November 25 - Births

Births

• 1454 – Queen Catherine Cornaro of Cyprus (d. 1510)
• 1501 – Yi Hwang, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1570)
• 1562 – Félix Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright (d. 1635)
• 1577 – Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander (d. 1629)
• 1609 – Queen Henrietta Maria of France (d. 1669)
• 1638 – Queen Catherine of Braganza, consort of Charles II of England (d. 1705)
• 1697 – Duchess Maria Karolina Sobieska of Bouillon (d. 1740)
• 1703 – Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)
• 1712 – Charles-Michel de l'Épée, French philanthropist (d. 1789)
• 1714 – Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d. 1783)
• 1778 – Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (d. 1856)
• 1814 – Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)
• 1815 – William Sawyer, Canadian politician (d. 1904)
• 1817 – John Bigelow, American statesman and author (d. 1911)
• 1835 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1919)
• 1841 – Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (d. 1902)
• 1843 – Henry Ware Eliot American industrialist; father of T. S. Eliot (d. 1919)
• 1844 – Karl Benz, German engineer and inventor (d. 1929)
• 1845 – José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, Portuguese novelist (d. 1900)
• 1846 – Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate (d. 1911)
• 1858 – Alfred Capus, French author (d. 1922)
• 1862 – Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (d. 1901)
• 1868 – Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1937)
• 1869 – Ben Lindsey, American jurist and social reform advocate (d. 1934)
• 1870 – Winthrop Ames, American theatrical director (d. 1937)
• 1874 – Joe Gans, American boxer (d. 1910)
• 1876 – Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse (d. 1936)
• 1880 – John Flynn, Australian evangelist (d. 1951)
• 1880 – Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (d. 1960)
• 1881 – Jacob Fichman, Romanian-born Israeli poet and essayist (d. 1958)
• 1881 – Pope John XXIII (d. 1963)
• 1883 – Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic (d. 1939)
• 1883 – Percy Marmont, British actor (d.1977)
• 1883 – Merrill C. Meigs, American newspaper publisher and aviation promoter (d. 1968)
• 1887 – Nikolai Vavilov, Russian geneticist (d. 1943)
• 1890 – Isaac Rosenberg, English war poet and artist (d. 1918)
• 1891 – Ōnishiki Uichirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26^th Yokozuna (d. 1941)
• 1895 – Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist (d. 1991)
• 1895 – Helen Hooven Santmyer, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1895 – Ludvík Svoboda, Czech statesman (d. 1979)
• 1896 – Virgil Thomson, American composer and music critic (d. 1989)
• 1900 – Rudolf Höß, German concentration camp commandant (d. 1947)
• 1901 – Arthur Liebehenschel, Polish-born German concentration camp commandant (d. 1948)
• 1902 – Eddie Shore, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1985)
• 1904 – Lillian Copeland, American athlete (d. 1964)
• 1904 – Ba Jin, Chinese novelist (d. 2005)
• 1904 – Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (d. 2000)
• 1907 – John Stuart Hindmarsh, British racing driver and aviator (d. 1938)
• 1909 – P.D. Eastman, American children's author and screenwriter (d. 1986)
• 1911 – Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter (d. 1984)
• 1913 – Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist (d. 1993)
• 1914 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 1914 – Léon Zitrone, Russian-born French journalist and television host (d. 1995)
• 1915 – Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Luigi Poggi, Italian archivist for the Vatican (d. 2010)
• 1920 – King Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Malaysia (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Noel Neill, American actress
• 1922 – Shelagh Fraser, British actress (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Gloria Lasso, French-born Spanish singer (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician
• 1924 – Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher
• 1926 – Poul Anderson, American writer (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1929 – Judy Crichton, American TV news and documentary producer (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Takayo Fischer, American actress
• 1933 – Kathryn Grant, American actress
• 1936 – Trisha Brown, American choreographer and dancer
• 1938 – Rosanna Schiaffino, Italian actress (d. 2009)
• 1939 – Martin Feldstein, American economist
• 1940 – Reinhard Furrer, American physicist and astronaut (d. 1995)
