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Famous People Born in November 1959

  • Nov 1 Eddie MacDonald, Welsh rocker (The Alarm - "68 Guns"; "Rain in the Summertime"), born in St. Asaph, Wales
  • Nov 2 Mark May, American College Football Hall of Fame guard and broadcaster (Super Bowl 1982, 87; Washington Redskins), born in Oneonta, NY
  • Nov 2 Peter Mullan, Scottish actor and filmmaker (The Magdalene Sisters), born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • Nov 2 Saïd Aouita, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1984), born in Kenitra, Morocco
  • Nov 3 Hal Hartley, American film director and screenwriter (Henry Fool), born in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York
  • Nov 3 Timothy Patrick Murphy, American actor (Dallas; Glitter), born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • Nov 4 József Fitos, Hungarian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Szombathelyi Haladás 1919, Budapest Honvéd, Panathinaikos FC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)

Bryan Adams (64 years old)

Nov 5 Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Heaven"; "Run To You"), born in Kingston, Ontario

  • Nov 7 Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football player and manager, born in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
  • Nov 7 Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach (Ranger College), born in Abilene, Texas
  • Nov 8 Chi Chi LaRue [Larry David Paciotti], American gay alternative film director and drag queen, born in Hibbing, Minnesota
  • Nov 9 Nick Hamilton, American wrestling referee, born in Lakeland, Florida
  • Nov 9 Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain
  • Nov 9 Thomas Quasthoff, German singer, born in Hildesheim, Germany
  • Nov 9 Tony Slattery, British actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway?), born in Stonebridge, London
  • Nov 10 Ajay Banga, Indian-American businessman (President of the World Bank 2023-), born in Pune, India
  • Nov 10 Andrzej Iwan, Polish soccer forward (29 caps; Wisła Kraków, Górnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum), born in Kraków, Poland (d. 2022)
  • Nov 10 Frank Maudsley, English rock bassist and vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls), born in Liverpool, England
  • Nov 10 Linda Cohn, American sportscaster (ESPN's SportsCenter), born on Long Island, New York
  • Nov 10 MacKenzie Phillips, American actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time), born in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Nov 11 Lee Haney, American bodybuilder (8x Mr. Olympia), born in Fairburn, Georgia
  • Nov 12 Vincent Irizarry, American actor (Guiding Light; Santa Barbara), born in Queens, New York
  • Nov 13 Rosie Jones, American golfer (13 LPGA Tour titles), born in Santa Ana, California

Bryan Stevenson (64 years old)

Nov 14 American social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, born in Milton, Delaware

  • Nov 14 Paul McGann, English actor (Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Liverpool, Lancashire
  • Nov 16 Bert Cameron, Spanish Town Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988)

Corey Pavin (64 years old)

Nov 16 American golfer (US Open 1995; 15 PGA Tour titles), born in Oxnard, California

  • Nov 17 Terry Fenwick, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, England), born in Seaham, England
  • Nov 17 William R. Moses, American actor (Cole-Falcon Crest), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Nov 18 Cindy Blackman Santana, American jazz and rock session and touring drummer (Lenny Kravitz; Santana), born in Yellow Springs, Ohio
  • Nov 18 Jimmy Quinn, Irish soccer striker (46 caps, Northern Ireland; Reading) and manager (Reading, Swindon, Cambridge, Bournemouth), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Allison Janney (64 years old)

Nov 19 American actress (The West Wing, I Tonya), born in Dayton, Ohio

  • Nov 19 Jean-Francois Clervoy, French engineer and astronaut (STS 66, 84), born in Longeville, France
  • Nov 20 James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Nov 20 Sean Young, American actress (Dune, Blade Runner), born in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Nov 21 Colin Beashel, Australian sailor (World C'ship gold Star class 1998; America's Cup 1983; Olympic bronze Star class 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
  • Nov 21 Tim Wilkison, American tennis player (6 ATP tiles), born in Shelby, North Carolina
  • Nov 22 Fabio Parra, Colombian cyclist
  • Nov 22 Frank McAvennie, Scottish footballer
  • Nov 23 Brook Jacoby, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1986, 90 Cleveland Indians), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Nov 23 Dominique Dunne, American actress (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker; Poltergeist), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
  • Nov 23 Maxwell Caulfield, British stage and screen actor (Dynasty/The Colbys - "Miles"), born in Derbyshire, England
  • Nov 24 Alejandro Mayorkas, American lawyer, Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-), born in Havana, Cuba
  • Nov 25 Charles Kennedy, British politician (Liberal Democrat leader 1999-2006), born in Inverness, Scotland
  • Nov 25 Steve Rothery, British progressive rock guitarist, (Marillion - Clutching at Straws), born in Brampton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
  • Nov 26 Jamie Rose, American actress (St Elsewhere, Falcon Crest), born in New York City
  • Nov 26 Mike Moore, American baseball player, born in Eakly, Oklahoma
  • Nov 27 Charlie Burchill, Scottish pop guitarist (Simple Minds - "Don't You, Forget About Me"; "Belfast Child"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Nov 28 Judd Nelson, American actor (Breakfast Club, Jack-Suddenly Susan), born in Portland, Maine
  • Nov 28 R Glynn Holt, Plainveiw Texas, PhD/astronaut (STS 73 alt)
  • Nov 28 Stephen Roche, bicylist
  • Nov 29 Neal Broten, American NHL center, 1980-97 (US Olympic gold, 1980; Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, and 3 other teams), born in Roseau, Minnesota
  • Nov 29 Rahm Emanuel, American politician (Mayor of Chicago 2011-19; White House Chief of Staff 2009-10; U.S Representative from Illinois, 2003-09), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Nov 29 Rich Camarillo, American NFL punter, 1981-96, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots, Phoenix Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Whittier, California
  • Nov 30 Lorraine Kelly, British presenter and journalist
  • Nov 30 Randy Gane, American session and touring heavy metal keyboardist, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan

Sylvia Hanika (64 years old)

Nov 30 German tennis player (WTA Tour Championship 1982), born in Munich, West Germany


About November 1959

How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)