November 5 - Births

Births

• 1271 – Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304)
• 1494 – Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (d. 1576)
• 1549 – Philippe de Mornay, French author (d. 1623)
• 1592 – Charles Chauncy, English-American clergyman and educator (d. 1672)
• 1613 – Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691)
• 1615 – Ibrahim I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1648)
• 1666 – Attilio Ariosti, Italian composer (d. 1729)
• 1667 – Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (d. 1719)
• 1701 – Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (d. 1785)
• 1705 – Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist (d. 1770)
• 1715 – John Brown, English author (d. 1766)
• 1722 – William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English politician (d. 1798)
• 1739 – Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, Scottish politician and composer (d. 1819)
• 1742 – Richard Cosway, English painter (d. 1821)
• 1818 – Benjamin Franklin Butler, American politician, 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1893)
• 1835 – Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist (d. 1902)
• 1846 – Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1869)
• 1850 – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. 1919)
• 1851 – Charles Dupuy, French politician, 60th Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
• 1854 – Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist, co-founded Desjardins Group (d. 1920)
• 1854 – Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
• 1855 – Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. 1913)
• 1855 – Eugene V. Debs, American politician (d. 1926)
• 1857 – Ida Tarbell, American journalist (d. 1944)
• 1873 – Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player (d. 1935)
• 1878 – Max Ammermann, German rower
• 1879 – Otto Wahle, Austrian swimmer (d. 1963)
• 1881 – George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1961)
• 1884 – James Elroy Flecker, English author and playwright (d. 1915)
• 1885 – Will Durant, American historian (d. 1981)
• 1887 – Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian pianist (d. 1961)
• 1890 – Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter (d. 1977)
• 1892 – J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist (d. 1964)
• 1894 – Beardsley Ruml, American economist and author (d. 1960)
• 1895 – Walter Gieseking, French pianist (d. 1956)
• 1895 – Charles MacArthur, American author (d. 1956)
• 1900 – Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (d. 1972)
• 1900 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1985)
• 1905 – Joel McCrea, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1905 – Sajjad Zaheer, Indian author and revolutionary (d. 1973)
• 1906 – Endre Kabos, Hungarian fencer (d. 1944)
• 1906 – Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (d. 2004)
• 1910 – John Hackett, Australian-English soldier and author (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Baby Marie Osborne, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1911 – Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Sons of the Pioneers) (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. 1967)
• 1913 – John McGiver, American actor (d. 1975)
• 1914 – Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian politician (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. 1978)
• 1919 – Myron Floren, American accordion player (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 – Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist (d. 1994)
• 1921 – Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
• 1922 – Violet Barclay, American illustrator (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Cecil H. Underwood, American politician, 25th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (d. 2002)
• 1928 – Donald Madden, American actor (d. 1983)
• 1931 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Victor Argo, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1935 – Lester Piggott, English jockey
• 1935 – Christopher Wood, English screenwriter and author
• 1936 – Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American academic (d. 2001)
• 1936 – Uwe Seeler, German footballer
• 1937 – Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean jurist, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore
• 1937 – Harris Yulin, American actor
• 1938 – Joe Dassin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
• 1938 – César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer
• 1938 – Jim Steranko, American illustrator and writer
• 1939 – Lobsang Tenzin, Singaporean religious leader, 5th Samdhong Rinpoche
• 1940 – Ted Kulongoski, American politician, 36th Governor of Oregon
• 1940 – Elke Sommer, German actress
• 1941 – Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
• 1941 – Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
• 1942 – Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1943 – Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef (d. 2007)
• 1943 – Sam Shepard, American actor and playwright
• 1944 – Carole Nelson Douglas, American author
• 1945 – Peter Pace, American general
• 1945 – Aleka Papariga, Greek politician
• 1946 – Herman Brood, Dutch singer, actor, and painter (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and International Submarine Band) (d. 1973)
• 1947 – Quint Davis, American director and producer
• 1947 – Rubén Juárez, Argentine singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (d. 2010)
