Famous Births on 15 Nov

Famous Births on 15 Nov

1316 - John I of France (d. 1316)
1397 - Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
1498 - Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
1511 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536)
1556 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
1559 - Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621)
1607 - Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701)
1660 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746)
1661 - Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743)
1688 - Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
1692 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
1708 - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778)
1738 - William Herschel, German-born 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 - Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860)
1793 - Michel Chasles, French mathematician (d. 1880)
1852 - Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (d. 1892)
1859 - Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
1862 - Gerhart Hauptmann, German dramatist, Nobel laureate (d. 1946)
1874 - August Krogh, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1949)
1874 - Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (d. 1941)
1879 - Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953)
1881 - Franklin Pierce Adams, American newspaper columnist (d. 1960)
1882 - Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (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)
1889 - Manuel II of Portugal (d. 1932)
1890 - Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
1891 - Averell Harriman, American businessman (d. 1986)
1891 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944)
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
1895 - Antoni SÅ‚onimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
1897 - Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960)
1897 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (d. 1988)
1899 - Avdy Andresson, Estonian statesman (d. 1990)
1899 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
1903 - Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974)
1905 - Mantovani, Italian-born composer (d. 1980)
1906 - Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1990)
1907 - Claus von Stauffenberg, German, leader of failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (d. 1944, by execution)
1913 - Guy Green, English film director (d. 2005)
1913 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1919 - Joseph Wapner, American judge
1925 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
1925 - Howard Baker, American political advisor
1927 - Gregor Mackenzie, British politician (d. 1992)
1928 - C.W. McCall, American singer
1928 - John Orchard, British actor (d. 1995)
1929 - Ed Asner, American actor
1930 - J. G. Ballard, British author
1931 - Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician
1931 - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
1932 - Petula Clark, English singer
1932 - Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
1932 - Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher
1936 - Wolf Biermann, German writer
1937 - Little Willie John, American singer (d. 1968)
1937 - Yaphet Kotto, American actor
1940 - Sam Waterston, American actor
1942 - Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born conductor and pianist
1945 - Roger Donaldson, Australian producer/director
1945 - Bob Gunton, American actor
1945 - Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, Norwegian (By Birth) singer (ABBA)
1947 - Bill Richardson, American politician
1951 - Beverly D'Angelo, American actress
1952 - Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
1952 - Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
1954 - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland
1955 - Georgie Born, English academic, anthropologist and musician (Henry Cow)
1955 - Henry Corra, American documentarian
1956 - Michael Hampton, American guitarist (Funkadelic)
1956 - Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (d. 2003)
1957 - Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist
1957 - Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
1961 - Ian Reid, Australian educator
1963 - Benny Elias, Australian rugby league footballer
1963 - Andrew Castle, English television presenter and former tennis professional
1965 - Nigel Bond, English snooker player
1965 - Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
1966 - Rachel True, American actress
1967 - Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
1967 - François Ozon, French film director
1967 - E-40, American rapper
1967 - Greg Anthony, American basketball player
1967 - Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player
1968 - Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter
1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004)
1969 - Shane Mack, American politician
1970 - Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
1970 - Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
1971 - Jay Harrington, American actor
1972 - Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
1973 - Jesse Merz, American actor
1973 - Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
1974 - Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer
1975 - Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - Scott Henshall, British fashion designer
1976 - Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
1976 - Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
1977 - Sean Murray, American actor
1977 - Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
1977 - Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006)
1979 - Josemi, Spanish footballer
1979 - Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
1980 - Ace Young, American singer
1981 - Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
1981 - Drew Hodgdon, American football player
1982 - D. J. Fitzpatrick, National Football League kicker
1982 - Joe Kowalewski, American football player
1982 - Lofa Tatupu, National Football League
1983 - Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
1983 - Laura Smet, French actress
1983 - DJ Skee, American DJ/Personality
1986 - Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
1986 - Jeffree Star, American model, fashion designer, make-up artist and singer-songwriter
1987 - Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
1988 - Zena Grey, American actress
1990 - Kanata Hongō, Japanese actor
1991 - Shailene Woodley, American Actress
1993 - Saaya Irie, Japanese Actress, singer