Famous Birthdays on November 25

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• 1454 Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, born in Venice (d. 1510)
• 1501 Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, born in Ongye-ri, Andong, North Gyeongsang Province (d. 1570)
• 1507 Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer (Praxis rerum criminalium), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1581)

• 1562 Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, Spanish dramatist and poet (Angelica, Arcadia), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1635)
• 1566 John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare's First Folio, born in Droitwich, Worcestershire (d. 1630) (baptism date)

• 1638 Catherine of Braganza, Portuguese Roman Catholic Queen of Charles II of England, born in Vila Vicosa, Portugal (d. 1705)
• 1697 Gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist and poet (wrote in blood), born in Moers, Germany (d. 1769)
• 1703 Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist, born in Nîmes, France (d. 1784)
• 1712 Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist and developer of 'Signed French', born in Versailles, France (d. 1789)
• 1721 Willem Crul, British admiral (West-Indies), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1781)
• 1734 Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Wenkel, German composer, born in Niedergebra, Nordhausen, Germany (d. 1792)
• 1737 Christian Friedrich Penzel, German musician and composer, born in Oelsnitz, Germany (d. 1801)
• 1741 Johann Christian Frischmuth, German composer, born in Schwabhausen, Germany (d. 1790)
• 1752 Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1814)
• 1753 Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, Prussian composer, born in Mühltroff (d. 1817)
• 1778 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer, born in Birmingham (d. 1856)
• 1787 Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (Silent Night), born in Hochberg, Austria (d. 1863)
• 1814 Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics), born in Heilbronn, Württemberg (d. 1878)
• 1817 John Bigelow, American statesman and author, born in Bristol, New York (d. 1911)
• 1823 (Heinrich) "Henry" Wirz, Swiss-American Confederate army officer (Commander of Camp Sumter prisoner-of-war facility), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1865)
• 1823 Joseph Alexander Cooper, American civil servant and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Whitley County, Kentucky (d. 1910)
• 1825 Edward Augustus Wild, American homeopathic doctor and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1891)
• 1828 Franjo Rački, Croatian historian and politician, born in Fužine, Austrian Empire (d. 1894)
• 1834 Jean-Baptist Colyns, Belgian violinist and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1902)

• 1839 Stanisław Duniecki, Polish composer, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1870)
• 1840 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author and poet (Flemish Movement), born in Deerlijk, Belgium (d. 1922)
• 1841 Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (algebraic logic), born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1902)
• 1842 Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Turin (d. 1896)
• 1843 Henry Ware Eliot, American industrialist, philanthropist and the father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919)

• 1845 José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese novelist, born in Póvoa de Varzim (d. 1900)
• 1846 Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate who smashed hotels with a hatchet, born in Garrard County, Kentucky (d. 1911)
• 1852 Johan Salvator, Archduke of Austria, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1890)
• 1856 Sergei Taneyev, Russian pianist and composer (Oresteia), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 1915)
• 1858 Alfred Capus, French journalist and playwright, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1922)
• 1862 Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (The Rosary; Narcissus), born in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania (d. 1901) [1]
• 1869 Ben Lindsey, American judge and social reformer, born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1943)
• 1870 Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), born in North Easton, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
• 1871 Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Ghost Hotel, Two Boys), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1939)
• 1874 Joe Gans, American boxer (world lightweight champion 1902–08; International Boxing HOF), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1910)
• 1876 Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse, born in San Anton Palace, Attard, British Malta (d. 1936)
• 1877 Harley Granville-Barker, English dramatist, producer (The Voysey Inheritance) and critic, born in London (d. 1946)
• 1878 Georg Kaiser, German playwright (The Burghers of Calais), born in Magdeburg (d. 1945)
• 1880 Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (Abbey Series), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 1960)
• 1880 Leonard Woolf, English author and husband of Virginia Woolf, born in London (d. 1969)

