1835 – Jean-Theodore Radoux, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1911)
1884 – Hector Abbas, Flemish actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1942)
1888 – Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
1906 – Arthur Rudolph, German rocket engineer, born in Meiningen, Germany (d. 1996)
1925 – Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995)
1951 – Hetty de Boer-Jongkind, Dutch medical astrologist and founder (Vakvereniging Medical Astrology), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
1955 – Karen Dotrice, British actress (Mary Poppins), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands
1970 – Chris Jericho [Irvine], American-Canadian professional wrestler and heavy metal rock singer (Fozzy), born in Manhasset, New York
1970 – Scarface [Brad Terrence Jordan], American rapper (Geto Boys), born in Houston, Texas
1971 – Michael Barber, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Winfield, West Virginia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 8th November 2023
1590 – Francesco Gonzaga, Italian composer, born in Mantua, Italy (d. 1628)
1706 – Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher, born in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1772)
1867 – Ilmari Krohn, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1960)
1887 – Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer, born in Hlukhiv, Russian Empire (d. 1966)
1923 – Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000 – handheld calculator, integrated circuit), born in Jefferson City, Missouri (d. 2005)
1943 – Martin Peters, English soccer midfielder (67 caps; West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City), born in Plaistow, Essex, England (d. 2019)
1944 – Bonnie Bramlett, American rock vocalist (Delaney and Bonnie – “Never Ending Song of Love”), born in Granite City, Illinois
1953 – John Musker, American animation director (Moana), born in Chicago, Illinois
1975 – Brevin Knight, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Livingston, New Jersey
1987 – Samantha Droke, American actress, born in De Leon, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 7th November 2023
1852 – Bohdan Borkowski, Polish composer, born in Tenczynek, Krakow, Poland (d. 1901)
1903 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist and ethologist (Man and His Ideas, Nobel Prize 1973), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1989)
1951 – Kevin Macmichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Cutting Crew – “(I Just) Died in Your Arms”), born in St. John, New Brunswick (d. 2002)
1962 – Arend Bouwmeester, Dutch saxophonist (Bob Color)
1963 – John Barnes, British football player, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1964 – Gill Holland, Norwegian-American producer (Hurricane Streets), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1966 – Lisa Canning, American TV and radio hostess (Entertainment Tonight), born in St.Thomas, Virgin Islands
1970 – Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver, born in Hickory, North Carolina
1972 – Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor (As World Turns), born in Portland, Maine
1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 6th November 2023
1833 – Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties), born in Hokksund, Eiker, Norway (d. 1908)
1836 – Francis Ellingwood Abbot, American theologian (Scientific Theism), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
1856 – Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich, Grand Duke of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1929)
1875 – Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron, diplomat and senator, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1949)
1879 – Eugen Varga, Hungarian-Russian economist and politician, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1964)
1906 – James D. Norris, American sports businessman (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
1941 – Ray Perkins, American football coach (New York Giants, University of Alabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arkansas State University), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2020)
1941 – James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten’s “Apollo”), born in Oxford, England (d. 2023)
1956 – Graeme Wood, Australian cricket batsman (59 Tests, 9 x 100, HS 172; 83 ODIs, 3 x 100; WA CA), born in East Fremantle, Australia
1977 – Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress, born in Lisbon, Portugal
Famous Birthdays for 5th November 2023
1869 – Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (founded the Swaraj Party), born in Bikrampur, British India (d. 1925)
1876 – Raymond Duchamp-Villon, French cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire), born in Damville, Eure, France (d. 1918)
1891 – Herb McGirr, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (played in NZ’s 1st Test series; 2 Tests, 1 x 50; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1964)
1905 – Joel McCrea, American actor (Foreign Correspondent, Sullivan’s Travels), born in South Pasadena, California (d. 1990)
1905 – George Bissett, South African cricketer (successful South African quick in 1927-28), born in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1965)
1932 – Arthur L. Liman, American trial lawyer (Oliver North), born in NYC, New York
1932 – Salvatore Bonanno, American mafioso and son of crime boss Joseph Bonanno, born in NYC, New York (d. 2008)
1948 – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual, born in Béni Saf, Oran, French Algeria
1953 – Joyce Maynard, American journalist and novelist (Labor Day), born in Durham, New Hampshire
1960 – Mark West, American NBA center (Detroit Pistons), born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Famous Birthdays for 4th November 2023
