1782 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer (Frithjof’s Saga), born in Kyrkerud, Sweden (d. 1846)
1915 – Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991-2006), born in Goodwill, St. James, Jamaica (d. 2014)
1930 – Fred Harris, American politician (Sen-D-Okla, 1964-73), born in Walters, Oklahoma
1947 – Toy Caldwell, American Southern-rock musician (Marshall Tucker Band), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 1993)
1947 – Joe Mantegna, American actor (House of Games, Weeds), born in Chicago, Illinois
1949 – Terry Reid, English rock guitarist (River, Bang Bang You’re Terry Reid), born in Huntingdon, England
1960 – Wayne Parker, Canadian bass player (Glass Tiger – “Don’t Forget Me”), born in Ontario
1965 – Kevin Gamble, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
1975 – Quim, Portuguese footballer
1979 – Subliminal [Ya’akov Shimoni], Israeli rapper and producer, born in Tel Aviv
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 12th November 2021
1914 – Sylvi Saimo, Finnish kayaker (Olympic gold 1952, 1st female summer Olympic champion), born in Jaakkima , Finland (d. 2004)
1923 – Vicco von Bülow [Loriot], German comedian, cartoonist and film director (Unsere Besten), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany (d. 2011)
1927 – Jack Butler, American NFL hall of famer (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1931 – Bob Crewe, songwriter and producer (Big Girls Don’t Cry), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2014)
1934 – Charles Manson, American criminal, murderer and cult leader (Manson Family), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2017)
1940 – Jürgen Todenhöfer, German politician and journalist, born in Offenburg, Germany
1955 – Leslie McKeown, Scottish pop vocalist (Bay City Rollers – “Saturday Night”), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2021)
1973 – Radha Mitchell, Australian actress, born in Melbourne, Australia
1982 – Ryan Carnes, American actor (General Hospital), born in Pittsfield, Illinois
1989 – Paul Jessup, actor (Mikie-Baby Talk)
Famous Birthdays for 11th November 2021
1050 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1084–1105), born in Goslar, Kaiserpfalz (d. 1106)
1657 – Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1737)
1905 – Israel Aaron Maisels, South African lawyer and communal leader, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1994)
1914 – Daisy Bates, American civil rights activist and publisher, born in Huttig, Union County Arkansas (d. 1999)
1920 – Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour, Liberal Democrates), President of the European Commission (1977-81), born in Abersychan, Monmouthshire (d. 2003)
1930 – Hank Garland, American country, rock and jazz guitar virtuoso (“Sugarfoot Rag”; “(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame”; “Jingle Bell Rock”), born in Cowpens, South Carolina (d. 2004)
1968 – Wyatt Pauley, Ecuadorean rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies), born in Ecuador
1969 – Michael Owens, cricket pace bowler (NZ Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
1971 – Ryan Hancock, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Santa Clara, California
1976 – Lisa Gleave, American actress and model (The Price is Right), born in Queensland, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 10th November 2021
1719 – Georg Philipp Kress, German violinist and composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1779)
1735 – Granville Sharp, English abolitionist, born in Durham, England (d. 1813)
1906 – Josef Kramer, German concentration camp Commandant dubbed “The Beast of Belsen”, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1945)
1916 – Guido Turchi, Italian composer (Invettiva), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2010)
1924 – Russell Johnson, American television and film actor, best known for his role as “The Professor” on Gilligan’s Island, born in Ashley, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
1930 – Clarence M. Pendleton Jr., African-American chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1981-88), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1988)
1966 – Bill DeMott, American professional wrestler, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey
1969 – Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
1972 – Dick Kooijman, Dutch soccer player (Heracles, FC Groningen, Az), born in Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands
1983 – Craig Smith, American basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Inglewood, California
Famous Birthdays for 9th November 2021
1818 – Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist, poet and playwright (Fathers and Sons), born in Oryol, Russian Empire (d. 1883)
1837 – Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915)
1873 – Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1941)
1918 – Choi Hong Hi, South Korean army general and Founder of Taekwon-Do, born in Hwadae, Myongchon County, North Hamgyong Province, Japanese Korea (d. 2002)
1937 – Roger McCough, British poet (The Mersey Sound), born in Litherland, Lancashire
1943 – John Shepherd, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa), born in Belleplaine, Barbados
1970 – Domino [Damian Siguenza], American Hip Hop Producer, born in San Francisco, California
1974 – Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer, born in Conegliano, Italy
1976 – Laura Csortan, Miss Universe-Congeniality (Australia, 1997), born in Brisbane, Australia
1980 – James Harper, English footballer, born in Bell, California
Famous Birthdays for 8th November 2021
