1896 – Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts; Louisiana Story), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1989)
1921 – Stanley Ho, Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao, born in Hong Kong (d. 2020)
1924 – Lorraine “Tui” St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2004)
1929 – Jack Hogan [Richard Roland Benson Jr], American actor (Combat”, “Adam 12”, “Sierra”), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1945 – Bev Bevan, English drummer (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Birmingham, England
1951 – Bill Morrissey, American folk singer-songwriter (Inside), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2011)
1963 – Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner
1965 – Mike Gebhardt, mistral sailor (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1966 – Mark Whiten, American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pensacola, Florida
1989 – Patsy Ferran, Spanish-British actress (stage production A Streetcar Named Desire), born in Valencia, Spain
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 24th November 2023
1848 – Lilli Lehmann, German opera singer (Tristan und Isolde), born in Würzburg, Bavaria (d. 1929)
1900 – Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, Ukrainian-Polish filmmaker and film educator (Polish Film School), born in Kharkov, Ukraine (d. 1995)
1913 – Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
1917 – Richard Bilderback Hervig, American composer, born in story City, Iowa (d. 2010)
1943 – Dave Bing, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (7-time NBA All Star), born in Washington, D.C.
1948 – Spider Robinson, Canadian sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Callahan’s Secret)
1958 – Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
1971 – Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
1974 – Stephen Merchant, British comedian, writer, director, and actor (The Office; Extras; Life’s Too Short), born in Hanham, Bristol, England
1980 – Beth Phoenix [Copeland (née Kociański)], American professional wrestler, born in Elmira, New York
Famous Birthdays for 23rd November 2023
1765 – Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
1914 – Wilson Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters), born in Deer Creek, Illinois (d. 2006)
1915 – John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1992)
1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher, born in Puttaparthi, British India (d. 2011)
1929 – Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2013)
1934 – Michael Wayne, American film producer (Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock), son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1944 – Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
1945 – Assaf Dayan, Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt), born in Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, British stage and screen actor (Dynasty/The Colbys – “Miles”), born in Derbyshire, England
1964 – Jose Gonzales, baseball MLB player, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 22nd November 2023
1564 – Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator against the rule of James I of England, born in Cobham Hall, Kent (d. 1619)
1897 – Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer, born in Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1989)
1907 – Bernard Naylor, English Canadian composer, born in Cambridge, England (d. 1986)
1922 – Eugene Stoner, American firearms designer and inventor of the M16, born in Gosport, Indiana (d. 1997)
1924 – Geraldine Page, American actress (Interiors, Beguiled), born in Kirksville, Missouri (d. 1987)
1928 – Pat Smythe, English equestrian rider (Olympic bronze team jumps 1956; author children’s books), born in London, England (d. 1996)
1959 – Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist
1961 – John Schnatter, American businessman (founder of Papa John’s Pizza), born in Jeffersonville, Indiana [or November 23]
1971 – Yone Kamio, tennis star (1995 semi-finalist Hobart), born in Yokohama, Japan
1996 – Hailey Baldwin, American model, born in Tucson, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 21st November 2023
1768 – Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist and philosopher, born in Breslau, Prussian Silesia (d. 1834)
1857 – Manuel Estrada Cabrera, 13th President of Guatemala (1898-1920), born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1924)
1897 – Mollie Steimer, American political prisoner and anarchist agitator, born in Dunaevtsy, Russia (d. 1980)
1924 – Christopher Tolkien, British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien, born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
1931 – Jim Ringo, American Pro Football HOF center (7 × First-team All-Pro; 10 × Pro Bowl; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 1976–77), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
1933 – Henry Hartsfield Jr, American astronaut (STS-4; STS-41-D; STS-61-A), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2014)
1950 – Bruce Laird, Australian cricket batsman (21 Tests; 23 ODIs; 13 “Supertests” in World Series Cricket), born in Perth, Western Australia
1958 – Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)
1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
1987 – Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
Famous Birthdays for 20th November 2023
1660 – Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German Protestant theologian, born in Nassenhuben [now Mokry Dwór, Poland] (d. 1741)
