1729 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general during the Russo-Turkish War and French Revolutionary Wars, born in Moscow (d. 1800)
1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect who designed US Supreme Court and the Woolworth Building, born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1934)
1925 – Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1927 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish bel canto tenor (Massenet – “Werther”; La Scala; New York Metroplolitan Opera, 1966-94), born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands (d. 1999)
1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
1949 – Jim Warren, American artist whose work includes album cover art for Bob Seger and Prince, born in Long Beach, California
1953 – Glenn Withrow, American actor (The Outsiders, Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Highland Heights, Kentucky
1961 – Carlos Carnero, Spanish Member of the European Parliament (1994-present), born in Madrid, Spain
1966 – Paul Robinett, American YouTuber and internet personality, also known as “Renetto”, birthplace unknown
1982 – Sean O’Loughlin, English rugby league lock (England 25, Great Britain 11 Tests; Wigan Warriors 458 games), born in Wigan, England
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Famous Birthdays for 23rd November 2025
1221 – Alfonso X ‘the Wise’, King of Castile and Leon, (1252-84), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1284)
1855 – Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
1919 – Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
1924 – Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight; Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
1928 – Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1932 – Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
1933 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
1954 – Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch politician and editor in chief of “Elsevier”, born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 2014)
1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli actor (The Mummy, Start Trek: Discovery), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2025
1901 – Lee Patrick, American stage and screen actress (The Maltese Falcon; Topper (TVseries) – “Henrietta”), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1904 – Theodore Besterman, British bibliographer and psychical researcher, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1976)
1906 – Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1907 – Bernard Naylor, English Canadian composer, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1986)
1929 – Ben Helfgott, Polish-British Holocaust survivor, Olympian (1956, 1960), champion weightlifter, and Holocaust educator, born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland (d. 2023)
1941 – Ron McClure, American jazz-rock bassist (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1944 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D’Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica (d. 2025)
1974 – Joe Nathan, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2004, 05, 08, 09, 12, 13; SF Giants, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
1976 – Son Little [Aaron Livingston], American blues and soul singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994 – Dacre Montgomery, Australian actor (Stranger Things; Power Ranrgers), and poet, born in Perth, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2025
1881 – Arthur Chesney [Kellaway], British stage and screen character actor (The Lodger; Chelsea Life), born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1949)
1894 – Corinne Griffith, American actress dubbed “The Orchid Lady of the Screen” (3 Hours, Lilies of Field), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 1979)
1916 – Sid Luckman, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University; 4 × NFL C’ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; NFL MVP 1943; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
1952 – Lorna Luft, American singer and actress (Where the Boys Are-1980), born in Scarsdale, New York
1955 – Cedric Maxwell, American basketball small forward (NBA C’ship 1981 [MVP], 84 Boston Celtics; LA Clippers, Houston Rockets), born in Kinston, North Carolina
1970 – Karen Davila, Filipina broadcast journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
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
1972 – Rain Phoenix, Americanactor (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues), and singer, born in Crockett, Texas
1992 – Davido [David Adedeji Adeleke], Nigerian-American singer-songwriter (Fall), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1997 – Alton Mason, American model (1st black male to model for Chanel), born in Nebraska
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2025
1886 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
1889 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift), born in Marshfield, Missouri (d. 1953)
1916 – Ferdinand Alphons Marie van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter, born in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1941 – Gary Karr, American double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
1946 – Judy Woodruff, American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1949 – Juha Mieto, Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980), born in Kurikka, Finland
1965 – Andrew Stewart, American CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1965 – Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
1970 – Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1976 – Jason Thompson, Canadian soap opera actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless), born in St. Albert, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2025
1709 – Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, born in Lyon, France (d. 1784)
