November 8 - Births

Births

30 – Nerva, Roman emperor (d. 98)
1342 – Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)
1491 – Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
1622 – Charles X Gustav of Sweden (d. 1660)
1656 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
1706 – Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772)
1710 – Sarah Fielding, English author (d. 1768)
1715 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (d. 1797)
1723 – John Byron, English navy officer (d. 1786)
1725 – Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer (d. 1805)
1768 – Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, (d. 1840)
1777 – Désirée Clary, French wife of Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1860)
1788 – Mihály Bertalanits Slovene poet and educator (d. 1853)
1836 – Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded Milton Bradley Company (d. 1911)
1837 – Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist and lawyer (d. 1907)
1847 – Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, President of France (d. 1907)
1847 – Bram Stoker, Irish author (d. 1912)
1848 – Gottlob Frege, German mathematician (d. 1925)
1854 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919)
1866 – Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (d. 1941)
1868 – Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (d. 1942)
1869 – Zinaida Gippius, Russian-French poet and author (d. 1945)
1881 – Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter (d.1942)
1883 – Arnold Bax, English composer (d. 1953)
1884 – Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1922)
1885 – Hans Cloos, German geologist (d. 1951)
1885 – Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966)
1885 – Eva Morris, English super-centenarian (d. 2000)
1885 – Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (d. 1946)
1888 – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (d. 1974)
1893 – Prajadhipok, Thai king (d. 1941)
1893 – Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
1896 – Bucky Harris, American baseball player (d. 1977)
1897 – Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist (d. 1980)
1898 – Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (d. 1937)
1900 – Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
1900 – Charley Paddock, American runner (d. 1943)
1904 – Cedric Belfrage English-American journalist and author, co-founded The National Guardian (d. 1990)
1908 – Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
1912 – June Havoc, American actress (d. 2010)
1912 – Stylianos Pattakos, Greek army officer
1918 – Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese navy officer (d. 1999)
1918 – Hermann Zapf, German designer
1919 – P. L. Deshpande, Indian author (d. 2000)
1920 – Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998)
1920 – Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2012)
1921 – Douglas Townsend, American composer (d. 2012)
1922 – Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon (d. 2001)
1922 – Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (d. 1996)
1923 – Jack Kilby, American engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
1924 – Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player
1924 – Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974)
1927 – L. K. Advani, Indian politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India
1927 – Chris Connor, American singer (d. 2009)
1927 – Ken Dodd, English singer-songwriter and actor
1927 – Nguyen Khanh, Vietnamese general and politician, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
1927 – Patti Page, American singer
1929 – Bobby Bowden, American football coach
1929 – António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher
1931 – Darla Hood, American actress (d. 1979)
1931 – Morley Safer, American journalist
1932 – Stéphane Audran, French actress
1932 – Ben Bova, American author
1933 – Peter Arundell, English race car driver (d. 2009)
1935 – Alain Delon, French actor
1935 – Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer (d. 1990)
1935 – Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian bishop (d. 2008)
1936 – Virna Lisi, Italian actress
1938 – Driss Basri, Moroccan politician (d. 2007)
1942 – Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican jockey
1943 – Martin Peters, English footballer
1944 – Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress (Delaney & Bonnie)
1945 – Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect and author
1946 – Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager
1946 – Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move, Wizzard, and Wizzo Band)
1947 – Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)
1949 – Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist
1949 – Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Mary Hart, American journalist and actress
1951 – Alfredo Astiz, Argentine captain
1951 – Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic
1952 – Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (d. 1977)
1952 – John Denny, American baseball player
1952 – Christie Hefner, American businesswoman
1952 – Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist
1952 – Jerry Remy, American baseball player
1952 – Alfre Woodard, American actress
1953 – Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager
1953 – John Musker, American animator and director
1954 – David Bret, French-English author
1954 – Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host
1954 – Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-English author
1954 – Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter
1954 – Jeanette McGruder, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein)
1954 – Thanasis Pafilis, Greek politician
1955 – Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1956 – Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer
1956 – Richard Curtis, English actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
1956 – Steven Miller, American record producer
1957 – Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager
1957 – Porl Thompson, English guitarist (The Cure, Easy Cure, Malice, and Shelleyan Orphan)
1957 – Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director
1958 – Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer
1958 – Ken Lamberton, American educator and writer
1959 – Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director
1960 – Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor
1960 – Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor
1961 – Micky Adams, English footballer and manager
1961 – Leif Garrett, American singer and actor
1965 – Jeff Blauser, American baseball player
1965 – Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter
1966 – Toralf Arndt, German footballer
1966 – Gordon Ramsay, Scottish chef and television host
1966 – Urmas Välbe, Estonian skier
1967 – Kamar de los Reyes, Puerto Rican actor
1967 – Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player
1967 – Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress
1968 – Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 – Jose Offerman, Dominican baseball player
1968 – Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer
1968 – Parker Posey, American actress
1968 – Zara Whites, Dutch actress
1969 – Roxana Zal, American actress
1970 – Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded of Myspace
1970 – Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1970 – José Porras, Costa Rican footballer
1971 – Carlos Atanes, Spanish director
1971 – Tech N9ne, American rapper (The Regime)
1972 – Gretchen Mol, American actress
1974 – Penny Heyns, South African swimmer
1974 – Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator
1974 – Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator
1974 – Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor
1975 – Angel Corella, Spanish dancer
1975 – Brevin Knight, American basketball player
1975 – José Manuel Pinto, Spanish footballer
1975 – Tara Reid, American actress
1975 – Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player
1976 – Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
1976 – Colin Strause, American director
1977 – Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1977 – Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Nick Punto, American baseball player
1978 – Shyne, Belizean-American rapper
1978 – Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer
1978 – Maurice Evans, American basketball player
1978 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
1979 – Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player
1979 – Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer
1979 – Dania Ramírez, Dominican actress
1980 – Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Against Me!)
1980 – Ana Vidović, Croatian guitarist
1980 – Holly Walsh, British comedian, comedy writer and TV and radio presenter
1981 – Joe Cole, English footballer
1981 – Yann Kermorgant, French footballer
1981 – Azura Skye, American actress
1982 – Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler
1982 – Lynndie England, American soldier
1982 – Ethan Juan, Taiwanese model and actor
1982 – Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer
1982 – Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1983 – Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower
1983 – Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer
1983 – Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer
1983 – Chris Rankin, New Zealand actor
1983 – Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper
1984 – Steven Webb, English actor
1985 – Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress
1985 – Jack Osbourne, English actor and producer
1986 – Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player
1987 – Sam Bradford, American football player
1988 – Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer
1988 – Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete
1990 – Anett Griffel, Estonian fashion model
1994 – Lauren Alaina, American singer
1994 – Shane Feldman, Canadian actor
2003 – Lady Louise Windsor, English daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex