1768 – Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist and philosopher, born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia (d. 1834)
1857 – Manuel Estrada Cabrera, 13th President of Guatemala (1898-1920), born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1924)
1897 – Mollie Steimer, American political prisoner and anarchist agitator, born in Dunaevtsy, Russia (d. 1980)
1924 – Christopher Tolkien, British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien, born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
1931 – Jim Ringo, American Pro Football HOF center (7 × First-team All-Pro; 10 × Pro Bowl; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 1976–77), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1933 – Henry Hartsfield Jr, American astronaut (STS-4; STS-41-D; STS-61-A), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2014)
1950 – Bruce Laird, Australian cricket batsman (21 Tests; 23 ODIs; 13 “Supertests” in World Series Cricket), born in Perth, Western Australia
1958 – Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)
1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
1987 – Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
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Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2023
1660 – Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German Protestant theologian, born in Nassenhuben [now Mokry Dwór, Poland] (d. 1741)
1765 – Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, born in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1819)
1873 – Daniel Gregory Mason, American composer (Chanticker), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1879 – Franz Pfemfert, German journalist and writer, born in Lötzen, East Prussia (d. 1954)
1881 – Arthur Marshall, American ragtime piano player and composer (“Swipesy Cakewalk” with Scott Joplin; “The Peach”), born in Saline County, Missouri (d. 1968)
1928 – Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), born in Tieton, Washington (d. 2020)
1942 – Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop, born in Mosul, Iraq (d. 2008)
1946 – Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2023)
1981 – Carlos Boozer, American basketball forward (2-time NBA All Star), born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
1982 – Margo Stilley, American actress, born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2023
1892 – Huw T. Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician, born in Rowen, Wales (d. 1970)
1900 – Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)
1920 – Gene Tierney, American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor’s Edge), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
1933 – Jerry Sheindlin, American jurist and husband of Judge Judy, born in NYC, New York
1933 – Larry King [Zeiger], American radio and TV host (“Larry King Live”, CNN), born in NYC, New York (d. 2021)
1937 – Ray Collins, American rock vocalist (Mothers of Invention), born in Pomona, California (d. 2012)
1954 – Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice – “Smarty Pants”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 – Ann Curry, American journalist (NBC), born in Agaña, Guam
1965 – Laurent Blanc, French footballer and manager (Marseille), born in Alès, France
1983 – Chandra Crawford, Canadian cross-country skier (Olympic Gold 2006), born in Canmore, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2023
1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman, born in La Hamaide, Ellezelles, Belgium (d. 1568)
1786 – Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, romantic composer (Der Freischutz; Oberon), and lithographer, born in Eutin, Bishopric of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1826)
1835 – Americus Vespucius Rice, American politician, banker, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Perrysville, Ohio (d. 1904)
1882 – Jacques Maritain, French Catholic philosopher (exponent of St Thomas), born in Paris (d. 1973)
1920 – Mustafa Khalil, 40th Prime Minister of Egypt (1978-80), born in Al Qalyubiyah Governorate, Egypt (d. 2008)
1951 – Heinrich Schiff, Austrian cellist and conductor, born in Gmunden, Austria (d. 2016)
1960 – Kim Wilde, English pop singer (“Kids in America”; “You Keep Me Hanging On”), born in London
1972 – Jason Arnberger, cricketer (NSW opening batsman 1994-95 -)
1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer- songwriter (Thrice), born in Irvine, California
1984 – Johnny Christ [Seward], American heavy metal bassist (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2023
1905 – Astrid of Sweden, Queen of the Belgians, first wife of King Leopold III (1934-35), born in Arvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden (d. 1935)
1927 – [Robin] “Robert” Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides – “Jason”; Primus), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1928 – Colin McDonald, Australian cricket batsman (47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
1934 – Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, born in Mason, Michigan (d. 2015)
1942 – Khang Khek Leu ‘Comrade Dutch’, Cambodian Khmer Rouge figure convicted of crimes against humanity, born in Choyaot village, Cambodia (d. 2020)
1943 – Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1951 – Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Drip-Along Daffy”
1954 – Mark “Chopper” Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
1965 – Danton Supple, British rock record producer and sound mixer, born in London, England
1973 – Scott Rehberg, tackle (New England Patriots)
