1527 – Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter and sculptor, born in Moneglia, Republic of Genoa (d. 1585)
1883 – Carl Vinson, American politician (38th Dean of the United States House of Representatives, 1961-65), born in Baldwin County, Georgia (d. 1981)
1927 – Lawrence Moss, American contemporary classical, opera, and electronic music composer, and educator, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1945 – Glen Walken, American actor (Leave it to Larry), born in Queens, New York
1949 – Ted Sator, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres), born in Utica, New York
1952 – Paul McNaughton, Irish sportsman (16 caps Ireland Rugby, Leinster RC; Shelbourne FC, Bray Wanderers AFC; Wicklow GAA; only person to play 3 sports in Ireland’s national stadiums), born in Bray, Ireland (d. 2022)
1961 – Gunnar Idenstam, Swedish concert organist, arranger, and composer, born in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
1969 – Sam Cassell, American NBA guard (NJ Nets, Houston Rockets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1972 – Jessica “Jessi” Alexander, American country music singer and songwriter (“The Climb”), born in Jackson, Tennessee
1973 – Steve Christopher Petree, American pop singer (pc Quest- “After The Summer’s Gone”), born in Shawnee, Oklahoma
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2025
1865 – John Stanley Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett’s twins), born in Hickson, Ontario (d. 1941)
1897 – Frank Fay, American vaudeville comedian and actor (God’s Gift to Women, Love Nest), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1961)
1899 – Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer, made technological sound advances in film at MGM, born in Quebec Westmount, Quebec, born in Westmount, Quebec (d. 1971)
1930 – Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, born in Tulare, California (d. 2006)
1935 – Toni Sailer, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold Downhill, Slalom, Giant slalom 1956; World C’ship gold x 7), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2009)
1936 – Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator, born in Ramat Gan, Palestine (d. 2005)
1940 – Luke Kelly, Irish folk music singer and banjo player, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1984)
1943 – Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1983 – Harry Lloyd, British actor (Arcane, The Theory of Everything), born in London
1999 – Paris Paloma, British folk-pop singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Labour”, “The Fruits”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2025
1643 – Jean Chardin, French explorer (Middle East and India), born in Paris (d. 1713)
1758 – Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist, born in Vordingborg, Denmark (d. 1841)
1888 – Burnet Corwin Tuthill, American composer (Laurentia), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1890 – George Seldes, American investigative journalist, born in Alliance Colony, New Jersey (d. 1995)
1892 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian auto racer (72 x major race wins; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933; European Championship 1932), born in Castel d’Ario, Italy (d. 1953)
1966 – Tricia Cast, American actress (Bad News Bears, The Young and the Restless), born in Medford, New York
1976 – Harry Waters, British progressive rock and jazz piano and Hammond organ player, born in England
1978 – Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer (CSS), born in São Paulo, Brazil
1979 – Tony Frias, American footballer, born in Hudson, Massachusetts
1979 – Bruce Irons, American surfer, born in Lihue, Hawaii
Famous Birthdays for 15th November 2025
1891 – Erwin Rommel, German World War II Field Marshal (North African campaign, Battle of Normandy) known as the Desert Fox, born in Heidenheim, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1944)
1922 – Francesco Rosi, Italian director (Lucky Luciano), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
1925 – Howard Baker, American politician (Senator-R-Tennessee 1967-85), Ronald Reagan’s chief of staff, born in Huntsville, Tennessee (d. 2014)
1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan politician, President of Kenya (2002-13), born in Gatuyaini, Kenya (d. 2022)
1933 – (Russell) “Rusty” Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, born in Long Beach, California (d. 2023)
1939 – Yaphet Kotto, African-American stage and screen actor (Live And Let Die; Alien; Homicide: Life on the Street), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2021)
1963 – Ben Elias, Australian rugby league hooker (6 Tests; NSW 19 games; Balmain RLFC 234 games) and broadcaster (SBS, Fox Sports), born in Tripoli, Lebanon
1968 – James Brady, columnist (NY Post), born in Brooklyn, New York
1970 – Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
1983 – Sophia Di Martino, English actress (Loki; Flowers; Casualty), born in Nottingham, England
Famous Birthdays for 14th November 2025
1901 – (John) Morton Downey, American pop tenor, known as “The Irish Nightengale”, songwriter, radio and television host, born in Wallingford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
1927 – McLean Stevenson, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 – “Col. Henry Blake”; Hello Larry), born in Normal, Illinois (d. 1996)
1928 – Kathleen Hughes [Elizabeth von Gerkan], American actress (It Came From Outer Space; Bracken’s World), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2025)
1930 – Ornelio Martina, Antillian author, and politician , born in Curacao
1949 – Leonard Zeskind, American researcher and expert on white nationalist movements (Blood and Politics), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2025)
1966 – Petra Roßner, German track cyclist (Olympic gold FRG 3km pursuit 1992; World C’ship gold 1991), born in Leipzig, Germany
1968 – Lionel Simmons, American basketball forward (NCAA Player of the Year 1990, La Salle Uni; Sacramento Kings), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 – Douglas Payne, Scottish rock bassist (Travis – “Why Does It Always Rain On Me”; “Sing”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1979 – Tobin Esperance, American rock bassist (Papa Roach), born in Vacaville, California
