May 22, 1928

1928Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author (died 2017)^[†]

Julien Serge Doubrovsky was a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé. He is also a critical theorist, and coined the term "autofiction" in the drafts for his novel Fils (1977).

1928John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer (died 2011)^[†]

John Leonard Duncan Mackenzie was a Scottish film and television director. He worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director and later as an independent director himself.

1928T. Boone Pickens, American businessman (died 2019)^[†]

Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. As of November 2016, Pickens had a net worth of $500 million. At the time of his death in 2019, his net worth stood at $500 million, after he had given away more than $1 billion to various philanthropic causes.

1928Hiroshi Sano, Japanese novelist (died 2013)^[†]

Ichiro Maruyama, who wrote under the pen name You Sano, was a Japanese mystery writer and critic.