November 5 - Births

Births

1271 – Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304)
1494 – Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (d. 1576)
1549 – Philippe de Mornay, French author (d. 1623)
1592 – Charles Chauncy, English-American clergyman and educator (d. 1672)
1613 – Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691)
1615 – Ibrahim I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1648)
1666 – Attilio Ariosti, Italian composer (d. 1729)
1667 – Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (d. 1719)
1701 – Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (d. 1785)
1705 – Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist (d. 1770)
1715 – John Brown, English author (d. 1766)
1722 – William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English politician (d. 1798)
1739 – Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, Scottish politician and composer (d. 1819)
1742 – Richard Cosway, English painter (d. 1821)
1818 – Benjamin Franklin Butler, American politician, 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1893)
1835 – Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist (d. 1902)
1846 – Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1869)
1850 – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. 1919)
1851 – Charles Dupuy, French politician, 60th Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
1854 – Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist, co-founded Desjardins Group (d. 1920)
1854 – Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
1855 – Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. 1913)
1855 – Eugene V. Debs, American politician (d. 1926)
1857 – Ida Tarbell, American journalist (d. 1944)
1873 – Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player (d. 1935)
1878 – Max Ammermann, German rower
1879 – Otto Wahle, Austrian swimmer (d. 1963)
1881 – George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1961)
1884 – James Elroy Flecker, English author and playwright (d. 1915)
1885 – Will Durant, American historian (d. 1981)
1887 – Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian pianist (d. 1961)
1890 – Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter (d. 1977)
1892 – J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist (d. 1964)
1894 – Beardsley Ruml, American economist and author (d. 1960)
1895 – Walter Gieseking, French pianist (d. 1956)
1895 – Charles MacArthur, American author (d. 1956)
1900 – Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (d. 1972)
1900 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991)
1904 – Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1985)
1905 – Joel McCrea, American actor (d. 1990)
1905 – Sajjad Zaheer, Indian author and revolutionary (d. 1973)
1906 – Endre Kabos, Hungarian fencer (d. 1944)
1906 – Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (d. 2004)
1910 – John Hackett, Australian-English soldier and author (d. 1997)
1911 – Baby Marie Osborne, American actress (d. 2010)
1911 – Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Sons of the Pioneers) (d. 1998)
1913 – Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. 1967)
1913 – John McGiver, American actor (d. 1975)
1914 – Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
1917 – Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (d. 2000)
1917 – Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian politician (d. 2007)
1919 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. 1978)
1919 – Myron Floren, American accordion player (d. 2005)
1920 – Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist (d. 2012)
1920 – Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1921 – Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist (d. 1994)
1921 – Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
1922 – Violet Barclay, American illustrator (d. 2010)
1922 – Cecil H. Underwood, American politician, 25th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2008)
1923 – Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (d. 2002)
1928 – Donald Madden, American actor (d. 1983)
1931 – Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (d. 2007)
1934 – Victor Argo, American actor (d. 2004)
1935 – Lester Piggott, English jockey
1935 – Christopher Wood, English screenwriter and author
1936 – Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American academic (d. 2001)
1936 – Uwe Seeler, German footballer
1937 – Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean jurist, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore
1937 – Harris Yulin, American actor
1938 – Joe Dassin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
1938 – César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer
1938 – Jim Steranko, American illustrator and writer
1939 – Lobsang Tenzin, Singaporean religious leader, 5th Samdhong Rinpoche
1940 – Ted Kulongoski, American politician, 36th Governor of Oregon
1940 – Elke Sommer, German actress
1941 – Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel)
1941 – Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
1942 – Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1943 – Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef (d. 2007)
1943 – Sam Shepard, American actor and playwright
1944 – Carole Nelson Douglas, American author
1945 – Peter Pace, American general
1945 – Aleka Papariga, Greek politician
1946 – Herman Brood, Dutch singer, actor, and painter (d. 2001)
1946 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and International Submarine Band) (d. 1973)
