- Nov 10 Alfred Howe Terry, American Major General (Union Army), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1890)
- Nov 12 Gustav Merkel, German organist (Dresden Cathedral, 1864-85), composer, and pedagogue (Dresden Conservatory), born in Oberoderwitz, Kingdom of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1885)
- Nov 14 Isaac Wistar, American lawyer, author, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1905)
- Nov 16 James Southerton, English cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; played in first Test match; oldest player to make Test debut at 49; Sussex CCC, Hampshire CCC), born in Petworth, England (d. 1880)
- Nov 17 Petko Slavejkov, Bulgarian writer (d. 1895)
- Nov 19 Isaac M. St. John, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 1880)
- Nov 20 Edmond Dédé, Creole-American violinist and composer (Quasimodo Symphony; Mephisto Masque), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1901)
- Nov 26 Alfred Moore Scales, American politician (45th Governor of North Carolina), born in Reidsville, North Carolina (d. 1892)
Ellen G. White (1827-1915)
Nov 26 American religious leader and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, born in Gorham, Maine
- Nov 30 Henri Ernest Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), born in Calais, France (d. 1895)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90