List of Famous people who died at 28

Jason Raize Rothenberg, known professionally as Jason Raize, was an American actor, singer and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. He was best known for his roles as the adult Simba in the Broadway stage musical version of The Lion King and the voice of Denahi in the animated Disney film Brother Bear.

Akiko Takojima is a retired Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. She is the first female to be accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school and is a former Women's Meijin and Ōshō title holder. She also holds the records for being the oldest women's professional to win an official game at 71 years and 9 months.

Mehmet Emin Toprak was a Turkish film actor.

The May 1996 expedition by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police to reach the summit of Mount Everest happened in the background of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and resulted in three members of the expedition dying.