November 29 - Births

Births

• 1338 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (d. 1368)
• 1427 – Zhengtong, Emperor of China (d. 1464)
• 1484 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss humanist (d. 1551)
• 1544 – Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506)
• 1627 – John Ray, English naturalist (d. 1705)
• 1690 – Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (d. 1747)
• 1705 – Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)
• 1711 – Laura Bassi, Italian scientist (d. 1778)
• 1747 – Ivan Mane Jarnović, virtuoso violinist-composer (d. 1804)
• 1752 – Jemima Wilkinson, American preacher, settler of Jerusalem & Watkins Glen, New York (p. 7/1/1819)
• 1781 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)
• 1786 – Syed Ahmad Shaheed, Indian Muslim revolutionist
• 1797 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)
• 1798 – Alexander Brullov, Russian painter (d. 1877)
• 1799 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American writer, Transcendentalist philosopher, 1st superintendent for a school district (d. 1888)
• 1802 – Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and novelist (d. 1827)
• 1803 – Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist (d. 1853)
• 1803 – Gottfried Semper, German architect (d. 1879)
• 1813 – Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian linguist (d. 1891)
• 1816 – Morrison Waite, American jurist (d. 1888)
• 1818 – George Brown, Scottish-born Canadian journalist and politician, one of the Fathers of Confederation (d. 1880)
• 1818 – William Ellery Channing (poet) Transcendentalist poet (d. 1901)
• 1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893)
• 1832 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (d. 1888)
• 1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese ruler (d. 1908)
• 1849 – Sir John Ambrose Fleming, British physicist (d. 1945)
• 1856 – Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, German statesman (d. 1921)
• 1857 – Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (d. 1911)
• 1874 – Francis Dodd, British artist (d. 1949)
• 1874 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician, neurologist and Nobel laureate (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Nellie Tayloe Ross, American politician and 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)
• 1878 – John Derbyshire, English freestyle swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)
• 1879 – Jacob Gade, Danish composer(d. 1963)
• 1881 – Artur Phleps, German Waffen-SS officer (d. 1944)
• 1881 – Julius Raab, Austrian politician (d. 1964)
• 1882 – Henri Fabre, Aviation Pioneer (d. 1984)
• 1888 – Joe Slater, Australian Rules footballer (d. 1917)
• 1894 – Lucille Hegamin, American singer and entertainer (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Busby Berkeley, American film director and choreographer (d. 1976)
• 1895 – William Tubman, Liberian politician (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Yakima Canutt, American actor and stuntman (d. 1986)
• 1898 – C. S. Lewis, Irish writer (d. 1963)
• 1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian war criminal (d. 1988)
• 1901 – Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)
• 1904 – Egon Eiermann, German architect (d. 1970)
• 1905 – Marcel Lefebvre, French Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1991)
• 1908 – Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American civil rights leader and politician (d. 1972)
• 1908 – N. S. Krishnan, Tamil film comedian (d. 1957)
• 1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer, stage actor and director (d. 1961)
• 1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American musician and composer (d. 1967)
• 1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese dissident writer (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Merle Travis, American singer/guitarist (d. 1983)
• 1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French film director
• 1918 – Madeleine L'Engle, American author (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician
• 1921 – Dagmar, American television personality (d. 2001)
• 1921 – Jackie Stallone, mother of Sylvester Stallone
• 1922 – Michael Howard, British born American historian
• 1922 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban baseball player
• 1926 – Tofik Bakhramov, Azerbaijani linesman (d. 1993)
• 1927 – Vin Scully, American baseball announcer
• 1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter
• 1928 – Paul Simon, American politician (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and broadcaster (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Woo Yong Gak, South Korean prisoner
• 1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician
• 1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
• 1931 – André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Jacques Chirac, French politician
• 1933 – Horst Assmy, German footballer (d. 1972)
• 1933 – John Mayall, British blues musician
• 1933 – James Rosenquist, American artist
• 1935 – Diane Ladd, American actress
• 1935 – Thomas J. O'Brien, American bishop
• 1938 – Gene Okerlund, American wrestling interviewer and announcer
• 1938 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996)
• 1939 – Peter Bergman, American comedian
• 1939 – Domenico Monardo, American record producer
• 1940 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Chuck Mangione, American musician
• 1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban dissident
• 1941 – Bill Freehan, American baseball player
