November 23 - Births

Births

• 912 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 973)
• 1221 – King Alfonso X of Castile (d. 1284)
• 1402 – Jean de Dunois, French soldier (d. 1468)
• 1417 – William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1487)
• 1553 – Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (d. 1617)
• 1616 – John Wallis, English mathematician (d. 1703)
• 1632 – Jean Mabillon, French palaeographer and diplomat (d. 1707)
• 1641 – Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (d. 1720)
• 1705 – Thomas Birch, English historian (d. 1766)
• 1715 – Pierre Charles Le Monnier, French astronomer (d. 1799)
• 1719 – Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777)
• 1749 – Edward Rutledge, American statesman (d. 1800)
• 1760 – François-Noël Babeuf, French revolutionary figure (d. 1797)
• 1781 – Theodor Valentin Volkmar, German politician (d. 1847)
• 1785 – Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest (d. 1853)
• 1803 – Theodore Dwight Weld, American abolitionist (d. 1895)
• 1804 – Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (d. 1869)
• 1820 – Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
• 1837 – Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
• 1838 – Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat (d. 1928)
• 1859 – Billy The Kid, American outlaw (d. 1881)
• 1860 – Hjalmar Branting, Swedish diplomat; Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1925)
• 1861 – Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939)
• 1864 – Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (d. 1936)
• 1869 – Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer (d. 1942)
• 1875 – Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian literary critic and politician (d. 1933)
• 1876 – Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer (d. 1946)
• 1883 – José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter (d. 1949)
• 1887 – Eduardo Corrochio, Spanish dancer (d. 1943)
• 1887 – Boris Karloff, British actor (d. 1969)
• 1887 – Henry Moseley, English physicist (d. 1915)
• 1888 – Harpo Marx, American comedian (d. 1964)
• 1889 – Harry Sunderland, Australian rugby league administrator and journalist (d. 1964)
• 1890 – El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
• 1892 – Erté, French artist (d. 1990)
• 1896 – Venere Pizzinato, Italian supercentenarian
• 1896 – Tsunenohana Kan'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 31^st Yokozuna (d. 1960)
• 1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (d. 1999)
• 1897 – Karl Gebhardt, German Nazi figure (d. 1948)
• 1899 – Manuel dos Reis Machado, Brazilian martial artist (d. 1974)
• 1902 – Aaron Bank, American Office of Strategic Services figure (d. 2004)
• 1902 – Victor Jory, Canadian actor (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Lars Leksell, Swedish physician (d. 1986)
• 1908 – Nelson S. Bond, American writer (d. 2006)
• 1909 – Nigel Tranter, British historian and writer (d. 2000)
• 1912 – George O'Hanlon, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Michael Gough, English actor
• 1914 – Roger Avon, English actor (d. 1998)
• 1915 – John Dehner, American actor (d. 1992)
• 1916 – P. K. Page, Canadian poet (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Paul Celan, Romanian-born German poet (d. 1970)
• 1920 – Wayne Thiebaud, American painter
• 1921 – Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (d. 1960)
• 1922 – Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish Galicia politician
• 1923 – R. L. Burnside, American musician (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Daniel Brewster, American politician (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (d. 1986)
• 1924 – Paula Raymond, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1924 – Colin Turnbull, British anthropologist (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Anita Linda, Filipino actress
• 1925 – Johnny Mandel, American songwriter
• 1925 – José Napoleón Duarte, Salvadoran politician (d. 1990)
• 1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher
• 1927 – Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Angelo Sodano, Italian prelate and Cardinal
• 1928 – Jerry Bock, American musical theatre composer (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Hal Lindsey, American evangelist
• 1930 – Jack McKeon, American baseball manager
• 1931 – Gloria Lynne, American singer
• 1932 – Michel David-Weill, French investment banker
• 1933 – Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and revolutionary
• 1933 – Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer
• 1934 – Robert Towne, American screenwriter and director
• 1934 – Lew Hoad, Australian tennis player (d. 1994)