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2023
1847 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Quebec), born in Percé, Canada (d. 1927)
1873 – W. C. Handy, American composer and musician known as the “Father of the Blues” (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958)
1917 – John Whiting, British actor, dramatist and critic (PT Raiders, The Devils, The Good Companions), born in Salisbury, England (d. 1963)
1942 – Willie Carson, Scottish jockey (5 x British Champion Jockey; 17 x British Classic Races; 100+ winners in a season x 23 times for total 3,828 wins), born in Stirling, Scotland
1954 – Bruce Edwards, American golf caddie (mainly for 5 x British Open champion Tom Watson), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2004)
1964 – Monica Bandini, Italian racing cyclist (World C’ship gold women’s team time trial 1988), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 2021)
1965 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director (A Castle in Italy, Normal People), born in Turin, Italy
1971 – Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer (50m and 100m Olympic gold, 1992 and 1996), Lesnoy, Soviet Union
1974 – Paul Scholes, British footballer, born in Salford, United Kingdom
1992 – Jacob Joseph Worton, American twin actor (Baby’s Day Out), born in Newark, Delaware
Famous Birthdays for 15th November 2023
1688 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1757)
1692 – Eusebius Amort, German Roman Catholic theologian, born in Bibermuehle, Bavaria (d. 1775)
1836 – Pierce M. B. Young, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1896)
1887 – Georgia O’Keeffe, American sculptor and painter (Cow’s Skull, Flowers), born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1897 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author (People’s Palace), born in Scarborough, England (d. 1988)
1930 – Robert Cohen, French boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56), born in Bône, Algeria (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)
1955 – Oliver Conant, American actor (Summer of ’42), born in NYC, New York
1967 – Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
1993 – Paulo Dybala, Argentine football striker (Juventus, Roma), born in Laguna Larga, Córdoba, Argentina
Famous Birthdays for 14th November 2023
1875 – Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Conrad Pilater), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1944)
1895 – Louise Huff, American actress (What Women Want), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1973)
1904 – Aleksey Semyonovich Zhivotov, Russian composer, born in Kazan, Russia (d. 1964)
1915 – Martha Tilton, American big band singer (Benny Goodman; Jimmy Dorsey), born in Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 2006)
1927 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 – “Col. Henry Blake”; Hello Larry), born in Normal, Illinois (d. 1996)
1934 – Kurt Hamrin, Swedish soccer player, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1949 – James “J.Y.” Young, American rock guitarist (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois
1951 – Sandahl Bergman, American actress (Conan; All that Jazz), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1980 – Brock Pierce, American actor
1981 – Tom Ferrier, British racing driver
Famous Birthdays for 13th November 2023
1710 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist, born in Paris (d. 1792)
1841 – Edward Burd Grubb, American Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 1913)
1907 – Giovanna of Italy, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria, born in Rome (d. 2000)
1920 – Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2003)
1921 – Eddie Calhoun, American jazz bassist, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1939 – Karel Brückner, Czech soccer manager (Czech Republic, Austria, FK Inter Bratislava), born in Olomouc, Czech Republic
1957 – David Frank, American electronic dance musician (The System), songwriter, and record producer, born in Weston, Massachusetts
1967 – Steve Christie, NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills)
1969 – Gerard Butler, Scottish actor (Dracula 2000), born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1973 – Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 12th November 2023
1831 – Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austrian botanist (d. 1898)
1844 – Octave Fouqué, French pianist and composer, born in Pau (d. 1883)
1865 – Frans “Sas” van Aerschot, Flemish operetta actor (Paljas), (d. 1939)
1914 – Roberto Cavanagh, Argentine polo player (Olympic gold 1936), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2002)
1929 – Grace Kelly, American actress (Rear Window) and Princess of Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
1943 – Jimmy “Bro” Hayes, American doo-wop bass singer (Persuasions – “Under the Boardwalk”), born in Hopewell, Virginia (d. 2017)
1954 – Levine Andrade, Indian-British violinist (Arditti Quartet, 1974-90), film score composer, and conductor, born in Bombay, India (d. 2018)
1954 – Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player (World #1 doubles 1981; Australian Open doubles 1979, 83, Wimbledon 1980, 82) and administrator (Hopman Cup), born in Melbourne, Australia
1971 – Shakeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (v West Indies 1993), born in Daska, Pakistan
1988 – Russell Westbrook, American basketball guard (NBA MVP 2017; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2015, 16; OKC Thunder, Houston Rockets), born in Long Beach, California