1616 – John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, born in Ashford, England (d. 1703)
1764 – Mary Lamb, British author (Tales from Shakespeare), born in London, England (d. 1847)
1880 – Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (commander in the German occupation of Austria, invasions of Poland, France, and Russia during WWII), born in Cüstrin, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire (d. 1945)
1925 – Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose, Gone), born in Desloge, Missouri (d. 2011)
1937 – Binod Bihari Verma, Indian linguist
1938 – José Serebrier, Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon; Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1947 – John Wilson, Irish rock drummer (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter (Black Sabbath), born in Birmingham, England
1949 – Heather Menzies-Urich, Canadian actress (The Sound of Music, Piranha), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2017)
1950 – Asa Hutchinson, American politician, Governor of Arkansas (2015-), born in Bentonville, Arkansas
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd December 2020
1870 – Francis Casadesus, French violinist, composer and conductor, born in Paris (d. 1954)
1918 – Milton Delugg, American orchestra leader (Tonight Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
1929 – Jaap Boersma, Dutch politician (Minister for Social Affairs (ARP)), born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1944 – Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovar nationalist writer and President of Kosovo (1992-2006), born in Crnce, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) (d. 2006)
1950 – Merrill Ashley, American ballerina (NYC Ballet), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1963 – Rich Sutter, Canadian NHL right wing and broadcaster (Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues; Rogers Sportsnet), born in Viking, Alberta, Canada
1968 – Jiri Dopita, Czech ice hockey center (World C’ship gold 1996, 2000-01; Philadelphia Flyers), born in Šumperk, Czech Republic
1978 – Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder (Olympic gold snowboard cross 2010; World C’ship gold 2005, 13), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
1983 – Chris Burke, Scottish soccer winger (7 caps; Rangers F.C., Kilmarnock), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1989 – Matteo Darmian, Italian soccer full-back (36 caps; Torino, Manchester United), born in Legnano, Milan, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 1st December 2020
1671 – Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius
1886 – Jack Crawford, English cricket all-rounder (12 Tests; Surrey, South Aust, Otago), born in Cane Hill, Surrey, England (d. 1963)
1905 – Ida Carroll, English musician and administrator, (d. 1995)
1921 – Ralph Manza, American actor (Banacek, Mama Malone, Newhart), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
1921 – John Bunch, American jazz pianist (New York Swing Trio), born in Tipton, Indiana (d. 2010)
1948 – George Foster, American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1976-79, 81; NL MVP 1977; Cincinnati Reds), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1950 – Richard Keith, Lafayette La, actor (Little Ricky-I Love Lucy)
1961 – Armin Meiwes, German cannibal
1963 – Marco Greco, Brazilian motorcycle road racer and auto racer (Indy Racing League 3rd 1996-97), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1992 – Marco van Ginkel, Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps; Vitesse, Chelsea, PSV), born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 30th November 2020
1826 – George Washington Deitzler, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (Anne of Green Gables), born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (d. 1942)
1904 – Philip Burton, Welsh director, acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton, born in Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire
1907 – Gyorgy Ranki, composer
1913 – John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), born in Moscow, Idaho
1924 – Shirley Chisholm, 1st African American congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)
1940 – Glenn English, (Rep-D-OK, 1975- )
1972 – Christopher Fitzgerald, American stage actor
1981 – Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
1986 – Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player
Famous Birthdays for 29th November 2020
1770 – Peter Hansel, composer
1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
1902 – Georges Poulet, French/Belgian critic (Temps Humain)
1915 – Billy [William Thomas] Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (Take The ‘A’ Train), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1967)
1926 – Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia’s 1st freely elected President (2014-2019), born in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia (d. 2019)
1943 – Sue Miller, American author
1949 – Kenneth D Cameron, Lt Col USMC/astronaut (STS 37, 56, 74), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)
1962 – Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 28th November 2020
1763 – Matthäus Fischer, German organist and composer, born in Ried, Swabia (d. 1840)
1770 – Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1819)
1812 – Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian composer and organist, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1887)
1923 – Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (Rep-R-MD, 1985-95), born in Ruth, Nevada (d. 2016)
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (d. 1978)
1931 – Rinus Ferdinandusse, Dutch editor and author (Nude on Fence), born in Goes, Netherlands
1932 – Terence Frisby, English actor and playwright (There’s a Girl in My Soup), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1949 – Paul Shaffer, Canadian keyboardist and orchestra leader (SNL, David Letterman), born in Thunder Bay, Ontario
1956 – Kristine Arnold, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo – “Midnight Girl”), born in Torrance, California
1969 – Dale Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
Famous Birthdays for 27th November 2020
1563 – Robbert Robbertsz le Canu, Dutch nautical expert, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
1668 – Henri François d’Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717-50), born in Limoges, France (d. 1751)
1804 – Julius Benedict, German opera composer (Protoghesi), born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1885)
1903 – Mona Washbourne, British actress (Stevie, Billie Liar, Driver’s Seat), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1988)
1910 – Rodolfo Holzmann, Peruvian composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1992)
1920 – Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star
1924 – Theresa R van der Pant, sculptor
1958 – Julia Celotto, American WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz/Pismo-9th-1994), born in Los Angeles, California
1960 – Ken O’Brien, American football quarterback (NY Jets), born in Rockville Centre, New York
1985 – Alison Pill, Canadian actress
Famous Birthdays for 26th November 2020
1876 – Bart van der Leck, Dutch painter (Style), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1887 – Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan business magnate and philanthropist, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1957)
1912 – Eric Sevareid, American author and News correspondent (CBS), born in Velva, North Dakota (d. 1992)
1918 – Patricio Aylwin, Chilean lawyer, politician and President of Chile (1990-94), born in Viña del Mar, Chile (d. 2016)
1923 – Patricia “Pat” Phoenix, British actress (Coronation Street, L Shaped Room), born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England (d. 1986)
1955 – Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
1961 – Dave Hannan, Canadian NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche), born in Onaping Falls, Ontario
1966 – Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian fashion model and actress (The Jamie Foxx Show), born in Saint-Marc, Haiti
1981 – Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player, born in Uranium City, Saskatchewan
1981 – Natasha Bedingfield, British singer (Unwritten), born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
Famous Birthdays for 25th November 2020
1566 – John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare’s First Folio, born in Droitwich, Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)
1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
1845 – José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese novelist, born in Póvoa de Varzim (d. 1900)
1856 – Sergei Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (Oresteia), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 1915)
1858 – Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1922)
1933 – Ramiro Cortes, composer
1956 – Hélène Goudin, Swedish politician
1969 – Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies)
1978 – Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner (Olympics 1996)
1986 – Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system (d. 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 24th November 2020
1729 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
1893 – Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
1905 – Ireene Wicker, American singer and actress (Singing Lady), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 1987)
1930 – C T Patankar, cricketer (kept wicket in one Test India v NZ 1955-56)
1933 – Rene Enriquez, Nicaraguan-born American actor (Hill Street Blues), born in Granada, Nicaragua (d. 1990)
1934 – Martin Charnin, Broadway lyricist (Annie, West Side Story)
1941 – Donald “Duck” Dunn, TN, bassist (Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin’ the Dog), (d, 2012)
1942 – Billy Connolly, Scotland, comedian and actor (Blue Money)
1944 – Jules Deelder, Dutch poet (T of Vondel)
1960 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer