November 2 - Births

Births

971 – Mahmud of Ghazni (d. 1030)
1082 – Emperor Huizong of Song (d. 1135)
1470 – Edward V of England (d. 1483)
1475 – Anne of York, Countess of Surrey (d. 1511)
1636 – Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (d. 1721)
1667 – James Louis Sobieski, Polish prince (d. 1737)
1692 – Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766)
1696 – Conrad Weiser, American diplomat (d. 1760)
1699 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)
1709 – Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759)
1734 – Daniel Boone American explorer (d. 1820)
1739 – Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer and violinist (d. 1799)
1741 – Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, Dutch politician (d. 1784)
1754 – Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny, French general (d. 1794)
1755 – Marie Antoinette, Austrian wife of Louis XVI of France (d. 1793)
1766 – Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (d. 1858)
1777 – Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor (d. 1822)
1795 – James K. Polk, American politician, 11th President of the United States (d. 1849)
1799 – John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (d. 1885)
1799 – Titian Peale, American entomologist and photographer (d. 1885)
1808 – Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French author (d. 1889)
1815 – George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864)
1821 – George Bowen, Irish-English colonial administrator, 1st Governor of Queensland (d. 1899)
1833 – Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian physician and academic (d. 1904)
1837 – Émile Bayard, French illustrator (d. 1891)
1844 – Mehmed V, Ottoman sultan (d. 1918)
1855 – Henrik Schück, Swedish historian (d. 1947)
1865 – Warren G. Harding, American politician, 29th President of the United States (d. 1923)
1877 – Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (d. 1933)
1877 – Aga Khan III, Indian 48th Shia Imam (d. 1957)
1877 – Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (d. 1915)
1878 – Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (d. 1930)
1879 – Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player (d. 1965)
1883 – Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian archbishop (d. 1947)
1885 – Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. 1972)
1886 – Dhirendranath Datta, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (d. 1971)
1890 – Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 30th Yokozuna (d. 1933)
1890 – Moa Martinson, Swedish author (d. 1964)
1891 – David Townsend, American art director (d. 1935)
1892 – Alice Brady, American actress (d. 1939)
1893 – Battista Farina, Italian businessman, founded the Pininfarina Company (d. 1966)
1894 – Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976)
1899 – Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer (d. 1973)
1903 – Travis Jackson, American baseball player (d. 1987)
1904 – Hugh Patrick Lygon, German son of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (d. 1936)
1905 – James Dunn, American actor (d. 1967)
1905 – Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright (d. 1989)
1906 – Daniil Andreev, Russian poet (d. 1959)
1906 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director (d. 1976)
1908 – Fred Bakewell, English cricketer (d. 1983)
1910 – Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (d. 1999)
1911 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
1911 – Raphael Robinson, American mathematician (d. 1995)
1913 – Burt Lancaster, American actor (d. 1994)
1914 – Johnny Vander Meer, baseball player (d. 1997)
1915 – Sidney Luft, American director (d. 2005)
1915 – Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (d. 2000)
1917 – Ann Rutherford, American actress (d. 2012)
1919 – Warren Stevens, American actor (d. 2012)
1921 – Shepard Menken, American actor (d. 1999)
1921 – Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1994)
1924 – David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988)
1924 – Rudy Van Gelder, American recording engineer
1924 – Stavros Xenidis, Greek actor (d. 2008)
1927 – Steve Ditko, American illustrator and writer
1928 – Paul Johnson, English journalist, historian, and author
1929 – Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Pakistani politician, 9th President of Pakistan
1929 – Richard E. Taylor, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Phil Woods, American saxophonist, bandleader, and composer
1932 – Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (d. 2009)
1934 – Bill Gothard, American minister and author
1934 – Ken Rosewall, Australian tennis player
1936 – Rose Bird, American judge (d. 1999)
1936 – Jack Starrett, American actor and director (d. 1989)
1937 – Earl Carroll, American singer (The Cadillacs and The Coasters)
1938 – Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans)
1938 – Pat Buchanan, American journalist and politician
1938 – David Lane, American white nationalist (d. 2007)
1938 – Queen Sofía of Spain
1939 – Richard Serra, American sculptor
1940 – Jim Bakken, American football player
1940 – Phil Minton, English singer and trumpet player
1941 – Arun Shourie, Indian journalist, author, and politician
