1640 – Nicolaus Adam Strungk, German composer, born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1700)
1784 – Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1807-13), born in Ajaccio, Corsica (d. 1860)
1800 – George Rodwell, English composer, born in London (d. 1852)
1895 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1925 – Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
1935 – Jerry Douglas, American director and writer (Grabby Awards Hall of Fame), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian luxury fashion designer and inventor, born in Florence, Italy
1954 – Mitch Easter, American record producer (REM), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1998 – Hinako Shibuno, Japanese golfer (Women’s British Open 2019), born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 14th November 2020
1909 – Joseph McCarthy, American Senator (Rep – Wisconsin) who claimed communists infiltrated the US government, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin (d. 1957)
1912 – Barbara Hutton, American heiress (Woolworth)
1930 – Alan Moss, English cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets; Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 2019)
1945 – Paul Hirsch, American film editor
1949 – Phil Baron, American voice actor (Piglet), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1951 – Barry Brandt, rock drummer (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.
1968 – Bob Christian, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons)
1970 – Darrien Gordon, NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1971 – Marco Leonardi, Italian-Australian actor
1978 – Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player
Famous Birthdays for 13th November 2020
1782 – Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer (Frithjof’s Saga), born in Kyrkerud, Sweden (d. 1846)
1866 – Abraham Flexner, American educator, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1959)
1878 – John C Kielstra, Dutch economist and governor of Suriname (1933-44)
1931 – Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian actress (The Last Escape), born in Canada
1944 – Timmy Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Why Can’t We Live Together), born in Evansville, Indiana
1945 – John B. Craig, American diplomat, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 – Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems
1967 – Steve Zahn, American actor
1972 – Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer and actor (SMAP), born in Tokyo, Japan
1976 – Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
Famous Birthdays for 12th November 2020
1615 – Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691)
1897 – Karl Marx, German composer/conductor
1906 – Bukka [Booker T. Washington] White, blues guitarist, born in Houston, Mississippi (d. 1977)
1908 – Harry A Blackmun, Ill, 100th Supreme Court justice (1970-94)
1920 – Sunset Carson [Michael Harrison] American western actor (Cat of Rockies, El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), born in Gracemont, Oklahoma (d. 1990)
1968 – Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress/singer, born in Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
1970 – Harvey Stephens, British child actor, born in Putney, London
1973 – Colin Morgan, Canadian 78 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
1978 – Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress, born in Bucharest, Romania
1979 – Lucas Glover, American golfer (US Open 2009), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 11th November 2020
1748 – Carlos IV (English: Charles], King of Spain (1788-1808), born in Portici, Italy (d. 1819)
1872 – David I. Walsh, 46th Governor of Massachusetts, born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1947)
1894 – Aaron Avshalomov, Russian-born Jewish composer, born in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Russia (d. 1965)
1914 – Henry Wade, American lawyer (Dallas County District Attorney 1951-87), born in Rockwall County, Texas (d. 2001)
1938 – John Reilly, American actor (Sean-General Hospital, Dallas, Hamptons), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 – Bryan ‘Pop’ Robson, English soccer forward (Newcastle, West Ham), born in Sunderland, County Durham
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (Playroom, Waiting for the Light), born in New York City (d. 2005)
1950 – Ed Ordynski, Australian rally driver
1954 – Mary Gaitskill, American writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
1977 – Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (d. 2002)
Famous Birthdays for 10th November 2020
1710 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman, born in Walkendorf, Germany (d. 1792)
1801 – Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer, born in Lugansk, Russian Empire (d. 1872)
1871 – Winston Churchill, American author (Crisis, Crossing), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1947)
1888 – Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972)
1896 – Jimmy Dykes, American MLB infielder, manager (All Star 1933-34), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
1934 – Norm Cash, American baseball 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), born in Eldorado, Texas (d. 1986)
1947 – Glen Buxton, American guitarist (Alice Cooper) and composer, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1997)
1954 – Mario Cipollina, American rock bassist (Huey Lewis and The News), born in San Rafael, California
1977 – Matt Cepicky, American baseball player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
1987 – Jessica Tovey, Australian actress (Belle Taylor-Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 9th November 2020
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)
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