November 12 - Births

Births

1528 – Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)
1547 – Claude of Valois (d. 1575)
1606 – Jeanne Mance, French nurse, founded Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (d. 1673)
1615 – Richard Baxter, English clergyman, theologian, and poet (d. 1691)
1651 – Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun, scholar, and poet (d. 1695)
1684 – Edward Vernon, English admiral (d. 1757)
1729 – Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (d. 1811)
1755 – Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (d. 1813)
1790 – Letitia Christian Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 10th First Lady of the United States (d. 1842)
1793 – Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Livonian physician and botanist (d. 1831)
1795 – Thaddeus William Harris, American entomologist and botanist (d. 1856)
1815 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (d. 1902)
1817 – Bahá'u'lláh, Persian spiritual leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1892)
1833 – Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (d. 1887)
1840 – Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, created The Thinker (d. 1917)
1842 – John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1848 – Eduard Müller, Swiss politician, 51st President of Switzerland (d. 1919)
1850 – Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (d. 1908)
1866 – Sun Yat-sen, Chinese revolutionary and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. 1925)
1872 – William Fay, Irish actor and producer (d. 1947)
1881 – Olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (d. 1948)
1881 – Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (d. 1954)
1886 – Günther Dyhrenfurth, German geologist, and mountaineer (d. 1975)
1886 – Ben Travers, English playwright (d. 1980)
1889 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1981)
1890 – Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (d. 1974)
1892 – Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor (d. 1958)
1896 – Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist (d. 1987)
1896 – Nima Yooshij, Iranian poet (d. 1960)
1897 – Karl Marx, German composer and conductor (d. 1985)
1898 – Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (d. 1999)
1901 – James Luther Adams, American theologian (d. 1994)
1903 – Jack Oakie, American actor (d. 1978)
1908 – Harry Blackmun, American judge (d. 1999)
1910 – Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (d. 1981)
1911 – Buck Clayton, American trumpet player (d. 1991)
1915 – Roland Barthes, French critic, theorist, and philosopher (d. 1980)
1916 – Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. 1986)
1916 – Paul Emery, English race car driver (d. 1993)
1916 – Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer (d. 2000)
1917 – Jo Stafford, American singer and actress (d. 2008)
1919 – Jackie Washington, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
1920 – Richard Quine, American actor (d. 1989)
1922 – Kim Hunter, American actress (d. 2002)
1923 – Vicco von Bülow, German director (d. 2011)
1924 – Sam Jones, American bassist and composer (d. 1981)
1927 – František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
1927 – Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician (d. 1958)
1928 – Bob Holness, English radio and television host (d. 2012)
1928 – Marjorie W. Sharmat, American author
1929 – Michael Ende, German author (d. 1995)
1929 – Grace Kelly, American actress (d. 1982)
1931 – Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer
1933 – Jalal Talabani, Iraqi politician, 6th President of Iraq
1934 – Ann Flood, American actress
1934 – Charles Manson, American cult leader and murderer
1936 – Mills Lane, American boxer, referee, and judge
1936 – Mort Shuman, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1991)
1937 – Ina Balin, American actress
1937 – Jack Betts, American actor
1937 – Richard H. Truly, American pilot, admiral, and astronaut
1938 – Denis DeJordy, Canadian ice hockey player
1938 – Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician, 3rd President of Tanzania
1939 – Ruby Nash Garnett, American singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
1939 – Terry McDonald, English footballer
1939 – Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (d. 1993)
1940 – Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician
1940 – Jürgen Todenhöfer, German politician and author
1941 – Carol Gluck, American academic
1943 – Julie Ege, Norwegian actress (d. 2008)
1943 – Brian Hyland, American singer
1943 – Wallace Shawn, American actor and playwright
1943 – Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver
1943 – John Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Walker Brothers) (d. 2011)
1944 – Booker T. Jones, American musician, songwriter, and producer (Booker T and the MG's and The Mar-Keys)
1944 – Al Michaels, American sportscaster
1945 – Tracy Kidder, American journalist and author
1945 – Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Squires, The Mynah Birds, Northern Lights, and The Ducks)
1946 – Krister Henriksson, Swedish actor
1947 – Ron Bryant, American baseball player
1947 – Buck Dharma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blue Öyster Cult)
1947 – Patrice Leconte, French director and screenwriter
