November 1 - Births

Births

846 – Louis the Stammerer, French king (d. 879)
1339 – Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1365)
1351 – Leopold III, Duke of Austria (d. 1386)
1526 – Catherine Jagellon, Polish wife of John III of Sweden (d. 1583)
1530 – Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and philosopher (d. 1563)
1539 – Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (d. 1596)
1549 – Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1580)
1567 – Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626)
1585 – Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)
1607 – Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (d. 1658)
1611 – François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French military commander (d. 1656)
1629 – Oliver Plunkett, Irish archbishop (d. 1681)
1636 – Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (d. 1711)
1643 – John Strype, English historian and author (d. 1737)
1661 – Florent Carton Dancourt, French actor and playwright (d. 1725)
1666 – James Sherard, English botanist (d. 1738)
1704 – Paul Daniel Longolius, German editor (d. 1779)
1720 – Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (d. 1791)
1727 – Ivan Shuvalov, Russian educator (d. 1797)
1757 – Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (d. 1822)
1762 – Spencer Perceval, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
1778 – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)
1782 – F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1859)
1808 – John Taylor, English-American religious leader, 3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1887)
1838 – 11th Dalai Lama (d. 1856)
1847 – Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (d. 1930)
1847 – Hiep Hoa, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)
1852 – Honinbo Shuei, Japanese Go player (d. 1907)
1859 – Charles Brantley Aycock, American politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1912)
1860 – Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (d. 1921)
1862 – Johan Wagenaar, Dutch organist and composer (d. 1941)
1864 – Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1918)
1871 – Stephen Crane, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1900)
1872 – Louis Dewis, Belgian-French painter (d. 1946)
1877 – Roger Quilter, English composer (d. 1953)
1878 – Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925)
1878 – Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
1880 – Sholem Asch, Polish-American author (d. 1957)
1880 – Grantland Rice, American journalist (d. 1954)
1880 – Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist and geophysicist (d. 1930)
1881 – Perikles Ioannidis, Greek admiral (d. 1965)
1881 – Edward Van Sloan, American actor (d. 1964)
1886 – Hermann Broch, Austrian author (d. 1951)
1886 – Sakutarō Hagiwara, Japanese poet (d. 1942)
1887 – L. S. Lowry, English painter (d. 1976)
1888 – George Kenner, German painter (d. 1971)
1889 – Hannah Höch, German painter and photographer (d. 1978)
1889 – Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English politician and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
1896 – Edmund Blunden, English poet, author, and critic (d. 1974)
1898 – Arthur Legat, Belgian race car driver (d. 1960)
1902 – Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian poet (d. 1943)
1902 – Eugen Jochum, German conductor (d. 1987)
1903 – Max Adrian, Irish actor (d. 1973)
1903 – Edward Greeves, Australian footballer (d. 1963)
1905 – Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian painter (d. 1960)
1906 – Johnny Indrisano, American boxer and actor (d. 1968)
1907 – Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer and actor (d. 1976)
1911 – Henri Troyat, French author and historian (d. 2007)
1912 – Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author (d. 2012)
1914 – Moshe Teitelbaum, Hungarian rabbi (d. 2006)
1917 – Siegfried Jamrowski, German pilot (d. 2012)
1917 – Clarence E. Miller, American politician (d. 2011)
1917 – Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (d. 2010)
1918 – Hermann Braun, American-German actor (d. 1945)
1919 – Hermann Bondi, English-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (d. 2005)
1920 – James Kilpatrick, American journalist (d. 2010)
1920 – Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (d. 2011)
1921 – John W. Peterson, American songwriter (d. 2006)
1921 – Harald Quandt, German businessman (d. 1967)
1922 – George S. Irving, American actor
1923 – Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)
1923 – Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001)
1924 – Süleyman Demirel, Turkish politician, 9th President of Turkey
1924 – Jean-Luc Pépin, Canadian politician (d. 1995)
1924 – Colette Renard, French actress and singer (d. 2010)
1926 – Lou Donaldson, American saxophonist and composer
1926 – Betsy Palmer, American actress
1927 – Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2005)
1928 – Emmaline Henry, American actress (d. 1979)
1929 – Nicholas Mavroules, American politician (d. 2003)
1930 – A. R. Gurney, American playwright and author
1931 – Yossef Gutfreund, Israeli wrestling judge (d. 1972)
1931 – Chosuke Ikariya, Japanese comedian and actor (d. 2004)
1931 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, Japanese composer
1932 – Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Francis Arinze, Nigerian cardinal
1932 – John Clark, English actor, director, and producer
1934 – Umberto Agnelli, Swiss-Italian businessman and politician (d. 2004)
1934 – Gillian Knight, English soprano and actress
1934 – William Mathias, Welsh composer (d. 1992)
1935 – Gary Player, South African golfer
1935 – Edward Said, Palestinian-American theoretician (d. 2003)
1936 – Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)
1936 – Katsuhisa Hattori, Japanese composer
1936 – Shizuka Kamei, Japanese politician
