November 20 - Births

Births

• 270 – Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)
• 1602 – Otto von Guericke, German physicist (d. 1686)
• 1620 – Peregrine White, first English child born in the Plymouth Colony (d. 1704)
• 1621 – Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
• 1625 – Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)
• 1660 – Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741)
• 1750 – Tippu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
• 1761 – Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
• 1762 – Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist (d. 1833)
• 1765 – Sir Thomas Fremantle, British naval captain (d. 1819)
• 1781 – Karl Friedrich Eichhorn, German jurist (d. 1854)
• 1839 – Christian Wilberg, German painter (d. 1882)
• 1841 – Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician (d. 1901)
• 1841 – Wilfrid Laurier, seventh Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1919)
• 1851 – Queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926)
• 1858 – Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish author, Nobel laureate (d. 1940)
• 1866 – Kenesaw Mountain Landis, American judge and baseball commissioner (d. 1944)
• 1869 – Clark Griffith, American baseball manager (d. 1955)
• 1874 – James Michael Curley, 53^rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
• 1880 – George McBride, American baseball player (d. 1973)
• 1882 – Andy Coakley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1963)
• 1884 – Norman Thomas, American political figure (d. 1968)
• 1886 – Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1982)
• 1889 – Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (d. 1953)
• 1892 – James Collip, Canadian biochemist, co-discoverer of insulin (d. 1965)
• 1900 – Chester Gould, American comic strip artist (d. 1985)
• 1901 – Nazım Hikmet, Turkish poet (d. 1963)
• 1903 – Alexandra Danilova, Russian ballerina (d. 1997)
• 1903 – Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist (d. 1981)
• 1905 – François, 9th duc de Noailles, French nobelman (d. 2009)
• 1907 – Fran Allison, American television personality (d. 1989)
• 1907 – Henri-Georges Clouzot, French film director (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Alistair Cooke, British-born journalist (d. 2004)
• 1910 – Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (d. 1944)
• 1912 – Otto von Habsburg, Austrian-German nobleman
• 1913 – Judy Canova, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1914 – Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (d. 1992)
• 1915 – Kon Ichikawa, iconic Japanese film director (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1917 – Robert Byrd, American politician, longest serving member of the United States Congress (d. 2010)
• 1917 – Bobby Locke, South African golfer (d. 1987)
• 1921 – Jim Garrison, American attorney and judge (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Phyllis Thaxter, American actress
• 1923 – Nadine Gordimer, South African writer, Nobel laureate
• 1924 – Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-born French mathematician (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Robert F. Kennedy, American politician (d. 1968)
• 1925 – Maya Plisetskaya, Russian ballet dancer
• 1926 – Kaye Ballard, American comic actress
• 1926 – Terry Hall, English ventriloquist (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Andrzej W. Schally, Polish endocrinologist, Nobel laureate
• 1927 – Ed "Too Tall" Freeman, American United States Army officer, helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2008)
• 1927 – Estelle Parsons, American actress
• 1928 – Aleksey Batalov, Russian actor
• 1928 – John Disley, Welsh athlete
• 1929 – Don January, American professional golfer
• 1930 – Bernard Horsfall, British Actor
• 1932 – Richard Dawson, English-American actor and game show host
• 1936 – Don DeLillo, American author
• 1937 – René Kollo, German tenor
• 1937 – Ruth Laredo, American pianist (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish cross-country skier
• 1937 – Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian playwright
• 1939 – Dick Smothers, American comedian
• 1940 – Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian
• 1941 – Haseena Moin, Pakistani television writer and playwright