1948 – Errol Brown, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (Hot Chocolate)
1948 – Cliff Harris, American football player
1949 – Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 1992)
1949 – Jack Reed, American politician
1950 – Barbara Fairchild, American singer-songwriter
1952 – Ronald Burkle, American businessman, co-founded the Yucaipa Companies
1953 – Vasilis Karras, Greek singer
1953 – Baaba Maal, Senegalese singer-songwriter and guitarist
1954 – Rob Lytle, American football player (d. 2010)
1954 – Rhonda Shear, American model and actress, Miss Louisiana USA 1975
1955 – Katharine Weber, American author
1955 – Les McKeown, Scottish singer (Bay City Rollers)
1958 – Megan Mullally, American actress and singer
1958 – Nick Stellino, Italian-American chef and author
1959 – Vincent Irizarry, American actor
1959 – Toshihiko Sahashi, Japanese composer
1960 – Maurane, Belgian singer
1960 – Ismo Alanko, Finnish singer-songwriter (Hassisen Kone, Sielun Veljet, and Ismo Alanko Säätiö)
1961 – Nadia Comăneci, Romanian gymnast
1961 – Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer
1961 – Jonathan Nossiter, American director
1961 – Michaela Paetsch, American violinist
1962 – Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian journalist
1962 – Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Neal Shusterman, American author
1962 – Brix Smith, American singer and guitarist (The Fall and The Adult Net)
1962 – Naomi Wolf, American author and activist
1963 – Sam Lloyd, American actor and singer (The Blanks)
1963 – Michael Rogers, American journalist and activist
1963 – Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor
1964 – Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (brute. and The Undertow Orchestra) (d. 2009)
1964 – David Ellefson, American bass player and songwriter (Megadeth, Avian, F5, Killing Machine)
1964 – Wang Kuang-hui, Taiwanese baseball player and coach
1965 – Lex Lang, American voice actor and producer
1967 – Iryna Khalip, Belarusian journalist
1967 – Michael Moorer, American boxer
1967 – Grant Nicholas, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Feeder and Raindancer)
1968 – Glenn Gilbertti, American wrestler
1968 – Kathleen Hanna, American singer-songwriter (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and The Julie Ruin)
1968 – Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1968 – Sharon Shannon, Irish accordion player
1968 – Sammy Sosa, Dominican baseball player
1968 – Aaron Stainthorpe, English-German singer-songwriter (My Dying Bride)
1969 – Ian Bremmer, American political scientist and author
1969 – Jason Cundy, English footballer and sportscaster
1969 – Johnny Gosch, American kidnap victim
1970 – Elektra, American wrestler
1970 – Tonya Harding, American figure skater
1970 – Sarah Harmer, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Weeping Tile and The Saddletramps)
1970 – Craig Parker, Fijian-New Zealand actor
1970 – Harvey Spencer Stephens, English actor
1972 – Vassilis Tsiartas, Greek footballer
1973 – Mayte Garcia, American dancer, singer, and actress (The New Power Generation)
1973 – Radha Mitchell, Australian actress
1973 – Ethan Zohn, American soccer player
1974 – Tamala Jones, American actress
1975 – Nina Brosh, Israeli model and actress
1975 – Jason Lezak, American swimmer
1975 – Angela Watson, American actress
1976 – Tevin Campbell, American singer-songwriter and actor
1976 – Judith Holofernes, German singer-songwriter (Wir sind Helden)
1976 – Richelle Mead, American author
1976 – Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer
1977 – Dalene Kurtis, American model
1977 – Benni McCarthy, South African footballer
1977 – Lee Murray, English mixed martial artist
1978 – Aaron Heilman, American baseball player
1978 – Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress
1978 – Ashley Williams, American actress
1978 – Lena Yada, American actress, model, surfer and wrestler
1979 – Matt Cappotelli, American wrestler
1979 – Cote de Pablo, Chilean actress
1979 – Lucas Glover, American golfer
1979 – Corey Maggette, American basketball player
1979 – Matt Stevic, Australian umpire
1980 – Trent Acid, American wrestler (d. 2010)
1980 – Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor and singer (Dead Man's Bones)
1981 – Annika Becker, German pole vaulter
1981 – D. J. Campbell, English footballer
1981 – Sergio Floccari, Italian footballer
1982 – Anne Hathaway, American actress
1982 – Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer
1983 – Carlton Cole, English footballer
1983 – Charlie Morton, American baseball player
1984 – Omarion, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (B2K)
1984 – Sepp De Roover, Belgian footballer
1984 – Sandara Park, South Korean singer and actress (2NE1)
1984 – Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean race car driver
1985 – Arianny Celeste, American model
1986 – Robert Müller, German footballer
1986 – Evan Yo, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1986 – Nedum Onuoha, English footballer
1987 – Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Russell Westbrook, American basketball player
1990 – Harmeet Singh, Norwegian footballer
1992 – Giulietta, Australian singer-songwriter
1992 – Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player