November 28 - Births

Births

1118 – Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180)
1489 – Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland (d. 1541)
1570 – James Whitelocke, English judge (d. 1632)
1598 – Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (d. 1667)
1628 – John Bunyan, English cleric and author (d. 1688)
1632 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-born French composer (d. 1687)
1640 – Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish sea captain (d. c. 1698)
1661 – Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723)
1681 – Jean Cavalier, French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740)
1700 – Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer (d. 1764)
1700 – Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1770)
1757 – William Blake, British poet (d. 1827)
1772 – Luke Howard, British meteorologist (d. 1864)
1785 – Victor de Broglie, Prime Minister of France (d. 1870)
1792 – Victor Cousin, French philosopher (d. 1867)
1793 – Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Swedish romantic poet (d. 1866)
1805 – John Stephens, American archeologist (d. 1852)
1810 – William Froude, British naval architect (d. 1879)
1820 – Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (d. 1895)
1829 – Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer (d. 1894)
1837 – John Wesley Hyatt, American inventor (d. 1920)
1853 – Helen Magill White, first American woman to earn a PhD (d. 1944)
1857 – King Alfonso XII of Spain (d. 1885)
1864 – James Allen English writer (d. 1912)
1864 – Lindley M. Garrison, American Secretary of War (d. 1932)
1866 – Henry Bacon, American architect (d. 1924)
1876 – Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (d. 1946)
1878 – Hubert Lefèbvre, French rugby player (death date unknown)
1880 – Alexander Blok, Russian poet (d. 1921)
1881 – Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer (d. 1942)
1887 – Ernst Röhm, Nazi official (d. 1934)
1891 – Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist & politician (d. 1949)
1894 – Henry Hazlitt, Libertarian philosopher, economist (d. 1993)
1895 – José Iturbi, Spanish pianist (d. 1980)
1896 – Dawn Powell, American writer (d. 1965)
1896 – Lilia Skala, Austrian actress (d. 1994)
1904 – James Eastland, American politician (d. 1986)
1904 – Nancy Mitford, English writer (d. 1973)
1907 – Rose Bampton, American opera singer (d. 2007)
1907 – Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (d. 1990)
1908 – Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician (d. 1997)
1908 – Claude Lévi-Strauss, French anthropologist (d. 2009)
1911 – Václav Renč, Czech poet (d. 1973)
1912 – Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)
1915 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter (d. 2011)
1915 – Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)
1916 – Mary Lilian Baels, Princess of Rethy, Belgium (d. 2002)
1923 – Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)
1923 – James Karen, American actor
1924 – Dennis Brutus, South African poet
1925 – József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (d. 1978)
1927 – Chuck Mitchell, American actor (d. 1992)
1928 – John Coleman, Australian rules footballer (d. 1973)
1928 – Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (d. 1980)
1928 – Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer (d. 2010)
1929 – Berry Gordy Jr., American record company owner
1931 – Dervla Murphy, Irish cyclist and author
1931 – Tomi Ungerer, French graphic artist
1931 – Ed Young, children's author and illustrator
1932 – Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist
1932 – Terence Frisby, English novelist
1933 – Joe Knollenberg, American politician
1933 – Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)
1935 – Prince Hitachi, Japanese royalty
1935 – Randolph Stow, Australian author
1936 – Gary Hart, American politician
1936 – Celin Romero, Spanish guitarist
1940 – Bruce Channel, American singer
1941 – Laura Antonelli, Italian actress
1942 – Paul Warfield, American football player
1943 – Randy Newman, American composer
1944 – Rita Mae Brown, American writer
1944 – R.B. Greaves, Guyanan singer
1944 – Timothy Krajcir, American serial killer
1946 – Joe Dante, American film director and producer
1947 – Michel Berger, French songwriter (d. 1992)
1947 – Maria Farantouri, Greek singer
1947 – Panayotis Varotsos, Greek physicist
1948 – Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian musician (Little River Band)
1948 – Dick Morris, American political figure, author
1949 – Alexander Godunov, Russian ballet dancer (d. 1995)
1949 – Paul Shaffer, Canadian orchestra leader
1950 – Ed Harris, American actor
1950 – Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1951 – Barbara Morgan, American teacher and astronaut
1952 – S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress
1953 – Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican baseball player
