Famous Births on 24 Nov

Famous Births on 24 Nov

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)
1713 - Junipero 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, 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)
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)
1853 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter (d. 1921)
1859 - Cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)
1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (d. 1901)
1868 - Scott Joplin, Ragtime Composer (d. 1917)
1869 - António Ã"scar Carmona, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal and 11th President of Portugal (d. 1951)
1874 - Charles William Miller, Brazilian footballer (d. 1953)
1876 - Walter Burley Griffin, American architect (d. 1937)
1877 - Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (d. 1956)
1881 - Al Christie, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1951)
1884 - Itzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (d. 1963)
1886 - Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher (d. 1973)
1887 - Erich von Manstein, German military commander (d. 1973)
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)
1908 - Libertad Lamarque, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2000)
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)
1913 - Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-born actress (d. 2005)
1916 - Irwin Allen, American film producer (d. 1991)
1916 - Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer
1917 - Howard Duff, American actor (d. 1990)
1919 - David Kossoff, British actor (d. 2005)
1921 - John Lindsay, American politician (d. 2000)
1924 - Victor Grinich, Croatian-American businessman (d. 2000)
1925 - William F. Buckley Jr., American writer
1925 - Simon van der Meer, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 - Tsung-Dao Lee, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 - Ahmadou Kourouma, Ivorian writer (d. 2003)
1930 - Bob Friend, baseball player
1934 - Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (d. 1998)
1935 - Ronald Vernie Dellums, U.S. Representative from California
1938 - Charles Starkweather, American Spree Killer (d. 1959)
1938 - Oscar Robertson, American basketball player
1938 - Willy Claes, Belgian politician
1940 - Eric Wilson, Canadian children's author.
1940 - Don Metz, American architect
1940 - Paul Tagliabue, retired commissioner of the National Football League
1941 - Pete Best, British musician
1941 - Donald "Duck" Dunn, American musician, Booker T. and the M.G.'s
1942 - Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
1942 - Marlin Fitzwater, White House Press Secretary
1943 - Robin Williamson, Scottish musician
1943 - Dave Bing, American basketball player
1944 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar
1945 - Lee Michaels, American musician and singer
1946 - Penelope Jones Halsall (aka: Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock, Penny Jordan, Annie Groves)
1946 - Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. 1989)
1947 - Dave Sinclair, English musician (Caravan, Hatfield and the North)
1947 - Dwight Schultz, American actor
1948 - Spider Robinson, science fiction author
1948 - Steve Yeager, baseball player
1949 - Shane Bourne, Australian comedian and actor
1951 - Chet Edwards, American politician
1952 - Thierry Lhermitte, French comedian and actor
1952 - Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
1953 - Glenn Withrow, American actor
1954 - Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker
1955 - Ian Botham, England test cricketer
1955 - Elvis Ramone, American drummer (The Ramones)
1955 - Takashi Yuasa, Japanese lawyer
1955 - Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
1957 - Edward Stourton, British radio presenter
1957 - Denise Crosby, American actress
1958 - Roy Aitken, Scottish former footballer
1958 - Alain Chabat, French actor and director
1960 - Amanda Wyss, American actress
1960 - Edgar Meyer, American bassist and composer
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)
1964 - Garret Dillahunt, American actor
1964 - Brad Sherwood, American comedian
1964 - Tony Rombola, American guitarist (Godsmack)
1965 - Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor
1965 - Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
1966 - Paul Robinett, American internet personality
1966 - Russell Watson, British singer
1967 - Cal Eldred, American baseball player
1968 - Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
1969 - Rob Nicholson, American musician
1970 - Julieta Venegas, Mexican singer
1970 - Doug Brien, American football placekicker
1971 - Cosmas Ndeti, three-time Boston Marathon winner
1971 - Keith Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Stephen Merchant, British comedian
1974 - Taro Yamamoto, Japanese actor
1975 - Thomas Kohnstamm, American writer
1976 - Dave Aizer, American television host
1976 - Chen Lu, Chinese figure skater
1976 - Christian Laflamme, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Colin Hanks, American actor
1978 - Katherine Heigl, American actress
1980 - Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler
1982 - Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
1983 - Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress
1983 - Meredith Henderson, Canadian actress
1983 - Dean Ashton, English footballer
1985 - Julia Alexandratou, Greek fashion model and singer
1985 - Tony Hunt, National Football League player
1987 - Megan Mullins, American singer
1989 - Johnny Exantus, Hatian soccer player
1998 - Bridger Palmer, American child actor
1998 - Brecken Palmer, American child actor