1864 – Lindley M. Garrison, American lawyer and 46th U.S. Secretary of War (1913-16), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1932)
1880 – Marinus van Meel, Dutch aviator and aircraft manufacturer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1958)
1896 – Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1994)
1906 – Henry Picard, American golfer (Masters 1938, PGA 1939), born in Plymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
1931 – Thomas Enders, German business executive and diplomat, born in Bruchertseifen, Germany
1937 – Richie Roberts, American criminal defense attorney portrayed in “American Gangster” and convicted thief, born in the Bronx, New York
1955 – Alessandro Altobelli, Italian soccer striker (61 caps; Internazionale 317 games), born in Sonnino, Italy
1963 – Walt Weiss, American baseball shortstop (AL Rookie of the Year 1988; World Series 1989; MLB All Star 1998; Oakland A’s, Colorado Rockies) and manager (Colorado Rockies 2013-16), born in Tuxedo, New York
1964 – Michael Bennet, American politician (Senator-D-Colorado 2009-), born in New Delhi, India
1969 – Dale Carter, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1994, 95, 96, 97; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1992; KC Chiefs), born in Covington, Georgia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 27th November 2025
1759 – Franz Krommer, Czech composer, born in Kamenice u Jihlavy, Moravia (d. 1831)
1894 – Forrest C. Shaklee, American chiropractor and founder (Shaklee Products), born in Carlisle, Iowa (d. 1985)
1911 – Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist of the Philippines, born in Manila, Philippine Islands (d. 2011)
1915 – Caro van Eyck [Gerarda Taytelbaum], Dutch actress (De stille Kracht, Medea), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1979)
1921 – Ole Sarvig, Danish writer and critic (Limbo, Glem Ikke), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1981)
1924 – Theresia van der Pant, Dutch sculptor, born in Schiedam. Netherlands (d. 2013)
1935 – Al Jackson, Jr., American session drummer, known as “The Human Time Keeper” (Stax; Booker T. and MGs – “McLemore Avenue”), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1975)
1960 – Tim Pawlenty, American politician, Governor of Minnesota (2003-11), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1968 – Michael Vartan, French American actor (Alias), born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France
1976 – Jaleel White, American actor (Family Matters – “Urkel”), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th November 2025
1818 – Louis Lacombe, French pianist and composer, born in Bourges, France (d. 1884)
1902 – Maurice “Mac” McDonald, American fast food pioneer, co-founder of McDonald’s, born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1971)
1907 – Henry “Hot Lips” Levine, British-American dixieland jazz trumpeter and bandleader, born in London England (d. 1989)
1908 – Philipp Mohler, German composer, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 1982)
1912 – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian jazz pianist, and orchestral and film score composer (Litany In Atlanta; The Dorian Cage), born in Elverum, Norway (d. 1991)
1915 – Earl Wild, American composer and pianist (Caesar’s Hour, 1952-56; NBC Symphony, 1937-44), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
1929 – Lorraine Macleod, American dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), born in Maine (d. 1995)
1929 – Joyce McCartan, Irish peace campaigner, born in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland (d. 1995)
1941 – Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano, born in San Diego, California
1981 – Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Famous Birthdays for 25th November 2025
1753 – Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, born in Mühltroff, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
1817 – John Bigelow, American statesman and author, born in Bristol, New York (d. 1911)
1883 – Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), born in London, England (d. 1977)
1887 – Nikolai Vavilov, Soviet botanist and geneticist (identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1943)
1913 – Lewis Thomas, American physician and writer on biology, born in Flushing, New York (d. 1993)
1926 – Rosalyn Drexler, American painter, playwright and comedy writer (Home Movies, Lily), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2025)
1948 – Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (2005-07), born in Montreal, Quebec
1960 – Amy Grant, American gospel and rock singer (“Glory of Love”; “Baby Baby”), born in Augusta, Georgia
1983 – Kirsty Crawford, Scottish pop singer-songwriter (Pop Idol), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1986 – Katie Cassidy, American actress and scream queen (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Arrow), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 24th November 2025
1729 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general during the Russo-Turkish War and French Revolutionary Wars, born in Moscow (d. 1800)
1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect who designed US Supreme Court and the Woolworth Building, born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1934)
1925 – Simon van der Meer, Dutch physicist who won the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics with Carlo Rubbia, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1927 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish bel canto tenor (Massenet – “Werther”; La Scala; New York Metroplolitan Opera, 1966-94), born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands (d. 1999)
1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor (Blue Money), born in Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland
1949 – Jim Warren, American artist whose work includes album cover art for Bob Seger and Prince, born in Long Beach, California
1953 – Glenn Withrow, American actor (The Outsiders, Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Highland Heights, Kentucky
1961 – Carlos Carnero, Spanish Member of the European Parliament (1994-present), born in Madrid, Spain