1941 – Bruce Welch, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Shadows)
1942 – Shere Hite, American-German author
1942 – Stefanie Powers, American actress
1944 – Michael Buffer, American ring announcer
1944 – Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, and producer
1944 – Keith Emerson, English keyboard player and songwriter (The Nice, The V.I.P.'s, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Emerson, Lake & Powell)
1945 – Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player
1945 – J. D. Souther, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Longbranch Pennywhistle and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
1946 – Alan Jones, Australian race car driver
1946 – Marieta Severo, Brazilian actress
1946 – Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (d. 2001)
1947 – Dave Pegg, English bass player and producer (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, and Ian Campbell Folk Group)
1950 – Alex Fagan, American police officer (d. 2010)
1950 – Erika Mann, German politician
1951 – Thomas Mallon, American author and critic
1951 – Lindy Morrison, Australian drummer (The Go-Betweens, Xero, and Tuff Monks)
1952 – Maxine Nightingale, English singer
1954 – Pat Croce, American businessman and author
1955 – Chris Burnett, American saxophonist and composer (Chris Burnett Quartet)
1955 – Thomas Grunenberg, German footballer
1956 – Dale Brown, American author
1956 – Peter Mullan, Scottish actor
1957 – Carter Beauford, American drummer (Dave Matthews Band)
1957 – Notis Sfakianakis, Greek singer
1957 – Michael Bailey Smith, American actor
1958 – Willie McGee, American baseball player
1961 – k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1961 – Jeff Tedford, American football coach
1962 – David Brock, American journalist and author
1962 – Mireille Delunsch, French soprano
1962 – Simon Hill, English-Australian sportscaster
1962 – Derek Mountfield, English football player
1963 – Bobby Dall, American bass player (Poison)
1963 – Jonas Gardell, Swedish author and screenwriter
1963 – Ron McGovney, American bass player (Metallica, Leather Charm, and Phantasm)
1963 – Craig Saavedra, American director, screenwriter, and producer
1963 – Park Young Seok, South Korean mountaineer (d. 2011)
1964 – Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
1965 – Arnold Clavio, Filipino journalist
1965 – Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
1965 – Samuel Le Bihan, French actor
1966 – Sean Kanan, American actor
1966 – Tim Kirkman, American director and producer
1966 – Khaled Abol Naga, Egyptian actor
1966 – David Schwimmer, American actor and director
1966 – Yoshinari Ogawa, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Kurt Elling, American singer-songwriter
1967 – Marc van Roon, Dutch pianist
1967 – Scott Walker, American politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin
1968 – Ultra Naté, American singer-songwriter and producer
1969 – Reginald Arvizu, American bass player (Korn, StillWell, and L.A.P.D.)
1970 – Ely Buendia, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist (Eraserheads and Pupil)
1970 – Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, American wrestler
1972 – Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer
1972 – Vladimir Vorobiev, Russian ice hockey player
1972 – Samantha Womack, English actress, singer, and director
1973 – Marisol Nichols, American actress
1974 – Nelly, American rapper and actor (St. Lunatics)
1974 – Orlando Cabrera, Colombian baseball player
1975 – Stéphane Sarrazin, French race car driver
1975 – Chris Walla, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Death Cab for Cutie)
1976 – Sidney Ponson, Aruban baseball player
1977 – Rodney Buford, American basketball player
1977 – Jason Cerbone, American actor
1977 – Konstantinos Economidis, Greek tennis player
1977 – Randy Harrison, American actor
1978 – Carmen Cali, American baseball player
1979 – Erika Flores, American actress
1979 – Julie Lund, Danish actress
1979 – Simone Puleo, Italian footballer
1979 – Darren Young, American wrestler
1980 – Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Amos Roberts Australian rugby player
1980 – Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
1981 – Wilson Betemit, Dominican baseball player
1981 – Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
1981 – Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican footballer
1981 – Avy Scott, American porn actress
1981 – Roddy White, American football player
1982 – Yunel Escobar, Cuban baseball player
1982 – Kyoko Fukada, Japanese actress and singer
1982 – Charles Itandje, French footballer
1984 – Tamara Hope, Canadian actress and singer
1984 – Julia Stegner, German model
1986 – Diana Penty, Indian model and actress
1986 – Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player
1986 – Lara Sacher, Australian actress
1987 – Danny Cipriani, English rugby player
1989 – Stevan Jovetić, Montenegrin footballer
1989 – Natalie Pluskota, American tennis player
1989 – Luke Schenn, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Katelyn Tarver, American actress and singer
1990 – Kendall Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and actor (Big Time Rush)