• 1881 Peder Gram, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1956)
• 1883 Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian author and mystic, born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1939)
• 1883 Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), born in London, England (d. 1977)
• 1886 Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests, 4 x 50; Yorkshire CCC), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 1971)
• 1887 Nikolai Vavilov, Soviet botanist and geneticist (identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1943)
• 1890 Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet (Poems from the Trenches) and artist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1918)
• 1895 Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian revolutionary and member of Supreme Soviet, born in Sanahin, Yelizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1978)
• 1895 Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer ("...And Ladies of the Club"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1986)
• 1895 Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician (8th President of Czechoslovakia, 1968-75), born in Hroznatín, Moravia, Austria Hungary (d. 1979)
• 1895 Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (Unter dem Zimbelstern), born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1991)
• 1896 Jessie Royce Landis [Medbury], American stage and screen actress (To Catch A Thief; North by Northwest), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1972)
• 1896 Rex Maupin, American orchestra leader (Tin Pan Alley TV), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1966)
• 1896 Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (Four Saints in Three Acts; Louisiana Story), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1989)
• 1899 Vera Reynolds, American silent screen actress (Lawless Woman), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1962)
• 1899 W. R. Burnett, American author (Little Caesar), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1982)
• 1900 Arthur Schwartz, American composer (I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans; That's Entertainment), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1984)
• 1900 Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (Nixon's 1st opponent for the United States Senate in 1950), born in Boonton, New Jersey (d. 1980)
• 1900 Rudolf Höss, German commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, born in Baden-Baden, German Empire (d. 1947)
• 1901 Arthur Liebehenschel, Commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp (d. 1948)
• 1901 Tibor Serly, Hungarian violinist and composer (American Elegy), born in Losonc, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1978)

• 1902 Tamara Shayne, Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story), born in Perm, Russia (d. 1983)
• 1903 Dehart Hubbard, American athlete (Olympic gold, long jump 1924; first African American to win individual event; WR 7.89m 1925), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1976)
• 1904 Antonio "Toni" Ortelli, Italian composer ("La Montanara" (The Song of the Mountains)) and alpinist, born in Schio, Veneto, Italy (d. 2000)
• 1904 Ba Jin, Chinese novelist (d. 2005)
• 1904 Herbert Reynolds Inch, American composer and teacher, born in Missoula, Montana (d. 1988)
• 1904 Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932), born in New York City (d. 1964)
• 1907 John Stuart Hindmarsh, British racing driver and aviator (d. 1938)
• 1909 Hugh Davson, English physiologist (protein sandwich model), born in London (d. 1996)
• 1909 Manny Martindale, West Indian cricket fast bowler (10 Tests, 37 wickets; Barbados), born in St Lucy, Barbados (d. 1972)
• 1910 Léon Poliakov, French historian (The Aryan Myth), born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
• 1911 Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (d. 1984)
• 1913 Jack Davies, English screenwriter (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1913 Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (d. 1993)
• 1914 Eddie Boyd, American blues pianist and singer ("Five Long Years"), born in Mississippi (d. 1994)

• 1914 Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)