1592 – Domenico Mazzocchi, Italian Baroque composer, born in Civita Castellana, Italy (d. 1665)
1622 – Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist pastor (Lambs’ War), born in Zierikzee, Netherlands (d. 1706)
1710 – Sarah Fielding, English writer (The Adventures of David Simple), born in East Stour, England (d. 1768)
1814 – Girolamo de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku), born in Macchia Albanese, Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1903)
1854 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (Rydberg formula), born in Halmstad, Sweden (d. 1919)
1896 – Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (Phillies, Yankees), born in Port Jervis, New York (d. 1977)
1907 – Otto Brenner, German trade union leader (Industrial Union of Metalworkers), born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1972)
1951 – Mary Hart, American TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
1970 – José Francisco Porras, Costa Rican footballer, born in Grecia, Costa Rica
1980 – Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 7th November 2021
1851 – Chris von der Ahe, German entrepreneur and owner of St. Louis Brown Stockings, born in Hille, Germany (d. 1913)
1876 – Charlie Townsend, English cricketer, born in Bristol (d. 1958)
1903 – Albert Helman [Lou Lichtveld], Suriname politician and novelist, born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1996)
1963 – Todd McKee, American actor (Ted-Santa Barbara, The Bold and The Beautiful), born in Kentfield, California
1964 – Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish vocalist and pianist (Hothouse Flowers – “I’m Sorry”), born in Monkstown, County Dublin, Ireland
1965 – Sigrun Wodars, German middle distance athlete (Olympic gold 1988)
1972 – Jimmy Gary Jr., American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Stuart, Florida
1972 – Mike Goldman, Australian media personality (Big Brother Australia), born in Brisbane, Australia
1973 – Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer, born in La Plata, Argentina
1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 6th November 2021
1822 – Gordon Granger, American Major General during the Civil War (Union Army), born in Wayne County, New York (d. 1876)
1854 – John Philip Sousa, American march king (Stars and Stripes Forever), born in Washington, D.C.
1856 – Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich, Grand Duke of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1929)
1893 – August Defresne, Dutch playwright and director (Uninhabited Island), born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1961)
1906 – Francis Lederer, Czech actor (Diary of a Chambermaid), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2000)
1936 – David Ward-Steinman, American composer, born in Alexandria, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1941 – James Bowman, English countertenor, born in Oxford, England
1963 – Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), born in Pomona, California (d. 1998)
1988 – Emma Stone, American actress (The Amazing Spider-Man, La La Land), born in Scottsdale, Arizona
1999 – Robert Finke, American swimmer (Olympic gold men’s 800/1,500m 2020), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 5th November 2021
1825 – Julius H [Szamvald] Stahel, Hungarian-American diplomat, mining engineer, and Major General (Union Army), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 1912)
1857 – Ida Tarbell, American muckraker (The History of the Standard Oil Company), born in Erie County, Pennsylvania (d. 1944)
1916 – Len Wilkinson, English cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets; Lancashire CCC), born in Northwich, England (d. 2002)
1920 – Tommy Godwin, British track cyclist (Great Britain coach; 2 x Olympic bronze 1948; President British Cycling Federation), born in Connecticut, United States (d. 2012)
1951 – Tony Evers, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (2019-), born in Plymouth, Wisconsin
1952 – Vandana Shiva, Indian scholar and environmental activist, born in Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India
1962 – Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer (captain of Ghana National Team), born in Kibi, Eastern Region, Ghana
1967 – Grant Leury, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1968 – Bob Dahl, American NFL guard (Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois
1986 – BoA [Kwon Boa], South Korean singer, born in Gyeonggi-do
Famous Birthdays for 4th November 2021
1800 – Eduard Brendler, Swedish composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1831)
1823 – Karel Komzák I, Bohemian composer and musician, born in Netěchovice, Czech Republic (d. 1893)
1884 – Henry George “Harry” Ferguson, Irish aviator, engineer and inventor (Modern tractor), born in County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom (d. 1960)
1900 – Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist, born in Bacău, Romania (d. 1954)
1903 – Ion Vasilescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1960)
1904 – Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist, born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 1967)
1906 – Siegfried Borris, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1987)
1922 – Benno Besson, Swiss actor and director (Der Arzt wider Willen), born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland (d. 2006)
1955 – David Julius, American physiologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for receptors for temperature and touch), born in Brooklyn, New York
1960 – Frl. Menke, German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle), born in Hamburg, Germany