Authors Born on August 28
- Rita Dove Poet, 1952
- Samuel Larsen Actor, 1991
- Sarah Roemer Actress, 1984
- Scott Hamilton Figure Skater, 1959
- Shania Twain Singer, 1965
- Sheryl Sandberg Businesswoman, 1969
- Umberto Giordano Composer, 1867
- Valerie Miner Novelist, 1947
- Valtteri Bottas Racing Automobile Driver, 1989
- Vance Palmer Novelist, 1885
- Walter Schloss Investor, 1916
- William S. Cohen Politician, 1940
- Yakir Aharonov Physicist, 1932
- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Rabbi, 1924