Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Spanish-Argentinian theoretical physicist and politician | University of Zaragoza | Rosario: August 28, 1978 - Mérida: April 19, 2004 | Pablo Echenique

Slovenian philosopher | Ljubljana: August 28, 1973 - April 26, 2020 | Milan Hosta | Ljubljana: August 28, 1973 - April 26, 2020

British mathematician | Whitehead Prize (2003) | University of Cambridge | August 28, 1972 - September 17, 2023 | Marc Lackenby | August 28, 1972 - September

Italian mathematician | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Caccioppoli Prize (2010), Bartolozzi Prize (2005), Amerio Prize (2016)

philosopher | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen: August 28, 1970 - Lisbon: June 25, 1948 | Berit Brogaard | Copenhagen: August 28, 1970 - Lisbon: June 25, 1948

German physicist and manager (born 1960) | University of Regensburg | August 28, 1960 - Shiba Park: May 16, 1894 | Richard Hausmann | August 28, 1960 - Shiba

geophysicist (1958-2017) | People's Educator (2024), Thousand Talents Program | University of Leeds | Nanning: August 28, 1958 - January 8, 2017 | Huang Danian

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2014) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cleveland: August 28, 1957 - Ann Arbor

Russian mathematician | MIPT Department of Control and Applied Mathematics | Moscow: August 28, 1955 - Yerevan: May 14, 1978 | Alexander Shananin | Moscow

geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2016), Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (2011) | Harvard University

Norwegian University of Science and Technology | August 28, 1953 - April 24, 2025 | Annik Magerholm Fet | August 28, 1953 - April 24, 2025 | Norwegian

Russian nuclear physicist, journalist, writer (1952–2024) | Crystal owl (2000), Crystal owl (1980) | Moscow State Linguistic University, MSU Faculty of

Ph.D. Tashkent State University 1979 | National University of Uzbekistan | Tashkent: August 28, 1951 - Bujumbura: April 9, 2021 | Eduard Khastovich Yakubov

Russian historian | MSU Faculty of History | Moscow: August 28, 1951 - Serpukhov: December 12, 2012 | Igor Kyzlasov | Moscow: August 28, 1951 - Serpukhov

Russian scientist | Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Moscow State University | Moscow

computer engineer | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | University of Toronto, University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin | August 28, 1949

Canadian physicist | Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics (1982), Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Steacie Prize (1983)

Mathematician and physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship (1984), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), honorary doctor of the Cergy-Pontoise

Soviet and Moldovan electrochemist | Moldova State University | Radischevo: August 28, 1942 - Chișinău: September 3, 2023 | A. I. Dikusar | Radischevo

Polish philosopher | August 28, 1942 - January 14, 2018 | Tadeusz Okrasa | August 28, 1942 - January 14, 2018

Cardinal of the Catholic Church (1942–2021) | Pontifical Gregorian University | Caracas: August 28, 1942 - Caracas: September 23, 2021 | Jorge Liberato Urosa

Belarusian scientist | Outstanding healthcare worker of Belarus | Belarusian State Medical University, Pinsk State Medical College | Pinsk: August 28, 1941

mathematician (1941–2017) | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2014), honorary doctor of the University of Turin, honorary doctorate of Salzburg

Australian entomologist (1940-2017) | University of New South Wales | United Kingdom: August 28, 1940 - Melbourne: January 13, 2017 | Bernard d'Abrera | United

Nigerian physicist | Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (1980) | University of Cambridge, University of Ibadan | Oba: August 28, 1938 - Japan: November 13, 1994

Israeli physicist | Fellow of the American Physical Society, Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2024), Rothschild prize (1984), Elliott Cresson Medal (1991)

Russian scientist, missiles designer | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "Veteran of

Macedonian literary critic (1930-2021) | University of Belgrade | Gevgelija: August 28, 1930 - Skopje: January 11, 2021 | Georgi Stardelov | Gevgelija: August

American statistician (1930-2010) | Fellow of the American Statistical Association (1970), Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1974) | Cornell University

Georgian mathematician (1930-2014) | Order of Honour (2000) | Tbilisi State University, Moscow State University | Kutaisi: August 28, 1930 - Tbilisi: July 23, 2014

Australian steam car designer | RMIT University | Melbourne: August 28, 1930 - August 16, 2007 | Edward Pritchard | Melbourne: August 28, 1930 - August 16, 2007

Indian physicist | Abdus Salam Medal (1996), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1960), Padma Shri in science & engineering, Padma

German cultural historian and opinion journalist (1928–2018) | Schubart-Literaturpreis (1991), Wolfram von Eschenbach Award (2016), Bürgermedaille der Stadt

August 28, 1926 - Smíchov: August 3, 1907 | Dušan Prokop (Dusan Prokop) | August 28, 1926 - Smíchov: August 3, 1907

German chemist (1921-1991) | Otto Wallach Plaque (1974) | Oldenburg: August 28, 1921 - Berlin: September 23, 1991 | Ferdinand Bohlmann | Oldenburg: August 28

English electrical engineer (1919–2004) | Howard N. Potts Medal (1977), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, National Inventors Hall of Fame (2007)

scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Order of the Red Star, Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of the RSFSR

Italian physicist (1916-2013) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Abdus Salam Medal (2002) | Scuola Normale Superiore. Classe

Costa Rican philosopher | Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic | University of Madrid | Madrid: August 28, 1912 - San José: January 25, 2013

Japanese mathematician (1911–2004) | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1982) | Kakutani fixed-point theorem, Kakutani's theorem, Markov–Kakutani fixed-point

Dutch American economist (1910–1985) | Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of

one of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics | University of Kansas, University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh

Austrian mathematician (1906–1979) | Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | University of Vienna | Vienna: August 28, 1906

Italian engineer (1904-1980) | University of Bologna | Bologna: August 28, 1904 - Milan: February 7, 1980 | Secondo Campini | Bologna: August 28, 1904 - Milan

French mathematician (1902-1965) | Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1938), Officer of the Legion of Honour, Cours Peccot (1929) | Lycée

Swedish police officer and criminalist (1902–1956) | St. Olav's Medal With Oak Branch | Stockholm: August 28, 1902 - Tangier: March 16, 1956 | Harry

Russian philosopher and physicist (1893-1936) | University of Edinburgh, Institute of Red Professors | Kropyvnytskyi: August 28, 1893 - Moscow: December 20, 1936

Polish chemist | Gold Cross of Merit, Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Jagiellonian University

German mathematician (1884-1956) | Müntz–Szász theorem | Humboldt University of Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin | Łódź: August 28, 1884

German Christian existentialist philosopher (1884-1940) | Rissenthal: August 28, 1884 - Münster: April 3, 1940 | Peter Wust | Rissenthal: August 28, 1884

Dutch mathematician (1883-1971) | Schouten tensor, Schouten–Nijenhuis bracket, Weyl–Schouten theorem | Delft University of Technology | Nieuwer-Amstel

Mexican journalist and anarchist revolutionary (1882-1910) | Guanajuato: August 28, 1882 - Janos: December 30, 1910 | Práxedis Guerrero - José Práxedis

August 28, 1878 - Palo Alto: August 14, 2022 | Robert Czerweny von Arland | August 28, 1878 - Palo Alto: August 14, 2022

British photographer and mineralogist | Fellow of the Royal Society | Rugby School, Magdalen College | August 28, 1878 - April 4, 1949 | Frederick Noel

Czech physical chemist (1875–1946) | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague | Příbram VI-Březové Hory: August 28, 1875 - Brno: October 10, 1946

British philosopher | Cheltenham: August 28, 1870 - Gloucestershire: May 22, 1952 | Mabel Besant-Scott | Cheltenham: August 28, 1870 - Gloucestershire: May 22, 1952

