-2024)United StatesActors64.6

5353rdNarshaSouth Korean singer and actress b. 1981South Korea ★ #1Musicians64.6

5454thNigel KennedyBritish-born violinist and violist b. 1956United KingdomMusicians64.0

5555thJohnny IsaksonAmerican politician (1944-2021)United StatesPoliticians64.0

5656thElaine HendrixAmerican actress b. 1970United StatesActors63.8

5757thNichelle NicholsAmerican actress (1932-2022)United StatesActors63.6

5858thṬhānissaro BhikkhuUS Buddhist monk b. 1949United States63.4

5959thTortoise MatsumotoJapanese singer b. 1966JapanMusicians63.2

6060thJessie BuckleyIrish actress and singer b. 1989Ireland ★ #1Actors62.5

6161stDhirubhai AmbaniIndian business tycoon (1932-2002)IndiaFounders62.4

6262ndErich MielkeGerman politician (1907-2000)GermanyPoliticians62.3

6363rdBeau GarrettAmerican actress and model b. 1982United StatesActors62.3

6464thElfyn EvansWelsh rally driver b. 1988United KingdomAthletes62.2

6565thSeth MeyersAmerican comedian, television host and actor b. 1973United StatesComedians62.0

6666thRatan TataIndian industrialist (1937-2024)IndiaFounders61.7

6767thF. W. MurnauGerman film director (1888-1931)GermanyDirectors61.6

6868thPatrick RafterAustralian tennis player b. 1972Australia ★ #1Tennis Players61.4

6969thMarcos Alonso MendozaSpanish footballer b. 1990SpainFootballers61.1

7070thChed EvansWelsh footballer b. 1988United KingdomFootballers60.9

7171stMilton ObotePresident of Uganda (1980-1985) 1925-2005Uganda ★ #1Politicians60.8

7272ndJennifer McClellanAmerican politician in Virginia b. 1972United StatesPoliticians60.1

7373rdDiego CoppolaItalian footballer b. 2003Italy ★ #1Footballers59.9

7474thArthur EddingtonBritish astrophysicist (1882-1944)United KingdomScientists59.9

7575thNoomi RapaceSwedish actress b. 1979Sweden ★ #1Actors59.6

7676thWitold ZembaczyńskiPolish politician and deputy b. 1980Poland ★ #1Politicians59.5

7777thAisleyne Horgan-WallaceBritish model and actress b. 1978United KingdomModels59.5

7878thLili ElbeDanish painter and transgender woman (1882-1931)Denmark ★ #1Artists59.2

7979thSigrid BernsonSwedish dancer, singer and dancing educator b. 1988SwedenMusicians58.8

8080thPrincess Antoinette, Baroness of MassyMonegasque princess (1920-2011)FrancePoliticians58.2

8181stMadison De La GarzaAmerican actress b. 2001United StatesActors57.9

8282ndDon FranciscoChilean television personality b. 1940Chile ★ #1Actors57.7

8383rdEl Hadji Malick DioufSenegalese footballer b. 2004Senegal ★ #1Footballers57.7

8484thKatie HobbsGovernor of Arizona since 2023 b. 1969United StatesPoliticians57.7

8585thKary MullisAmerican biochemist (1944-2019)United StatesScientists57.7

8686thTanguy NdombeleFrench footballer b. 1996FranceFootballers57.6

8787thViktor LutzeSA Stabschef (1890-1943)GermanyPoliticians57.5

8888thJim McDermottU.S. congressman b. 1936United StatesPoliticians57.4

8989thPío BarojaSpanish writer (1872-1956)SpainWriters57.4

9090thBrendan AllenAmerican mixed martial artist b. 1995United States57.1

9191stJames FoleyAmerican film director and screenwriter (1953-2025)United StatesDirectors57.1

9292ndMortimer J. AdlerAmerican philosopher, author and educator (1902-2001)United StatesAcademics57.1

9393rdBenoît TrémoulinasFrench footballer b. 1985FranceFootballers57.0

9494thMarcos LopesPortuguese footballer b. 1995PortugalFootballers57.0

9595thPhilippe de GaulleSon of Charles de Gaulle (1921-2024)FrancePoliticians57.0

9696thLenka DusilováCzech singer-songwriter b. 1975Czechia ★ #1Musicians57.0

9797thArun JaitleyIndian politician and attorney (1952-2019)IndiaPoliticians56.9

9898thSebastian FundoraAmerican boxer b. 1997United StatesAthletes56.9

9999thYua ShinkawaActors · turns 33JapanActors56.7

100100thEarl HinesAmerican jazz pianist (1903-1983)United StatesMusicians56.7

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Who died on 28 December, ranked the same way.

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