November 18 - Births

Births

• 1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (d. 1568)
• 1630 – Empress Eleanor Gonzaga of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
• 1647 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher (d. 1706)
• 1727 – Philibert Commerçon, French naturalist (d. 1773)
• 1756 – Thomas Burgess, English author, philosopher and religious figure (d. 1837)
• 1772 – Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806)
• 1774 – Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837)
• 1785 – Sir David Wilkie, Scottish painter (d. 1841)
• 1786 – Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (d. 1826)
• 1787 – Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (d. 1851)
• 1804 – Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora, Italian general and statesman (d. 1878)
• 1810 – Asa Gray, American botanist (d. 1888)
• 1832 – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-born Swedish explorer (d. 1901)
• 1836 – Sir W. S. Gilbert, British dramatist (d. 1911)
• 1839 – August Kundt, German physicist (d. 1894)
• 1856 – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1929)
• 1861 – Dorothy Dix, American journalist (d. 1951)
• 1874 – Clarence Day, American writer (d. 1935)
• 1882 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (d. 1963)
• 1882 – Jacques Maritain, French philosopher (d. 1973)
• 1883 – Carl Vinson, American politician (d. 1981)
• 1886 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian Communist politician (d. 1967)
• 1889 – Stanislav Kosior, Polish-born Soviet politician (d. 1939)
• 1897 – Patrick Blackett, British physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1974)
• 1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch filmmaker (d. 1989)
• 1899 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-born American violinist and conductor (d. 1985)
• 1901 – George Gallup, American statistician and pollster (d. 1984)
• 1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian filmmaker and actor (d. 1984)
• 1904 – Jean Paul Lemieux, Quebec painter (d. 1990)
• 1906 – Klaus Mann, German writer (d. 1949)
• 1906 – George Wald, American scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-born British car designer (d. 1988)
• 1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998)
• 1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban guitarist, singer and composer (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003)
• 1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress and comedian (d. 2001)
• 1909 – Johnny Mercer, American lyricist (d. 1976)
• 1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Endre Rozsda, French surrealist painter (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969)
• 1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)
• 1917 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957)
• 1918 – Sir Tasker Watkins, Welsh Victoria Cross recipient and rugby administrator (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Mustafa Khalil, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, 70th President of Nicaragua (d. 1967)
• 1923 – Alan Shepard, American astronaut (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Ted Stevens, American politician (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Scottish jurist (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Les Lye, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Gene Mauch, American baseball manager (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Hank Ballard, American rhythm'n'blues singer and songwriter (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Otar Gordeli, Georgian composer (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino politician (d. 2004)
• 1928 – Sheila Jordan, American jazz singer
• 1929 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano
• 1932 – Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver (d. 1973)
• 1932 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1934 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and ambassador
• 1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German dissident (d. 1997)
• 1935 – Rodney Hall, Australian author
• 1936 – Don Cherry, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1995)
• 1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal
• 1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, novelist, critic and essayist
• 1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-born French singer, TV presenter and model
• 1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress
• 1940 – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman
• 1941 – David Hemmings, British actor (d. 2003)
• 1942 – Linda Evans, American actress
• 1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress
• 1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentine Catholic Cardinal
• 1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German artist and fashion designer
• 1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka
• 1945 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American writer
• 1947 – Jameson Parker, American actor
• 1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American singer and actress
• 1948 – Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Ahmad Zaki, Egyptian actor (d. 2005)
• 1950 – Dennis Haskins, American actor
• 1950 – Graham Parker, English singer and songwriter (The Rumour)
• 1950 – Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-born American bassist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne's band, Whitesnake, Dio, Blue Öyster Cult)
• 1950 – Eric Pierpoint, American actor
• 1951 – Justin Raimondo, American author
• 1952 – Delroy Lindo, British actor
• 1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian politician
• 1952 – Claudio Capone, Italian-born Scottish voice actor (d. 2008)
• 1953 – Alan Moore, British comic book writer and novelist
• 1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian and actor
• 1954 – John Parr, British pop singer
• 1954 – Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer
• 1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer
• 1955 – Michael Zimmer, German footballer
• 1956 – Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1995)
• 1956 – Warren Moon, American football player
• 1957 – Seán Mac Falls, Irish poet
• 1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentine football manager
• 1958 – Plamen Krastev, Bulgarian hurdler
• 1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-born American actor
• 1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and football manager
• 1960 – Kim Wilde, British singer
• 1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
• 1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish television writer and producer
• 1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist (Metallica)
• 1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player
• 1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player
• 1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer
• 1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)
• 1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist
• 1965 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer and songwriter (Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree)
• 1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 – Barry Hunter, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1968 – Romany Malco, American actor and music producer
• 1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player
• 1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor
• 1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player
• 1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer and songwriter
• 1969 – Ahmed Helmi, Egyptian actor
• 1970 – Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress
• 1970 – Mike Epps, American comedian
• 1970 – Megyn Kelly, American television news anchor
• 1970 – Johan Liiva, Swedish vocalist (Arch Enemy)
• 1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian actress
• 1972 – Jessi Alexander, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricket wicket-keeper
• 1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress
• 1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican baseball player
• 1975 – Jason Williams, American basketball player
• 1975 – Anthony McPartlin, British actor, television presenter
• 1975 – Dirk Müller, German race car driver
• 1975 – Pastor Troy, American rapper
• 1975 – Shawn Camp, American baseball player
• 1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer (Dimmu Borgir)
• 1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress
• 1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
• 1977 – Charles A. Lee, American athlete
• 1977 – Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1977 – Fabolous, American rapper
• 1978 – Damien Johnson, Northern Irish footballer
• 1980 – Junichi Okada, Japanese singer (V6)
• 1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
• 1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer (Thrice)
• 1980 – François Duval, Belgian rally driver
• 1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer
• 1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress
• 1981 – Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor
• 1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-born American comedienne
• 1981 – Shin Ji, Korean singer
• 1982 – Greg Estandia, American football player
• 1983 – Travis Buck, American baseball player
• 1983 – Jon Johansen, Norwegian software developer
• 1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer (W-inds)
• 1984 – Johnny Christ, American bassist (Avenged Sevenfold)
• 1985 – Christian Siriano, American fashion designer
• 1986 – Nic Sampson, New Zealand actor
• 1988 – Montanna Thompson, English actress
• 1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
• 1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor
• 1997 – Noah Ringer, American actor