1955 – Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer
1955 – Jeffrey Byron, American actor
1955 – Adem Jashari, Albanian freedom fighter
1956 – Richard Bean, English playwright
1957 – David Van Day, British singer (Dollar)
1958 – Dave Righetti, American baseball player
1958 – Kriss Akabusi, British athlete and television presenter
1959 – Judd Nelson, American actor
1959 – Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist
1960 – John Galliano, British fashion designer
1960 – Andy Ritchie, English footballer
1960 – Kenny Wharton, English football coach
1961 – Martin Clunes, British actor
1961 – Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican film director
1961 – John Fenty, English football coach
1961 – Jane Sibbett, American actress
1962 – Paul Dinello, American comedian and actor
1962 – Jon Stewart, American comedian
1962 – Matt Cameron, American drummer (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
1962 – Davey Boy Smith, English professional wrestler (d. 2002)
1963 – Walt Weiss, American baseball player
1963 – Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian
1963 – Johnny Newman, American basketball player
1963 – Jesus Ledesma Aguilar, Mexican convicted killer (d. 2006)
1964 – Michael Bennet, American politician
1964 – John Burkett, American baseball player
1964 – Roy Tarpley, American basketball player
1965 – Erwin Mortier, Belgian author
1965 – Matt Williams, American baseball player
1966 – Sam Seder, American comedian
1966 – Helen Fospero, British television presenter and newsreader
1966 – Dominic Chappell, British Racing Driver
1967 – Anna Nicole Smith, American television personality (d. 2007)
1967 – Stephnie Weir, American comedian
1967 – José del Solar, Peruvian footballer
1968 – Dawn Robinson, American singer (En Vogue)
1969 – Robb Nen, American baseball player
1969 – Lexington Steele, American adult film actor
1970 – Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player
1971 – Rob Conway, American professional wrestler
1971 – Fenriz, Norwegian musician (Darkthrone)
1972 – Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer
1972 – Anastasia Kelesidou, Greek discus thrower
1972 – Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist (In Flames)
1973 – Jade Puget, American musician (AFI)
1974 – András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer
1974 – Styles P, American rapper
1974 – Kristian Schmid, Australian actor
1974 – apl.de.ap, Filipino-American rapper
1975 – Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian writer
1975 – Sunny Mabrey, American actress
1975 – Park Sung-Bae, South Korean football player
1975 – Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer
1975 – Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian musician (Satyricon)
1976 – Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor
1977 – Marlon Broomes, English footballer
1977 – Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer
1977 – Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
1977 – Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1977 – DeMya Walker, American basketball player
1978 – Brent Albright, American professional wrestler
1978 – Aimee Garcia, American actress
1978 – Freddie Mitchell, American football player
1978 – Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
1978 – Michael Simpkins, English football player
1978 – Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
1979 – Olcay Çetinkaya, Turkish footballer
1979 – Chamillionaire, American rapper
1979 – Daniel Henney, Korean-American model-actor
1979 – Joel Maximo, American professional wrestler
1979 – Katarzyna Strączy, Polish tennis player
1980 – Lisa Middelhauve, German singer (Xandria)
1980 – Stuart Taylor, English footballer
1981 – Jacqui Ainsley, British model
1981 – Sharon Needles, American drag queen performer
1981 – Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
1982 – Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
1982 – Chris Harris, British speedway rider
1983 – Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer
1984 – Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
1984 – Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor
1984 – Trey Songz, American recording artist
1984 – Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress
1985 – Caitlin McClatchey, Scottish swimmer
1985 – Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer
1986 – Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
1987 – Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
1987 – Craig Kieswetter, English cricketer
1988 – Scarlett Pomers, American actress and singer
1988 – Esha Gupta, Indian actress
1988 – Christopher Stringini, American singer
1989 – Laura Alleway, Australian footballer
1990 – Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
1991 – Jessica Robinson, English singer and actress
1992 – Adam Hicks, American actor
1994 – Lola Sanchez, Australian actress
1997 – Thor Salden, Belgian singer