November 24 - Births

Births

• 1273 – Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (d. 1284)
• 1394 – Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (d. 1465)
• 1420 – John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (d. 1473)
• 1583 – Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641)
• 1615 – Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1690)
• 1630 – Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718)
• 1632 – Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher (d. 1677)
• 1655 – Charles XI of Sweden (d. 1697)
• 1690 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (d. 1750)
• 1712 – Ali II ibn Hussein, Husainid Dynasty leader (d. 1782)
• 1713 – Junípero Serra, Spanish missionary (d. 1784)
• 1713 – Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist (d. 1768)
• 1724 – Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760)
• 1729 – Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (d. 1800)
• 1745 – Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
• 1774 – Thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)
• 1784 – Zachary Taylor, American general and 12th President of the United States (d. 1850)
• 1787 – Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist (d. 1863)
• 1801 – Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
• 1806 – William Webb Ellis, credited with the invention of Rugby (d. 1872)
• 1811 – Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1890)
• 1812 – Xavier Hommaire de Hell, French geographer, engineer and traveller (d. 1848)
• 1812 – Christian Hansen Vennemoe, Norwegian politician (d. 1901)
• 1815 – Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
• 1826 – Carlo Collodi, Italian author (d. 1890)
• 1833 – Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
• 1849 – Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-born author (d. 1924)
• 1857 – Miklós Kovács Hungarian Slovene writer (d. 1937)
• 1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
• 1864 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (d. 1901)
• 1867 – Louis de Champsavin, French horse rider (d. 1916)
• 1868 – Scott Joplin, Ragtime Composer (d. 1917)
• 1869 – António Óscar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
• 1873 – Julius Martov, Russian communiust leader (d. 1923)
• 1874 – Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)
• 1876 – Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (d. 1937)
• 1877 – Alben W. Barkley, American politician and 35th Vice President of the United States (d. 1956)
• 1877 – Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian CID Commissioner of Police (d. 1941)
• 1881 – Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951)
• 1884 – Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
• 1885 – Christian Wirth, commandant of Belzec extermination camp (d. 1944)
• 1886 – Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973)
• 1887 – Raoul Paoli, French athlete, boxer and rower (d. 1960)
• 1888 – Dale Carnegie, American writer (d. 1955)
• 1888 – Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
• 1893 – Charles F. Hurley, 54th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
• 1894 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1897 – Lucky Luciano, American gangster (d. 1962)
• 1899 – Ward Morehouse, American theater critic and newspaper columnist (d. 1966)
• 1904 – Albert Ross Tilley, Canadian Plastic Surgeon (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Libertad Lamarque, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2000)
• 1910 – Larry Siemering, American college football head coach (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Joe Medwick, baseball player (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Kirby Grant, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1912 – Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (d. 1993)
• 1912 – Garson Kanin, American writer (d. 1999)
• 1912 – Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Charles Schneeman, American science-fiction illustrator (d. 1972)
• 1912 – Barbara Sheldon, American actress (d. 2007)
• 1913 – Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer (d. 2008)
• 1917 – Howard Duff, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Shabtai Rosenne, British-born Israeli diplomat and jurist (d. 2010)
• 1919 – David Kossoff, British actor (d. 2005)
• 1921 – John Lindsay, American politician (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Martin Poll, American movie producer (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
• 1925 – William F. Buckley Jr., American writer (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1927 – Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Franciszek Kokot, Polish nephrologist
• 1930 – Bob Friend, American baseball player
• 1932 – Fred Titmus, English cricketer (d. 2011)
• 1933 – John Sheridan, English rugby player (d. 2012)
• 1934 – Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. 1998)
• 1935 – Ronald Vernie Dellums, American politician
• 1938 – Willy Claes, Belgian politician
• 1938 – Oscar Robertson, American basketball player
• 1938 – Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
• 1940 – Don Metz, American architect
• 1940 – Paul Tagliabue, retired commissioner of the National Football League
• 1940 – Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author.
• 1941 – Pete Best, British musician and original drummer for The Beatles.
