July 28th Birthdays
If you were born on July 28th you share a celebrity birthday with these famous people:
Bill Bradley (nee William Warren Bradley)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American NBA basketball player (New York Knicks – 1970 & 1973 NBA Champions), 1964 Olympics USA basketball gold medalist, New Jersey U.S. Senator (1979-1997), author & radio show host, born July 28, 1943. (Bill Bradley 1964 Photo: John Bottega)
Jim Davis (nee James Robert Davis)
American cartoonist (Garfield; U.S. Acres / Orson’s Farm; Tumbleweeds; Gnorm Gnat; Mr. Potato Head), TV screenwriter & producer (Garfield specials; Garfield & Friends), and founder of the Professor Garfield Foundation for children’s literacy, born July 28, 1945. (Jim Davis 2010 Photo: Ducky)
Linda Kelsey
American actress of stage, television (Billie Newman on Lou Grant; Kate Harper on Day by Day; Eleanor and Franklin; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Captains and the Kings; Something For Joey; White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd), born July 28, 1946. (Linda Kelsey 1979 Photo: A Beck)
Sally Struthers
Emmy Award-winning American actress of stage, television (Gloria Bunker Stivic on All in the Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, & Gloria; Babette Doll on Gilmore Girls; Nine to Five), and movies (Five Easy Pieces; The Getaway; You & Me), born July 28, 1947. (Sally Struthers 1981 Photo: Alan Light)
Lori Loughlin (married Mossimo Giannulli; ex of Michael R. Burns)
American producer & actress of TV (Rebecca on Full House & Fuller House; Jody Travis on The Edge of Night; Debbie Wilson on 90210; Abigail Stanton on When Calls the Heart; Summerland; Garage Sale Mystery TV movies; Hudson Street), born July 28, 1964. (Lori Loughlin 1986 Photo: David Beach)
Elizabeth Berkley (married Greg Lauren)
American actress of TV (Jessie Spano on Saved by the Bell; CSI: Miami; Dancing with the Stars; Step It Up and Dance) & films (Showgirls; The First Wives Club; The Real Blonde; Taxman; Any Given Sunday; The Curse of the Jade Scorpion), born July 28, 1972. (Elizabeth Berkley 2008 Photo: Victoria Roberts)
(Barbara La Marr 1924: Albert Vargas | Rudy Vallee 1936: Earl Christy)
Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating their birthday on July 28th!
Remember These July 28th Famous Birthdays
Darryl Hickman (brother of Dwayne Hickman; ex of Pamela Lincoln)
American actor of movies (Leave Her to Heaven; Rhapsody in Blue; Tea and Sympathy; The Tingler; Network; A Kiss for Corliss; The Human Comedy; Men of Boys Town; Assignment in Brittany; The Grapes of Wrath) and TV (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; The Americans) (born July 28, 1931 – died May 22, 2024; age 92). (Darryl Hickman 1959 The Tingler)
American pro baseball player, 6X MLB All-Star left-handed pitcher (Oakland Athletics 1969-1977 – 3X World Series Champions, American League 1971 MVP & Cy Young Award winner, pitched 2 No-hitters; San Francisco Giants 1978-1981; Kansas City Royals 1982-1983; San Francisco Giants 1985-1986) (born July 28, 1949 – died May 6, 2023; age 73). (Vida Blue 1971: APW)
Beatrix Potter (nee Helen Beatrix Potter)
English conservationist, children’s book writer & illustrator (The Tale of Peter Rabbit; The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse; The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck; The Tale of Tom Kitten; The Tale of Benjamin Bunny; The Story of Miss Moppet; The Tale of Mr. Tod) (born July 28, 1866 – died Dec. 22, 1943; age 77). Beatrix Potter died of heart disease and pneumonia. (Beatrix Potter c 1878 Photo)
Joe E. Brown (nee Joseph Evans Brown)
American vaudeville comedian and actor of stage, radio, TV, & movies (Elmer, the Great; Son of a Sailor; Alibi Ike; Going Wild; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Some Like It Hot; Show Boat; Going Wild; The Stolen Jools; Bright Lights) (born July 28, 1891 – died July 6, 1973; age 81). Joe E. Brown died of arteriosclerosis. (Joe E. Brown 1945 Those Websters Photo: CBS Radio)
Barbara La Marr (nee Reatha Dale Watson; “The Girl Who Is Too Beautiful“)
American silent film writer & actress (Trifling Women; St. Elmo; The Eternal City; The Prisoner of Zenda; The Three Musketeers; The Shooting of Dan McGrew; Souls for Sale; Arabian Love; The White Moth; The Eternal Struggle) (born July 28, 1896 – died Jan. 30, 1926; age 29). Married Jack Dougherty; ex of Ben Deeley. Barbara La Marr died of tuberculosis. Barbara La Marr 1923)
Rudy Vallée (nee Hubert Prior Vallée; ex of Fay Webb, Jane Greer)
American musician, bandleader, 1920s-1940s singer (Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries; As Time Goes By; There is a Tavern in the Town; Harbor Lights) & actor of TV (Batman) & movies (The Palm Beach Story; Gentlemen Marry Brunettes; The Vagabond Lover; George White’s Scandals) (born July 28, 1901 – died July 3, 1986; age 84). (Rudy Vallée 1948: Unfaithfully Yours Trailer)
Terry Fox (nee Terrance Stanley Fox)
Canadian amputee athlete (3X wheelchair basketball national champs), cancer research activist & fundraiser (1980 Marathon of Hope cross-Canada run), inspired the annual Terry Fox Run cancer research fundraiser ($850M as of May 2022) (born July 28, 1958 – died June 28, 1981; age 22). Terry Fox died of metastatic osteosarcoma. (Terry Fox 1980: Jeremy Gilbert)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (nee Jacqueline Bouvier; American First Lady)
International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame American socialite, editor (Doubleday), fashion icon (pillbox hats, sleeveless A-line dresses, white gloves) (born July 28, 1929 – died May 19, 1994; age 64). Married President John F. Kennedy; mother of John F. Kennedy Jr. & Caroline Kennedy; married Aristotle Onassis; step-mom of Christina Onassis. (Jacqueline Kennedy 1961)
American actor of silent & 1930s films (Man of the World; The American Venus; The Untamed Lady; Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em; The Palm Beach Girl; After Midnight; The Patsy; The Floradora Girl; Oh Kay!; Kid Boots; Convoy; Marriage by Contract; Pajamas; Diamond Handcuffs; Spring is Here; Sunny) (born July 28, 1898 – died Feb. 2, 1970; age 71). (Lawrence Gray 1931: The Picture Show Annual)
Laird Cregar (nee Samuel Laird Cregar)
American actor of stage & movies (Hangover Square; The Lodger; Holy Matrimony; This Gun For Hire; Joan of Paris; Rings on Her Fingers; The Black Swan; Ten Gentlemen from West Point; I Wake Up Screaming; Hudson’s Bay; Heaven Can Wait; Hello, Frisco, Hello) (born July 28, 1913 – died Dec. 9, 1944; age 31). Laird Cregar died of a heart attack after surgery. (Laird Cregar 1945)
American actor of stage & movies (Polo Joe; Mr. Satan; Up Pops the Devil; The Night Club Lady; The Perfect Clue; Fast Company; Woman Unafraid; The Crosby Case; The Trial of Vivienne Ware; Too Much Harmony; Merrily We Go to Hell; Bird of Paradise; Possessed; Her Wedding Night; Idiot’s Delight) (born July 28, 1891 – died May 22, 1955; age 63). (Richard Skeets Gallagher 1944: Maurice Seymour)
Ann Doran
American actress with 350+ film credits in movies (Rebel Without a Cause; Wildcats; All Night Long; Voice in the Mirror; The Painted Hills; My Dog Rusty; Joy Ride; The Little Red Schoolhouse) & TV (Martha Brown on National Velvet; Longstreet; Ironside; The Virginian; Air Hostess) (born July 28, 1911 – died Sept. 19, 2000; age 89). (Ann Doran 1964 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)
Georgia Engel is 70
American actress of stage, movies, and television (Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Rhoda; The Betty White Show; Goodtime Girls; Coach; Everybody Loves Raymond; Hot in Cleveland; Passions) (born July 28, 1948 – died Apr. 12, 2019; age 70). Cause of death for Georgia Engel is unknown. (Georgia Engel 1977 The Betty White Show Photo: CBS TV)
“Uncommonly beautiful” American actress of Broadway stages (Little Women) & early sound films (The Rogue Song; Such Men Are Dangerous; Born Reckless; Strictly Unconventional; Behind Office Doors; His Glorious Night; The Forbidden Woman; Today; Defenders of the Law) (born July 28, 1900 – died Sept. 7, 1965; age 65). (Catherine Dale Owen 1931 Photo: Apeda / Picture Play)
Blanche Mehaffey (ex of Ralph M. Like)
American Ziegfeld Follies showgirl, WAMPAS Baby Star, & dancer-actress of films (The Sunset Trail; The Wages of Sin; Held for Ransom; The Cowboy and the Bandit; The Outlaw Tamer; Sally of the Subway; Soul of the Slums; The Silent Rider; The Battling Orioles) (born July 28, 1908 – died Mar. 31, 1968; age 59). Blanche Mehaffey died of a drug overdose. (Blanche Mehaffey 1926)
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