1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
1878 – Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), born in Magdeburg (d. 1945)
1881 – Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1963)
1914 – Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
1923 – Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host (AVRO/RTL4)
1947 – Linda Laflamme, rocker
1956 – Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
1960 – Kasey Smith, American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Queens, New York
1964 – Wendy Wyland, American platform diver (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
1972 – Alessandro Michele, Italian fashion designer (Gucci), born in Rome, Italy
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Famous Birthdays for 24th November 2021
1774 – Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
1920 – Joseph Olutola Olu Odutola Oguntala, soho club owner
1924 – Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
1934 – Martin Charnin, American Broadway stage singer, dancer (West Side Story), director, and lyricist (Annie), born in New York City (d. 2019)
1935 – Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahraini royal and politician, world’s longest serving Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970-2020), born in Bahrain (d. 2020)
1938 – Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
1939 – Jim Yester, rock vocalist/guitarist (Association), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1951 – Graham Price, British rugby player
1960 – Edgar Meyer, American classical, jazz, and bluegrass bassist, and composer, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
1977 – Colin Hanks [Dillingham], American actor (Orange County), born in Sacramento, California
Famous Birthdays for 23rd November 2021
1760 – Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple)
1820 – Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
1887 – Eduardo Corrochio, Spanish-born dancer (d. 1943)
1934 – Michael Wayne, producer (McQ, Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock)
1935 – Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia
1936 – Robert Barnard, British mystery writer
1944 – Jose Torikens, Dutch journalist (Parool, NRC)
1944 – Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
1964 – Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
1982 – Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice-hockey player, born in Lloydminster, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2021
1458 – Jacob Obrecht, Flemish-Dutch composer (d. 1505)
1606 – Pieter de Jode II, Flemish engraver and publisher, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1674)
1771 – Paulus Roelof Cantz’laar, Dutch naval officer and colonial governor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1831)
1832 – George Henry Chapman, American newspaper editor, lawyer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Holland, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1849 – Christian Rohlfs, German painter and artist, born in Groß Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg, Prussia (d. 1938)
1852 – Paul Henri Balluet d’Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and pacifist (Nobel 1909), born in La Flèche, France (d. 1924)
1873 – Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), born in Gorakhpur, British India (d. 1955)
1928 – Juno Stover-Irwin, American diver (Olympic silver 1956)
1932 – Robert Vaughn, American actor (Napolean Solo in Man from UNCLE, I Spy), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1968 – Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2021
1829 – Petrus Augustus de Génestet, Dutch vicar and poet, born in Amsterdam (d. 1861)
1934 – Dietrich Weise, German soccer forward (Eintracht Frankfurt, FSV Mainz) and manager (FC Kaiserslautern, E Frankfurt, F Düsseldorf, Egypt, Liechtenstein), born in Gröben, Germany (d. 2020)
1948 – George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
1956 – Terri Welles [Knepper], American playboy model (Dec 1980, Playmate of the Year 1981), born in Santa Monica, California
1959 – Tim Wilkison, American tennis player (6 ATP tiles), born in Shelby, North Carolina
1962 – Steven Curtis Chapman, American musician
1967 – Toshihiko Koga, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold – 71kgs 1992; silver 1996), born in Kitashigeyasu, Saga, Japan (d. 2021)
1968 – Christopher Noxon, American journalist
1971 – Michael Strahan, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (7 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2007; NY Giants) and broadcaster (Fox NFL Sunday, co-host ABC’s Good Morning America), born in Houston, Texas
1977 – Jonas Jennings, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2021
1867 – Vicente Ripollés, Spanish composer, born in Castellón de la Plana, Spain (d. 1943)
1907 – Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director (Le salaire de la peur), born in Niort, France (d. 1977)
1913 – Irina Nijinska, Russian-Polish-American ballet dancer, and teacher, born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1991)
1917 – Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008)
1921 – Jim Garrison, American district attorney, politician and judge, born in Denison, Iowa (d. 1992)
1925 – Robert F. Kennedy, American politician (D-Sen-NY, US Attorney General), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1948 – Richard Masur, American actor (David-One Day at a Time), born in NYC, New York
1969 – Chris Harris, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder in ODI’s), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1972 – Yanick Dupre, Canadian NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1997)
1999 – Princess Sofia of Bulgaria, titular Bulgarian royal family
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2021
1859 – Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and musician (Armenian Rhapsody), born in Gatchina, Russia (d. 1935)
1874 – Karl Adrian Wohlfart, Swedish composer, born in Hycklinge, Sweden (d. 1943)
1875 – Hiram Bingham, American archaeologist who re-discovered the Incan site of Machu Picchu, born in Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1956)
1938 – Ted Turner, American founder of CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America’s Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1954 – Tom Scheckel, American rock drummer (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
1964 – Irina Laricheva, Russian trap shooter (World C’ships x 6 gold individual, team, double trap), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
1970 – Justin Chancellor, English bassist (Tool), born in London, England
1971 – Adrian Griffith, Barbadian cricketer (West Indian Test opening batsman), born in Saint James, Barbados
1971 – Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey striker (Olympics 1996), born in Newcastle, Australia
1979 – Leam Richardson, English soccer player and manager, born in Leeds, England
Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2021
1680 – Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Flemish composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1730)
1845 – John F Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde)
1881 – Percy LeSueur, Canadian hockey player and inventor (large goalie glove), born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1962)
1901 – Craig Wood, American golfer (US Masters, US Open 1941), born in Lake Placid, New York (d. 1968)
1938 – Karl Schranz, Austrian slalom (Olympic-1968)
1946 – Chris Rainbow [Harley], Scottish rock singer, musician and producer (Alan Parsons Project), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2015)
1962 – Jamie Moyer, Sellersville PA, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor (Meet the Parents, Zoolander), born in Dallas, Texas
1970 – Megyn Kelly, American television news anchor and journalist (Fox News, NBC), born in Champaign, Illinois
1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian software developer (DeCSS software), born in Harstad, Norway
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2021
1886 – Crane Wilbur, American director and writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), born in Athens, New York (d. 1973)
1891 – Guido Pannain Italian composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1977)
1903 – Joseph Kaminski, Russian born Israeli composer, born in Odessa, Ukraine (d. 1972)
1905 – Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (batsman and leggie 99 on Test debut), born in Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1987)
1922 – Emile Noel, international civil servant
1937 – Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian (Bedazzled)
1946 – Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
1951 – Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Drip-Along Daffy”
1952 – Cyril Ramaphosa, South African activist and politician, President of South Africa (2018-), born in Soweto, South Africa
1965 – Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) and composer
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2021
1603 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish prior, born in Iwanowice, Kalisz, Poland (d. 1673)
1904 – Nnamdi Azikiwe, 1st President of Nigeria (1963-66), born in Zungeru, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (d. 1996)
1919 – Udo Kasemets, Estonian-born Canadian composer, born in Talinn, Estonia (d. 2014)
1925 – Michel Jouvet, French neuroscientist and medical researcher who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement (REM sleep), born in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France (d. 2017)
1930 – Salvatore Riina, Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, born in Corleone, Sicily, Italy (d. 2017)
1930 – Alice Adams, American sculptor, born in NYC, New York
1949 – Pattie Santos, American singer (It’s a Beautiful Day), born in San Francisco (d. 1989)
1958 – Boris Krivokapić, Serbian academic
1976 – Danny Wallace, British author, born in Dundee, United Kingdom
1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer, born in Lihue, Hawaii