November 7 - Births

Births

• 630 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668)
• 994 – Ibn Hazm, Arab philosopher (d. 1069)
• 1598 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)
• 1619 – Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer (d. 1692)
• 1650 – John Robinson, English diplomat (d. 1723)
• 1687 – William Stukeley, English antiquarian (d. 1765)
• 1728 – Captain James Cook, British naval officer, explorer, and cartographer (d. 1779)
• 1750 – Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet (d. 1819)
• 1805 – Thomas Brassey, English civil engineering contractor (d. 1870)
• 1818 – Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)
• 1832 – Andrew Dickson White, American educator (d. 1918)
• 1838 – Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (d. 1889)
• 1846 – Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)
• 1851 – Chris von der Ahe, German born entrepreneur (d. 1913)
• 1858 – Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian political activist (d. 1932)
• 1860 – Jean-Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (d. 1936)
• 1861 – Jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)
• 1867 – Maria Sklodowska-Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics and in chemistry (d. 1934)
• 1875 – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet politician (d. 1946)
• 1876 – Charlie Townsend, English cricketer (d. 1958)
• 1878 – Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist (d. 1968)
• 1879 – King Baggot, American actor (d. 1948)
• 1879 – Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d. 1940)
• 1886 – Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-born chess player (d. 1935)
• 1888 – Sir C. V. Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
• 1890 – Jan Matulka American painter (d. 1972)
• 1893 – Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985)
• 1896 – Esdras Minville, Quebec writer, economist and sociologist (d. 1975)
• 1897 – Herman J. Mankiewicz, American writer, director, and producer (d. 1953)
• 1898 – Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician (d. 1963)
• 1899 – Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-born Israeli poet and columnist (d. 1954)
• 1901 – Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980)
• 1903 – Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991)
• 1903 – Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1989)
• 1903 – Grace Stafford, American actress (d. 1992)
• 1903 – Ary Barroso, Brazilian songwriter (d. 1964)
• 1905 – William Alwyn, English composer (d. 1985)
• 1913 – Albert Camus, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
• 1913 – Alekos Sakellarios, Greek writer and film director (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Archie Campbell, American comedian, writer (d. 1987)
• 1915 – Philip Morrison, American scientist (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Billy Graham, American evangelist
• 1918 – Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese Fado singer (d. 1993)
• 1918 – Paul Aussaresses, French general
• 1919 – Ellen Stewart, American theater director and producer
• 1921 – Jack Fleck, American professional golfer
• 1922 – Al Hirt, American trumpeter (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Gene Callahan, American film art and production designer (d. 1990)
• 1926 – Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian operatic soprano (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese computer game executive
• 1927 – Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Richard G. Scott, LDS Apostle
• 1929 – Eric R. Kandel, Austrian neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1929 – Jesús de Polanco, Spanish businessman and media tycoon (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Rudy Boschwitz, American politician
• 1931 – G. Edward Griffin, American film producer and author
• 1935 – W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Dame Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano
• 1936 – Audrey McLaughlin, Canadian politician
• 1938 – Jim Kaat, American baseball player
• 1938 – Dee Clark, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1938 – Barry Newman, American actor
• 1938 – Jake Gibbs, American baseball player
• 1940 – Dakin Matthews, American actor
• 1940 – Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer
• 1942 – Johnny Rivers, American singer and composer
• 1942 – Jean Shrimpton, British supermodel and actress
• 1942 – Tom Peters, American writer
• 1943 – Michael Byrne, English actor
• 1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American literary critic
• 1943 – Boris Gromov, Russian general
• 1943 – Joni Mitchell, Canadian musician
• 1943 – Michael Spence, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1944 – Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Luigi Riva, Italian footballer
• 1944 – Ken Patera, American professional wrestler
• 1945 – Earl Boen, American actor
• 1946 – John Aylward, American actor
• 1947 – Bob Anderson, English darts player
• 1947 – Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese professional baseball player