1631 – Mary, 1st British Princess Royal and the Princess of Orange, born in St James’s Palace, London (d. 1660)
1790 – Carlos Antonio López, 1st President of Paraguay (1844-62), born in Asunción, Paraguay (d. 1862)
1906 – Arnold Cooke, British composer, born in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
1915 – Alistair Cameron Crombie, Australian historian of science, born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1996)
1925 – Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali filmmaker (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam), born in Dhaka, East Bengal (d. 1976)
1927 – Vittorio Fellegara, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 2011)
1929 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian writer and mental calculator known as the “Human Computer”, born in Bangalore, Mysore, British India (d. 2013)
1950 – Markie Post, American actress (Night Court, 1984-92 – “Christine”; There’s Something About Mary), born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2021)
1966 – Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys – “Jail House Rap”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1987 – T.O.P. [Choi Seung-hyun], Korean singer-songwriter (Big Bang) and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 1st November 2023
1339 – Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (1358-65), born in Vienna (d. 1365)
1618 – Johannes Flittner, German composer, born in Suhl, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1678)
1835 – Godfrey Weitzel, German-American Major General (Union Army), born in Pirmasens, Germany (d. 1884)
1878 – Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter, born in Hellenurme Manor, Elva Parish, Governorate of Livonia (d. 1925)
1924 – Robert Rapoport, American social anthropologist, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1937 – Bill Anderson, American country music singer and songwriter (“Still”; “Sometimes”; “I Can’t Wait Any Longer”), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1958 – Rachel Ticotin, American actress (Grace-For Love and Honor, Total Recall), born in NYC, New York
1966 – Jeremy Hunt, British politician and Foreign Secretary (2018-), born in London, England
1968 – Kent Graham, American NFL quarterback (New York Giants), born in Winfield, Illinois
1975 – Scott “Skippy” Chapman, American musician (Code of Ethics), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 31st October 2023
1883 – Marie Laurencin, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1956)
1936 – Michael Landon [Eugene Orowitz], American actor (Bonanza – “Little Joe”; Little House on the Prairie – “Charles”; Highway to Heaven – “Jonathan”), born in Forest Hills, New York (d. 1991)
1942 – David Ogden Stiers, American stage and screen actor (M*A*S*H, 1977-83 – “Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III”; Lilo and Stitch), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 2018)
1946 – Ged Dunn, English rugby league winger (8 Tests; Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games), born in Redcar, England (d. 2021)
1950 – Jane Pauley, American newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1950 – Antonio Taguba, US Army Major General, born in Manila, Philippines
1967 – Adam Schlesinger, American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1975 – Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1980 – Samaire Armstrong, American actress (It’s A Boy Girl Thing), born in Tokyo, Japan
1981 – Irina Denezhkina, Russian writer (Give Me [Songs for Lovers]), born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Famous Birthdays for 30th October 2023
1735 – Edward Miller, English composer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1807)
1861 – Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor, born in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France (d. 1929)
1899 – Ernst Herman van Rappard, Dutch SS officer and founder (NSNAP), born in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (d. 1953)
1934 – Hamilton Camp, English-American actor (Andrew-He and She, Meatballs 2), born in London (d. 2005)
1935 – Jim Perry, American baseball player, born in Williamston, North Carolina
1942 – Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer (Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy), born in Motala, Sweden (d. 2019)
1945 – Pamelo Mounk’a, Congolese musician, born in Ouesso, Brazzaville (d. 1996)
1945 – Henry Winkler, American actor (Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift), born in NYC, New York
1947 – Chris Komar, American ballet dancer and artistic director (Milwaukee Ballet, 1969-72; Merce Cunningham Dance Company, 1972-93), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1996)
1977 – Charmian Faulkner, Australian crime victim (went missing with her mother from St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, in 1980), born in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 29th October 2023
1882 – Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944)
1907 – Edwige Feuillère, French film actress, born in Haute-Saône, Franche-Comté, France (d. 1998)
1924 – Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and writer, born in Lwów, Poland (d. 1998)
1948 – Kate Jackson, American actress (Rookies, Charlie’s Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1955 – Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality, born in Borongan, Philippines
1956 – Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1968 – Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood], British writer and album art designer (Radiohead; Thom Yorke), born in Essex, England
1968 – Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
1971 – Ma Huateng [Pony Ma], Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent), born in Chaoyang District, Shantou
1987 – Makoto Ogawa, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume), born in Kashiwazaki, Japan