- Nov 1 Warren Amling, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (Ohio State), dies at 76
- Nov 3 Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English art historian (The Story of Art), dies at 92
- Nov 3 Thomas Brasch, German writer and film director, dies at 56
- Nov 4 Edward Boland, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1953-89), dies at 90
- Nov 5 Barry Horne, a British animal liberation activist.
- Nov 5 Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (Desert Victory), dies at 87
- Nov 6 Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (Sleuth), dies at 75
- Nov 7 Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (b. 1936)
- Nov 9 Denis Atkinson, West Indian cricket all-rounder (22 Tests, 1 x 200, HS 219, 47 wickets; Barbados, Trinidad), dies at 75
- Nov 9 Niels Jannasch, Canadian historian and museum curator, dies at 77
- Nov 10 Ken Kesey, American author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Sometimes a Great Notion), dies of liver tumor surgery complications at 66
- Nov 12 Albert Hague [Marcuse], German-American actor, singer and composer (Fame, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), dies of cancer at 73
- Nov 12 Tony Miles, English chess player (first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title), dies from heaart failure at 46
- Nov 13 Margaret "Peggy" Mount, British actress (Oliver!, Panic in the Parlor), dies following a stroke at 86
- Nov 13 Marius Flothuis, Dutch composer, (Kleine Suite for 12 Harps; Espressioni Cordiali), artistic director (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1955–74), musicologist (Mozart), and music critic, dies at 87
- Nov 13 Raphaël Sommer, Czech cellist, and educator, dies of an aortic aneurysm at 64 [1]
- Nov 14 Charlotte Coleman, British actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral), dies of an asthma attack at 33
- Nov 14 Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine soccer forward (Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Atlético Madrid) and manager (Argentina, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Roma), dies at 79
- Nov 16 Jack Rothstein, British concert violinist (London Czech Trio), conductor (Viennese Orchestra of London), and session player (The Beatles - "I Am the Walrus"; "Within You Without You"; Paul McCartney - “Here Today”), dies at 75
- Nov 16 Tommy Flanagan, American jazz pianist (b. 1930)
- Nov 17 Billy Vessels, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1952, University of Oklahoma), dies at 70
- Nov 17 Michael Karoli, German rock guitarist (Can), dies of cancer at 53 (b. 1948)
- Nov 19 Marcelle Ferron, Quebec painter and stained glass artist (b. 1924)
- Nov 21 Gardner McKay, American actor and author (Adventures in Paradise, Pleasure Seekers, Boots & Saddles), dies at 69
- Nov 21 Robert Bly, American poet (Loving a Woman in Two Worlds), and writer (Iron John: A Book About Men), dies at 94 [1]
- Nov 21 Salahuddin of Malaysia, King of Malaysia (b. 1926)
- Nov 22 Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (b. 1915)
- Nov 22 Norman Granz, American jazz record producer (Verve Records; Pablo Records), and impresario (Jazz at the Philharmonic), dies of cancer at 83
- Nov 23 Bo Belinsky, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; LA Angels), dies from bladder cancer at 64
- Nov 23 Mary Whitehouse, English social activist who opposed social liberalism and the mainstream British media, dies at 91
- Nov 23 O. C Smith, American jazz singer (Little Green Apples), dies at 69
- Nov 24 Melanie Thornton, American pop-dance singer (La Bouche - "Be My Lover"), dies in a plane crash near Zürich, Switzerland, at 34
- Nov 24 Robert Helps, American pianist, prodigy, pedagogue, and composer, dies of cancer at 73
- Nov 25 Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Muslim Sufi, author, spiritual leader (b. 1941)
- Nov 26 Joe Modise, South African military leader and politician (Commander of uMKhonto we Sizwe, 1965-90; Minister of Defence, 1994-99), dies of cancer at 72
- Nov 26 Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami writer (The Sun, My Father) and musician, dies at 58
- Nov 28 Kal Mann, American pop lyricist ("Let's Twist Again"), dies at 84
- Nov 28 William Kienzle, American author (b. 1928)
- Nov 28 William Reid, British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross (b. 1921)
- Nov 29 Budd Boetticher, American film director of Westerns, dies at 85
George Harrison (1943-2001)
Nov 29 British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sitar player (Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Here Comes The Sun"; solo - "If Not For You"; Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"), dies of lung cancer at 58
- Nov 29 John Knowles, American writer (Morning in Antibes), dies at 75
- Nov 29 Mic Christopher, Irish rock singer and songwriter (The Mary Janes; solo - "Heyday";"Skylarkin'"), dies of head injury after a fall at 32
- Nov 30 Bill Boyd, American western swing guitarist and band leader (The Cowboy Ramblers - ”Under the Double Eagle"), dies at 91
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