Famous Birthdays on November 6

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 211

• 1391 Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician, born in New Forest, Westmeath, Ireland (d. 1425)
• 1479 Johanna, the Insane, Queen of Castile (1504-20), born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1555)

• 1550 Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1612)

• 1566 Julien Perrichon, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1600)
• 1607 Sigmund Theophil Staden, German composer, born in Kulmbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1655)
• 1613 Luis de Garay, Spanish composer, and chapel master (Cathefral of Granada, 1645-74), born in Beteta, Spain (d. c. 1679)
• 1659 Theodor Schwartzkopff, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1732)
• 1661 Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg King of Spain (reigns 1665-1700), born in Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain (d. 1700)

• 1692 Louis Racine, French poet (La Religion), born in Paris (d. 1763)
• 1746 Absalom Jones, African-American abolitionist and clergyman, born into slavery in Delaware (d. 1818)
• 1753 Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Paris, France (d. 1823)
• 1753 Mikhail Kozlovsky, Russian sculptor, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1802)
• 1757 Louis Abel Beffroy de Reigny, French dramatist and composer, born in Laon, Aisne, France (d. 1811)
• 1771 Alois Senefelder, German actor and inventor (lithography), born in Prague (d. 1834)
• 1779 Michal Bogdanowicz, Polish composer (d. 1830)
• 1796 George Back, English sea officer and explorer (North Canada), born in Stockport, Cheshire (d. 1878)
• 1800 Eduard Grell, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1886)
• 1814 Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician and instrument inventor (saxophone, saxtromba, saxtuba), born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1894)

• 1833 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (The Family at Gilje: A Domestic Story of the Forties), born in Hokksund, Eiker, Norway (d. 1908)
• 1835 Cesare Lombroso, Italian psychiatrist and criminologist, born in Verona, Lombardy–Venetia (d. 1909)
• 1836 Francis Ellingwood Abbot, American theologian (Scientific Theism), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1903)
• 1838 John Grant Mitchell, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1894)
• 1841 Armand Fallières, French president (1906-13), born in Mézin, France (d. 1931)
• 1841 Nelson W. Aldrich, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, born in Foster, Rhode Island (d. 1915)
• 1848 Richard Jefferies, English naturalist and essayist, born in Coate, Swindon, England (d. 1887)
• 1851 Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (co-founded Dow Jones and 1st editor of Wall St Journal), born in Sterling, Connecticut (d. 1902)

• 1855 Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist, born in Kenton County, Kentucky (d. 1942)
• 1855 Iosif Kotek, Russian composer and violinist, born in Kamenets-Podolsk, Ukraine (d. 1885)
• 1856 Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich, Grand Duke of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1929)

• 1867 Marie Bregendahl, Danish author (Holger Hauge og hans Hustru), born in Fly, Denmark (d. 1940)
• 1875 Pompeo Aloisi, Italian baron, diplomat and senator, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1949)
• 1876 Ernie Hayes, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; Surrey CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in London, England (d. 1953)
• 1878 Ernest Irving, English composer, born in Godalming, Surrey, England (d. 1953)
• 1879 Eugen Varga, Hungarian-Russian economist and politician, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1964)
• 1880 Chris van Abkoude, Dutch-American writer and novelist (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1959)

• 1883 Hubert Bath, British film composer and music director, born in Barnstaple, Devon, England (d. 1945)
• 1885 Emiel Poetou, Flemish sculptor, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1975)
• 1885 Martin O'Meara, Irish-born Australian WWI soldier and Victoria Cross honoree, born in Terryglass, Republic of Ireland (d. 1935)
• 1886 Gustav "Gus" Kahn, German-American lyricist ("It Had to Be You"; "Makin' Whoopee"; "I'll See You in My Dreams"), born in Bruschied, Germany (d. 1941)

