November 30 - Births

Births

• 539 – Gregory of Tours, French bishop and historian (d. 594)
• 1340 – John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France (d. 1416)
• 1364 – John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390)
• 1427 – Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (d. 1492)
• 1466 – Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader (d. 1560)
• 1498 – Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)
• 1508 – Andrea Palladio, Italian architect (d. 1580)
• 1554 – Philip Sidney, English courtier, soldier, and writer (d. 1586)
• 1594 – John Cosin, English clergyman (d. 1672)
• 1625 – Jean Domat, French jurist (d. 1696)
• 1637 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (d. 1698)
• 1645 – Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, music theorist, and composer (d. 1706)
• 1667 – Jonathan Swift, Irish writer and satirist (d. 1745)
• 1670 – John Toland, Irish philosopher (d. 1722)
• 1683 – Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
• 1719 – Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
• 1722 – Theodore Gardelle, Swiss painter and enameler (d. 1761)
• 1723 – William Livingston, revolutionary Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
• 1748 – Joachim Albertini, Italian-born composer, who spent most of his life in Poland (d. 1838)
• 1754 – Ferdinand Ries, German composer (d. 1812)
• 1756 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist (d. 1827)
• 1764 – Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian bass singer and composer (d. 1827)
• 1768 – Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist and biologist (d. 1838)
• 1781 – Alexander Berry, British adventurer (d. 1873)
• 1791 – Count Franz Philipp von Lamberg, Austrian soldier and statesman (d. 1848)
• 1796 – Carl Loewe, German composer (d. 1869)
• 1810 – Oliver Winchester, American gunsmith (d. 1880)
• 1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (d. 1890)
• 1813 – Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (d. 1888)
• 1817 – Theodor Mommsen, German historian, Nobel laureate (d. 1903)
• 1821 – Frederick Temple, 95th Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1902)
• 1825 – William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French academic painter (d. 1905)
• 1835 – Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), American writer (d. 1910)
• 1836 – Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician (d. 1882)
• 1840 – Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928)
• 1847 – Afonso Augusto Moreira Pena, 6th President of Brazil (d. 1909)
• 1857 – Bobby Abel, English cricketer (d. 1936)
• 1858 – Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian physicist (d. 1937)
• 1863 – Andrés Bonifacio, head of the Philippine Revolutionary Movement Katipunan (KKK) (d. 1897)
• 1869 – Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1937)
• 1870 – Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon (d. 1948)
• 1872 – Dr. John McCrae, Canadian physician and soldier (d. 1918)
• 1874 – Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
• 1874 – Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (d. 1942)
• 1879 – Albert Johnson, Canadian football player (death date unknown)
• 1887 – Andrej Gosar, Slovenian politician and thinker (d. 1970)
• 1889 – Edgar Douglas Adrian, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1977)
• 1889 – Reuvein Margolies, Austrian-Hungarian-born Israeli author and Talmudic scholar (d. 1971)
• 1898 – Firpo Marberry, American baseball player (d. 1976)
• 1904 – Clyfford Still, American painter (d. 1980)
• 1906 – John Dickson Carr, American author (d. 1977)
• 1906 – Andrés Henestrosa, Mexican writer (d. 2008)
• 1907 – Jacques Barzun, French-American historian and author (d. 2012)
• 1909 – Robert Nighthawk, American musician (d. 1967)
• 1910 – Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (d. 2011)
• 1911 – Jorge Negrete, Mexican singer and actor (d. 1953)
• 1912 – Gordon Parks, American photographer and film director (d. 2006)
• 1915 – Brownie McGhee, American blues musician (d. 1996)
• 1915 – Henry Taube, Canadian-born chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor
• 1920 – Virginia Mayo, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Graham Crowden, Scottish actor (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Shirley Chisholm, American politician, United States Representatives from New York (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Allan Sherman, American comedian (d. 1973)
• 1924 – Elliott Blackstone, American gay and lesbian rights activist (d. 2006)
• 1926 – Richard Crenna, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Robert Guillaume, American actor
• 1928 – Joe B. Hall, American basketball coach
• 1929 – Dick Clark, American television host (d. 2012)
• 1929 – Joan Ganz Cooney, American children's television pioneer
• 1930 – G. Gordon Liddy, American Watergate operative and talk radio host
• 1931 – Jack Ging, American actor
• 1931 – Bill Walsh, American football coach (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Bob Moore, American bassist and orchestra leader
• 1932 – Cho Namchul, South Korean professional Go player (d. 2006)
• 1933 – Norman Deeley, English footballer (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Dmitri Victorovich Anosov, Russian mathematician
• 1936 – Abbie Hoffman, American activist (d. 1989)
• 1937 – Frank Ifield, Australian/British singer
• 1937 – Ridley Scott, British film director
• 1937 – Tom Simpson, British cyclist (d. 1967)
• 1937 – Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese writer
• 1938 – Jean Eustache, French filmmaker
• 1940 – Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
• 1943 – Terrence Malick, American director and screenwriter
• 1944 – Dian Parkinson, American model
• 1944 – George Graham, Scottish former footballer
