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Famous Birthdays on November 23

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 258

  • 912 Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman Emperor (962-73) (d. 973)
  • 1221 Alfonso X 'the Wise', King of Castile & Leon, (1252-84), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1284)
  • 1402 Jean de Dunois "Bastard of Orléans", French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc (d. 1468)
  • 1417 William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487)
  • 1553 Prospero Alpini, Italian botanist and physician (De Plantis Aegypti liber) known for his study of date palms, born in Marostica, Republic of Venice (d. 1617)
  • 1608 Francisco Manuel de Mello, Portuguese writer (Catalan Revolt), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1666)
  • 1632 Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
  • 1641 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720)
  • 1669 Johann K. Amman, Swiss-Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens), born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland (d. 1724)
  • 1690 Ernst Johann van Biron, Russian duke of Courland and regent of Ivan VI, born in Kalnciems, Semigallia (d. 1772)
  • 1705 Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766)
  • 1715 Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer, born in Paris, France (d. 1799)
  • 1719 Spranger Barry, Irish Shakespearean actor, born in Skinner's Row, Dublin (d. 1777)
  • 1748 Etienne Joseph Floquet, French opera composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1785)
  • 1749 Edward Rutledge, American founding father, Governor of South Carolina (1798-1800) and signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Charleston, British America (d. 1800)
  • 1755 Thomas Lord, English cricket batsman (founder of Lord's cricket ground; Middlesex CCC), born in Thirsk, England (d. 1832)
  • 1760 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) (d. 1797)
  • 1765 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
  • 1785 Jan Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53) (d. 1853)
  • 1794 Johan Frederik van Oordt, Dutch theologian (Groninger direction), born in Rotterdam (d. 1852)
  • 1797 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, born in Nagykata, Hungary (d. 1875)
  • 1800 Michail Pogodin, Russian historian and author (Povesti), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1875)

Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895)

American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses), born in Hampton, Connecticut

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)

14th President of the United States (Democrat: 1853-57), born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire

  • 1809 Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1891)
  • 1815 William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
  • 1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1901)
  • 1819 Josiah Dwight Whitney, American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 1896)
  • 1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
  • 1820 John Willis Ellis, American politician, Governor of North Carolina during US Civil War, born in Rowan County, North Carolina (d. 1861)
  • 1821 Charles Meryon, British-French etcher who was color blind, born in Paris (d. 1868)
  • 1830 Kaspar von Zumbusch, German-Austria sculptor of public statues in Vienna, born in Herzebrock, Westphalia (d. 1915)

Johannes van der Waals (1837-1923)

Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands

  • 1842 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), born in Westhampnett, England (d. 1929)
  • 1843 Josef Sucher, Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Märchen), born in Döbör, Hungary (d. 1908)
  • 1855 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
  • 1858 Frank Hearne, English cricket batsman (2 Tests England, 4 South Africa; Kent, Western Province), born in Ealing, England (d. 1949)

Billy the Kid (1859-1881)

American frontier outlaw and gunfighter of the Wild West, born in New York City

  • 1860 Karl Hjalmar Branting, Swedish statesman and diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1925)
  • 1861 Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939)
  • 1862 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
  • 1862 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1926)
  • 1864 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (Packard Motor Car Co.), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1936)
  • 1865 Howard Taylor, American tennis player (US National C'ships doubles 1879; singles 1884, 86, 87, 88 runner-up), born in New York City (d. 1920)
  • 1869 Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer who invented devices for radio broadcasting, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1942)
  • 1875 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, born in Poltava, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
  • 1876 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1946)
  • 1878 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic; Le miroir de Jesus), born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
  • 1878 Ernest King, US fleet admiral (Chief of Naval Operations in WWII), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 1956)
  • 1878 Holcombe Ward, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1904; President USLTA 1937-47), born in New York, NY (d. 1967)
  • 1882 Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic who promoted modern art in the Netherlands through Modern Art Circle, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1965)
  • 1883 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological and writer (Along the water front) (d. 1921)
  • 1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexican mural painter (Epic of Culture in New World), born in Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico (d. 1949)