1947 – Quint Davis, American director and producer
1947 – Rubén Juárez, Argentine singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (d. 2010)
1947 – Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits)
1948 – Bob Barr, American politician
1948 – Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van der Graaf Generator)
1948 – Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, American guru
1948 – Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author
1948 – William Daniel Phillips, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1949 – Armin Shimerman, American actor
1949 – Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
1950 – Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway
1950 – James Kennedy, American psychologist
1952 – Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer
1952 – Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist
1952 – Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster
1953 – Florentino Floro, Filipino judge
1953 – Joyce Maynard, American author
1955 – Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist
1955 – Kris Jenner, American businesswoman
1955 – Karan Thapar, Indian journalist
1955 – Nestor Serrano, American actor
1957 – Jon-Erik Hexum, American model and actor (d. 1984)
1957 – Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and musician (A Flock of Seagulls)
1958 – Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Spirits Burning)
1958 – Mo Gaffney, American actress and comedian
1958 – Robert Patrick, American actor
1959 – Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1959 – Tomo Česen, Slovenian mountaineer
1960 – René Froger, Dutch singer
1960 – Tilda Swinton, English actress
1961 – Entesar Al-Sharah, Kuwaiti actress
1961 – Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (d. 2001)
1961 – Alan G. Poindexter, American naval officer and astronaut (d. 2012)
1962 – Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer
1962 – Marcus J. Ranum, American computer scientist
1963 – Hans Gillhaus, Dutch footballer
1963 – Andrea McArdle, American actress and singer
1963 – Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author
1963 – Brian Wheat, American bass player and songwriter (Tesla)
1964 – Helga van Niekerk, South African radio host
1965 – Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
1965 – Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte
1966 – Nayim, Spanish footballer
1966 – James Allen, English journalist
1966 – Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress
1967 – Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper (Planet Hemp)
1967 – Judy Reyes, American actress
1968 – Sam Rockwell, American actor
1968 – Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress
1970 – Javy López, baseball player
1970 – Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress
1971 – Chris Addison, English comedian and actor
1971 – Sergei Berezin, Russian ice hockey player
1971 – Jonny Greenwood, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Radiohead)
1971 – Dana Jacobson, American sportscaster
1971 – Rob Jones, English footballer
1971 – Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Big Four)
1971 – Corin Nemec, American actor
1971 – Mårten Olander, Swedish golfer
1973 – Johnny Damon, American baseball player
1973 – Peter Emmerich, American illustrator
1973 – Danniella Westbrook, English actress
1973 – Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player
1974 – Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Whiskeytown, The Finger, and Ryan Adams and the Cardinals)
1974 – Angela Gossow, German singer-songwriter (Arch Enemy)
1974 – Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer
1974 – Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
1975 – Lisa Scott-Lee, Welsh singer-songwriter (Steps)
1976 – Sebastian Arcelus, American actor
1976 – Mr. Fastfinger, Finnish guitarist
1976 – Jeff Klein, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Jerusalem, The Twilight Singers, and The Gutter Twins)
1976 – Samuel Page, American actor
1977 – Brittney Skye, American porn actress
1977 – Maarten Tjallingii, Dutch cyclist
1977 – Richard Wright, English footballer
1979 – Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress
1979 – Colin Grzanna, German rugby player
1979 – Michalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer
1979 – David Suazo, Honduran footballer
1980 – Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver
1980 – Eva González, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2003
1980 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
1981 – Paul Chapman, Australian footballer
1981 – Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer
1982 – Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pendulum and Knife Party)
1983 – Alexa Chung, English model and television host
1983 – Mike Hanke, German footballer
1983 – Andrew Hayden-Smith, English actor
1984 – Jon Cornish, Canadian football player
1984 – Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player
1984 – Nick Folk, American football player
1984 – Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
1985 – Michel Butter, Dutch runner
1985 – Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter (Young Divas)
1986 – BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
1986 – Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer
1987 – Kevin Jonas, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Jonas Brothers)
1987 – O. J. Mayo, American basketball player
1988 – Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
1992 – Marco Verratti, Italian footballer