1910 – Adrian Conan Doyle, youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex (d. 1970)
1924 – William Russell [Enoch], British stage and screen actor (Doctor Who, 1963-65; The Great Escape; Superman), born in Sunderland, England (d. 2024)
1936 – Robert White, American session guitarist (Temptations – “My Girl”), born in Billmeyer, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
1937 – José Molina [Quijada], Spanish-born American flamenco dancer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2018)
1942 – Gary Ackerman, American politician(Rep-D-NY, 1983-2013), born in Brooklyn, New York
1944 – Charlie Coe, American rock guitarist and bassist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1963-68), born in Boise, Idaho
1965 – Paul Weitz, American film director (American Pie, About a Boy), born in New York City
1970 – Jenni Meno, American pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
1972 – David Palmer, American NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings 1994-2002), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2025
1527 – Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter and sculptor, born in Moneglia, Republic of Genoa (d. 1585)
1883 – Carl Vinson, American politician (38th Dean of the United States House of Representatives, 1961-65), born in Baldwin County, Georgia (d. 1981)
1927 – Lawrence Moss, American contemporary classical, opera, and electronic music composer, and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1945 – Glen Walken, American actor (Leave it to Larry), born in Queens, New York
1949 – Ted Sator, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres), born in Utica, New York
1952 – Paul McNaughton, Irish sportsman (16 caps Ireland Rugby, Leinster RC; Shelbourne FC, Bray Wanderers AFC; Wicklow GAA; only person to play 3 sports in Ireland’s national stadiums), born in Bray, Ireland (d. 2022)
1961 – Gunnar Idenstam, Swedish concert organist, arranger, and composer, born in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
1969 – Sam Cassell, American NBA guard (NJ Nets, Houston Rockets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1972 – Jessica “Jessi” Alexander, American country music singer and songwriter (“The Climb”), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1973 – Steve Christopher Petree, American pop singer (pc Quest- “After The Summer’s Gone”), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2025
1865 – John Stanley Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett’s twins), born in Hickson, Ontario (d. 1941)
1897 – Frank Fay, American vaudeville comedian and actor (God’s Gift to Women, Love Nest), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1961)
1899 – Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer, made technological sound advances in film at MGM, born in Quebec Westmount, Quebec, born in Westmount, Quebec (d. 1971)
1930 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, born in Tulare, California (d. 2006)
1935 – Toni Sailer, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold Downhill, Slalom, Giant slalom 1956; World C’ship gold x 7), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2009)
1936 – Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator, born in Ramat Gan, Palestine (d. 2005)
1940 – Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1984)
1943 – Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1983 – Harry Lloyd, British actor (Arcane, The Theory of Everything), born in London
1999 – Paris Paloma, British folk-pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Labour”, “The Fruits”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2025
1643 – Jean Chardin, French explorer (Middle East and India), born in Paris (d. 1713)
1758 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist, born in Vordingborg, Denmark (d. 1841)
1888 – Burnet Corwin Tuthill, American composer (Laurentia), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1890 – George Seldes, American investigative journalist, born in Alliance Colony, New Jersey (d. 1995)
1892 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian auto racer (72 x major race wins; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933; European Championship 1932), born in Castel d’Ario, Italy (d. 1953)
1966 – Tricia Cast, American actress (Bad News Bears, The Young and the Restless), born in Medford, New York
1976 – Harry Waters, British progressive rock and jazz piano and Hammond organ player, born in England
1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1979 – Tony Frias, American footballer, born in Hudson, Massachusetts
1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer, born in Lihue, Hawaii
Famous Birthdays for 15th November 2025
1891 – Erwin Rommel, German World War II Field Marshal (North African campaign, Battle of Normandy) known as the Desert Fox, born in Heidenheim, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1944)
1922 – Francesco Rosi, Italian director (Lucky Luciano), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
1925 – Howard Baker, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 1967-85), Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff, born in Huntsville, Tennessee (d. 2014)
1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan politician, President of Kenya (2002-13), born in Gatuyaini, Kenya (d. 2022)
1933 – (Russell) “Rusty” Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2023)
1939 – Yaphet Kotto, African-American stage and screen actor (Live And Let Die; Alien; Homicide: Life on the Street), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
1963 – Ben Elias, Australian rugby league hooker (6 Tests; NSW 19 games; Balmain RLFC 234 games) and broadcaster (SBS, Fox Sports), born in Tripoli, Lebanon
1968 – James Brady, columnist (NY Post), born in Brooklyn, New York
1970 – Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
1983 – Sophia Di Martino, English actress (Loki; Flowers; Casualty), born in Nottingham, England