• 1941 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American musician (Booker T. and the M.G.'s) (d. 2012)
• 1942 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
• 1942 – Marlin Fitzwater, White House Press Secretary
• 1943 – Dave Bing, seven-time All-Star basketball player and 70th mayor of Detroit
• 1943 – Robin Williamson, Scottish musician
• 1944 – Bev Bevan, English rock drummer (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra)
• 1944 – Candy Darling, American transgender model and actress(d. 1974)
• 1944 – Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
• 1944 – Dan Glickman, American political, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas and the 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 1945 – Lee Michaels, American musician and singer
• 1946 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. 1989)
• 1946 – Penelope Jones Halsall (aka Caroline Courtney, Lydia Hitchcock, Melinda Wright, Annie Groves, Penny Jordan), English novelist
• 1947 – Dwight Schultz, American actor
• 1947 – Dave Sinclair, English musician (Caravan, Hatfield and the North)
• 1948 – Spider Robinson, science fiction author
• 1948 – Steve Yeager, baseball player
• 1949 – Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
• 1949 – Linda Tripp, American political figure
• 1950 – Roscoe Born, American actor
• 1950 – Stanley Livingston, American actor
• 1951 – Mimis Androulakis, Greek politician and writer
• 1951 – Chet Edwards, American politician
• 1952 – Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
• 1952 – Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor
• 1953 – Glenn Withrow, American actor
• 1954 – Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker
• 1955 – Ian Botham, England test cricketer
• 1955 – Clem Burke, American drummer (Blondie)
• 1955 – Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
• 1955 – Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
• 1957 – Denise Crosby, American actress
• 1957 – Edward Stourton, British radio presenter
• 1958 – Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
• 1958 – Alain Chabat, French actor and director
• 1959 – Robert Jüttner, German footballer
• 1960 – Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer
• 1960 – Amanda Wyss, American actress
• 1961 – Carlos Carnero, Spanish member of parliament
• 1961 – Arundhati Roy, Indian writer
• 1962 – John Kovalic, British-born cartoonist
• 1962 – John Squire, British guitarist (The Stone Roses)
• 1962 – Ioannis Topalidis, Greek footballer
• 1962 – Tracey Wickham, Australian swimmer
• 1964 – Garret Dillahunt, American actor
• 1964 – Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
• 1964 – Brad Sherwood, American comedian
• 1965 – Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
• 1965 – Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor
• 1966 – Russell Watson, British singer
• 1967 – Henrik Brockmann, Danish heavy metal singer
• 1967 – Cal Eldred, American baseball player
• 1968 – Todd Beamer, American, acclaimed hero of United Airlines Flight 93 (d. 2001)
• 1968 – Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
• 1969 – David Adeang, Nauruan politician
• 1969 – Rob Nicholson, American musician
• 1970 – Doug Brien, American football player
• 1970 – Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer
• 1970 – Ashley Ward, British footballer
• 1971 – Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
• 1971 – Keith Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Stephen Merchant, British comedian
• 1974 – Machel Montano, Trinidad & Tobago musician
• 1974 – Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor
• 1974 – Dave Aizer, American television host
• 1975 – Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
• 1976 – Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
• 1977 – Colin Hanks, American actor
• 1977 – Celaleddin Koçak, Turkish footballer
• 1978 – Katherine Heigl, American actress
• 1979 – Becca Barlow, American guitarist (BarlowGirl)
• 1979 – Joseba Llorente, Spanish footballer
• 1980 – Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler
• 1982 – Ryan Fitzpatrick, American football player
• 1982 – Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
• 1983 – Dean Ashton, English footballer
• 1983 – Lars Eckert, German rugby player
• 1983 – Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
• 1983 – André Laurito, German footballer
• 1983 – José López, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1983 – Karine Vanasse, Canadian actress
• 1984 – Maria Höfl-Riesch, German alpine skier
• 1984 – Wolf Hudson, American pornographic actor
• 1985 – Julia Alexandratou, Greek fashion model and singer
• 1985 – Tony Hunt, American football player
• 1986 – Pedro León, Spanish footballer
• 1986 – Mohamed Massaquoi, American football player
• 1990 – Sarah Hyland, American actress
• 1993 – Ivi Adamou, Greek-Cypriot singer
• 1994 – Reece Mastin, English-born Australian singer and songwriter