Boris Karloff (1887-1969)

English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London

  • 1887 Henry Moseley, English physicist (relationship between atomic number and charge of the atomic nucleus), born in Weymouth, England (d. 1915)
  • 1887 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), born in at Trélon, Nord, France (d. 1956)
  • 1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in New York City (d. 1964)
  • 1888 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster's Millions), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)

Alexander Patch (1889-1945)

American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona

  • 1889 Harry Sunderland, Australian rugby league administrator (manager 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of GB; Queensland RFL secretary 1913-22; inspired establishment RL in France), born in Gympie, Australia (d. 1964)
  • 1890 El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
  • 1892 Erté [Romain de Tirtoff], Russian-French artist and designer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1990)
  • 1894 Rosetta Duncan, American vaudevillian (Duncan Sisters), actress (Topsy and Eva), and songwriter (Remeberin'), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
  • 1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author and music publisher, born in Lincent, Belgium (d. 1961)
  • 1896 Klement Gottwald, Czech communist politician, Premier and President of Czechoslovakia (1946-53), born in Vyškov, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
  • 1896 Ruth Etting, American stage, radio, and screen singer ("Shine On Harvest Moon"; "Ten Cents A Dance"), and actress (Roman Scandals; Ziegfeld Follies), born in David City, Nebraska (d. 1978)
  • 1896 Viktor Kosenko, Russian-Ukrainian pianist, composer (Moldavian Poem), and educator, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1938)
  • 1897 Karl Gebhardt, Nazi doctor (executed for war crimes for conducting experiments on concentration camp inmates), born in Haag in Oberbayern, Germany (d. 1948)
  • 1897 Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian), born in Kishoregunj, East Bengal, British India (d. 1999)
  • 1899 Marcel Dalio [Israel Moshe Blauschild], French actor (Sabrina, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casablanca), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
  • 1899 Norman Hunter, English children's writer (Professor Branestawm), born in London (d. 1995)
  • 1902 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (d. 2004)
  • 1902 Victor Jory, Canadian-American stage and screen actor (A Midsummer Night's Dream; Kings Row; Manhunt), born in Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada (d. 1982)
  • 1906 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
  • 1907 Lars Leksell, Swedish physician (d. 1986)
  • 1908 Leendert Braat, Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World), (d. 1982)
  • 1908 Nelson S. Bond, American sci-fi writer, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
  • 1909 Nigel Tranter, Scottish author and historian (River Realm; Robert the Bruce), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
  • 1910 Hal Schumacher, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 35; New York Giants), born in Hinkley, New York (d. 1993)
  • 1911 Peter Saunders, English theater producer created The Mousetrap - world's longest play), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1912 George O'Hanlon, American actor (Life of Riley - "Calvin"' Joe McDoakes shorts), voice actor (The Jetsons - "George Jetson"), and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
  • 1914 Emmett Ashford, American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
  • 1914 Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1998)
  • 1914 Wilson Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters), born in Deer Creek, Illinois (d. 2006)
  • 1915 Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray], American actress (Isle of Dead, Christmas in July), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
  • 1915 John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1992)