1765 – Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, born in Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England (d. 1819)
1873 – Daniel Gregory Mason, American composer (Chanticker), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1953)
1879 – Franz Pfemfert, German journalist and writer, born in Lötzen, East Prussia (d. 1954)
1881 – Arthur Marshall, American ragtime piano player and composer (“Swipesy Cakewalk” with Scott Joplin; “The Peach”), born in Saline County, Missouri (d. 1968)
1928 – Pete Rademacher, American boxer (Olympic gold +81kg 1956; first challenger for world heavyweight title in first pro bout; lost), born in Tieton, Washington (d. 2020)
1942 – Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi Chaldean Catholic bishop, born in Mosul, Iraq (d. 2008)
1946 – Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2023)
1981 – Carlos Boozer, American basketball forward (2-time NBA All Star), born in Aschaffenburg, Germany
1982 – Margo Stilley, American actress, born in Bear Creek, Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays for 19th November 2023
1892 – Huw T. Edwards, Welsh trade unionist and politician, born in Rowen, Wales (d. 1970)
1900 – Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)
1920 – Gene Tierney, American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor’s Edge), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
1933 – Jerry Sheindlin, American jurist and husband of Judge Judy, born in NYC, New York
1933 – Larry King [Zeiger], American radio and TV host (“Larry King Live”, CNN), born in NYC, New York (d. 2021)
1937 – Ray Collins, American rock vocalist (Mothers of Invention), born in Pomona, California (d. 2012)
1954 – Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice – “Smarty Pants”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 – Ann Curry, American journalist (NBC), born in Agaña, Guam
1965 – Laurent Blanc, French footballer and manager (Marseille), born in Alès, France
1983 – Chandra Crawford, Canadian cross-country skier (Olympic Gold 2006), born in Canmore, Alberta
Famous Birthdays for 18th November 2023
1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman, born in La Hamaide, Ellezelles, Belgium (d. 1568)
1786 – Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, romantic composer (Der Freischutz; Oberon), and lithographer, born in Eutin, Bishopric of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1826)
1835 – Americus Vespucius Rice, American politician, banker, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Perrysville, Ohio (d. 1904)
1882 – Jacques Maritain, French Catholic philosopher (exponent of St Thomas), born in Paris (d. 1973)
1920 – Mustafa Khalil, 40th Prime Minister of Egypt (1978-80), born in Al Qalyubiyah Governorate, Egypt (d. 2008)
1951 – Heinrich Schiff, Austrian cellist and conductor, born in Gmunden, Austria (d. 2016)
1960 – Kim Wilde, English pop singer (“Kids in America”; “You Keep Me Hanging On”), born in London
1972 – Jason Arnberger, cricketer (NSW opening batsman 1994-95 -)
1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer- songwriter (Thrice), born in Irvine, California
1984 – Johnny Christ [Seward], American heavy metal bassist (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 17th November 2023
1905 – Astrid of Sweden, Queen of the Belgians, first wife of King Leopold III (1934-35), born in Arvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden (d. 1935)
1927 – [Robin] “Robert” Brown, American actor (Here Come the Brides – “Jason”; Primus), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1928 – Colin McDonald, Australian cricket batsman (47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
1934 – Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, born in Mason, Michigan (d. 2015)
1942 – Khang Khek Leu ‘Comrade Dutch’, Cambodian Khmer Rouge figure convicted of crimes against humanity, born in Choyaot village, Cambodia (d. 2020)
1943 – Lauren Hutton [Mary], model/actress (American Gigolo), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1951 – Nasty Canasta, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Drip-Along Daffy”
1954 – Mark “Chopper” Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
1965 – Danton Supple, British rock record producer and sound mixer, born in London, England
1973 – Scott Rehberg, tackle (New England Patriots)
Famous Birthdays for 16th November 2023
1847 – Edmund James Flynn, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Quebec), born in Percé, Canada (d. 1927)
1873 – W. C. Handy, American composer and musician known as the “Father of the Blues” (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958)
1917 – John Whiting, British actor, dramatist and critic (PT Raiders, The Devils, The Good Companions), born in Salisbury, England (d. 1963)
1942 – Willie Carson, Scottish jockey (5 x British Champion Jockey; 17 x British Classic Races; 100+ winners in a season x 23 times for total 3,828 wins), born in Stirling, Scotland
1954 – Bruce Edwards, American golf caddie (mainly for 5 x British Open champion Tom Watson), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2004)
1964 – Monica Bandini, Italian racing cyclist (World C’ship gold women’s team time trial 1988), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 2021)
1965 – Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, screenwriter and film director (A Castle in Italy, Normal People), born in Turin, Italy
1971 – Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer (50m and 100m Olympic gold, 1992 and 1996), Lesnoy, Soviet Union
1974 – Paul Scholes, British footballer, born in Salford, United Kingdom
1992 – Jacob Joseph Worton, American twin actor (Baby’s Day Out), born in Newark, Delaware