Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 14th 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 |
|---|---|
| 459 | B’utz Aj Sak Chiik, Mayan king (d. 501) |
| 1316 | John I of France (d. 1316) |
| 1397 | Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455) |
| 1498 | Eleanor of Austria (d. 1558) |
| 1511 | Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet and author (d. 1536) |
| 1556 | Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618) |
| 1559 | Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621) |
| 1607 | Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (d. 1701) |
| 1660 | Hermann von der Hardt, German historian and orientalist (d. 1746) |
| 1661 | Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss-American settler and author (d. 1743) |
| 1688 | Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1757) |
| 1692 | Eusebius Amort, German poet and theologian (d. 1775) |
| 1708 | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778) |
| 1738 | William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (d. 1822) |
| 1741 | Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet and physiognomist (d. 1801) |
| 1746 | Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1809) |
| 1757 | Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (d. 1830) |
| 1776 | José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Mexican journalist and author (d. 1827) |
| 1784 | Jérôme Bonaparte, French husband of Catharina of Württemberg (d. 1860) |
| 1791 | Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1869) |
| 1793 | Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (d. 1880) |
| 1849 | Mary E. Byrd, American astronomer and educator (d. 1934) |
| 1852 | Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1892) |
| 1859 | Christopher Hornsrud, Norwegian businessman and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960) |
| 1862 | Gerhart Hauptmann, German novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946) |
| 1868 | Emil Racoviță, Romanian biologist, zoologist, and explorer (d. 1947) |
| 1873 | Sara Josephine Baker, American physician and academic (d. 1945) |
| 1874 | Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (d. 1941) |
| 1874 | August Krogh, Danish zoologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949) |
| 1879 | Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953) |
| 1881 | Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (d. 1960) |
| 1882 | Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (d. 1965) |
| 1886 | René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (d. 1951) |
| 1887 | Marianne Moore, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1972) |
| 1887 | Georgia O’Keeffe, American painter and educator (d. 1986) |
| 1888 | Artie Matthews, American pianist and composer (d. 1958) |
| 1890 | Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (d. 1969) |
| 1891 | W. Averell Harriman, American businessman and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1986) |
| 1891 | Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944) |
| 1892 | Naomi Childers, American actress (d. 1964) |
| 1895 | Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918) |
| 1895 | Antoni Słonimski, Polish journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1976) |
| 1896 | Leonard Lord, English businessman (d. 1967) |
| 1897 | Aneurin Bevan, Welsh journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1960) |
| 1897 | Sacheverell Sitwell, English author and critic (d. 1988) |
| 1899 | Avdy Andresson, Estonian-American soldier and diplomat, Estonian Minister of War (d. 1990) |
| 1903 | Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 1974) |
| 1905 | Mantovani, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1980) |
| 1906 | Curtis LeMay, American general and politician (d. 1990) |
| 1907 | Claus von Stauffenberg, German colonel (d. 1944) |
| 1908 | Carlo Abarth, Italian engineer and businessman, founded Abarth (d. 1979) |
| 1912 | Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945) |
| 1913 | Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (d. 2005) |
| 1914 | V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (d. 2014) |
| 1916 | Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (d. 1995) |
| 1916 | Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1919 | Carol Bruce, American singer and actress (d. 2007) |
| 1919 | Joseph Wapner, American lieutenant and judge (d. 2017) |
| 1920 | Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999) |
| 1922 | Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004) |
| 1922 | David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist and academic |
| 1922 | Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1923 | Văn Cao, Vietnamese composer, poet, and painter (d. 1995) |
| 1923 | Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013) |
| 1925 | Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2014) |
| 1926 | Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990) |
| 1928 | C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter and politician |
| 1928 | Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997) |
| 1929 | Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer |
| 1929 | Joe Hinton, American singer (d. 1968) |
| 1930 | J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2009) |
| 1930 | Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | John Kerr, American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013) |
| 1931 | Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya |
| 1931 | Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo |
| 1932 | Petula Clark, English singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1932 | Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972) |
| 1932 | Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher, author, and academic |
| 1933 | Gloria Foster, American actress (d. 2001) |
| 1933 | Theodore Roszak, American scholar and author (d. 2011) |
| 1934 | Joanna Barnes, American actress and author |
| 1934 | Peter Dickinson, English pianist and composer |
| 1935 | Nera White, American basketball player (d. 2016) |
| 1936 | H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (d. 2003) |
| 1936 | Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1936 | Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998) |
| 1937 | Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968) |
| 1937 | Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1939 | Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager |
| 1939 | Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (d. 2015) |
| 1940 | Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer |
| 1940 | Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer |
| 1940 | Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter |
| 1940 | Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician |
| 1940 | Sam Waterston, American actor |
| 1941 | Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer |
| 1941 | Daniel Pinkwater, American author and illustrator |
| 1942 | Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor |
| 1945 | Roger Donaldson, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1945 | Bob Gunton, American actor and singer |
| 1945 | Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA) |
| 1946 | Vassilis Goumas, Greek basketball player |
| 1947 | Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lankan cardinal |
| 1947 | Bill Richardson, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to the United Nations |
| 1947 | Ken Sutcliffe, Australian journalist and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician |
| 1950 | Egon Vaupel, German lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Marburg |
| 1951 | Beverly D’Angelo, American actress, singer, and producer |
| 1952 | Rick Atkinson, American journalist, historian, and author |
| 1952 | Randy Savage, American wrestler (d. 2011) |
| 1953 | James Widdoes, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1954 | Kevin S. Bright, American director and producer |
| 1954 | Emma Dent Coad, British politician |
| 1954 | Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland |
| 1954 | Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1954 | Tony Thompson, American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003) |
| 1955 | Joe Leeway, English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist |
| 1956 | Michael Hampton, American guitarist and producer |
| 1957 | Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer |
| 1957 | Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator |
| 1957 | Michael Woythe, German footballer and manager |
| 1958 | Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Australian actor and director |
| 1958 | Gu Kailai, Chinese lawyer and businesswoman |
| 1958 | Lesley Laird, British politician |
| 1959 | Tibor Fischer, English author |
| 1960 | Dawn Airey, English broadcaster |
| 1962 | Mark Acres, American basketball player and educator |
| 1962 | Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, and producer |
| 1963 | Andrew Castle, English tennis player and television host |
| 1963 | Benny Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |
| 1963 | Kevin J. O’Connor, American actor |
| 1964 | Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer and manager |
| 1964 | Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1964 | Tiit Sokk, Estonian basketball player and coach |
| 1965 | Nigel Bond, English snooker player |
| 1965 | Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer |
| 1966 | Rachel True, American actress |
| 1967 | Greg Anthony, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1967 | Cynthia Breazeal, American computer scientist, roboticist, and academic |
| 1967 | Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player |
| 1967 | E-40, American rapper and actor (The Click) |
| 1967 | Wayne Harrison, English footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1967 | François Ozon, French director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1967 | Gus Poyet, Uruguayan footballer and manager |
| 1967 | Jon Preston, New Zealand rugby player |
| 1968 | Ol’ Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (d. 2004) |
| 1968 | Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1968 | Teodoro Casiño, Filipino journalist and politician |
| 1968 | Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1968 | Uwe Rösler, German footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer and coach |
| 1970 | Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Alexander Kvitashvili, Georgian-Ukrainian academic and politician, 19th Ukrainian Minister of Healthcare |
| 1970 | Patrick M’Boma, Cameroonian footballer |
| 1971 | Jay Harrington, American actor |
| 1971 | Martin Pieckenhagen, German footballer |
| 1972 | Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor |
| 1973 | Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress |
| 1973 | Alamgir Sheriyar, English cricketer |
| 1974 | Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1975 | Scott Henshall, English fashion designer |
| 1975 | Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1975 | Boris Živković, Croatian footballer |
| 1976 | Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman |
| 1976 | Virginie Ledoyen, French actress |
| 1976 | Sule, Indonesian comedian and actor |
| 1977 | Sean Murray, American actor |
| 1977 | Peter Phillips, English businessman |
| 1977 | Robaire Smith, American football player |
| 1978 | Floyd Womack, American football player |
| 1979 | Josemi, Spanish footballer |
| 1979 | Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach |
| 1979 | Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist |
| 1981 | Drew Hodgdon, American football player |
| 1981 | Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer |
| 1982 | D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player |
| 1982 | Rio Hirai, Japanese actress |
| 1982 | Joe Kowalewski, American football player |
| 1982 | Benjamin Krause, German rugby player |
| 1982 | Giaan Rooney, Australian swimmer |
| 1982 | Lofa Tatupu, American football player |
| 1982 | Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer |
| 1983 | Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner |
| 1983 | Sasha Pavlović, Serbian basketball player |
| 1983 | Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player |
| 1985 | Charron Fisher, American basketball player |
| 1985 | Simon Spender, Welsh footballer |
| 1986 | Coye Francies, American football player |
| 1986 | Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player |
| 1986 | Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter |
| 1987 | Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer |
| 1988 | Morgan Parra, French rugby player |
| 1988 | Billy Twelvetrees, English rugby player |
| 1989 | Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer |
| 1991 | Maxime Colin, French footballer |
| 1991 | Shailene Woodley, American actress |
| 1992 | Sofia Goggia, Italian skier |
| 1992 | Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer |
| 1992 | Daniela Seguel, Chilean tennis player |
| 1992 | Trevor Story, American baseball player |
| 1992 | Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer |
| 1993 | Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer |
| 1993 | Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1994 | Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player |
| 1995 | Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player |
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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