List of Famous people born on August 28th

Lidia Gueiler Tejada was a Bolivian politician who served as the 56th president of Bolivia on an interim basis from 1979 to 1980. She was Bolivia's first female Head of State, and the second female republican Head of State in the history of the Americas.

The Taichang Emperor, personal name Zhu Changluo, was the 15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor and succeeded his father as emperor in 1620. However, his reign came to an abrupt end less than one month after his coronation when he was found dead one morning in the palace following a bout of diarrhea. He was succeeded by his son, Zhu Youjiao, who was enthroned as the Tianqi Emperor. His era name, Taichang, means "grand prosperity." His reign was the shortest in Ming history.

Roger Pingeon was a professional road bicycle racer from France.

Lorcan Cranitch is an Irish actor.

Billy Boyd is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Glen in Seed of Chucky.

Hwang Ui-jo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as forward for Bordeaux in the Ligue 1 and the South Korea national football team.

Raul Christiano Machado Cortez was a Brazilian actor. He was born in São Paulo and was the father of actress Lígia Cortez. He worked in television, theater and movies. Cortez died of pancreatic cancer in 2006, aged 73.

Leonardo Genoni is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for EV Zug of the National League (NL).

Tom Andrew Nichols is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Crawley Town.

Anna Cockrell is an American track and field athlete competing in sprinting and hurdling.