Top 10 January 28 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 28, 1981: Elijah Wood. He'll forever be Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. But he's also played Tom Thumb, Percy Shelley, Jack "the Artful Dodger" Dawkins, Huckleberry Finn, and novelist Jonathan Safran Foer. And, if you're an American soccer fan, he played Matt Buckner in Green Street . All together now: "Arsenal: Great football, shit firm. Tottenham: Shit football and shit firm!" Dishonorable Mention: January 28, 1972: Amy Coney Barrett. The 1st Justice confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States who was born after I was. I take no comfort in that fact: Putting her in Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat was much like putting Clarence Thomas in Thurgood Marshall's seat. It would be like replacing Derek Jeter as Yankee shortstop with Joe Shlabotnik. 10. January 28, 1912: Jackson Pollock. He was not a nice guy, but "Jack the Dripper" was the king of American abstract art. 9. January 28, 1457: ...