• 1947 – Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits)
• 1948 – Bob Barr, American politician
• 1948 – Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van der Graaf Generator)
• 1948 – Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, American guru
• 1948 – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author
• 1948 – William Daniel Phillips, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1949 – Armin Shimerman, American actor
• 1949 – Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
• 1950 – Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
• 1950 – James Kennedy, American psychologist
• 1952 – Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer
• 1952 – Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist
• 1952 – Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1953 – Florentino Floro, Filipino judge
• 1953 – Joyce Maynard, American author
• 1955 – Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist
• 1955 – Kris Jenner, American businesswoman
• 1955 – Karan Thapar, Indian journalist
• 1955 – Nestor Serrano, American actor
• 1957 – Jon-Erik Hexum, American model and actor (d. 1984)
• 1957 – Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and musician (A Flock of Seagulls)
• 1958 – Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Spirits Burning)
• 1958 – Mo Gaffney, American actress and comedian
• 1958 – Robert Patrick, American actor
• 1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
• 1959 – Tomo Česen, Slovenian mountaineer
• 1960 – René Froger, Dutch singer
• 1960 – Tilda Swinton, English actress
• 1961 – Entesar Al-Sharah, Kuwaiti actress
• 1961 – Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (d. 2001)
• 1961 – Alan G. Poindexter, American naval officer and astronaut (d. 2012)
• 1962 – Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer
• 1962 – Marcus J. Ranum, American computer scientist
• 1963 – Hans Gillhaus, Dutch footballer
• 1963 – Andrea McArdle, American actress and singer
• 1963 – Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author
• 1963 – Brian Wheat, American bass player and songwriter (Tesla)
• 1964 – Helga van Niekerk, South African radio host
• 1965 – Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
• 1965 – Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte
• 1966 – Nayim, Spanish footballer
• 1966 – James Allen, English journalist
• 1966 – Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress
• 1967 – Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper (Planet Hemp)
• 1967 – Judy Reyes, American actress
• 1968 – Sam Rockwell, American actor
• 1968 – Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress
• 1970 – Javy López, baseball player
• 1970 – Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress
• 1971 – Chris Addison, English comedian and actor
• 1971 – Sergei Berezin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Jonny Greenwood, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Radiohead)
• 1971 – Dana Jacobson, American sportscaster
• 1971 – Rob Jones, English footballer
• 1971 – Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Big Four)
• 1971 – Corin Nemec, American actor
• 1971 – Mårten Olander, Swedish golfer
• 1973 – Johnny Damon, American baseball player
• 1973 – Peter Emmerich, American illustrator
• 1973 – Danniella Westbrook, English actress
• 1973 – Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Whiskeytown, The Finger, and Ryan Adams and the Cardinals)
• 1974 – Angela Gossow, German singer-songwriter (Arch Enemy)
• 1974 – Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer
• 1974 – Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
• 1975 – Lisa Scott-Lee, Welsh singer-songwriter (Steps)
• 1976 – Sebastian Arcelus, American actor
• 1976 – Mr. Fastfinger, Finnish guitarist
• 1976 – Jeff Klein, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Jerusalem, The Twilight Singers, and The Gutter Twins)
• 1976 – Samuel Page, American actor
• 1977 – Brittney Skye, American porn actress
• 1977 – Maarten Tjallingii, Dutch cyclist
• 1977 – Richard Wright, English footballer
• 1979 – Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress
• 1979 – Colin Grzanna, German rugby player
• 1979 – Michalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer
• 1979 – David Suazo, Honduran footballer
• 1980 – Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver
• 1980 – Eva González, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2003
• 1980 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
• 1981 – Paul Chapman, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer
• 1982 – Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pendulum and Knife Party)
• 1983 – Alexa Chung, English model and television host
• 1983 – Mike Hanke, German footballer
• 1983 – Andrew Hayden-Smith, English actor
• 1984 – Jon Cornish, Canadian football player
• 1984 – Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1984 – Nick Folk, American football player
• 1984 – Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Michel Butter, Dutch runner
• 1985 – Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter (Young Divas)
• 1986 – BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1986 – Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer
• 1987 – Kevin Jonas, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Jonas Brothers)
• 1987 – O. J. Mayo, American basketball player
• 1988 – Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
• 1992 – Marco Verratti, Italian footballer