Birthdays Date 1954 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 8 Michael D. Brown, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director (2003-05), born in Guymon, Oklahoma
Nov 8 Rickie Lee Jones, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Chuck E's In Love"; "We Belong Together"), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 8 Ricky Lawson, American musician, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
Nov 9 Dennis Stratton, British rock guitarist (Iron Maiden), born in London
Nov 9 Sue Upton, English actress (The Benny Hill Show) and dancer, born in Chadwell Heath, Essex, England
Nov 10 Hartwig Gauder, German race walker (Olympic gold men's 50k walk 1980), born in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany (d. 2020)
Nov 10 Juanito, Spanish soccer forward (34 caps; Real Madrid 284 games, 85 goals), born in Fuengirola, Spain (d. 1992)
Nov 10 Mario Cipollina, American rock bassist (Huey Lewis & The News), born in San Rafael, California
Nov 11 Gail Marquis, American basketball WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic silver 1976)
Nov 11 Mary Gaitskill, American writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 12 Levine Andrade, Indian-British violinist (Arditti Quartet, 1974-90), film score composer, and conductor, born in Bombay, India (d. 2018)
Nov 12 Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player (World #1 doubles 1981; Australian Open doubles 1979, 83, Wimbledon 1980, 82) and administrator (Hopman Cup), born in Melbourne, Australia
Nov 13 Chris Noth, American actor (Law and Order, The Good Wife), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 13 Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems

Bernard Hinault (69 years old)

Nov 14 French cyclist and 5-time Tour de France winner, born in Yffiniac, France

Condoleezza Rice (69 years old)

Nov 14 1st female African-American U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09), born in Birmingham, Alabama

Nov 14 Tawatha Agee, American singer-songwriter ("Juicy Fruit"), session and touring vocalist (James Mtume; Dave Matthews Band), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 14 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), born in Aguada, Puerto Rico (d. 2023)
Nov 14 Yanni [Chryssomallis], Greek new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance), born in Kalamata, Greece
Nov 15 Ab Bryant, Canadian rock bassist (Chilliwack, 1978-81 - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"), born in Canada
Nov 15 Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish, politician (President of Poland, 1995-2005), born in Białogard, Poland
Nov 15 Mitch Easter, American record producer (REM), and rock musician, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 15 Tony Thompson, American session and touring drummer (Chic; LaBelle; The Power Station), born in New York City (d. 2003)
Nov 16 Andrea Barrett, American novelist (Servants of the Map), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 16 Bruce Edwards, American golf caddie (mainly for 5 x British Open champion Tom Watson), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2004)
Nov 16 Dick Gross, Australian politician
Nov 16 Luis Conte, Cuban session and touring percussionist (Madonna; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Shakira), and bandleader, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Nov 17 Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Penang, Malaya (d. 2022)
Nov 17 Jorge Hernández, Cuban boxer Olympic gold light flyweight 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
Nov 17 Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
Nov 18 Carter Burwell, American film composer (Coen Brothers films, Twilight Saga), born in New York City
Nov 18 Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer
Nov 19 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian politician, 6th President of Egypt (2014-), born in Zagazig, Cairo
Nov 19 Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice - "Smarty Pants"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 19 Kathleen Quinlan, American actress (Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in California
Nov 19 Tom Scheckel, American rock drummer (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 20 Berit Andnor, Swedish politician, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Nov 20 Frank Marino, Canadian rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush), born in Montreal, Quebec
Nov 20 Steve Dahl, American radio host, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM), born in Pasadena, California
Nov 20 Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league centre (24 Tests; NSW; Cronulla-Sutherland), born in Gold Coast, Australia (d. 2006)
Nov 21 Thomas Rothman, American film executive
Nov 22 Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician, Prime Minister (2016-2018), born in Rome, Italy
Nov 23 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player ("The Way It Is"), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
Nov 23 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
Nov 23 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player, born in Olney, Illinois
Nov 23 Ken Schrom, American MLB player, born in Grangeville, Idaho
Nov 24 Emir Kusturica, Serbian-French filmmaker (When Father Was Away on Business; Black Cat, White Cat), and punk rock bassist (No Smoking), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Nov 26 Roz Chast, American cartoonist (Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?), born in Brooklyn, New York
Nov 26 Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, born in Valvettithurai, Dominion of Ceylon (d. 2009)
Nov 27 Kimmy Robertson, American actress (Lucy Moran in TV series Twin Peaks), born in Hollywood, California
Nov 27 Patricia McPherson, American actress (Knight Rider), born in Oak Harbor, Washington
Nov 29 Joel Coen, American filmmaker (Fargo, No Country for Old Men), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Nov 30 George McArdle, Australian rock bassist (Little River Band), born in Melbourne, Australia
Nov 30 June Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters -"Fire"; "He's So Shy"; "Jump (For My Love)'; "Slow Hand"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2006)
Nov 30 Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian Actress (The Godfather)