Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 12th November – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
| Year | Person |
|---|---|
| 354 | Augustine of Hippo, Roman bishop and theologian (d. 430) |
| 1312 | Edward III of England (d. 1377) |
| 1453 | Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1475-1515) (d. 1527) |
| 1486 | Johann Eck, German theologian and academic (d. 1543) |
| 1493 | William IV, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1550) |
| 1504 | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1567) |
| 1572 | Cyril Lucaris, Greek patriarch and theologian (d. 1638) |
| 1559 | Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (d. 1621) |
| 1699 | Jan Zach, Czech violinist, organist, and composer (d. 1773) |
| 1710 | Charles Simon Favart, French director and playwright (d. 1792) |
| 1715 | Dorothea Erxleben, German first female medical doctor (d. 1762) |
| 1732 | John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 1808) |
| 1760 | Jiaqing Emperor of China (d. 1820) |
| 1761 | John Moore, Scottish general and politician (d. 1809) |
| 1780 | Ranjit Singh, Sikh emperor (d. 1839) |
| 1782 | Esaias Tegnér, Swedish bishop and educator (d. 1846) |
| 1804 | Theophilus H. Holmes, American general (d. 1880) |
| 1809 | John A. Dahlgren, American admiral (d. 1870) |
| 1813 | Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegrin metropolitan, philosopher, and poet (d. 1851) |
| 1814 | Joseph Hooker, American general (d. 1879) |
| 1833 | Edwin Booth, American actor and manager (d. 1893) |
| 1837 | James T. Rapier, American lawyer and politician (d. 1883) |
| 1838 | Joseph F. Smith, American religious leader, 6th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1918) |
| 1841 | Edward Burd Grubb, Jr., American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Spain (d. 1913) |
| 1848 | Albert I, Prince of Monaco (d. 1922) |
| 1850 | Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (d. 1894) |
| 1853 | John Drew, Jr., American actor (d. 1927) |
| 1854 | George Whitefield Chadwick, American composer and educator (d. 1931) |
| 1856 | Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1941) |
| 1866 | Abraham Flexner, American educator, founded the Institute for Advanced Study (d. 1959) |
| 1869 | Helene Stöcker, German author and activist (d. 1943) |
| 1869 | Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian-American activist, journalist, and politician (d. 1962) |
| 1872 | John M. Lyle, Irish-Canadian architect and educator, designed the Royal Alexandra Theatre (d. 1945) |
| 1878 | Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (d. 1952) |
| 1879 | John Grieb, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1939) |
| 1881 | Jesús García, Mexican railroad brakeman (d. 1907) |
| 1883 | Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (d. 1957) |
| 1886 | Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer (d. 1973) |
| 1893 | Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) |
| 1894 | Bennie Moten, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1935) |
| 1894 | Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (d. 1945) |
| 1897 | Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (d. 1975) |
| 1899 | Iskander Mirza, Pakistani general and politician, 1st President of Pakistan (d. 1969) |
| 1900 | Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1985) |
| 1904 | H. C. Potter, American director and producer (d. 1977) |
| 1906 | Hermione Baddeley, English actress (d. 1986) |
| 1906 | A. W. Mailvaganam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (d. 1987) |
| 1906 | Eva Zeisel, Hungarian-American potter and designer (d. 2011) |
| 1908 | C. Vann Woodward, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1999) |
| 1909 | Vincent Apap, Maltese sculptor (d. 2003) |
| 1910 | William Bradford Huie, American journalist and author (d. 1986) |
| 1910 | Pat Reid, Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1990) |
| 1911 | Buck O’Neil, American baseball player and manager (d. 2006) |
| 1913 | V. Appapillai, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1913 | Lon Nol, Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 1985) |
| 1913 | Dimitrios Hatzis, Greek novelist and journalist (died 1981) |
| 1914 | Amelia Bence, Argentinian actress (d. 2016) |
| 1914 | Alberto Lattuada, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005) |
| 1917 | Vasantdada Patil, Indian farmer and politician, 9th Governor of Rajasthan (d. 1989) |
| 1917 | Robert Sterling, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 1918 | George Grant, Canadian philosopher and academic (d. 1988) |
| 1920 | Guillermina Bravo, Mexican dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2013) |
| 1920 | Jack Elam, American actor (d. 2003) |
| 1921 | Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1996) |
| 1922 | Jack Narz, American game show host and announcer (d. 2008) |
| 1922 | Oskar Werner, Austrian-German actor (d. 1984) |
| 1923 | Linda Christian, Mexican-American actress (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and geneticist (d. 1994) |
| 1926 | Harry Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Maryland |
| 1927 | Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid, American mathematician and theorist (d. 1985) |
| 1928 | Helena Carroll, Scottish-American actress (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Hampton Hawes, American pianist and author (d. 1977) |
| 1929 | Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (d. 2013) |
| 1929 | Fred Phelps, American lawyer, pastor, and activist, founded the Westboro Baptist Church (d. 2014) |
| 1929 | Asashio Tarō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 46th Yokozuna (d. 1988) |
| 1930 | Benny Andrews, American painter and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1931 | Adrienne Corri, Scottish actress (d. 2016) |
| 1932 | Richard Mulligan, American actor (d. 2000) |
| 1933 | Don Lane, American-Australian actor, singer, and television host (d. 2009) |
| 1933 | Ojārs Vācietis, Latvian author and poet (d. 1983) |
| 1934 | Peter Arnett, New Zealand-American journalist and academic |
| 1934 | Jimmy Fontana, Italian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2013) |
| 1934 | Kamahl, Malaysian-Australian singer |