• 1892 Harold Ross, American magazine editor and co-founder of The New Yorker, born in Aspen, Colorado (d. 1951)
• 1892 John Alcock, English pilot (1st non-stop flight across Atlantic Ocean), born in Stretford, England (d. 1919)
• 1892 Ole Olsen, American comedian (Olsen & Johnson), born in Wabash, Indiana (d. 1963)
• 1893 August Defresne, Dutch playwright and director (Uninhabited Island), born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1961)
• 1897 Jack O'Connor, English cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Derbyshire CCC), born in Cambridge, England (d. 1977)
• 1901 Juanita Hall (née Long), American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress and singer (South Pacific; Flower Drum Song), born in Keyport, New Jersey (d. 1968)
• 1903 June Marlowe, American actress (Pardon Us, Clash of the Wolves), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 1984)
• 1904 Selena Royale, American actress (Date With Judy, Misleading Lady), born in New York City (d. 1983)
• 1906 Francis Lederer, Czech actor (Diary of a Chambermaid), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2000)
• 1906 James D. Norris, American sports businessman (Chicago Black Hawks), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1966)
• 1907 Fanny Leys, Flemish author (Ontwijding), born in Borgerhout (d. 2001)
• 1909 Heinz Rottger, German composer, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1977)
• 1909 Henk Bijvanck, Dutch composer, born in Kudus, Java (d. 1969)
• 1910 Arthur Cohn, American composer and writer on music, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
• 1914 Jonathan Harris [Charasuchin], American stage and screen character actor (The Bill Dana Show - "Mr. Phillips"; Lost In Space - "Dr Zachary Smith"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2002)
• 1916 Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (Ray Conniff Singers), born in Attleboro, Massachusetts (d. 2002)
• 1917 András Mihály, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 1993)
• 1917 Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73), born in Hayden, Indiana (d. 2016)
• 1918 Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen, Danish-born American physiologist who was the first female president of the American Physiological Society, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2015)
• 1918 Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz), born in Bristol, England (d. 1991)
• 1919 Alan Lissette, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Auckland, Northern Districts), born in Morrinsville, New Zealand (d. 1973)
• 1919 Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese poet and children's author (The Sea Girl), born in Oporto, Portugal (d. 2004)
• 1920 Sir John Smith, English soccer executive (Chairman Liverpool F.C. 1973-90), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1995)
• 1921 Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, captain (NZ 12 Tests @ 31.22, 16 wickets), born in Gore, Southland (d. 2006)
• 1921 James Jones, American novelist (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), born in Robinson, Illinois (d. 1977)
• 1922 Lars Edlund, Swedish composer, born in Karlstad, Sweden (d. 2013)
• 1922 Michel Crozier, French sociologist, born in Sainte-Menehould, France (d. 2013)
• 1923 Aleksandra Chudina, Soviet athlete, track jumper (Olympic-2 silver-1952), born in Kurkinsky District, Russia (d. 1990)
• 1923 Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996)
• 1923 Renato Capecchi, Italian violinist and baritone, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1998)
• 1924 Jeanette Schmid, Austrian transsexual professional whistler, born in Volary, Czechoslovakia (d. 2005)
• 1925 Dirk de Vroome, Dutch campaigner and Limbourg activist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1986)
• 1926 Brian Abel-Smith, British economist and expert adviser, born in Kensington Court Gardens, London (d. 1996)
• 1927 Eric Atkinson, West Indian cricket fast bowler (8 Tests, 25 wickets, BB 5/42; Barbados), born in Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados (d. 1998)
• 1927 Marty Pavelich, Canadian ice hockey left winger (Stanley Cup & NHL All Star 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit Red Wings), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (d. 2024)
• 1928 Peter Matz, American musician and orchestra leader (Hullabaloo; The Carol Burnett Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
• 1930 Raymond Baervoets, Belgian composer (Metamorphoses), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1989)

• 1931 Peter Collins, English auto racer (British GP 1958), born in Kidderminster, England (d. 1958)
• 1931 Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1982)
• 1932 Ron Saunders, English soccer striker (Portsmouth) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City), born in Birkenhead, England (d. 2019)
• 1932 Stonewall Jackson, American country music musician ("Waterloo"; "A Wound Time Can't Erase"), born in Tabor City, North Carolina (d. 2021)
• 1933 Joseph Pope, American singer (Hey Girl Don't Bother Me), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1996)
• 1933 Knut Johannesen, Norwegian 5K/10K speed skater (Olympic gold 1964), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1936 David Ward-Steinman, American composer, born in Alexandria, Louisiana (d. 2015)
• 1936 K. Schippers [Gerard Stigter], Dutch author (Een klok en profil), born in Amsterdam
• 1936 Mikhail Vladimirovich Sologub, Russian cosmonaut, born in Buguruslan, Orenburg Oblast (d. 1996)
• 1937 Bas de Gaay Fortman, Dutch scholar and politician (PPR), born in The Hague, Netherlands
• 1937 Edwin Roxburgh, English composer and conductor, born in Liverpool, England
• 1937 Joe Warfield, American stage and screen actor, and teacher, born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1938 Dumitru Rusu, Romanian painter, born in Ilişeşti, Suceava
• 1938 Jim Pike, American singer (The Lettermen), born in Missouri (d. 2019)
• 1938 P. J. Proby [James Marcus Smith], American singer, songwriter and actor (Hold Me, Three Week Hero), born in Houston, Texas
• 1939 Leonardo Quisumbing, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, born in Masbate, Philippines
• 1939 Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist, born in New York City (d. 1964)
• 1939 Pat Dye, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (East Carolina, Wyoming, Auburn; record 153–62–5), born in Blythe, Georgia (d. 2020)
• 1940 Dieter F. Uchtdorf, German aviator and religious leader (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), born in Moravská Ostrava
• 1940 Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service, born in New York City

