Famous Births on 27 Nov

Famous Births on 27 Nov

1127 - Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)
1576 - Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)
1582 - Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)
1630 - Archduke Sigismund Francis of Austria (d. 1665)
1635 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
1701 - Anders Celsius, Swedish inventor and astronomer (d. 1744)
1710 - Robert Lowth, British bishop (d. 1787)
1746 - Increase Sumner, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
1746 - Robert Livingston, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase from France (d. 1813)
1754 - Georg Forster, German scientist (d. 1794)
1779 - Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general (d. 1865)
1804 - Julius Benedict, German-born composer (d. 1885)
1809 - Fanny Kemble, British actress (d. 1893)
1833 - Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (d. 1897)
1843 - Elizabeth Stride, victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
1843 - Cornelius Vanderbilt II, American businessman (d. 1899)
1857 - Charles Scott Sherrington, British physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1952)
1867 - Charles Koechlin, French composer (d. 1950)
1871 - Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist (d. 1950)
1874 - Charles A. Beard, American historian (d. 1948)
1874 - Chaim Weizmann, 1st President of Israel (d. 1952)
1878 - Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948).
1894 - Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (d. 1989)
1894 - Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian Orthodox saint (d. 1971)
1897 - Vito Genovese, American mafioso (d. 1969)
1898 - Fredric Warburg, publisher and author (d. 1981)
1901 - Ted Husing, American sportscaster (d. 1962)
1903 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, American writer (d. 2000)
1909 - Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (d. 1967)
1909 - James Agee, American writer (d. 1955)
1911 - David Merrick, American stage producer (d. 2000)
1911 - Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist
1916 - Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (d. 2002)
1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith, American television host (d. 1998)
1920 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (d. 1985)
1920 - Buster Merryfield, English actor (d. 1999)
1921 - Alexander Dubček, Slovak politician (d. 1992)
1925 - John Maddox, British science writer and editor
1925 - Marshall Thompson, American actor (d. 1992)
1925 - Ernie Wise, British comedian (d. 1999)
1926 - Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author
1927 - Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer (d. 1987)
1928 - Ronald William "Josh" Kirby, British artist (d. 2001)
1928 - Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor (d. 2005)
1930 - Joe DeNardo, Pittsburgh Meteorologist
1932 - Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine politician (d. 1983)
1933 - Jacques Godbout, French Canadian novelist, journalist and filmmaker
1934 - Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer
1935 - Al Jackson, American drummer, producer and songwriter (d. 1975)
1935 - Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker
1937 - Gail Sheehy, American writer
1939 - Dave Giusti, American baseball player
1940 - Bruce Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1973)
1941 - Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (d. 1998)
1941 - Aimé Jacquet, French football manager
1942 - Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer
1942 - Henry Carr, American athlete
1942 - Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (d. 1970)
1943 - Nicole Brossard, French Canadian poet
1945 - Alain de Cadenet, SPEED Channel personality
1948 - James L. Avery, Sr., American actor
1949 - Masanori Sekiya, Japanese racing driver
1950 - Gran Hamada, Japanese professional wrestler
1951 - Jayne Kennedy, American sportscaster and actress
1952 - James D. Wetherbee, American astronaut
1952 - Daryl Stuermer, American guitarist (Genesis)
1952 - Sheila Copps, Canadian politician
1952 - Kathryn Bigelow, American film director
1953 - Curtis Armstrong, American actor
1953 - Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer (Aquarium)
1954 - Patricia McPherson, American actress
1954 - Kimmy Robertson, American actress best known for her role as Lucy Moran in the TV series Twin Peaks
1955 - Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 - Bill Nye (The science guy), American engineer and broadcaster
1956 - William Fichtner, American actor
1957 - Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver
1957 - Caroline Kennedy, American journalist
1957 - Kevin O'Connell, American sound re-recording mixer
1958 - Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager
1959 - Charlie Burchill, Scottish guitarist and keyboardist (Simple Minds)
1960 - Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian prime minister
1960 - Tim Pawlenty, American politician
1960 - Kevin Henkes, American children's book writer/illustrator
1960 - Ken O'Brien, American football player
1961 - Steve Oedekerk, American film director, actor and comedian
1962 - Charlie Benante, American drummer (Anthrax)
1962 - Mike Bordin, American musician (Faith No More)
1963 - Fisher Stevens, American actor
1964 - Robin Givens, American actress
1966 - Andy Merrill, American voice actor
1967 - Shane Embury, British guitarist/bassist (Napalm Death, among others)
1968 - Michael Vartan, French actor
1970 - Patricia Zentilli, Canadian actress
1971 - Nick Van Exel, American basketball player
1972 - Shane Salerno, American screenwriter
1973 - Twista, American rapper
1973 - Evan Karagias, American professional wrestler
1973 - Samantha Harris, American model and host
1975 - Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player
1976 - Jean Grae, South African-born rapper
1976 - Jaleel White, American actor
1977 - Mika Tan, American pornographic actress
1978 - Tim Yeung, American drummer (Vital Remains)
1978 - Mike Skinner, English musician
1978 - Radek Štěpánek, Czech tennis player
1978 - Shy Love, adult film actress
1978 - Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
1979 - Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
1979 - Hilary Hahn, American violinist
1979 - Shin Hyesung, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1979 - Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
1980 - Michael Yardy, English cricketer
1981 - Matthew Taylor, English footballer
1984 - Domata Peko, American football player
1985 - Alison Pill, Canadian actress
1985 - Klara Ã"sk Elíasdóttir, Icelandic singer
1986 - Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
1991 - Nur Atikah Nabilah Binte Muhammad Jufrie, Singaporean Gymnast