November 21 - Births

Births

• 1495 – John Bale, English churchman (d. 1563)
• 1567 – Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)
• 1692 – Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (d. 1768)
• 1694 – Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778)
• 1729 – Josiah Bartlett, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1795)
• 1761 – Dorothy Jordan, British actress (d. 1816)
• 1768 – Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, German theologian (d. 1834)
• 1787 – Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born shipping magnate (d. 1865)
• 1811 – Zeng Guofan, Chinese military leader (d. 1872)
• 1835 – Hetty Green, American businesswoman (d. 1916)
• 1840 – Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain and German Empress (d. 1901)
• 1852 – Francisco Tárrega, father of modern classical guitar (d. 1909)
• 1854 – Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)
• 1861 – Tom Horn, American lawman and convicted murderer (d. 1903)
• 1866 – Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17^th Yokozuna (d. 1914)
• 1870 – Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946)
• 1870 – Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (d. 1964)
• 1878 – Gustav Radbruch, German law professor (d. 1949)
• 1886 – Harold Nicolson, British diplomat (d. 1968)
• 1897 – Mollie Steimer Russian-born American anarchist (d. 1980)
• 1898 – René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)
• 1899 – Jobyna Ralston, American actress (d. 1967)
• 1902 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
• 1904 – Coleman Hawkins, American musician (d. 1969)
• 1908 – Elizabeth George Speare, American author (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1983)
• 1913 – Roy Boulting, British film director (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Sid Luckman, American football player (d. 1998)
• 1919 – Steve Brodie, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
• 1920 – Stan Musial, American baseball player
• 1921 – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Maria Casares, Spanish-born actress (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Abe Lemons, American basketball coach (d. 2002)
• 1924 – Christopher Tolkien, British author
• 1927 – Georgia Frontiere, American professional sports team owner (d. 2008)
• 1929 – Laurier LaPierre, Canadian journalist and politician
• 1929 – Marilyn French, American feminist writer (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian writer and essayist (d. 1990)
• 1931 – Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)
• 1931 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Beryl Bainbridge, British novelist (d. 2010)
• 1933 – Joseph Campanella, American actor
• 1935 – Fairuz, Lebanese singer
• 1936 – Victor Chang, Australian physician (d. 1991)
• 1937 – Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress
• 1939 – Budd Dwyer, American politician (d. 1987)
• 1940 – Dr. John, American musician
• 1940 – Richard Marcinko, American author
• 1940 – Freddy Beras Goico, Dominican TV host and comedian (d. 2010)
• 1941 – İdil Biret, Turkish pianist
• 1941 – Juliet Mills, British actress
• 1942 – Afa Anoa'i, Samoan/American wrestler
• 1942 – Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German politician
• 1943 – Phil Bredesen, American politician and 48th Governor of Tennessee
• 1943 – Larry Mahan, American rodeo cowboy
• 1943 – Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer
• 1943 – Jacques Laffite, French racing driver
• 1944 – Richard Durbin, American politician
• 1944 – Earl Monroe, American basketball player
• 1944 – Harold Ramis, American actor/director
• 1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress
• 1946 – Jacky Lafon, Belgian actress
• 1948 – George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
• 1948 – Alphonse Mouzon, American jazzist
• 1950 – Stephen Geyer, American film and television composer
• 1952 – Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland
• 1954 – Thomas Rothman, American film executive
• 1955 – Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
• 1958 – David Reivers, American cctor
• 1960 – Brian McNamara, American actor
• 1960 – Brian Ritchie, American musician (Violent Femmes)
• 1962 – Steven Curtis Chapman, American musician
• 1962 – Sabine Busch, German athlete
• 1963 – Nicollette Sheridan, British actress
• 1964 – Olden Polynice, Haitian basketball player
• 1964 – Liza Tarbuck, British entertainer
• 1964 – Shane Douglas, American wrestler
• 1965 – Björk, Icelandic musician
• 1965 – Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
• 1965 – Alexander Siddig, British actor
• 1966 – Troy Aikman, American football player
• 1967 – Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
• 1967 – Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Judoka
• 1968 – Inka Bause, German actress and singer
• 1968 – Alex James, English bassist (Blur)
• 1968 – Christopher Noxon, American journalist
• 1968 – Sean Schemmel, American voice actor
• 1969 – Ken Griffey, Jr., American baseball player
• 1970 – Justin Langer, Australian cricketer
• 1971 – Michael Strahan, American football player
• 1972 – Rain Phoenix, American singer/actress
• 1972 – David Tua, Samoan boxer
• 1973 – Brook Kerr, American actress
• 1973 – Inés Sastre, Spanish model and actress
• 1975 – Aaron Solowoniuk, Canadian drummer
• 1975 – Cherie Johnson, American actress
• 1975 – Chris Moneymaker, American poker player
• 1976 – Michael Wilson, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 – Dasha, Czech adult actress
• 1976 – Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
• 1976 – Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
• 1977 – Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
• 1977 – Myles Heskett, Australian musician (Wolfmother)
• 1977 – Jonas Jennings, American football player
• 1977 – Tobias Sammet, German singer (Edguy)
• 1977 – Yolande James, Quebec politician
• 1978 – Daniel Bradshaw, Australian rules footballer
• 1978 – Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress
• 1978 – Sara Tanaka, American actress
• 1979 – Stromile Swift, American basketball player
• 1979 – Alex Tanguay, Canadian hockey player
• 1979 – Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
• 1979 – Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Hank Blalock, American baseball player
• 1980 – Alec Brownstein, American author, director
• 1980 – Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
• 1980 – Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
• 1981 – Wesley Britt, American football player
• 1981 – Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1981 – Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
• 1982 – Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
• 1982 – Ryan Starr, American singer
• 1983 – Jamie Langley, English rugby player
• 1983 – Brianna Garcia, American professional wrestler
• 1983 – Nicole Garcia, American professional wrestler
• 1984 – Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1984 – Jena Malone, American actress
• 1985 – Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
• 1986 – Ben Bishop, American ice hockey goalie
• 1987 – Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
• 1989 – Fabian Delph, English footballer
• 1993 – Elena Myers, American motorcycle racer
• 2001 – Samantha Bailey, American actress