| 1934 | Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2016) |
| 1935 | George Carey, English archbishop and theologian |
| 1936 | Salim Kallas, Syrian actor and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1938 | Gérald Godin, Canadian journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1994) |
| 1938 | Jack Rule, Jr., American golfer |
| 1938 | Jean Seberg, American-French actress and singer (d. 1979) |
| 1939 | Karel Brückner, Czech footballer and manager |
| 1939 | Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Saul Kripke, American philosopher and academic |
| 1940 | William Taubman, American political scientist and author |
| 1940 | Baby Washington, American soul singer |
| 1941 | Eberhard Diepgen, German lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Berlin |
| 1941 | David Green, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Hobby Lobby |
| 1941 | Dack Rambo, American actor (d. 1994) |
| 1941 | Mel Stottlemyre, American baseball player and coach |
| 1942 | John P. Hammond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1943 | Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1943 | Jay Sigel, American golfer |
| 1943 | Howard Wilkinson, English footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Timmy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer |
| 1945 | Masahiro Hasemi, Japanese race car driver |
| 1945 | Bobby Manuel, American guitarist and producer |
| 1945 | Knut Riisnæs, Norwegian saxophonist and composer |
| 1946 | Stanisław Barańczak, Polish-American poet, critic, and scholar (d. 2014) |
| 1946 | Ray Wylie Hubbard, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1947 | Toy Caldwell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1993) |
| 1947 | Amory Lovins, American physicist and environmentalist |
| 1947 | Joe Mantegna, American actor and voice artist |
| 1948 | Humayun Ahmed, Bengali popular writer, dramatist, novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and filmmaker (Bangladesh) (d. 2012) |
| 1949 | Terry Reid, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Mary Lou Metzger, American singer and dancer |
| 1950 | Gilbert Perreault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1951 | Pini Gershon, Israeli basketball player and coach |
| 1952 | Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| 1952 | Mark Lye, American golfer |
| 1952 | Art Malik, Pakistani-English actor and producer |
| 1953 | Frances Conroy, American actress |
| 1953 | Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexican lawyer and politician |
| 1954 | Scott McNealy, American businessman, co-founded Sun Microsystems |
| 1954 | Chris Noth, American actor and producer |
| 1955 | Bill Britton, American golfer |
| 1955 | Whoopi Goldberg, American actress, comedan, and talk show host |
| 1956 | Aldo Nova, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician |
| 1957 | Nick Baines, English bishop |
| 1957 | Stephen Baxter, English author |
| 1957 | Roger Ingram, American trumpet player, educator, and author |
| 1959 | Caroline Goodall, English actress and screenwriter |
| 1960 | Neil Flynn, American actor |
| 1960 | Teodora Ungureanu, Romanian gymnast and coach |
| 1961 | Kim Polese, American entrepreneur and technology executive |
| 1963 | Jaime Covilhã, Angolan basketball player and coach |
| 1963 | Vinny Testaverde, American football player |
| 1964 | Timo Rautiainen, Finnish race car driver |
| 1964 | Dan Sullivan, American politician, junior senator of Alaska |
| 1966 | Susanna Haapoja, Finnish politician (d. 2009) |
| 1967 | Juhi Chawla, Indian actress, singer, and producer, Miss India 1984 |
| 1967 | Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian, actor, and talk show host |
| 1967 | Steve Zahn, American actor and singer |
| 1968 | Pat Hentgen, American baseball player and coach |
| 1969 | Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somalian-American activist and author |
| 1969 | Lori Berenson, American activist |
| 1969 | Gerard Butler, Scottish actor |
| 1969 | Nico Motchebon, German runner |
| 1969 | Josh Mancell, American drummer and composer |
| 1972 | Takuya Kimura, Japanese singer |
| 1972 | Samantha Riley, Australian swimmer |
| 1973 | David Auradou, French rugby player |
| 1973 | Ari Hoenig, American drummer and composer |
| 1974 | Carl Hoeft, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1974 | Indrek Zelinski, Estonian footballer and manager |
| 1975 | Tom Compernolle, Belgian runner (d. 2008) |
| 1975 | Alain Digbeu, French basketball player |
| 1975 | Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer |
| 1975 | Quim, Portuguese footballer |
| 1975 | Toivo Suursoo, Estonian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1976 | Kelly Sotherton, English sprinter and long jumper |
| 1976 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Japanese wrestler |
| 1977 | Huang Xiaoming, Chinese actor and singer |
| 1978 | Nikolai Fraiture, American bass player |
| 1979 | Kick, Japanese comedian and screenwriter |
| 1979 | Subliminal, Israeli rapper and producer |
| 1979 | Metta World Peace, American basketball player and rapper |
| 1980 | Monique Coleman, American actress, singer, and dancer |
| 1980 | Sara Del Rey, American wrestler and trainer |
| 1980 | François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater |
| 1981 | Rivkah, American author and illustrator |
| 1981 | Ryan Bertin, American wrestler and coach |
| 1982 | Michael Copon, American actor, singer, and producer |
| 1982 | Samkon Gado, Nigerian-American football player |
| 1982 | Kumi Koda, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1983 | Kalle Kriit, Estonian cyclist |
| 1983 | Maleli Kunavore, Fijian rugby player (d. 2012) |
| 1984 | Lucas Barrios, Paraguayan footballer |
| 1984 | Kurt Morath, Tongan rugby player |
| 1985 | Asdrúbal Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player |
| 1986 | Kevin Bridges, Scottish comedian and actor |
| 1987 | Hatsune Matsushima, Japanese model and actress |
| 1987 | Dana Vollmer, American swimmer |
| 1992 | Maksim Podholjuzin, Estonian footballer |
| 1994 | Andrew Tang, Singaporean racing driver |
| 1994 | Laurien Leurink, Dutch field hockey midfielder |
| 1995 | Oliver Stummvoll, Austrian model |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.
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