1979 – Mavie Hörbiger, German-Austrian actress (Arme Millionäre, The Ground Beneath My Feet), born in Munich, West Germany
Famous Birthdays for 13th November 2025
1710 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist, born in Paris (d. 1792)
1714 – William Shenstone, English poet, born in Leasowes, England (d. 1763)
1879 – Maurice Delage, French pianist, and composer (Ragamalika; Seven Haikais), born in Paris, France (d. 1961)
1886 – Mary Wigman, German dancer, choreographer, and teacher, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1973)
1894 – Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], American stage and silent film actress (Blood and Sand; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), born in New York City (d. 1961)
1935 – Thomas Augustine Martin, Irish academic, born in Ballinamore, County Leitrim (d. 1995)
1943 – André-Gilles Fortin, Canadian politician, born in Granby, Canada (d. 1977)
1954 – Chris Noth, American actor (Law and Order, The Good Wife), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1963 – Vinny Testaverde, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1986, U of Miami; Pro Bowl 1996, 98; Tampa Bay Bucs, NY Jets), born in Brooklyn, New York
1971 – Noah Hathaway, American actor (Troll, The NeverEnding Story), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 12th November 2025
1755 – Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussia general and Minister of War (1808-10) who reformed the Prussian army, born in Bordenau, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1813)
1886 – Ben Travers, British playwright known for his farces and “The Bed Before Yesterday”, born in London (d. 1980)
1897 – Karl Marx, German composer and conductor, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1985)
1898 – Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (Olympic gold, 1924,1928; World Championship gold, 1922, 1926), born in Novo Mesto, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1999)
1927 – Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician, known for the Taniyama–Shimura conjecture, born in Kisai, Japan (d. 1958)
1929 – Grace Kelly, American actress (Rear Window) and Princess of Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
1959 – Vincent Irizarry, American actor (Guiding Light; Santa Barbara), born in Queens, New York
1969 – Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter, born in Portland, Oregon
1970 – Harvey Stephens, British child actor (Damien in “The Omen”), born in Putney, London
1984 – Sepp De Roover, Belgian soccer right back (2 caps; FC Eindhoven, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Groningen, SC Lokeren, NAC Breda), born in Geel, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 11th November 2025
1636 – Yan Ruoqu, Chinese scholar of Qing dynasty, born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (d. 1704)
1696 – Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, born in Casalmaggiore, Cremona Province, Republic of Venice (d. 1757)
1785 – Diponegoro, Javanese prince who opposed Dutch colonial rule and Indonesian national hero, born in Yogyakarta Sultanate (d. 1855)
1907 – Joseph G. Hamilton, American physician who was a pioneer of using radioactive isotopes in disease treatment and diagnosis, born in Waverley, Massachusetts (d. 1957)
1944 – Kemal Sunal, Turkish actor (Saban the Cow,), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2000)
1953 – Marshall Crenshaw, American rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (“Someday, Someway”, “Cynical Girl”), born in Detroit, Michigan
1972 – Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts), born in Moss Point, Mississippi
1976 – Jason Grilli, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1976 – Jesse Keeler, Canadian musician (Death From Above; MSTRKRFT), born in Toronto, Ontario
1982 – Brittny Gastineau, American socialite (Brüno), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 10th November 2025
1935 – Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
1941 – John Geoghegan, U.S. Army infantry lieutenant and Silver Star recipient, born in Pelham, New York (d. 1965)
1942 – Michel Tabachnik, Swiss composer and conductor, born in Geneva, Switzerland
1944 – Silvestre Reyes, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas 1997-2013), born in Canutillo, Texas
1948 – Aaron Brown, American broadcast journalist known for “World News Now” and as a CNN reporter during 9/11, born in Hopkins, Minnesota (d. 2024)
1951 – Morris Hatalsky, American golfer (4 x PGA Tour titles, 3 x PGA Tour Champions titles), born in San Diego, California
1969 – Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Nieuwkoop, Netherlands
1971 – Kate Slatter, Australian rower (Olympic gold coxless pair 1996; World C’ship gold 1995), born in Adelaide, Australia
1976 – Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
1984 – Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Nederland, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 9th November 2025
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)
1877 – Allama Iqbal, Indian philosopher and poet, born in Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (d. 1938)
1909 – Robert Douglas, English actor (The Adventures of Don Juan), born in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1999)
1918 – Howard Shanet, American conductor (Night of the Tropics), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2006)
1923 – Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2014)
1926 – Luis Miguel Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1996)
1940 – Sergio Cervetti, Uruguayan composer (The Bottom of the Iceberg; Lucet in Tenebris), born in Dolores, Uruguay
1962 – Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress (Stargate SG-1), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1974 – Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer, born in Conegliano, Italy
1995 – Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator, born in San Mateo, California (d. 2025)