List of Famous people born on January 28th

Hideaki Nitani was a Japanese actor.

Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

John Anthony Brooks, Jr. is a German-American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the United States national team.

Leonid Ivanovych Zhabotynsky was a Ukrainian weightlifter who set 19 world records in the superheavyweight class, and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games.

Thomas Carmichael Hindman Jr. was a lawyer, politician, and a senior officer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was responsible for planning and supervising the unsuccessful defense of northwestern Arkansas during the fall and winter of 1862.

Michael Kenneth Moore was a New Zealand politician, union organiser, and author. In the Fourth Labour Government he served in several portfolios including Minister of Foreign Affairs, and was Prime Minister for 59 days before the 1990 general election elected a new parliament. Following Labour's defeat in that election, Moore served as Leader of the Opposition until the 1993 election, after which Helen Clark successfully challenged him for the Labour Party leadership.

Vinod Khosla is an Indian American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. In 2014, Forbes counted him among the 400 richest people in the United States. In 2020, he was listed No. 353 on the Forbes 400 list.

Maame Biney is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

Bob D. Sutton is an American football coach serving as a senior defensive assistant of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Sutton previously was the defensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. Sutton served as the head football coach at the United States Military Academy from 1991 to 1999, compiling a record of 44–55–1.

Alaa Ali was an Egyptian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.