- Nov 1 Crawford Williamson Long, American surgeon and pioneer (use of ether as an anesthetic in surgery), born in Danielsville, Georgia (d. 1878)
- Nov 1 Douglas H. Cooper, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amite County, Mississippi (d. 1879)
George Boole (1815-1864)
Nov 2 English mathematician and logician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England
- Nov 3 Adrien Louis Boieldieu, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1883)
- Nov 3 John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (Jail Journal), born in Camnish, County Londonderry (d. 1875)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
Nov 12 American women's rights activist, abolitionist and writer, born in Johnstown, New York
- Nov 15 John Banvard, American artist who painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), born in New York City (d. 1892)
- Nov 23 William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
- Nov 24 Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
- Nov 24 James Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
- Nov 29 Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, American politician, commander of US Army of the Gulf, Major General (Union Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1882)
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30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90