• 1947 – Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist
• 1947 – Holmes Osborne, American actor
• 1948 – Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
• 1948 – Buck Martinez, American baseball player
• 1949 – Steven Stucky, American composer
• 1949 – Judy Tenuta, American comedian
• 1951 – Lawrence O'Donnell, American political analyst
• 1951 – John Tamargo, American baseball player
• 1952 – David Petraeus, American military commander
• 1953 – Lucinda Green, British equestrian
• 1954 – Kamal Haasan, Indian actor
• 1954 – Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian writer
• 1954 – Robin Beck, American singer
• 1954 – Gil Junger, American director
• 1955 – Detlef Ultsch, German judoka
• 1956 – Jonathan Palmer, British Formula One racer
• 1956 – Judy Tenuta, American comedienne and accordionist
• 1957 – Christopher Knight, American actor
• 1957 – Tony Schiavone, American wrestling announcer
• 1957 – King Kong Bundy, American professional wrestler
• 1957 – John Benitez, American musician
• 1958 – Lori Saldaña, American politician
• 1958 – Rissei Ō, Japanese professional Go player
• 1959 – Billy Gillispie, American basketball coach
• 1959 – Alexandre Guimarães, Costa Rican football manager
• 1959 – Keith Lockhart, American orchestral conductor
• 1960 – Tommy Thayer, American guitarist (Kiss)
• 1961 – Orlando Mercado, American baseball player
• 1962 – Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist
• 1963 – John Barnes, English footballer
• 1963 – Sam Graves, American politician
• 1964 – Dana Plato, American actress and child actor (d. 1999)
• 1964 – Gill Holland, American producer
• 1964 – Li Nanxing, Singaporean actor
• 1965 – Sigrun Wodars, German athlete
• 1966 – Calvin Borel, American horse jockey
• 1967 – Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (Texas)
• 1967 – Steve Digiorgio, American musician
• 1967 – David Guetta, French DJ
• 1968 – Greg Tribbett, American musician (Mudvayne)
• 1968 – Mark Preston, Australian engineer
• 1968 – Russ Springer, American baseball player
• 1969 – Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
• 1969 – Michelle Clunie, American actress
• 1969 – Michel Picard, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• 1970 – Neil Hannon, Northern Irish musician (The Divine Comedy)
• 1970 – Andy Houston, American NASCAR driver
• 1970 – Marc Rosset, Swiss tennis player
• 1970 – Morgan Spurlock, American director and producer
• 1971 – Jamie Drummond, Scottish/Canadian Sommelier
• 1971 – Robin Finck, American musician
• 1971 – Matthew Ryan, American musician
• 1972 – Jason London and Jeremy London, American actors
• 1972 – Danny Grewcock, English rugby union player
• 1972 – Christopher Daniel Barnes, American actor
• 1972 – Mike Goldman, Australian media personality
• 1972 – Marcus Stewart, English football player
• 1972 – Hasim Rahman, American boxer
• 1973 – Yunjin Kim, South Korean actress
• 1973 – Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer
• 1974 – Kris Benson, American baseball player
• 1974 – Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer (Turbonegro)
• 1974 – Christian Gómez, Argentine footballer
• 1974 – Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican track athlete
• 1976 – Melyssa Ford, Canadian model and actress
• 1976 – Rob Caggiano, American musician (Anthrax)
• 1976 – One Be Lo, American hip-hop artist
• 1976 – Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player
• 1976 – Chang Hao, Chinese professional Go player
• 1977 – María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
• 1977 – Anthony Thomas, American football player
• 1978 – Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer
• 1978 – Rio Ferdinand, English footballer
• 1978 – Tomoya Nagase, Japanese actor and singer (Tokio)
• 1978 – Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player
• 1979 – Mike Commodore, American hockey player
• 1979 – Will Demps, American football player
• 1979 – Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer
• 1979 – Barney Harwood, English television presenter
• 1979 – Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
• 1979 – Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler
• 1980 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
• 1980 – James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
• 1980 – Luciana Salazar, Argentine model and actress
• 1981 – Mark Copani, Jordanian/American professional wrestler
• 1981 – Anthony Moffat, Scottish musician and film-maker
• 1981 – Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
• 1982 – Pascal Leclaire, Canadian professional ice hockey player
• 1983 – Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hellogoodbye)
• 1984 – Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player
• 1984 – Amelia Vega, Dominican model and 2003 Miss Universe pageant winner
• 1985 – Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer
• 1986 – Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model
• 1987 – Marek Semjan, Slovakian tennis player
• 1988 – Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player
• 1988 – Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player
• 1990 – Matt Corby, Australian singer