28 October: today's birthdays

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Iranian politician, 6th President of Iran
• Francis Bacon - Irish painter
• Bill Gates - American entrepreneur and computer expert, co-founder of Microsoft with Paul Allen
• Ben Harper - American musician and singer-songwriter
• Bruce Jenner - Former American gold medalist, now Caitlyn Jenner
• Caitlyn Jenner - Former American gold medalist, formerly known as Bruce Jenner
• Camille Muffat - French swimmer
• Joaquin Phoenix - Puerto Rican-born American actor, producer and musician. He was Commodus in Gladiator
• Eros Ramazzotti - Italian musician and singer-songwriter. He was married to Michelle Hunziker
• Julia Roberts - American actress and producer. She won an Oscar for her role in Erin Brockovich
• Jonas Salk - American scientist, bacteriologist, and virologist. He developed the polio vaccine
• Evelyn Waugh - English author of satirical novels, travel writer, and journalist. He wrote Black Mischief and A Handful of Dust