  • 1915 Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala (1966-70), born in Guatemala City (d. 1996)
  • 1916 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
  • 1917 Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, British medical writer (d. 1996)
  • 1919 Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
  • 1919 Peter Strawson, English philosopher (University of Oxford), born in London, England (d. 2006)
  • 1920 Chalmers Wylie, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio, 1967-93), born in Norwich, Ohio (d. 1998)
  • 1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist, pianist, composer (Te Deum Laudamus; Blätterlos), and educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
  • 1920 Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), born in Cernăuți, Romania (d. 1970)
  • 1921 Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1960)
  • 1921 Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), born in El Dorado, Kansas (d. 1973)
  • 1922 Manuel Fraga [Iribarne], Spanish politician, President of Spanish Galicia (1990-2005), born in Vilalba, Galaicia, Spain (d. 2012)
  • 1923 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes), born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1996)
  • 1923 Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (Hambletonian x 4; Little Brown Jug x 5; Messenger Stakes x 7), born in Gloversville, NY (d. 1986)
  • 1923 Daniel Brewster, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
  • 1923 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (Rep-New York, 1981-1983), born in New York City (d. 2018)
  • 1923 Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu], Romanian actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1994)
  • 1924 Colin Turnbull, British-American anthropologist (The Forest people), born in London, England (d. 1994)
  • 1924 Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight, Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
  • 1924 Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
  • 1925 Johnny Mandel, American composer, arranger and musician (M*A*S*H theme), born in New York City (d. 2020)
  • 1926 Christopher Logue, British poet (Cold Calls; War Music), playwright, actor, and pacifist, born in Portsmouth, England (d. 2011)
  • 1926 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
  • 1926 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher, born in Puttaparthi, British India (d. 2011)
  • 1926 Vann Molyvann, Cambodian architect (New Khmer architecture), born in Ream, Cambodia (d. 2017)
  • 1927 Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar, born in Anderson, South Carolina (d. 2005)
  • 1928 Jakob Jež, Slovenian composer (Klas pri klasu (Ear by Ear)), and pedagogue, born in Boštanj, Slovenia (d. 2022)
  • 1928 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
  • 1929 Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2013)
  • 1929 Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer, born in Houston, Texas
  • 1929 Maurice Flitcroft, British golfer known as "the world's worst golfer", born in Manchester, England (d. 2007)
  • 1930 Bill Brock, American Republican politician (Senator from Tennessee 1971-77) and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2021)
  • 1930 Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 2013)
  • 1930 Jack McKeon, American baseball manager (World Series 2003, Florida Marlins; 2 × NL Manager of the Year 1999, 2003), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
  • 1930 Ricou Browning, American film stuntman (Creature from the Black Lagoon), stunt co-ordinator (Thunderball), director, and producer (Flipper), born in Fort Pierce, Florida (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1930 Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (Someone Up There Likes Me), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
  • 1931 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
  • 1931 Yevgeny Grischin, Russian 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Soviet Union (d. 2005)
  • 1932 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist & revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)