• 1941 Georges Perroud, Swiss soccer forward (18 caps; FC Sion, Servette FC), born in Fribourg, Switzerland (d. 2023)
• 1941 Guy Clark, American country singer (Heartbroke), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2016)
• 1941 James Bowman, British concert and operatic countertenor (Benjamin Britten's "Apollo"), born in Oxford, England (d. 2023) [1]
• 1941 Ray Perkins, American football coach (New York Giants, University of Alabama, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arkansas State University), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2020)
• 1943 Ken Patera, American weightlifter, and professional wrestler, born in Portland, Oregon
• 1944 Bill Henderson, Canadian rock vocalist and guitarist (Chilliwack), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1945 Robert J. Mrazek, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1983-93), born in Newport, Rhode Island
• 1946 Fred Penner, Canadian children's entertainer, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 1946 George Young, Scottish-Australian rock guitarist (Easybeats, AC/DC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2017)

• 1947 Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (Yi Yi), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2007)
• 1947 Jack Arnold, character on TV programme The Wonder Years
• 1947 Jim Rosenthal, English sports presenter, born in Oxford, England
• 1947 Larry James, American track athlete, 4X400m relayer (Olympic gold 1968), born in Mount Pleasant, New York (d. 2008)

• 1948 Rushton Moreve [Morey], American bass player (Steppenwolf - "Magic Carpet Ride"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981)
• 1949 Ariel Henry, Haitian neurosurgeon and politician (President of Haiti 2021-), born in Tabarré, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
• 1949 Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba
• 1949 Brad Davis, American actor (Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express), born in Tallahassee, Florida (d. 1991)
• 1949 Joseph C. Wilson, American diplomat and businessman (investigation over Saddam Hussein effort to buy Uranium), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 1949 Nigel Havers, English actor (Don't Wait Up), born in London, England
• 1950 Ernest Thompson, American actor (Sierra, Westside Medical), born in Bellows Fall, Vermont
• 1951 Jim Frick, Swedish harness racing driver (5,002 career race wins), born in Rättvik, Sweden (d. 2020)
• 1951 John Falsey, American television writer and producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
• 1951 Peter Althin, Swedish politician and attorney, born in Lund, Skåne, Sweden
• 1952 Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter (The Hours), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1954 Catherine Crier, American journalist and author (The Case Against Lawyers, A Deadly Game), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1955 Maria Shriver, American newscaster (Sunday Today) and ex-wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1955 Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1956 Graeme Wood, Australian cricket batsman (59 Tests, 9 x 100, HS 172; 83 ODIs, 3 x 100; WA CA), born in East Fremantle, Australia
• 1957 Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist, born in Bremen, Germany
• 1957 Lori Singer, American actress (Fame; V; Footloose), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
• 1957 Siobhán McCarthy, Irish stage and screen actress (Bad Girls - "Roisin Connor"), and singer (Mamma Mia!), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1958 Trace Beaulieu, American actor (Mystery Science Theater 3000), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1960 Lance Kerwin, American actor (James at 15; Salem's Lot; Enemy Mine; Outbreak), born in Newport Beach, California (d. 2023) [1]
• 1960 Michael Cerveris, American actor (Fun Home), born in Bethesda, Maryland
• 1961 Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio), born in San Diego, California
• 1961 Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
• 1961 Florent Pagny, French singer-songwriter ("Savoir aimer", "Ma liberté de penser"), and television personality (The Voice France, 2012–18, 2021–22), born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
• 1961 Kazuhiko Aoki, Japanese game creator, born in Japan
• 1962 Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer, born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
• 1963 Laurene Powell Jobs, American businesswoman and philanthropist (Emerson Collective, widow of Steve Jobs), born in West Milford, New Jersey
• 1963 Paul Brindley, English pop rock bassist (The Sundays - "Can't Be Sure"), born in Bristol, England
• 1963 Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death), born in Pomona, California (d. 1998)
• 1964 Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1964 Erik Kramer [William Erik Kramer], American former NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears), born in Encino, California