• 1915 Ron Hamence, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman post-WWII), born in Hindmarsh, Australia (d. 2010)
• 1919 Chaim Pearl, Jewish rabbi and scholar, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995)
• 1920 Noel Neill, American actress (Adventures of Superman), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2016)
• 1920 Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun), born in Mexico City (d. 2009)
• 1920 Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, King of Malaysia (d. 2000)
• 1921 Stanley Ho, Chinese casino tycoon who transformed Macao, born in Hong Kong (d. 2020)
• 1922 Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (Le tour de chant de Gloria Lasso), born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia (d. 2005)
• 1922 Ilja Hurnik, Czech composer, born in Poruba (d. 2013)
• 1923 Art Wall Jr, American golfer (Masters 1959), born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
• 1923 Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV anchor and host (AVRO, RTL4), (d. 1997)
• 1923 Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (1982-94), born in Turku (d. 2017)
• 1924 Lorraine "Tui" St. George Tucker, American recorder player and composer (Peyote Concerto), born in Fullerton, California (d. 2004)
• 1924 Paul Desmond, American jazz alto saxophonist (Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Take Five"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1977)
• 1924 Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher (the New Left), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2012)
• 1925 Jose Napoleon Duarte, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (1984-89), born in Santa Ana, El Salvador (d. 1990)
• 1926 Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (Star Trek Cage, The Searchers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1969)
• 1926 Murray Schisgal, American playwright (Luv), and screenwriter (Tootsie), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2020)
• 1926 Poul Anderson, American science-fiction and fantasy author, winner of 7 Hugo and 3 Nebula Awards (The Sharing of Flesh; Mirkheim; After Doomsday), born in Bristol, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
• 1927 Dick Wellstood, American jazz pianist, born in Greenwich, Connecticut (d. 1987)
• 1928 Etta Jones, American jazz singer ("Don't Go to Strangers"; "Save Your Love for Me"), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 2001)
• 1928 James "Jimmy" Johnson, American gospel and blues singer and guitarist, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 2022) [1]
• 1929 Jack Hogan [Richard Roland Benson Jr], American actor ("Combat", Adam 12", "Sierra"), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (d. 2023)
• 1929 Theo Bruins, Dutch concert pianist and composer (Sei Studi; Syncope), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1993)
• 1931 Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council
• 1931 Harry Landis, British stage director and character actor (EastEnders, 1995-97 - "Felix"; Friday Night Dinner, 2012-14 - "Mr. Morris"), born in Stepney, London, England (d. 2022)
• 1931 Nat Adderley, American jazz musician (Work Song), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2000)
• 1933 Erich Zakowski, German master mechanic-executive (founder, CEO Zakspeed racing team 1968-90), born in East Prussia, Germany (d. 2023)
• 1933 Kathryn Grant Crosby, actress (Mr Cory, Big Circus), born in Houston, Texas
• 1933 Lenny Moore, NFL back (Baltimore Colts)
• 1933 Ramiro Cortés Jr., American composer, born in Dallas, Texas (c. 1984)
• 1936 Matt Clark, actor and director (Return to Oz, Horror Show), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1936 Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer, born in Aberdeen, Washington (d. 2017)
• 1938 John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher
• 1939 Martin Feldstein, American economist (1977 John Bates Clark Medal), chief economic adviser to President Reagan, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
• 1939 Rosanna Schiaffino, actress (Minotaur, Mazzabubu), born in Genoa, Italy
• 1940 Jan Jongbloed, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; DWS 353 games, FC Amsterdam, Roda JC, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2023)

• 1940 Percy Sledge, American soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman), born in Leighton, Alabama (d. 2015)
• 1940 Reinhard Furrer, German physicist and astronaut (STS 22), born in Worgl, Germany
• 1941 Kenny Graham, American football safety (AFL All-Star 1965, 67, 68, 69 San Diego Chargers; Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2023)
• 1941 Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Indian Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader (d. 2001)
• 1942 Rosa Von Praunheim [Holger Mischwitzky], Riga Latvia, dir (Affengeil)
• 1944 Ben Stein, American actor
• 1944 Mark Minkov, Russian/Soviet theater and film score composer, born in Moscow (d. 2012)
• 1945 Bev Bevan, English drummer (Electric Light Orchestra), born in Birmingham, England
• 1945 George Webster, American football player (d. 2007)
• 1945 Patrick Nagel, American artist (d. 1984)
• 1946 Marc Brown, American children's book author, illustrator, and Emmy Award-winning television producer (Arthur), born in Erie, Pennsylvania
• 1947 John Larroquette, American actor (Night Court - "Dan Fielding"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1947 Jonathan Kaplan, French film director (Heart Like a Wheel; The Accused; Love Field), born in Paris, France
• 1947 Linda LaFlamme, American rock keyboardist and songwriter (It's A Beautiful Day - "White Bird"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1947 Tracey Walter, American character actor (Repo Man; Best of the West), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1947 Val Fuentes, American rock drummer (It's A Beautiful Day; New Riders of the Purple Sage; Shadowfax), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1948 Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician
• 1948 Storm Field [Elliot], NY, weatherman (WABC TV, WCBS TV)
• 1949 Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-77)
• 1949 Rita Jenrette (née Carpenter), wife of US Congressman John Jenrette (D-SC), born in San Antonio, Texas
• 1950 Alexis Wright, Australian author
• 1950 Bob Kelly, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1970-82 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitols), known as "The Hound", born in Oakville, Ontario
• 1950 Jocelyn Brown, American R&B and dance singer, born in Kinston, North Carolina
• 1951 Arturo Pérez Reverte, Spanish novelist and war reporter
• 1951 Bill Morrissey, American folk singer-songwriter (Inside), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2011)
• 1951 Bucky Dent, all star shortstop (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees)
• 1951 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
• 1952 Ernest Harden Jr, actor (Marcus-Jeffersons), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1952 John Lynch, American politician (Governor of New Hampshire, 2005-13), born in Waltham, Massachusetts
• 1953 Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman and fraud felon (CEO of Enron, Feb- Aug, 2001), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1953 Monique St Pierre, German model, Playboy model (Nov 1978, Playmate of Year 1979), born in Weisbaden, Germany
• 1955 Bruno Tonioli, Italian-British dancer, choreography and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-19; Dancing With the Stars, 2005-present; Britain's Got Talent, 2023-), born in Ferrara, Italy
• 1956 Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
• 1956 Hélène Goudin, Swedish politician
• 1956 Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968)
• 1957 Bob Ehrlich, Jr., former Maryland governor
• 1957 Terry Stotts, American basketball head coach (Portland Trail Blazers 2012-19; Atlanta Hawks 2002-04; Milwaukee Bucks 2005-07), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
• 1958 Gary Coveyou, American pop saxophonist and flute player (Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods - "Billy Don't Be A Hero"), born in the USA
• 1959 Charles Kennedy, British politician (Liberal Democrat leader 1999-2006), born in Inverness, Scotland
• 1959 Steve Rothery, British progressive rock guitarist, (Marillion - Clutching at Straws), born in Brampton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
• 1960 Amy Grant, American gospel and rock singer (Glory of Love, Baby Baby), born in Augusta, Georgia