New Zealand prospector (1869–1951) | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Bachelor | Cambridge High School | Roma: August 28, 1869

German-Austrian zoologist, philosopher and parapsychologist (1867–1943) | Leipzig University | Pomßen: August 28, 1867 - March 1, 1943 | Karl Camillo

American mathematician (1867–1918) | Bôcher's theorem | University of Göttingen, Harvard University, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School | Boston: August 28

French physicist (1863–1938) | John Scott Award (1898), Faraday Medal (1937), Commander of the Legion of Honour | École des Ponts ParisTech, École polytechnique

Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928) | Gurukula Patasala | Chempazhanthy: August 28, 1855 - Shivagiri: September 20, 1928 | Narayana Guru

Russian scientist in the field of applied mechanics and thermodynamics | Emperor Alexander Institute of Railway Engineers, St. Petersburg State Transport University

August 28, 1855 - Yarim: July 11, 1763 | Fredrik Eichstädt (Fredrik Eichstadt) | August 28, 1855 - Yarim: July 11, 1763

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939) | Lenin Prize (1929), Hero of Labour (1932) | Stanislav-Adziogol Lighthouse, Shukhov Tower

Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Imperial Univervisty of Kharkov medical faculty

Russian chemist (1845-1911) | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: August 28, 1845 - Saint Petersburg: April 20, 1911 | Alexander Kirillovich

German writer (1841-1905) | University of Giessen, University of Kiel, University of Jena | Kirchnüchel: August 28, 1841 - Olsberg: August 5, 1905 | Julius

French artist and cinematographer, pioneer of cinema | Roundhay Garden Scene, Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge, Man Walking Around a Corner | Metz: August 28

British chemist; (1835-1911) | Whetstone: August 28, 1835 - Watford: March 18, 1911 | John Attfield | Whetstone: August 28, 1835 - Watford: March 18, 1911

Indian missionary (1828–1909) | Kolkata: August 28, 1828 - Kolkata: December 28, 1909 | Swami Advaitananda | Kolkata: August 28, 1828 - Kolkata: December 28, 1909

American inventor and industrialist (1823–1908) | Liddesdale: August 28, 1823 - South Bend: March 2, 1908 | James Oliver | Liddesdale: August 28, 1823

Italian journalist, writer and patriot (1815-1890) | University of Naples Federico II | Moliterno: August 28, 1815 - Paris: March 29, 1890 | Ferdinando

Spanish philosopher (1810–1848) | University of Cervera | Vic: August 28, 1810 - Vic: July 9, 1848 | Jaime Balmes - Jaume Llucià Balmes i Urpià | Vic

Austrian philosopher and educationist (1802–1853) | Vienna: August 28, 1802 - Padua: June 19, 1853 | Franz Exner | Vienna: August 28, 1802 - Padua: June 19, 1853

French economist and mathematician (*1801 – †1877) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1861) | Cournot competition | Science Faculty of Paris, Paris Law

French mathematician (1796–1878) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1844) | Bienaymé equation, Chebyshev-Bienayme inequality | École polytechnique, Lycée

French physician and chemist (1793 - 1848) | Chessy: August 28, 1793 - Lyon: April 13, 1848 | Gaspard Alphonse Dupasquier | Chessy: August 28, 1793 - Lyon

Baltic German philologist (1770–1852) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Magdeburg: August 28, 1770 - Tartu: September 27, 1852 | Johann Karl

Cuban catholic priest and philosopher (1762-1835) | University of Havana | Havana: August 28, 1762 - Havana: April 6, 1835 | José Agustín Caballero (Jose

Spanish mathematician (1744-1815) | Colunga: August 28, 1744 - February 26, 1815 | Agustín de Pedrayes (Agustin de Pedrayes) | Colunga: August 28, 1744

Italian Jesuit missionary (1626–1696) | Piazza Armerina: August 28, 1625 - Hangzhou: October 3, 1696 | Prospero Intorcetta | Piazza Armerina: August 28, 1625