• 1941 – Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Felix Cavaliere, American musician
• 1942 – Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss opera singer
• 1942 – Maggie Thompson, American magazine editor
• 1942 – Chatrichalerm Yukol, Thai film director
• 1943 – Sue Miller, American author
• 1946 – Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban poet
• 1947 – Petra Kelly, German politician (d. 1992)
• 1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American guitarist (d. 2012)
• 1949 – Stan Rogers, Canadian folk musician and songwriter (d. 1983)
• 1949 – Dutch Mantel, American wrestler
• 1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler
• 1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor and writer
• 1950 – Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012)
• 1951 – Barry Goudreau, American musician (Boston)
• 1951 – Roger Troutman, American musician (d. 1999)
• 1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor
• 1953 – Alex Grey, American artist
• 1953 – Christine Pascal, French actress, director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1953 – Jackie French, Australian children's author
• 1954 – Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer
• 1954 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 2006)
• 1955 – C. David Johnson, Canadian actor
• 1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian
• 1956 – Hinton Battle, American dancer
• 1956 – Leo Laporte, American television personality
• 1956 – Eric Laakso, American football player
• 1957 – Matthew Rubel, CEO of Collective Brands Licensing
• 1957 – Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• 1957 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist
• 1958 – Michael Dempsey, English musician (The Cure)
• 1958 – Devon Scott, American actress
• 1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
• 1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American politician
• 1959 – Rich Camarillo, American football player
• 1959 – Richard Borcherds, Fields Medal winner
• 1959 – Steve Hindalong, American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer (The Choir, Lost Dogs)
• 1960 – Howard Johnson, American baseball player
• 1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress
• 1961 – Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese musician
• 1961 – Kim Delaney, American actress
• 1962 – Andy LaRocque Swedish musician (King Diamond)
• 1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor
• 1964 – Don Cheadle, American actor
• 1964 – Ken Monkou, Dutch footballer
• 1964 – Cork Graham, American journalist, actor and author
• 1964 – Tom Sizemore, American actor
• 1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian
• 1965 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese musician (d. 1992)
• 1966 – John Layfield, American professional wrestler
• 1967 – Zbigniew Szewczyk, Polish footballer
• 1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
• 1968 – Howard K. Stern, American attorney and reality TV personality
• 1969 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
• 1969 – Kasey Keller, American soccer player
• 1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian baseball player
• 1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
• 1970 – Frank Delgado, American keyboardist (Deftones)
• 1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor
• 1971 – Gena Lee Nolin, American actress
• 1971 – Gregory Byrne, American college administrator
• 1971 – Brad May, Canadian hockey player
• 1972 – Brian Baumgartner, American actor
• 1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player
• 1972 – Minoru Tanaka, Japanese pro-wrestler
• 1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
• 1973 – Sarah Jones, American playwright
• 1974 – Lin Chi-ling, Taiwanese model
• 1974 – Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 1974 – Ferenc Merkli, Hungarian Slovene priest, translator and writer
• 1975 – Andreas Ioannides, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• 1975 – Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
• 1976 – Anna Faris, American actress
• 1976 – Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
• 1976 – Ehren McGhehey, American actor
• 1976 – Lindsay Mintenko, American swimmer
• 1976 – Chris Akins, American football safety
• 1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
• 1977 – Juan José Gurruchaga, Chilean actor
• 1978 – Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player
• 1978 – Lauren German, American actress
• 1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Ludwika Paleta, Polish/Mexican actress
• 1978 – Benjamín Vicuña, Chilean actor
• 1979 – Simon Amstell, English comedian and television presenter
• 1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
• 1979 – Game, American rapper
• 1979 – Neal Horgan, Irish footballer
• 1980 – Brian Wolfe, American baseball player
• 1980 – Chun Jung Myung, Korean actor
• 1981 – Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor
• 1982 – Lucas Black, American actor
• 1982 – Ashley Force, American race car driver
• 1982 – Krystal Steal American pornographic actress
• 1982 – Divya Spandana, Indian actress
• 1982 – Imogen Thomas, Welsh reality TV star
• 1983 – Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Sitti Navarro, Philippine bossa nova artist
• 1985 – Evangelia Aravani, Greek model
• 1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player
• 1987 – Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer
• 1991 – Zac Sunderland, American sailor
• 1995 – Laura Marano American teen actress and singer