• 1940 – Joe Gibbs, American football coach
• 1940 – Karl Offmann, Mauritian politician
• 1941 – Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Pakistani author and spiritual leader
• 1941 – Percy Sledge, American musician
• 1942 – Bob Lind, American folk singer and songwriter
• 1944 – Ben Stein, American actor
• 1945 – Gail Collins, American journalist
• 1945 – Patrick Nagel, American artist (d. 1984)
• 1945 – George D. Webster, American football player (d. 2007)
• 1947 – Jonathan Kaplan, American filmmaker
• 1947 – John Larroquette, American actor
• 1947 – Tracey Walter, American actor
• 1948 – Jacques P. Dupuis, French Canadian politician
• 1948 – Lars Eighner, American author
• 1949 – Kerry O'Keeffe, Australian Test cricketer and commentator
• 1950 – Alexis Wright, Australian author
• 1951 – Bucky Dent, American baseball player
• 1951 – Bill Morrissey, American musician
• 1951 – Arturo Pérez Reverte, Spanish novelist and war reporter
• 1952 – Imran Khan, Pakistani test cricketer
• 1952 – John Lynch, American politician and the 80th Governor of New Hampshire
• 1953 – Graham Eadie, Australian rugby league player
• 1953 – Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman
• 1955 – Bruno Tonioli, Italian-born British dancer
• 1956 – Hélène Goudin, Swedish politician
• 1957 – Bob Ehrlich, American politician, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland, and the 60th Governor of Maryland
• 1959 – Charles Kennedy, British politician
• 1959 – Steve Rothery, British guitarist (Marillion)
• 1960 – Amy Grant, American singer
• 1960 – John F. Kennedy, Jr., American publisher; son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy (d. 1999)
• 1960 – Kasey Smith, American keyboardist (Danger Danger)
• 1962 – Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1962 – Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese game designer
• 1963 – Kevin Chamberlin, American actor
• 1963 – Holly Cole, Canadian jazz singer
• 1963 – Bernie Kosar, American football player
• 1964 – Mark Lanegan, American musician (Screaming Trees)
• 1965 – Cris Carter, American football player
• 1965 – Dougray Scott, Scottish actor
• 1966 – Tim Armstrong, American musician (Rancid and The Transplants)
• 1966 – Billy Burke, American actor
• 1967 – Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor
• 1967 – Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer
• 1967 – Rodney Sheppard, American musician (Sugar Ray)
• 1967 – Gregg Turkington, American comedian and musician
• 1968 – Jacqueline Hennessy, Canadian actress and talk show host
• 1968 – Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress
• 1968 – Galin Nikov, Bulgarian pole vaulter
• 1968 – Erick Sermon, American rap music artist
• 1971 – Christina Applegate, American actress
• 1971 – Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1972 – Mark Morton, American musician
• 1973 – Erick Strickland, American basketball player
• 1974 – Kenneth Mitchell, Canadian actor
• 1976 – Clint Mathis, American soccer player
• 1976 – Donovan McNabb, American football player
• 1977 – Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player
• 1977 – Marcus Marshall, Australian racing driver
• 1978 – Ringo Shiina, Japanese musician
• 1979 – Thea Gilmore, British songwriter
• 1979 – Michael Lehan, American football player
• 1980 – Josh Mathews, American professional wrestling personality
• 1980 – Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer
• 1980 – John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player
• 1980 – Nick Swisher, American Baseball Player
• 1980 – Steffen Thier, German rugby player
• 1981 – Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Barbara Bush, daughter of George W. Bush and Laura Bush
• 1981 – Jenna Bush, daughter of George W. Bush and Laura Bush
• 1981 – Lee Bum-Ho, South Korean baseball player
• 1981 – Jared Jeffries, American basketball player
• 1981 – Mauricio Rua, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1983 – Joey Chestnut, American competitive eater
• 1983 – Kirsty Crawford, Scottish singer/songwriter
• 1984 – Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer
• 1984 – Gaspard Ulliel, French actor
• 1986 – Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress
• 1986 – Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim (d. 1996)
• 1986 – Craig Gardner, English footballer
• 1987 – Dolla, American rapper (d. 2009)
• 1988 – Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (d. 2010)
• 1988 – Jay Spearing, English footballer
• 1989 – Tom Dice, Belgian singer and songwriter
• 1991 – Luca Tremolada, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
• 1992 – Martin del Rosario, Filipino actor