• 1942 – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
• 1942 – Norman Greenbaum, American singer
• 1942 – Meredith Monk, American composer and choreographer
• 1942 – Paulos Faraj Rahho, Iraqi bishop (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Veronica Hamel, American actress
• 1944 – Louie Dampier, American basketball player
• 1945 – Rick Monday, American baseball player
• 1945 – Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress
• 1946 – Duane Allman, American guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) (d. 1971)
• 1946 – Greg Cook, American football player
• 1946 – Judy Woodruff, American TV anchor
• 1947 – Joe Walsh, American musician (Eagles, James Gang)
• 1948 – John R. Bolton, American ambassador
• 1948 – Barbara Hendricks, American/Swedish singer
• 1948 – Richard Masur, American actor
• 1949 – Thelma Drake, American politician
• 1949 – Jeff Dowd, American film producer
• 1951 – David Walters, American politician
• 1951 – Rodger Bumpass, American voice actor
• 1952 – John Van Boxmeer, Canadian hockey player
• 1954 – Berit Andnor, Swedish politician
• 1954 – Steve Dahl, American radio personality
• 1956 – Bo Derek, American actress
• 1956 – Mark Gastineau, American football player
• 1957 – Stefan Bellof, German race car driver (d. 1985)
• 1957 – Mike Craven, English footballer
• 1958 – Rickson Gracie, Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist
• 1959 – James P. McGovern, American politician
• 1959 – Sean Young, American actress
• 1960 – Veronika Bellmann, German politician
• 1960 – Marc Labrèche, Canadian actor and television host
• 1961 – Tim Harvey, British racing driver
• 1961 – Larry Karaszewski, American screenwriter
• 1961 – Jim Brickman, American pianist and songwriter
• 1961 – Dave Watson, English footballer
• 1963 – Timothy Gowers, British mathematician
• 1963 – Ming-Na Wen, Macau actress
• 1963 – Wan Yanhai, Chinese AIDS activist
• 1965 – Mike D, American musician (Beastie Boys)
• 1965 – Sen Dog, Cuban rapper (Cypress Hill)
• 1965 – Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan)
• 1965 – Jimmy Vasser, American racing driver
• 1966 – Kevin Gilbert, American musician (d. 1996)
• 1966 – Jill Thompson, American comic book writer and artist
• 1967 – Chris Childs, American basketball player
• 1967 – Teoman, Turkish rock singer
• 1968 – Tommy Asinga, Surinamese track star
• 1968 – Chew Chor Meng, Singaporean actor
• 1969 – Callie Thorne, American actor
• 1970 – Matt Blunt, American politician
• 1970 – Delia Gonzalez, American boxer
• 1970 – Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist
• 1970 – Joe Zaso, American actor
• 1971 – Joey Galloway, American football player
• 1971 – Joel McHale, American actor and comedian
• 1971 – Marco Oppedisano, American guitarist and composer
• 1972 – Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian poet
• 1975 – Dierks Bentley, American singer
• 1975 – Ryan Bowen, American basketbal player
• 1975 – J. D. Drew, American baseball player
• 1975 – Davey Havok, American singer (AFI)
• 1976 – Dominique Dawes, American gymnast
• 1976 – Tusshar Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1976 – Jason Thompson, Canadian actor
• 1976 – Theodoros Velkos, badminton player
• 1976 – Cemal Yıldız, Turkish footballer
• 1977 – Rudy Charles, American professional wrestling referee
• 1977 – Daniel Svensson, Swedish drummer
• 1977 – Josh Turner, American singer
• 1978 – Freya Lin, Taiwanese singer
• 1978 – Nadine Velazquez, American actress and model
• 1979 – Ericson Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer
• 1979 – Maree Bowden, New Zealand netball player (Silver Ferns)
• 1980 – James Chambers, English footballer
• 1981 – Carlos Boozer, American basketball player
• 1981 – Kimberley Walsh, English singer (Girls Aloud)
• 1982 – Margo Stilley, American actress
• 1984 – Tashard Choice, American football player
• 1984 – Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver
• 1984 – Justin Hoyte, English footballer
• 1985 – Juan Cruz Álvarez, Argentine racing driver
• 1985 – Dan Byrd, American actor
• 1985 – Aaron Yan, Taiwanese singer and actor (Fahrenheit)
• 1986 – Jared Followill, American rock musician
• 1986 – Oli Sykes, English musician
• 1988 – Rhys Wakefield, Australian actor
• 1989 – Cody Linley, American actor
• 1992 – Maiha Ishimura, Japanese pop singer
• 2000 – Connie Talbot, English singer