1937 – Bill Anderson, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Barbara Bosson, American actress
1940 – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian jurist, 35th Chief Justice of India
1940 – Barry Sadler, American soldier, author, and singer (d. 1989)
1941 – Alfio Basile, Argentine footballer and coach
1941 – Robert Foxworth, American actor
1942 – Larry Flynt, American publisher, founded Larry Flynt Publications
1942 – Ralph Klein, Canadian politician, 12th Premier of Alberta
1942 – Marcia Wallace, American actress
1943 – Salvatore Adamo, Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter
1943 – Jacques Attali, French economist and civil servant
1943 – John McEnery, English actor
1944 – Kinky Friedman, American singer-songwriter and author
1944 – Bobby Heenan, American wrestling manager and commentator
1944 – Oscar Temaru, French-Polynesian politician, President of French Polynesia
1946 – Ric Grech, French-English bass player (Family, Ginger Baker's Air Force, Blind Faith, and Traffic) (d. 1990)
1946 – Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1946 – Lynne Russell, American journalist
1947 – Jim Steinman, American songwriter and producer
1948 – Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – David Foster, Canadian singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Skylark, Attitudes, and Airplay)
1949 – Michael D. Griffin, American physicist and engineer
1950 – Mitch Kapor, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation
1950 – Robert B. Laughlin, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Dan Peek, American guitarist (America) (d. 2011)
1951 – Ronald Bell, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (Kool & the Gang)
1951 – Fabrice Luchini, French actor
1951 – Belita Moreno, American actress
1953 – Jan Davis, American astronaut
1955 – Beth Leavel, American actress and singer
1955 – Mike Mendoza, English radio host and politician
1957 – Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1957 – Peter Ostrum, American actor
1957 – Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
1958 – Joe DeRenzo, American drummer, composer, and producer
1958 – Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter, director, and producer
1958 – Jim Steinmeyer, American magician and author
1958 – Rachel Ticotin, American actress
1959 – Eriko Hara, Japanese voice actress
1960 – Tim Cook, American businessman
1960 – Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican baseball player
1961 – Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish author and screenwriter
1961 – Nicky Grist, Welsh race car driver
1961 – Calvin Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System, The Microphones, Cool Rays, and The Go Team)
1961 – Kim Krizan, American screenwriter
1962 – Sharron Davies, English swimmer
1962 – Magne Furuholmen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (A-ha and Apparatjik)
1962 – Anthony Kiedis, American singer-songwriter and actor (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1963 – Rick Allen, English drummer (Def Leppard
1963 – Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
1963 – Big Kenny, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Big & Rich)
1963 – Katja Riemann, German actress
1964 – Daran Norris, American actor
1965 – Inka Friedrich, German actress
1965 – Patrik Ringborg, Swedish conductor
1966 – Barbara Becker, German actress and model
1966 – Willie D, American rapper and producer (The Geto Boys)
1966 – Mary Hansen, Australian singer and guitarist (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
1967 – Tina Arena, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1967 – Sophie B. Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1967 – Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
1968 – Park Shin-yang, South Korean actor
1969 – Tie Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
1971 – Vikram Chatwal, Ethiopian-American businessman
1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress
1972 – Paul Dickov, Scottish footballer
1972 – Jenny McCarthy, American model, actress, and author
1972 – Sean Roberge, Canadian actor (d. 1996)
1973 – Assia, Algerian-French singer-songwriter
1973 – Geoff Horsfield, English footballer
1973 – Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress, Miss World 1994
1974 – V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricketer
1975 – Bo Bice, American singer-songwriter
1975 – Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American singer-songwriter (Code of Ethics)
1975 – Megan Wing, Canadian figure skater
1976 – Sergei Artyukhin, Russian-Belarusian wrestler (d. 2012)
1976 – Matt Chapman, American voice actor
1976 – Logan Marshall-Green, American actor
1978 – Tyler Reks, American wrestler
1978 – Mary Kate Schellhardt, American actress
1978 – Jessica Valenti, American blogger
1978 – Manju Warrier, Indian actress
1979 – Coco Crisp, American baseball player
1979 – Luís Delgado, Angolan footballer
1979 – Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer
1981 – LaTavia Roberson, American singer-songwriter (Destiny's Child)
1982 – Bradley Orr, English footballer
1982 – Warren Spragg, English-Italian rugby player
1982 – Tanel Toom, Estonian director
1983 – Matt Moulson, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Yuko Ogura, Japanese model and singer
1983 – Josh Wicks, American soccer player
1983 – Jon Wilkin, English rugby player
1984 – Miloš Krasić, Serbian footballer
1984 – Natalia Tena, English actress and singer
1986 – Penn Badgley, American actor
1987 – Ileana D'Cruz, Indian actress
1988 – Aditya Dev, Indian bodybuilder (d. 2012)
1988 – Ai Fukuhara, Japanese table tennis player
1988 – Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player
1991 – Eyþór Arnarson, Icelandic skiier
1991 – Reece Brown, English footballer
1993 – Dillon Lane, American actor
1997 – Alex Wolff, American actor and singer (Nat & Alex Wolff)