1414 – Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, born in Tangermünde, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1486)
1833 – Sally Louisa Tompkins, American nurse and philanthropist, only woman commissioned in Confederate army during US Civil War, born in Mathews City, Virginia (d. 1916)
1888 – Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
1903 – Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30’s), born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (d. 1971)
1915 – Sargent Shriver, American politician and activist (Peace Corps), born in Westminster, Maryland (d. 2011)
1964 – John Joseph Thomas, American actor (Young Dan’l Boone), born in Arcadia, California
1971 – Melinda Kinnaman, Swedish actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1972 – Doug Russell, American radio personality, born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
1973 – Fred Lindberg, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales Australia
1996 – Cheyenne Pyle, California, youngest heart transplant patient (90 mins old)
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Famous Birthdays for 8th November 2020
30 – Nerva, Roman Emperor (96-98), born in Narni, Italy (d. 98)
1881 – Robert Esnault-Pelterie, French engineer and aviation pioneer who contributed to early heavier-than-air flight in Europe, born in Paris (d. 1957)
1946 – Roy Wood, English rock vocalist and cellist (ELO), born in Birmingham, England
1966 – Ulrich Cruden, Suriname soccer player (NEC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1967 – Jay Taylor, American NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California
1972 – Ken Blackman, American NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Brunswick, Georgia
1972 – Gretchen Mol, American actress, born in Deep River, Connecticut
1978 – Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer, born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
1982 – Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Valkeakoski, Finland
1987 – Sam Bradford, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2008, U of Oklahoma; NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2010, St. Louis Rams), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Famous Birthdays for 7th November 2020
1855 – Edwin Hall, American physicist (discovered Hall effect), born in Gorham, Maine (d. 1938)
1886 – Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player (openings theorist), born in Riga, Russian Empire (d. 1935)
1892 – Edward Sedgwick, American film director (The Flaming Frontier, Let ‘er Buck), born in Galveston, Texas (d. 1953)
1931 – Gerald Humel, American composer (Universe), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2001)
1936 – Barry Newman, American actor (Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1939 – Daniel Manneke, Dutch composer and organist, born in Kruiningen, Netherlands
1942 – Johnny Rivers [Ramistella], American singer (Secret Agent Man), born in NYC, New York
1951 – Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1996)
1970 – Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver, born in Hickory, North Carolina
1972 – Jimmy Gary Jr., American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Stuart, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 6th November 2020
1558 – Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy), born in London (d. 1594)
1659 – Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, born in Ulm, Germany (d. 1732)
1757 – Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
1833 – Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties), born in Hokksund, Eiker, Norway (d. 1908)
1880 – Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American writer and novelist (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1959)
1927 – Eric St Eval Atkinson, West Indian cricketer (bro of Denis WI pace bowler 1958-59), born in Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados (d. 1998)
1955 – Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
1962 – Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer, born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
1978 – Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress, born in Uccle, Belgium
1987 – Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player (French Open 2008; world #1 08), born in Belgrade, Serbia
Famous Birthdays for 5th November 2020
1271 – Maḥmūd Ghāzān, 7th Mongol Empire ruler in Iran, born in Abaskun, Iran (d. 1304)
1932 – Salvatore Bonanno, American mafioso and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno, born in NYC, New York (d. 2008)
1936 – Michael Dertouzos, Greek internet pioneer, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M.I.T. Laboratory for Computer Science (d. 2001)
1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer (Heaven), born in Kingston, Ontario
1971 – Sergei Berezin, Russian NHL forward (Team Russia, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskrensensk, Russia
1971 – Todd Collins, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills), born in Walpole, Massachusetts
1974 – Jerry Stackhouse, American NBA guard and forward (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Kinston, North Carolina
1979 – Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot songwriter and singer, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
1980 – Eva González, Spanish model and beauty queen, born in Seville, Spain
1984 – Nick Folk, American football player, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 4th November 2020
1818 – Alexander Robert Lawton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1896)
1846 – Gaston Serpette, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1904)
1903 – Ion Vasilescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1960)
1915 – Court Benson, Canadian-American actor and broadcaster, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1995)
1920 – Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 2011)
1940 – Delbert McClinton, American singer (Gonna Find a Good Woman), born in Lubbock, Texas
1944 – Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois
1965 – Malandra Burrows, English actress (Emmerdale), born in Woolton, Liverpool
1966 – Kool Rock [Damon Wimbley], rapper (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
Famous Birthdays for 3rd November 2020
1867 – Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen (d. 1944)
1877 – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 19th and 25th President of Chile, born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1960)
1897 – Karel Salmon, Israeli composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1974)
1918 – Russell B. Long, American politician (Sen-D-LA, 1948-86), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2003)
1933 – Jeremy Brett, Berkswell England, actor (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady)
1939 – Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch soccer defender (11 caps; DWS, FC Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2020)
1960 – James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
1968 – Lee Germon, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper and captain (12 Tests, 29 dismissals; 37 ODIs), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1981 – Sten Pentus, Estonian auto racer (Formula Baltic 2000), born in Tallinn, Estonia
1986 – Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby union flanker (24 caps; Benetton Treviso), born in Cecina, Livorno, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 2nd November 2020
1785 – Frederich Kalkbrenner, German-French pianist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1849)
1815 – George Boole, English mathematician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England (d. 1864)
1826 – Robert Hopkins Hatton, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Steubenville, Ohio (d. 1862)
1901 – Paul Ford, American actor (Phil Silvers Show), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1976)
1920 – Bill Mazer, American sports broadcaster (New York institution in sports reporting; sports trivia expert), born in Iziaslav, Ukraine (d. 2013)
1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds 1952; 5-time All Star), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1994)
1936 – Rose Elizabeth Bird, California Supreme Court Justice (1977-87), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 1999)
1939 – Pauline Neville-Jones, English diplomat, born in Birmingham
1944 – Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, American NASA astronaut (STS 51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75) and MIT professor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 – Rosalyn Fairbank, South African tennis player (French Open doubles 1981, 83), born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Famous Birthdays for 1st November 2020
1825 – Joseph B. Palmer, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Rutherford County, Tennessee (d. 1890)
1880 – Karel Paul van der Mandele, Dutch financier and director (Rotterdam Bank), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1907 – Larry French, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940), born in Visalia, California (d. 1987)
1914 – Sabby Lewis, American jazz pianist and arranger, born in Middleburgh, North Carolina (d. 1994)
1943 – Salvatore Adamo, Belgian singer and composer (Tombe la neige), born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy
1947 – Ted Hendricks, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (8 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1971, 76, 80, 84), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
1963 – Mark Hughes, Welsh soccer striker and manager (72 caps; Manchester United 256 games; Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Stoke City), born in Wrexham, Wales
1968 – Kent Graham, American NFL quarterback (New York Giants), born in Winfield, Illinois
1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress (The Sixth Sense), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1979 – Coco Crisp, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2007, Boston Red Sox; AL stolen base leader 2011), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2020
1825 – Charles Lavigerie, French Catholic cardinal, born in Bayonne, France (d. 1892)
1835 – Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer, born in Jaunpils Parish, Latvia (d. 1923)
1920 – Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 2002)
1929 – Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
1961 – Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director (Lord of the Rings – Academy Award, Best Director, 2003), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1961 – Christine Bridged, Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne Australia
1961 – Doc Rivers, American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000, Orlando Magic; Boston Celtics, LA Clippers), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 – Fred McGriff, American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Tampa, Florida
1964 – Amanda Sandrelli, Italian actress (The Key), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1980 – Alondra de la Parra, Mexican founder and artistic director of the New York-based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, born in NYC, New York