1966 – Paul Robinett, American YouTuber and internet personality, also known as “Renetto”, birthplace unknown
1982 – Sean O’Loughlin, English rugby league lock (England 25, Great Britain 11 Tests; Wigan Warriors 458 games), born in Wigan, England
Famous Birthdays for 23rd November 2025
1221 – Alfonso X ‘the Wise’, King of Castile and Leon, (1252-84), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1284)
1855 – Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
1919 – Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
1924 – Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight; Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
1928 – Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1932 – Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
1933 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
1954 – Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch politician and editor in chief of “Elsevier”, born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 2014)
1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli actor (The Mummy, Start Trek: Discovery), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2025
1901 – Lee Patrick, American stage and screen actress (The Maltese Falcon; Topper (TVseries) – “Henrietta”), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1904 – Theodore Besterman, British bibliographer and psychical researcher, born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1976)
1906 – Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)
1907 – Bernard Naylor, English Canadian composer, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1986)
1929 – Ben Helfgott, Polish-British Holocaust survivor, Olympian (1956, 1960), champion weightlifter, and Holocaust educator, born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland (d. 2023)
1941 – Ron McClure, American jazz-rock bassist (Blood, Sweat and Tears), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1944 – Max Romeo [Smith], Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born in St. D’Acre, St. Ann, Jamaica (d. 2025)
1974 – Joe Nathan, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2004, 05, 08, 09, 12, 13; SF Giants, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers), born in Houston, Texas
1976 – Son Little [Aaron Livingston], American blues and soul singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994 – Dacre Montgomery, Australian actor (Stranger Things; Power Ranrgers), and poet, born in Perth, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2025
1881 – Arthur Chesney [Kellaway], British stage and screen character actor (The Lodger; Chelsea Life), born in Wandsworth, London, England (d. 1949)
1894 – Corinne Griffith, American actress dubbed “The Orchid Lady of the Screen” (3 Hours, Lilies of Field), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 1979)
1916 – Sid Luckman, American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University; 4 × NFL C’ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; NFL MVP 1943; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
1952 – Lorna Luft, American singer and actress (Where the Boys Are-1980), born in Scarsdale, New York
1955 – Cedric Maxwell, American basketball small forward (NBA C’ship 1981 [MVP], 84 Boston Celtics; LA Clippers, Houston Rockets), born in Kinston, North Carolina
1970 – Karen Davila, Filipina broadcast journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
1971 – Michael Strahan, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (7 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2007; NY Giants) and broadcaster (Fox NFL Sunday, co-host ABC’s Good Morning America), born in Houston, Texas
1972 – Rain Phoenix, Americanactor (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues), and singer, born in Crockett, Texas
1992 – Davido [David Adedeji Adeleke], Nigerian-American singer-songwriter (Fall), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1997 – Alton Mason, American model (1st black male to model for Chanel), born in Nebraska
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2025
1886 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian ethologist and bee expert (Nobel 1973), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1982)
1889 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift), born in Marshfield, Missouri (d. 1953)
1916 – Ferdinand Alphons Marie van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter, born in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1944)
1941 – Gary Karr, American double-bassist (Oslo Philharmonic), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
1946 – Judy Woodruff, American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1949 – Juha Mieto, Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980), born in Kurikka, Finland
1965 – Andrew Stewart, American CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1965 – Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
1970 – Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
1976 – Jason Thompson, Canadian soap opera actor (General Hospital, The Young and the Restless), born in St. Albert, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2025
1709 – Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, born in Lyon, France (d. 1784)
1910 – Adrian Conan Doyle, youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex (d. 1970)
1924 – William Russell [Enoch], British stage and screen actor (Doctor Who, 1963-65; The Great Escape; Superman), born in Sunderland, England (d. 2024)
1936 – Robert White, American session guitarist (Temptations – “My Girl”), born in Billmeyer, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
1937 – José Molina [Quijada], Spanish-born American flamenco dancer, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2018)
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
1965 – Paul Weitz, American film director (American Pie, About a Boy), born in New York City
1970 – Jenni Meno, American pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey
1972 – David Palmer, American NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings 1994-2002), born in Birmingham, Alabama