• 1960 Kasey Smith, American heavy metal artist (Danger Danger-Screw It), born in Queens, New York
• 1960 Mary Ostergren, biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• 1961 Amy Gibson, actress (General Hospital)
• 1961 Kenny Monday, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1962 Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese video game designer (Final Fantasy), born in Hitachi, Japan
• 1963 Bernie Kosar, American football quarterback (Super Bowl 1993 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1987, 89 Cleveland Browns), born in Youngstown, Ohio
• 1963 Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer (Temptation), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• 1963 Kevin Chamberlin, American stage and screen actor, and singer (Seussical; Jessie; Wicked), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1963 Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner
• 1964 Dan Saleaumua, Samoan-American NFL defensive tackle, 1988-97 (Detroit Lions; Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks), born in San Diego, California
• 1964 Mark Lanegan, American grunge-rock singer-songwriter (Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age), born in Ellensburg, Washington (d. 2022)
• 1964 Wendy Wyland, American platform diver (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
• 1965 Anthony Newman, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
• 1965 Cris Carter, Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (8 × Pro Bowl 1993–2000; First-team All-Pro 1994, 99; NFL receiving TD leader 1995, 97, 99; Minnesota Vikings), born in Troy, Ohio
• 1965 Dougray Scott, Scottish television and film actor
• 1965 Mike Gebhardt, mistral sailor (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
• 1965 Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympic 4th 1992, 96)
• 1966 Mark Whiten, American MLB baseball outfielder (4 home runs in one game 1993; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pensacola, Florida
• 1966 Stacy Lattisaw, American disco singer ("Million Dollar Baby"), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1966 Tim Armstrong, American singer and guitarist (Rancid; The Transplants), born in Albany, California
• 1967 Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting)
• 1967 Anthony Nesty, Suriname swimmer (Suriname's 1st Olympic gold medal 100m butterfly 1988), born in Trinidad & Tobago
• 1967 Curtis Baldwin, actor (Calvin-227), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1967 Gregg Turkington, American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and punk rock singer, born in Darwin, Australia
• 1967 Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor
• 1967 Rodney Sheppard, American guitarist (Sugar Ray), born in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
• 1968 Erick Sermon, American rap music artist (EPMD), born in Brentwood, New York
• 1968 Jory Husain, actor (Jawaharial-Head of the Class), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1969 Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies)
• 1969 Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers)
• 1969 Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper)
• 1970 Saskia Sibilo, Miss Suriname (1990)
• 1970 Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)

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