• 1935 – Vladislav Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1971)
• 1936 – Robert Barnard, British mystery writer
• 1938 – Esko Nikkari, Finnish actor
• 1939 – Betty Everett, American singer (d. 2001)
• 1940 – Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player
• 1941 – Franco Nero, Italian actor
• 1942 – Susan Anspach, American actress
• 1943 – Andrew Goodman, American civil rights activist (d. 1964)
• 1943 – Sue Nicholls, British actress
• 1943 – David Nolan, American politicial activist (d. 2010)
• 1944 – Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian-born American producer and screenwriter
• 1944 – James Toback, American writer and director
• 1945 – Keith Hampshire, English singer-songwriter
• 1945 – Jim Doyle, American politician
• 1945 – Steve Landesberg, American actor and comedian (d. 2010)
• 1945 – Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer
• 1945 – Jerry Harris, American sculptor
• 1946 – Bobby Rush, American politician
• 1946 – Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer
• 1946 – Diana Quick, English actress
• 1947 – Jean-Pierre Foucault, French television host
• 1948 – Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer
• 1948 – Frank Worthington, English footballer
• 1949 – Sandra Stevens, British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
• 1949 – Tom Joyner, American radio personality
• 1950 – Chuck Schumer, American politician
• 1951 – David Rappaport, English actor (d. 1990)
• 1952 – Bill Troiano, American musician
• 1953 – Rick Bayless, American chef and restaurateur
• 1953 – Francis Cabrel, French singer
• 1953 – Johan de Meij, Dutch conductor and composer
• 1954 – Bruce Hornsby, American musician
• 1954 – Glenn Brummer, American baseball player
• 1954 – Ross Brawn, English motorsport engineer and F1 team owner
• 1955 – Steven Brust, American author
• 1955 – Ludovico Einaudi, Italian composer and pianist
• 1955 – Dinos Kouis, Greek footballer
• 1955 – Mary Landrieu, American politician
• 1959 – Maxwell Caulfield, British actor
• 1959 – Dominique Dunne, American actress (d. 1982)
• 1960 – Robin Roberts, American television reporter
• 1961 – Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1961 – Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author
• 1963 – Mamoru Takuma, Japanese convicted mass murderer and rapist (d. 2004)
• 1964 – Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
• 1965 – Jennifer Michael Hecht, American poet and historian
• 1966 – Vincent Cassel, French actor
• 1966 – Jerry Kelly, American professional golfer
• 1967 – Gary Kirsten, South African cricketer
• 1967 – Salli Richardson, American actress
• 1968 – Hamid Hassani, Iranian scholar and lexicographer
• 1968 – Kirsty Young, Scottish television journalist
• 1969 – Jonathan Seet, Canadian singer
• 1970 – Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter
• 1970 – Oded Fehr, Israeli actor
• 1970 – Danny Hoch, American actor
• 1970 – Karsten Mueller, German chess grandmaster and author
• 1971 – Lisa Arch, American actress
• 1971 – Vin Baker, American basketball player
• 1971 – Khalid Al-Muwallid, Saudi footballer
• 1972 – Alf-Inge Håland, Norwegian footballer
• 1973 – Trick Daddy, American rapper
• 1974 – Jamie Sharper, American football player
• 1974 – Saku Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1974 – Malik Rose, American basketball player
• 1974 – Juventud Guerrera, Mexican professional wrestler
• 1976 – Page Kennedy, American actor
• 1976 – Murat Salar, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Kohei Suwama, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1977 – Myriam Boileau, Canadian diver
• 1977 – Adam Eaton, American baseball player
• 1978 – Kayvan Novak, English actor
• 1978 – Alison Mosshart, American musician
• 1979 – Nihat Kahveci, Turkish footballer
• 1979 – Kelly Brook, English actress and model
• 1980 – Ishmael Beah, Sierra-Leone born American author
• 1980 – David Britz, American nano-technologist
• 1980 – Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player
• 1982 – Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice-hockey player
• 1982 – Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter
• 1983 – Thomas Pridgen, American musician
• 1983 – Nasser Al-Shamrani, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 1984 – Lucas Grabeel, American actor and singer
• 1984 – Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress
• 1985 – Ahn Hyun-Soo, South Korean short track skater
• 1986 – Gia Johnson, British fashion model
• 1986 – Maxene Magalona, Filipina actress
• 1987 – Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1987 – Nicole Polizzi, Chilean-born American television personality
• 1988 – Saab Magalona, Filipina actress
• 1992 – Miley Cyrus, American actress and singer