• 1945 – Roger Glover, British bassist (Deep Purple)
• 1945 – Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist
• 1947 – David Mamet, American playwright
• 1947 – Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet
• 1947 – Stuart Baird, English film editor, producer and director
• 1947 – Jude Ciccolella, American actor
• 1949 – Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek entertainer (d. 2004)
• 1949 – Jimmy London, Jamaican reggae singer
• 1950 – Chris Claremont, British comic book writer
• 1951 – Christian Bernard, mystic
• 1951 – June Chadwick, British actress
• 1952 – Keith Giffen, American comic book writer and artist
• 1952 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer
• 1953 – Shuggie Otis, American musician, composer and producer
• 1953 – June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (d. 2006)
• 1954 – Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian actress (The Godfather)
• 1954 – Lawrence Summers, American economist and government official
• 1955 – Michael Beschloss, American historian
• 1955 – Richard Burr, American politician
• 1955 – Kevin Conroy, American actor (Batman in the DC animated universe)
• 1955 – Andy Gray, Scottish footballer
• 1955 – Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad), British musician
• 1955 – Gordon Liu, Chinese actor
• 1955 – Muricy Ramalho, Brazilian manager and former football player
• 1957 – John Ashton, English guitarist (The Psychedelic Furs)
• 1957 – Richard Barbieri, British keyboardist (Porcupine Tree)
• 1957 – Andrew Calhoun, American musician
• 1957 – Margaret Spellings, American politician and 8th United States Secretary of Education
• 1957 – Joël Champetier, French Canadian author
• 1957 – Colin Mochrie, Scottish-born Canadian comedian
• 1958 – Juliette Bergmann, Dutch bodybuilder
• 1958 – Stacey Q, American singer
• 1958 – Iz the Wiz, NYC graffiti artist (d. 2009)
• 1959 – Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
• 1959 – Cherie Currie, American musician
• 1960 – Rich Fields, American television personality
• 1960 – Bill Halter, American politician
• 1960 – Gary Lineker, English footballer
• 1960 – Bob Tewksbury, American baseball player
• 1962 – Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player
• 1962 – Daniel Keys Moran, American writer
• 1964 – Michael Cudlitz, American actor
• 1964 – Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1965 – Aldair, Brazilian footballer
• 1965 – Prince Akishino of Japan
• 1965 – Lee Klein, American writer
• 1965 – David Laws, British politician
• 1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor
• 1966 – David Berkoff, American swimmer
• 1966 – John Bishop, British comedian
• 1966 – Wil Mara, American author
• 1966 – David Nicholls, English novelist and screenwriter
• 1966 – Mika Salo, Finnish racing driver
• 1967 – Rajiv Dixit, Indian Scientist & Social Activist (d. 2010)
• 1968 – Des'ree, English singer
• 1968 – Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist
• 1969 – Marc Goossens, Belgian racing driver
• 1969 – Amy Ryan, American actress
• 1969 – Mike Stone, American musician (Queensryche)
• 1970 – Robert Griffith, American football player
• 1970 – Perrey Reeves, American actress
• 1971 – Tonči Boban, Croatian footballer
• 1971 – Ray Durham, American baseball player
• 1971 – Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1972 – Christopher Fitzgerald, American stage actor
• 1972 – Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer
• 1973 – Lim Chang-jung, South Korean actor
• 1973 – John Moyer, American bassist (Disturbed)
• 1973 – Jason Reso (aka "Christian Cage"), Canadian professional wrestler
• 1974 – Sébastien Tellier, French singer
• 1975 – Mindy McCready, American musician
• 1975 – Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
• 1976 – Marco Castro, American film director
• 1976 – Josh Lewsey, English rugby player
• 1976 – Cypher Zero, American circus innovator (New York Circus Arts)
• 1977 – Steve Aoki, American DJ
• 1977 – Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer
• 1977 – Kazumi Saito, Japanese baseball player
• 1977 – Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer
• 1978 – Clay Aiken, American singer
• 1978 – Gael García Bernal, Mexican actor
• 1978 – Benjamin Lense, German footballer
• 1978 – Emil Steiner, American writer
• 1979 – Chris Atkinson, Australian rally driver
• 1979 – Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player
• 1980 – Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
• 1980 – Shane Victorino, American baseball player
• 1981 – Zabiuddin Ansari, Indian national, Islamic fundamentalist and possible terrorist alias Abu Hamza
• 1981 – Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
• 1981 – Billy Lush, American actor
• 1982 – Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
• 1982 – Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
• 1982 – Clémence Poésy, French actress
• 1982 – Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Medina, Danish singer
• 1983 – Andy Akinwolere, English television presenter
• 1983 – Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
• 1983 – Vladislav Polyakov, Kazakh swimmer
• 1984 – Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
• 1984 – Francisco Sandaza, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Kaley Cuoco, American actress and model
• 1986 – Jordan Farmar, American basketball player
• 1987 – Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
• 1987 – Christel Khalil, American actress
• 1987 – Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer
• 1987 – Dougie Poynter, British singer and bassist (McFly)
• 1989 – Vladimír Weiss, Slovakian footballer
• 1990 – Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player
• 1990 – Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer
• 1993 – Yuri Chinen, Japanese actor and singer
• 1994 – William Melling, English actor