November 8 - Births

Births

• 30 – Marcus Cocceius Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)
• 1342 – Julian of Norwich, English saint (d. 1416)
• 1491 – Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
• 1622 – King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
• 1656 – Edmond Halley, British astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
• 1706 – Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772)
• 1710 – Sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768)
• 1715 – Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, wife of Frederick II of Prussia (d. 1797)
• 1723 – John Byron, British naval officer (d. 1786)
• 1768 – Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, (d. 1840)
• 1777 – Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860)
• 1836 – Milton Bradley, American game manufacturer (d. 1911)
• 1847 – Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician (d. 1907)
• 1847 – Bram Stoker, Irish novelist (d. 1912)
• 1848 – Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and logician (d. 1925)
• 1854 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist (d. 1919)
• 1866 – Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941)
• 1868 – Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician (d. 1942)
• 1869 – Zinaida Gippius, Russian woman-poet in exile in France (d. 1945)
• 1883 – Arnold Bax, English composer (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1922)
• 1885 – Hans Cloos, German geologist (d. 1951)
• 1885 – Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (d. 1946)
• 1885 – Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (d. 1966)
• 1888 – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1965)
• 1893 – Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. 1941)
• 1895 – Photios Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer (d. 1965)
• 1896 – Bucky Harris, baseball player (d. 1977)
• 1897 – Dorothy Day, social activist (d. 1980)
• 1898 – Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (d. 1937)
• 1900 – Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
• 1900 – Charlie Paddock, American athlete (d. 1943)
• 1904 – Cedric Belfrage English-born writer (d. 1990)
• 1905 – Ivy Bean, English internet celebrity (d. 2010)
• 1908 – Martha Gellhorn, American writer (d. 1998)
• 1912 – June Havoc, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1918 – Hermann Zapf, German designer
• 1919 – P. L. Deshpande, Indian author (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Brazilian cardinal
• 1922 – Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (d. 2001)
• 1922 – Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1927 – Ken Dodd, English comedian
• 1927 – Lal Krishna Advani, Indian politician
• 1927 – Nguyen Khanh, Prime Minister of South Vietnam
• 1927 – Patti Page, American singer
• 1929 – António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher
• 1929 – Bobby Bowden, American football coach
• 1931 – Darla Hood, American actress (d. 1979)
• 1931 – Morley Safer, American journalist
• 1932 – Stéphane Audran, French actress
• 1933 – Peter Arundell, British racing driver
• 1935 – Alain Delon, French actor
• 1935 – Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal Bishop (d. 2008)
• 1938 – Driss Basri, Moroccan Interior Minister (d. 2007)
• 1942 – Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican jockey
• 1943 – Martin Peters, English footballer
• 1944 – Bonnie Bramlett, American singer (Delaney, Bonnie & Friends)
• 1946 – Guus Hiddink, Dutch football coach
• 1946 – Roy Wood, English songwriter and musician (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move, Wizzard)
• 1947 – Minnie Riperton, American singer (d. 1979)
• 1949 – Bonnie Raitt, American singer
• 1949 – Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.
• 1950 – Mary Hart, American television personality
• 1951 – Alfredo Astiz, Argentine general
• 1952 – Albert Bittlmayer, German footballer (d. 1977)
• 1952 – John Denny, American baseball player
• 1952 – Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises
• 1952 – Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist
• 1952 – Jerry Remy, American baseball player, color commentator
• 1952 – Alfre Woodard, American actress
• 1953 – John Musker, American animation director
• 1954 – David Bret, Anglo-French biographer and broadcaster
• 1954 – Michael D. Brown, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director
• 1954 – Kazuo Ishiguro, British author
• 1954 – Rickie Lee Jones, American singer
• 1954 – Jeanette McGruder, American musician (P Funk)
• 1954 – Thanasis Pafilis, Greek politician
• 1956 – Steven Miller, American record producer
• 1956 – Richard Curtis, British screenwriter
• 1957 – Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure)
• 1957 – Alan Curbishley, English football manager
• 1958 – Don Byron, American clarinetist
• 1959 – Chi Chi LaRue, American pornographic producer
• 1960 – Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor
• 1960 – Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor
• 1961 – Micky Adams, English football manager
• 1961 – Leif Garrett, American singer
• 1965 – Jeff Blauser, American baseball player
• 1965 – Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter
• 1966 – Toralf Arndt, German footballer
• 1966 – Gordon Ramsay, British chef and reality television personality
• 1966 – Urmas Välbe, Estonian cross-country skier
• 1967 – Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress
• 1967 – Kamar de los Reyes, American actor
• 1967 – Henry Rodriguez, Dominican Republic baseball player
• 1968 – Parker Posey, American actress
• 1968 – Keith Jones, Canadian hockey player
• 1968 – Zara Whites, Dutch actress
• 1968 – Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer
• 1968 – Jose Offerman, Dominican baseball player
• 1969 – Roxana Zal, American actress
• 1970 – Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace
• 1970 – José Francisco Porras, Costa Rican footballer
• 1970 – Diana King, Jamaican singer
• 1971 – Carlos Atanes, Spanish film director
• 1971 – Aaron Yates (Tech N9NE), American rapper
• 1972 – Gretchen Mol, American actress
• 1973 – Vanesa Littlecrow, Puerto Rican cartoonist, dancer, writer and model
• 1974 – Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor
• 1974 – Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author
• 1974 – Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author
• 1974 – Penny Heyns, South African swimmer
• 1975 – Brevin Knight, American basketball player
• 1975 – José Pinto, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Tara Reid, American actress
• 1976 – Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
• 1976 – Colin Strause, American director
• 1977 – Bucky Covington, American entertainer
• 1977 – Jully Black, Canadian R&B singer
• 1977 – Nick Punto, American baseball player
• 1978 – Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer
• 1978 – Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer
• 1978 – Maurice Evans, American basketball player
• 1978 – Shyne (Moses Michael Leviy), Belizean born rapper
• 1979 – Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player
• 1979 – Aaron Hughes, Northern Irish footballer
• 1979 – Dania Ramírez, Dominican actress
• 1980 – Ana Vidovic, classical guitarist
• 1980 – Luis Fabiano, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Tom Gabel, American punk rock musician (Against Me!)
• 1981 – Joe Cole, English footballer
• 1981 – Azura Skye, American actress
• 1981 – Yann Kermorgant, French footballer
• 1982 – Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• 1982 – Ethan Ruan, Taiwanese Model and Actor
• 1982 – Lynndie England, former U.S. Army reservist, associated with Abu Ghraib
• 1982 – Sam Sparro, Australian producer, songwriter, performer, former child actor
• 1982 – Ted DiBiase Jr., Professional wrestler in WWE
• 1983 – Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower
• 1983 – Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper
• 1985 – Jack Osbourne, English television star
• 1986 – Jamie Roberts, Welsh and British & Irish Lions rugby player
• 1987 – Sam Bradford, American football player and winner of the 2008 Heisman Trophy
• 1988 – Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress
• 1989 – Luca Ceppitelli, Italian footballer
• 2003 – Lady Louise Windsor, British royal