November 15 - Births

Births

• 1316 – John I of France (d. 1316)
• 1397 – Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
• 1498 – Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
• 1511 – Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536)
• 1556 – Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
• 1559 – Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621)
• 1607 – Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701)
• 1660 – Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746)
• 1661 – Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743)
• 1688 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
• 1692 – Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
• 1708 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778)
• 1738 – William Herschel, German-born astronomer (d. 1822)
• 1741 – Johann Kaspar Lavater, German philosopher (d. 1801)
• 1746 – Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809)
• 1757 – Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (d. 1830)
• 1784 – Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860)
• 1791 – Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (d. 1869)
• 1793 – Michel Chasles, French mathematician (d. 1880)
• 1835 – Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese revolutionary (d. 1867)
• 1852 – Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (d. 1892)
• 1859 – Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
• 1862 – Gerhart Hauptmann, German dramatist, Nobel laureate (d. 1946)
• 1868 – Emil Racovita, Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist and explorer of Antarctica (d. 1947)
• 1874 – August Krogh, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1949)
• 1874 – Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (d. 1941)
• 1879 – Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953)
• 1881 – Franklin Pierce Adams, American newspaper columnist (d. 1960)
• 1882 – Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1965)
• 1886 – René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
• 1887 – Marianne Moore, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1887 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (d. 1986)
• 1890 – Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Averell Harriman, American businessman (d. 1986)
• 1891 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, "The Desert Fox" (d. 1944)
• 1895 – Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
• 1895 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
• 1897 – Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960)
• 1897 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (d. 1988)
• 1899 – Avdy Andresson, Estonian statesman (d. 1990)
• 1903 – Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974)
• 1905 – Mantovani, Italian-born composer (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1990)
• 1907 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German, leader of failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (d. 1944)
• 1913 – Guy Green, English film director (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Joseph Wapner, American judge
• 1920 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004)
• 1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist
• 1925 – Howard Baker, American political advisor
• 1925 – Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Gregor Mackenzie, British politician (d. 1992)
• 1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer
• 1928 – John Orchard, British actor (d. 1995)
• 1929 – Ed Asner, American actor
• 1930 – J. G. Ballard, British author (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
• 1931 – Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician
• 1932 – Petula Clark, English singer
• 1932 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
• 1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher
• 1936 – Wolf Biermann, German writer
• 1936 – H. B. Bailey, American NASCAR driver (d. 2003)
• 1937 – Little Willie John, American singer (d. 1968)
• 1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor
• 1940 – Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
• 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
• 1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer
• 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born conductor and pianist
• 1945 – Roger Donaldson, Australian producer/director
• 1945 – Bob Gunton, American actor
• 1945 – Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, Norwegian born, Swedish singer (ABBA)
• 1947 – Bill Richardson, American politician, 9th United States Secretary of Energy, and 30th Governor of New Mexico
• 1950 – Egon Vaupel, German politician
• 1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress
• 1952 – Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
• 1952 – Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
• 1954 – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland
• 1955 – Georgie Born, English academic, anthropologist and musician (Henry Cow)
• 1955 – Henry Corra, American documentarian
• 1956 – Michael Hampton, American guitarist (Funkadelic)
• 1956 – Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (d. 2003)
• 1957 – Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist
• 1957 – Harold Marcuse, American historian
• 1957 – Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
• 1957 – Michael Woythe, German footballer
• 1961 – Ian Reid, Australian educator
• 1963 – Benny Elias, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1963 – Andrew Castle, English television presenter and former tennis professional
• 1964 – Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer
• 1965 – Nigel Bond, English snooker player
• 1965 – Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
• 1966 – Rachel True, American actress
• 1967 – Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player
• 1967 – Greg Anthony, American basketball player
• 1967 – E-40, American rapper
• 1967 – François Ozon, French film director
• 1967 – Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
• 1968 – Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter
• 1968 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004)
• 1968 – Fausto Brizzi, Italian screenwriter and film director
• 1969 – Shane Mack, American politician
• 1970 – Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer
• 1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
• 1970 – Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
• 1971 – Jay Harrington, American actor
• 1972 – Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese mathematician, Fields medalist
• 1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
• 1973 – Jesse Merz, American actor
• 1973 – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
• 1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer (Nickelback)
• 1975 – Scott Henshall, British fashion designer
• 1975 – Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
• 1976 – Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
• 1977 – Sean Murray, American actor
• 1977 – Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
• 1977 – Robaire Smith, American football player
• 1977 – Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006)
• 1978 – Floyd Womack, American football player
• 1979 – Josemi, Spanish footballer
• 1979 – Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
• 1980 – Ace Young, American singer
• 1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
• 1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
• 1981 – Jordan Buckley, American heavy metal guitarist, Every Time I Die
• 1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American Football League kicker
• 1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
• 1982 – Lofa Tatupu, National Football League player
• 1983 – Sasha Pavlovic, Serbian basketball player
• 1983 – DJ Skee, American DJ/personality
• 1983 – Laura Smet, French actress
• 1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
• 1984 – Gemma Atkinson, English actress
• 1986 – Coye Francies, American football player
• 1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
• 1987 – Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
• 1988 – Zena Grey, American actress
• 1988 – Bobby Ray, AKA B.o.B, American recording artist and producer
• 1990 – Kanata Hongō, Japanese actor
• 1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress