1770 – Peter Hansel, composer
1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
1902 – Georges Poulet, French/Belgian critic (Temps Humain)
1915 – Billy [William Thomas] Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (Take The ‘A’ Train), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
1926 – Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia’s 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), born in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia (d. 2019)
1943 – Sue Miller, American author
1949 – Kenneth D Cameron, Lt Col USMC/astronaut (STS 37, 56, 74), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)
1962 – Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Famous Birthdays for 28th November 2020
1763 – Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, born in Ried, Swabia (d. 1840)
1770 – Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1819)
1812 – Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian composer and organist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1887)
1923 – Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (d. 1978)
1931 – Rinus Ferdinandusse, Dutch editor and author (Nude on Fence), born in Goes, Netherlands
1932 – Terence Frisby, English actor and playwright (There’s a Girl in My Soup), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1949 – Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist and orchestra leader (SNL, David Letterman), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
1956 – Kristine Arnold, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo – “Midnight Girl”), born in Torrance, California
1969 – Dale Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
Famous Birthdays for 27th November 2020
1563 – Robbert Robbertsz le Canu, Dutch nautical expert, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
1668 – Henri François d’Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717-50), born in Limoges, France (d. 1751)
1804 – Julius Benedict, German opera composer (Protoghesi), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1885)
1903 – Mona Washbourne, British actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver’s Seat), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1988)
1910 – Rodolfo Holzmann, Peruvian composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1992)
1920 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star
1924 – Theresa R van der Pant, sculptor
1958 – Julia Celotto, American WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz/Pismo-9th-1994), born in Los Angeles, California
1960 – Ken O’Brien, American football quarterback (NY Jets), born in Rockville Centre, New York
1985 – Alison Pill, Canadian actress
Famous Birthdays for 26th November 2020
1876 – Bart van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1887 – Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan business magnate and philanthropist, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1957)
1912 – Eric Sevareid, American author and News correspondent (CBS), born in Velva, North Dakota (d. 1992)
1918 – Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer, politician and President of Chile (1990-94), born in Viña del Mar, Chile (d. 2016)
1923 – Patricia “Pat” Phoenix, British actress (Coronation Street, L Shaped Room), born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England (d. 1986)
1955 – Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1961 – Dave Hannan, Canadian NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche), born in Onaping Falls, Ontario
1966 – Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian fashion model and actress (The Jamie Foxx Show), born in Saint-Marc, Haiti
1981 – Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player, born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan
1981 – Natasha Bedingfield, British singer (Unwritten), born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Famous Birthdays for 25th November 2020
1566 – John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare’s First Folio, born in Droitwich, Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)
1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
1845 – José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese novelist, born in Póvoa de Varzim (d. 1900)
1856 – Sergei Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (Oresteia), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 1915)
1858 – Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1922)
1933 – Ramiro Cortes, composer
1956 – Hélène Goudin, Swedish politician
1969 – Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies)
1978 – Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner (Olympics 1996)
1986 – Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system (d. 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 24th November 2020
1729 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
1893 – Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
1905 – Ireene Wicker, American singer and actress (Singing Lady), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 1987)
1930 – C T Patankar, cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56)
1933 – Rene Enriquez, Nicaraguan-born American actor (Hill Street Blues), born in Granada, Nicaragua (d. 1990)
1934 – Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist (Annie, West Side Story)
1941 – Donald “Duck” Dunn, TN, bassist (Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin’ the Dog), (d, 2012)
1942 – Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian and actor (Blue Money)
1944 – Jules Deelder, Dutch poet (T of Vondel)
1960 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer
Famous Birthdays for 23rd November 2020
1705 – Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766)
1883 – Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (Epic of Culture in New World)
1888 – Nana Bryant, American actress (Ladies of the Chorus), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)
1926 – Christopher Logue, British poet/stage writer (Trials)
1926 – R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
1930 – William E Brock, (Sen-D)/US Secretary of Labor (1985-87)
1934 – Rita Rossi Colwell, oceanographer
1948 – Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer
1963 – Mamoru Takuma, Japanese mass murderer and rapist (d. 2004)
1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli actor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2020
1709 – František Benda, Bohemian violinist and composer, born in Staré Benátky, Bohemia (d. 1786)
1771 – Paulus Roelof Cantz’laar, Dutch naval officer and colonial governor, born in Amsterdam (d. 1831)
1875 – Georges Rency, Belgian poet and literature, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1951)
1906 – Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1939 – Tom West, American astrophysicist
1955 – James Edwards, American basketball center (NBA C’ship 1989, 90 Detroit Pistons, 1996 Chicago Bulls), born in Seattle, Washington
1963 – Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
1965 – Eric Allen, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
1968 – Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics 1996)
1982 – Alasdair Duncan, Australian novelist
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2020
1920 – Stan Musial, American MLB outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ), born in Donora, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1939 – Rick Lenz, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John), born in Springfield, Illinois
1943 – Phil Bredesen, American politician
1964 – Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1965 – Bjork, Icelandic singer (Like Someone in Love), born in Reykjavik, Iceland
1967 – Kelly Wearstler [Gallagher], American interior designer and Playboy playmate (Sep, 1994), born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
1969 – Ken Griffey Jr., American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (13-time MLB All Star, AL MVP 1997), born in Donora, Pennsylvania
1977 – Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
1981 – Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
1984 – Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer (125cc World Champion 2006), born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2020
1863 – Maria H “Mina” Beersmans, Flemish actress (Black Griet) and wife of John Dilis (d. 1939)
1919 – Halka Grossman, Israeli resistance fighter and politician, born in Białystok, Second Polish Republic (d. 1996)
1939 – Dick Smothers, American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show), born in NYC, New York
1946 – Ray Stiles, English musician (Mud, The Hollies), born in Guildford, England
1946 – Patriarch Kirill [Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev] Russian Orthodox church leader (2009-), born in Leningrad, Soviet Union
1956 – Bo Derek [Mary Collins], American actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man), born in Long Beach, California
1956 – Mark Gastineau, American NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85), born in Ardmore, Oklahoma
1969 – Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner, born in Camposampiero., Italy
1971 – Joel McHale, American actor and comedian (Community), born in Rome, Italy
1981 – Scott Hutchinson, Scottish musician (Frightened Rabbit), born in Selkirk, Scotland (d. 2018)