Polish composer ("Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima"), born in Dębica, Poland

Lew Hoad (1934-1994)

Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), born in Sydney, NSW

  • 1934 Michael Wayne, American film producer (Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock), son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
  • 1934 Rita Rossi Colwell, American oceanographer, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
  • 1934 Robert Towne (né Schwartz), American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Chinatown: The Last Detail; Shampoo), and director (Personal Best; Tequila Sunrise), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024) [1]
  • 1935 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), born in Havensack, New Jersey (d. 1994)
  • 1935 Steve Burtenshaw, English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games), born in Portslade, England (d. 2022)
  • 1935 Vladislav Volkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1971)
  • 1935 Wally Harris, Canadian ice hockey referee (6 x Stanley Cup series; first NHL Director of Officiating), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2024)
  • 1936 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
  • 1936 Robert Barnard, British mystery writer, born in Burnham-on-Crouch, England (d. 2013)
  • 1936 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - "Dietrich"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
  • 1937 Bev Risman, English rugby union fly-half (8 Tests England, 4 British & Irish Lions; University of Oxford RFC) and rugby league fullback (5 Tests GB, 1 England; Leigh RLFC, Leeds RLFC), born in Salford, England (d. 2023)
  • 1938 Esko Nikkari, Finnish actor (Aapo), born in Lapua, Finland (d. 2006)
  • 1938 Herbert Achternbusch, German actor (Hedes; Mix Wix; Wohin), born in Munich, Germany
  • 1939 Betty Everett, American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2001)
  • 1940 Gene Visscher, American college basketball coach (Weber State University 1971-74; Northern Arizona University 1981-83), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2022)
  • 1940 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76), born in Marianao, Cuba
  • 1941 Alan Mullery, English soccer player (Fulham, Spurs), manager and pundit, born in London, England
  • 1941 Derek Mahon, Irish Poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
  • 1941 Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
  • 1941 Simon Nolet, French Canadian NHL hockey right winger, 1967-77 (Stanley Cup - 1974, Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada
  • 1942 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Darcy Farrow";"Bed of Roses"), born in Pensacola, Florida
  • 1942 Susan Anspach, American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Hair, Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam), born in New York City (d. 2018)
  • 1943 Andrew Goodman, American civil rights worker (murdered by the Klu Klux Klan), born in New York City (d. 1964)
  • 1943 Denis Sassou Nguesso, Congolese politician (President of the Republic of the Congo 1979-92, 1997-), born in Edou, Congo
  • 1943 Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968; Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Jugoplastika, Benetton Treviso), born in Sumartin, Croatia (d. 2022)
  • 1943 Sue Nicholls, British actress (Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street), born in Darlaston, England
  • 1944 Joe Eszterhas, American screenwriter (Basic Instinct, Showgirls), born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary
  • 1944 Jose Torikens, Dutch journalist (Parool, NRC)
  • 1944 Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
  • 1945 Assaf Dayan, Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt), born in Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
  • 1945 Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer, born in Fraserburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
  • 1945 Jerry Harris, American sculptor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
  • 1946 Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
  • 1946 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
  • 1946 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • 1946 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
  • 1947 Geoffrey Roberts, English wine merchant (championed Australian and Californian wines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
  • 1948 Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer (head writer for the Oscars), born in New York City
  • 1948 Frank Worthington, English soccer forward (8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)
  • 1948 Lisa Lindahl, American inventor of the sports bra (Jogbra), born in Montclair, New Jersey [1]
  • 1949 Alan Paul [Wichinsky], American jazz singer and songwriter (The Manhattan Transfer - "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone"), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1949 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
  • 1949 Gayl Jones, American novelist (Corregidora), and poet (Song for Anninho), born in Lexington, Kentucky
  • 1950 Cecil Hooker, American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy"), born in Danville, Indiana
  • 1950 Charles "Chuck" Schumer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1981-1999, Sen-D-NY, 1999 -), born in New York City
  • 1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
  • 1951 David Rappaport, English 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
  • 1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
  • 1951 Nikki Kelly, English actress (Hi-de-Hi! - "Sylvia"), born in Leamington Spa, England
  • 1952 Bill Troiano, American tuba player (Long Island Tuba Quartet), and teacher, born in Plainview, New York
  • 1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, American 1.5/3/10K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979), born in Palo Alto, California
  • 1953 Francis Cabrel, French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Agen, France
  • 1953 Martin Kent, Australian cricketer (Queensland batsman, Australia)
  • 1954 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player ("The Way It Is"), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
  • 1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
  • 1954 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player, born in Olney, Illinois
  • 1954 Ken Schrom, American MLB player, born in Grangeville, Idaho
  • 1955 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
  • 1955 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005), born in Arlington, Virgina
  • 1955 Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
  • 1956 Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opener through the 80's), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Shane Gould (67 years old)

1956 Australian freestyle swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972), born in Sydney, Australia

  • 1957 Mark Radice, American session and touring musician (Donovan; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick), singer, songwriter, and producer (The Muppets; Sesame Street), born in Newark, New Jersey
  • 1958 David Wallace, American actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus), born in Miami, Florida
  • 1958 Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricket seam bowler (25 Tests, 58 wickets, BB 5/68; Auckland) and executive (CEO NZC 2001-11), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1959 Brook Jacoby, American baseball third baseman, 1981-92 (Cleveland Indians and 2 other teams), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1959 Dominique Dunne, American actress (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker; Poltergeist), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
  • 1959 Maxwell Caulfield, British stage and screen actor (Dynasty/The Colbys - "Miles"), born in Derbyshire, England
  • 1960 Jayananda Warnaweera, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
  • 1960 Robin Roberts, American television reporter (Good Morning America), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
  • 1961 Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts
  • 1961 Merv Hughes, Australian cricket fast bowler (53 Tests, 212 wickets; 33 ODIs), born in Euroa, Australia
  • 1961 Nicolas Bacri, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France