Famous Births on 1 Nov

Famous Births on 1 Nov

1339 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)
1351 - Duke Leopold III of Austria (d. 1386)
1526 - Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583)
1530 - Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer (d. 1563)
1539 - Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)
1549 - Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)
1567 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626)
1578 - Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (d. 1642)
1585 - Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)
1607 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d. 1658)
1611 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)
1629 - St. Oliver Plunkett, last Catholic martyr to die in England. (d. 1681)
1636 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711)
1643 - John Strype, English historian and biographer (d. 1737)
1661 - Florent Carton Dancourt, French dramatist and actor (d. 1725)
1704 - Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d. 1779)
1720 - Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791)
1727 - Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, founder of the Moscow University (d. 1797)
1762 - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
1778 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)
1782 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1859)
1808 - John Taylor, American religious leader (d. 1887)
1847 - Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (d. 1930)
1860 - Boies Penrose, United States Senator from Pennsylvania (d. 1921)
1871 - Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900)
1877 - Roger Quilter, British composer (d. 1953)
1878 - Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925)
1878 - Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1959)
1880 - Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
1880 - Sholom Asch, Polish-born American writer (d. 1957)
1880 - Grantland Rice, American sports writer (d. 1954)
1881 - Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d. 1964)
1886 - Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. 1951)
1887 - L. S. Lowry, British painter of industrial scenes (d. 1976)
1889 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1982)
1892 - Alexander Alekhine, Russian-born chess player (d. 1946)
1898 - Arthur Legat, Belgian racing driver (d. 1960)
1902 - Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
1903 - Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973)
1903 - Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (d. 1963)
1905 - Paul-Émile Borduas, Quebec painter (d. 1960)
1911 - Henri Troyat, French author and historian (d. 2007)
1914 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (d. 2006)
1920 - James Kilpatrick, American journalist
1920 - Ted Lowe, English former snooker commentator
1921 - John W. Peterson, American songwriter (d. 2006)
1923 - Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)
1923 - Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001)
1924 - Jean-Luc Pépin, French Canadian politician (d. 1995)
1924 - Süleyman Demirel, 9th President of Turkey
1926 - Lou Donaldson, American jazz alto saxophonist
1929 - Betsy Palmer, American actress
1929 - Nicholas Mavroules, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts (d. 2003)
1930 - A. R. Gurney, American playwright
1932 - Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 - John Clark, English-born actor/director
1934 - Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-born automobile executive (d. 2004)
1934 - Gillian Knight, English mezzo-soprano
1934 - William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992)
1935 - Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003)
1935 - Gary Player, South African golfer
1936 - Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)
1937 - Bill Anderson, American country music singer and songwriter
1939 - Barbara Bosson, American actress
1940 - Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Chief Justice of India
1940 - Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989)
1941 - Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach
1942 - Marcia Wallace, American actress
1942 - Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
1942 - Larry Flynt, American magazine publisher
1943 - Salvatore Adamo, popular singer
1943 - John McEnery, English actor
1944 - Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia
1946 - Ric Grech, English rock bassist (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Traffic) (d. 1990)
1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1946 - Lynne Russell, ex-CNN news anchor
1947 - Jim Steinman, American songwriter
1948 - Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator
1950 - Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 - Dan Peek, American guitarist (America)
1951 - Ronald Bell, American singer and saxophonist (Kool & the Gang)
1951 - Fabrice Luchini, French actor
1953 - Jan Davis, American astronaut
1955 - Mike Mendoza, British radio personality
1955 - Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress
1957 - Lyle Lovett, American singer
1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
1958 - Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
1958 - Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
1958 - Rachel Ticotin, American actress
1960 - Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player
1961 - Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
1961 - Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish writer
1962 - Anthony Kiedis, American singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1963 - Rick Allen, British drummer (Def Leppard)
1963 - Kenny Alphin, American guitarist (Big & Rich)
1963 - Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999)
1963 - Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler
1963 - Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
1964 - Daran Norris, American actor
1966 - Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
1966 - Willie D, American hip hop artist, famous for being a member of The Geto Boys
1966 - Barbara Becker, German actress; ex-wife of Boris Becker
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
1967 - Tina Arena, Australian singer
1967 - Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
1968 - Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
1969 - Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 - Vikram Chatwal, Indian hotelier
1972 - Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
1972 - Toni Collette, Australian actress
1972 - Jenny McCarthy, American "Playmate of the Year" and TV actress
1973 - Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
1973 - Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
1974 - V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer
1975 - Bo Bice, American singer
1975 - Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American singer/musician/songwriter
1976 - Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
1976 - Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
1978 - Manju Warrier, Indian actress
1978 - Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
1979 - Coco Crisp, American baseball player
1979 - Delgado, Angolan footballer
1979 - Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer
1979 - Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
1982 - Michael Copon, American actor
1983 - Josh Wicks, American soccer player
1983 - Yuko Ogura, Japanese model
1983 - Jon Wilkin, rugby league player
1984 - Natalia Tena, English actress
1985 - Dizzee Rascal, English rapper
1986 - Penn Badgley, American actor
1987 - Caitlin McCarthy, Victoria's secret model
1988 - Ross Montague, English footballer
846 - Louis the Stammerer, King of West Francia (d. 879)