1221 – Alfonso X ‘the Wise’, King of Castile and Leon, (1252-84), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1284)
1899 – Marcel Dalio [Israel Moshe Blauschild], French actor (Sabrina, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casablanca), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
1908 – Leendert Braat, Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World), (d. 1982)
1923 – Daniel Brewster, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69), born in Baltimore, Maryland(d. 2007)
1931 – Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2013)
1939 – Betty Everett, American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2001)
1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
1951 – Jorg Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
1966 – Michelle Gomez, Scottish actress (The Flight Attendant), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1974 – Jamie Sharper, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Richmond, Virginia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2022
1832 – George Henry Chapman, American newspaper editor, lawyer, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Holland, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1901 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer, born in Sagunto, Spain (d. 1999)
1914 – Peter Townsend, British war hero, courtier and writer (had a romance with Princess Margaret), born in Rangoon, Burma (d. 1995)
1922 – Eugene Stoner, American firearms designer and inventor of the M16, born in Gosport, Indiana (d. 1997)
1930 – Owen Kay Garriott, American electrical engineer and NASA astronaut (Skylab 3; STS-9), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2019)
1944 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D’Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica
1946 – Aston Barrett, Jamaican reggae bassist (I Shot the Sheriff)
1964 – Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)
1965 – R Duncan Douglas, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in NYC, New York
1965 – Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2022
1561 – Charles Scribani, IFlemish jesuit and author, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1629)
1860 – Tom Horn, American gunfighter and outlaw, born in Scotland County, Missouri (d. 1903)
1943 – Phil Bredesen, American politician
1950 – David Williams, American RandB, pop and rock session and touring guitarist (Michael Jackson; Madonna; Rod Stewart; Bryan Ferry), born in Newport News, Virginia (d. 2009)
1953 – Tina Brown, British journalist (New Yorker, Tattler), born in Maidenhead, United Kingdom
1962 – Steven Curtis Chapman, American musician
1976 – Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 50; Lahore City CC, Habib Bank Ltd CC), born in Sahiwal, Pakistan
1980 – Alec Brownstein, American author, director
1983 – Nikki Bella, American pro wrestler, one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas), born in San Diego, California
1992 – Davido [David Adedeji Adeleke], Nigerian-American singer-songwriter (Fall), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2022
1750 – Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, born in Devanahalli, Bangalore, India (d. 1799)
1766 – John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821)
1827 – Edmond Dédé, Creole-American violinist and composer (Quasimodo Symphony; Mephisto Masque), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1901)
1882 – Andy Coakley, American baseball player and long-time coach at Columbia University, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1963)
1891 – Leon Cadore, American baseball pitcher (pitched all of 26 inning game), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1958)
1907 – Fran Allison, American actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), born in La Porte City, Iowa (d. 1989)
1925 – Kaye Ballard, American stage and screen actress, comedienne, (Mothers-in-Law – “Kaye”), and singer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2019)
1955 – Thea Vidale, American actress and comedian (Thea, Family Matters), born in Washington D. C.
1958 – Rickson Gracie, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1985 – Dan Byrd, American actor, born in Marietta, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2022
1908 – Alan Baxter, American actor (Big Town Girl; Rags to Riches), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1976)
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
1944 – Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Gail Devers, American athlete (Olympics gold 100m 1992, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
1971 – Alice Peacock, American folk singer, born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota
1972 – David Palmer, American NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings 1994-2002), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1976 – Jack Dorsey, American entrepreneur and computer programmer who co-founded Twitter and Square/Block, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1976 – Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player, born in Orestiada, Greece
2009 – Prince Gaston d’Orléans
Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2022
1680 – Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Flemish composer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1730)
1727 – Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist, born in Châtillon-les-Dombes, France (d. 1773)
1882 – Wyndham Lewis, English author (Tarr, Apes of God) and co-founder of the Vorticist movement in art, born in Amherst, Nova Scotia (d. 1957)
1935 – Pervis Staples, American gospel vocalist (The Staple Singers -“Uncloudy Day”), born in Drew, Mississippi (d. 2021)
1945 – (Percy) Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan politician (Prime Minister, 2018-2022; President, 2005-15}, born in Weeraketiya, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American actress (Berrengers – “Gloria”; Trapper John, M.D. – “Fran”), born in NYC, New York
1962 – Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin, Russian cosmonaut
1965 – Mark Petkovsek, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Beaumont, Texas
1970 – Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress
1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian software developer (DeCSS software), born in Harstad, Norway
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2022
331 – Julian ‘the Apostate’, Roman Emperor (361-63) tried to re-instate paganism, born in Constantinople (d. 363)
1790 – August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician (d. 1868)
1894 – Eelco van Kleffens, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1939-46) and diplomat (d. 1983)
1905 – Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (batsman and leggie 99 on Test debut), born in Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1987)
1959 – William R. Moses, American actor (Cole-Falcon Crest), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Michelle Knox-Zaloom, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Annapolis, Maryland
1965 – Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988)
1965 – Paul Sorrento, Somerville MA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
1969 – Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
1971 – Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Evansville IN)
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2022
1609 – Henrietta Maria, French-born daughter of Henry IV of France and Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)
1840 – Frederick Scotson Clark, English organist and composer, born in Southwark, London (d. 1883)
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)
1907 – Burgess Meredith, American actor (Mr Novak, The Penguin in Batman, Rocky), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1997)
1908 – Sœur Emmanuelle, Belgian-French religious sister, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2008)
1935 – Elizabeth Drew, American journalist (Politics and Money: The Road to Corruption), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1942 – Joanna Pettet, British actress (Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent), born in London
1948 – Sammy Figueroa, American jazz-funk-Latin-rock session and touring percussionist (Raíces; Chic; Sonny Rollins; Average White Band), born in The Bronx, New York City
1970 – Martha Plimpton, American actress (Goonies, Mosquito Coast), born in NYC, New York
1972 – Missi Pyle, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 15th November 2022
1886 – René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
1897 – Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960)
1897 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author (People’s Palace), born in Scarborough, England (d. 1988)
1922 – Giorgio Manganelli, writer
1941 – Heathcote Williams [John Henly Heathcote Williams], British poet, actor and political activist, born in Helsby, Cheshire (d. 2017)
1956 – Zlatko Kranjčar, Croatian soccer striker (2 caps; Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien) and manager (Croatia, Montenegro, Dinamo Zagreb), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2021)
1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
1976 – Jessica Amey, 100m butterfly/4 x 100 (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1985 – Lily Aldridge, American model (Victoria’s Secret), born in Santa Monica, California
1987 – Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh
Famous Birthdays for 14th November 2022
1746 – Giulio Gabrielli the Younger, Italian Cardinal (served Pius VII), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1822)
1802 – August Pott, German philologist (Etymology Forschungen), born in Nettelrede, Germany (d. 1887)
1863 – Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and inventor (bakelite plastics), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1944)
1897 – John Steuart Curry, American painter and lithographer (Baptism in Kansas), born in Dunavant, Kansas (d. 1946)
1904 – Marya Mannes, American author (The Reporter), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
1930 – Charles De Sorgher, Belgian bobsledder
1935 – Don Stewart, actor (Guiding Light)
1971 – Marco Leonardi, Italian-Australian actor
1973 – Moka Only [Daniel Denton], Canadian rapper, born in Langford, British Columbia
1990 – Jessie Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (d. 2008)