• 1964 Greg Graffin, American singer (Bad Religion), born in Madison, Wisconsin
• 1964 Kerry Conran, American filmmaker (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), born in Flint, Michigan
• 1966 Lisa Fuller, American actress (Dawn-General Hospital), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1966 Paul Gilbert, American guitarist and singer (Mr. Big), born in Carbondale, Illinois
• 1966 Peter DeLuise, American actor (21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV), born in Hollywood, California
• 1967 Dennis Brown, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1967 Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress (Patti-My Sister Sam), born in Eugene, Oregon (d. 1989)
• 1967 Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis star (1995 USTA/Binghampton), born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1968 Alfred Williams, American College Football HOF defensive end (University of Colorado; Super Bowl 1997, 98 SF 49ers; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1996 Denver Broncos), born in Houston, Texas
• 1968 Chad Curtis, American outfielder (NY Yankees, Detroit Tigers), born in Marion, Indiana
• 1968 Edward Linskens, Dutch soccer player (PSV), born in Venray, Netherlands
• 1968 Javier Astúa, Costa Rican soccer forward (13 caps; Puntarenas FC), and manager (Puntarenas FC), born in Quepos, Costa Rica (d. 2022)
• 1968 Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-born American entrepreneur (co-founder of Yahoo!, Inc.), born in Taipei, Taiwan
• 1968 Kelly Rutherford, American actress (Generations, Gossip Girl), born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
• 1969 Colson Whitehead, American writer (The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys), born in New York City
• 1969 Don Wengert, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Sioux City, Iowa
• 1970 Eric Mueller, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1970 Ethan Hawke, American actor and author (Dead Poets Society, Before trilogy), born in Austin, Texas
• 1970 Rich Braham, American NFL center (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Morgantown, West Virginia
• 1971 François-Xavier Roth, French conductor (Les Siècles, 2003-present; Cologne Opera, 2012-present), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
• 1971 Marcus Samuelsson, Ethiopian-Swedish-American chef and TV personality, born in Ethiopia
• 1972 Anthony Brown, American NFL tackle (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Okinawa, Japan
• 1972 Deivi Cruz, American baseball player, born in Nizao, Dominican Republic
• 1972 Garry Flitcroft, English soccer midfielder, manager (Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers), born in Bolton, Lancashire
• 1972 Rebecca Romijn (O'Connell), American model and actress (X-Men films; Ugly Betty; The Librarians), born in Berkeley, California
• 1972 Thandiwe Newton, English actress (Mission: Impossible 2, Westworld), born in Westminster, London
• 1972 Vicki Movessian, American ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympic-98), born in Concord, Massachusetts
• 1973 Nell McAndrew, British model, born in Leeds, England
• 1973 Taje Allen, American football player (St Louis Rams), born in Lubbock, Texas
• 1974 Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Mouscron, Belgium (d. 2009)
• 1976 Catherine Clark, Canadian journalist; daughter of Joe Clark, born in High River, Alberta
• 1976 Jodi Martin, Australian singer-songwriter, born in Ceduna, Australia
• 1976 Laurie Baker, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympic-gold-98), born in Concord, Massachusetts
• 1976 Mike Herrera, American singer and bassist (MxPx), born in Bremerton, Washington
• 1976 Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger, born in Fremont, California (d. 2004)
• 1977 Patrícia Tavares, Portuguese actress, born in Lisbon, Portugal
• 1978 Daniella Cicarelli, Brazilian model and television host, born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
• 1978 Jolina Magdangal, Filipina singer, actress and television host, born in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Philippines
• 1978 Nicole Dubuc, American writer and actress (Robin-Major Dad), born in Orange County, California
• 1978 Sandrine Blancke, Belgian actress, born in Uccle, Belgium
• 1978 Scott Piercy, American golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
• 1978 Taryn Manning, American actress (Hawaii Five-O), born in Falls Church, Virginia
• 1978 Zak Morioka, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1979 Lamar Odom, American basketball player, born in South Jamaica, New York
• 1981 Cassie Bernall, American murder victim, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado (d. 1999)
• 1981 Lee Dong Wook, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
• 1982 Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan

• Previous
• 1
• 2
• Next

• 20-29
• 30-39
• 40-49
• 50-59
• 80-89
• Over 90