November 15 - Births

Births

• 459 – B'utz Aj Sak Chiik, Mayan king (d. 501)
• 1316 – John I of France (d. 1316)
• 1397 – Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
• 1498 – Eleanor of Austria (d. 1558)
• 1511 – Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536)
• 1556 – Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
• 1559 – Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (d. 1621)
• 1607 – Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (d. 1701)
• 1660 – Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746)
• 1661 – Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss-American settler and author (d. 1743)
• 1688 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
• 1692 – Eusebius Amort, German theologian (d. 1775)
• 1708 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778)
• 1738 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer (d. 1822)
• 1741 – Johann Kaspar Lavater, German philosopher (d. 1801)
• 1746 – Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809)
• 1757 – Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (d. 1830)
• 1784 – Jérôme Bonaparte, French husband of Catharina of Württemberg (d. 1860)
• 1791 – Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (d. 1869)
• 1793 – Michel Chasles, French mathematician (d. 1880)
• 1852 – Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1892)
• 1859 – Christopher Hornsrud, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
• 1862 – Gerhart Hauptmann, German playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946)
• 1868 – Emil Racovita, Romanian biologist, zoologist, and explorer (d. 1947)
• 1874 – Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (d. 1941)
• 1874 – August Krogh, Danish zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
• 1879 – Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953)
• 1881 – Franklin Pierce Adams, American columnist (d. 1960)
• 1882 – Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American jurist (d. 1965)
• 1886 – René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
• 1887 – Marianne Moore, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1887 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (d. 1986)
• 1888 – Artie Matthews, American songwriter, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)
• 1890 – Richmal Crompton, English author (d. 1969)
• 1891 – W. Averell Harriman, American politician, 48th Governor of New York (d. 1986)
• 1891 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944)
• 1895 – Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
• 1895 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
• 1897 – Aneurin Bevan, Welsh politician (d. 1960)
• 1897 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author and critic (d. 1988)
• 1899 – Avdy Andresson, Estonian diplomat (d. 1990)
• 1903 – Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974)
• 1905 – Mantovani, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Curtis LeMay, American general (d. 1990)
• 1907 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German army officer, member of the 20 July plot (d. 1944)
• 1913 – Guy Green, English director (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Joseph Wapner, American judge
• 1920 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004)
• 1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist
• 1925 – Howard Baker, American politician and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff
• 1925 – Yuli Daniel, Russian poet and author (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Gregor Mackenzie, English politician (d. 1992)
• 1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter
• 1928 – John Orchard, English actor (d. 1995)
• 1928 – Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997)
• 1929 – Edward Asner, American actor
• 1929 – Joe Hinton, American singer (d. 1968)
• 1930 – J. G. Ballard, English author (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan politician, 3rd President of Kenya
• 1931 – Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo
• 1932 – Petula Clark, English actress and singer
• 1932 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (Billy Ward and His Dominoes and The Drifters) (d. 1972)
• 1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher
• 1933 – Theodore Roszak, American scholar and author (d. 2011)
• 1934 – Joanna Barnes, American actress
• 1934 – Irén Pavlics, Hungarian author
• 1936 – H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (d. 2003)
• 1936 – Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1936 – Tara Singh Hayer, Canadian journalist (d. 1998)
• 1937 – Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
• 1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor
• 1939 – W. C. Clark, American singer and guitarist
• 1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer
• 1940 – Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
• 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
• 1941 – Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Steeleye Span)
• 1941 – Daniel Pinkwater, American author
• 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-Israeli conductor and pianist
• 1945 – Roger Donaldson, Australian director and producer
• 1945 – Bob Gunton, American actor
• 1945 – Frida Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA)
• 1946 – Vasilis Goumas, Greek basketball player
• 1947 – Bill Richardson, American politician, 30th Governor of New Mexico
• 1950 – Egon Vaupel, German politician, Mayor of Marburg
• 1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress
• 1952 – Zoltán Buday, Hungarian actor
• 1952 – Randy Savage, American wrestler and actor (d. 2011)
• 1953 – Alexander O'Neal, American singer
• 1954 – Herbert Heidenreich, German footballer
• 1954 – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland
• 1954 – Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sweet Comfort Band and Allies)
• 1955 – Georgina Born, English bass player and anthropologist (Henry Cow)
• 1955 – Henry Corra, American director and producer
• 1956 – Michael Hampton, American guitarist and producer (Parliament-Funkadelic)
• 1956 – Brian Douglas Wells, American pizza delivery man forced bank robber (d. 2003)
• 1957 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer (The Tonight Show Band)
• 1957 – Harold Marcuse, American historian
• 1957 – Ray McKinnon, American actor and director
• 1957 – Michael Woythe, German footballer
• 1958 – Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Australian actor and director
• 1958 – Gu Kailai, Chinese lawyer and businesswoman
• 1960 – Susanne Lothar, German actress (d. 2012)
• 1962 – Mark Acres, American basketball player
• 1962 – Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, and producer
• 1963 – Andrew Castle, English tennis player
• 1963 – Benny Elias, Australian rugby player
• 1964 – Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer
• 1964 – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer (d. 2011)
• 1965 – Nigel Bond, English snooker player
• 1965 – Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
• 1966 – Rachel True, American actress
• 1967 – E-40, American rapper (The Click)
• 1967 – Greg Anthony, American basketball player
• 1967 – Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player
• 1967 – Dom Joly, Lebanese-English comedian and journalist
• 1967 – François Ozon, French director
• 1967 – Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
• 1968 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (Wu-Tang Clan) (d. 2004)
• 1968 – Fausto Brizzi, Italian screenwriter and director
• 1968 – Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Elysian Fields, Lovage, and La Mar Enfortuna)
• 1968 – Uwe Rösler, German footballer
• 1969 – Shane Mack, American politician
• 1970 – Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer
• 1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 – Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
• 1971 – Jay Harrington, American actor
• 1971 – Martin Pieckenhagen, German footballer
• 1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
• 1973 – Jesse Merz, American actor
• 1973 – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
• 1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Nickelback)
• 1975 – Scott Henshall, English fashion designer
• 1975 – Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Boris Živković, Croatian footballer
• 1976 – Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman
• 1976 – Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
• 1977 – Sean Murray, American actor
• 1977 – Peter Phillips, English son of Anne, Princess Royal
• 1977 – Robaire Smith, American football player
• 1977 – Logan Whitehurst, American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Velvet Teen) (d. 2006)
• 1978 – Floyd Womack, American football player
• 1979 – Josemi, Spanish footballer
• 1979 – Brooks Bollinger, American football player
• 1979 – Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
• 1980 – Ace Young, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
• 1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
• 1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player
• 1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
• 1982 – Benjamin Krause, German rugby player
• 1982 – Lofa Tatupu, American football player
• 1982 – Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer
• 1983 – Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner
• 1983 – Sasha Pavlovic, Serbian basketball player
• 1983 – DJ Skee, American DJ and producer
• 1983 – Laura Smet, French actress
• 1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
• 1985 – Lily Aldridge, American model
• 1985 – Casnel Bushay, Vincentian sprinter
• 1986 – Coye Francies, American football player
• 1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
• 1986 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter (Of Mice & Men, Sky Eats Airplane, and Glass Cloud)
• 1987 – Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
• 1988 – B.o.B, American rapper and producer
• 1988 – Zena Grey, American actress
• 1988 – Morgan Parra, French rugby player
• 1989 – Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer and actress
• 1990 – Kanata Hongō, Japanese actor
• 1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
• 1992 – Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer and actress (AKB48 and no3b)
• 1993 – Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer