Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 6th 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 |
|---|---|
| 13 BC | Emperor Keikō of Japan (d. 130) |
| 630 | Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668) |
| 994 | Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher and scholar (d. 1069) |
| 1186 | Ögedei Khan, Mongol ruler, 2nd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1241) |
| 1316 | Simeon of Russia (d. 1353) |
| 1456 | Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth (d. 1501) |
| 1525 | Georg Cracow, German lawyer and politician (d. 1575) |
| 1598 | Francisco de Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664) |
| 1619 | Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French author and poet (d. 1692) |
| 1650 | John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (d. 1723) |
| 1683 | Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman, author, and translator (d. 1748) |
| 1687 | William Stukeley, English archaeologist and physician (d. 1765) |
| 1706 | Carlo Cecere, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1761) |
| 1728 | James Cook, English captain, navigator, and cartographer (d. 1779) |
| 1750 | Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (d. 1819) |
| 1800 | Platt Rogers Spencer, American calligrapher and educator (d. 1864) |
| 1805 | Thomas Brassey, English engineer and businessman (d. 1870) |
| 1818 | Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician and physiologist (d. 1896) |
| 1830 | Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (d. 1907) |
| 1832 | Andrew Dickson White, American historian, academic, and diplomat, co-founded Cornell University (d. 1918) |
| 1838 | Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam, French author and playwright (d. 1889) |
| 1843 | William Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist and banker (d. 1905) |
| 1846 | Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1907) |
| 1851 | Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (d. 1913) |
| 1858 | Bipin Chandra Pal, Indian academic and activist (d. 1932) |
| 1860 | Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general and engineer (d. 1936) |
| 1860 | Paul Peel, Canadian painter and academic (d. 1892) |
| 1861 | Jeff Milton, American police officer (d. 1947) |
| 1867 | Marie Curie, Polish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1934) |
| 1872 | Lucille La Verne, American actress (d. 1945) |
| 1872 | Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (d. 1956) |
| 1876 | Charlie Townsend, English cricketer and lawyer (d. 1958) |
| 1878 | Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1968) |
| 1879 | King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1948) |
| 1879 | Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (d. 1940) |
| 1886 | Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (d. 1935) |
| 1888 | C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) |
| 1890 | Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (d. 1972) |
| 1891 | Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (d. 1938) |
| 1893 | Leatrice Joy, American actress (d. 1985) |
| 1893 | Margaret Leech, American historian and author (d. 1974) |
| 1896 | Esdras Minville, Canadian economist and sociologist (d. 1975) |
| 1897 | Herman J. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1953) |
| 1897 | Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (d. 1976) |
| 1898 | Margaret Morris, American actress (d. 1968) |
| 1898 | Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1963) |
| 1899 | Yitzhak Lamdan, Russian-Israeli journalist and poet (d. 1954) |
| 1901 | Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (d. 1980) |
| 1903 | Ary Barroso, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1964) |
| 1903 | Dean Jagger, American actor (d. 1991) |
| 1903 | Konrad Lorenz, Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) |
| 1905 | William Alwyn, English composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1985) |
| 1906 | Eugene Carson Blake, American minister and educator (d. 1985) |
| 1908 | Marijac, French author and illustrator (d. 1994) |
| 1909 | Ruby Hurley, American activist (d. 1980) |
| 1909 | Norman Krasna, American director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1984) |
| 1912 | Victor Beaumont, German-English actor (d. 1977) |
| 1913 | Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960) |
| 1913 | Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1913 | Mikhail Solomentsev, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 2008) |
| 1914 | Archie Campbell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1987) |
| 1914 | R. A. Lafferty, American soldier, engineer, and author (d. 2002) |
| 1915 | Philip Morrison, American astrophysicist and academic (d. 2005) |
| 1915 | M. Athalie Range, American activist and politician (d. 2006) |
| 1917 | Titos Vandis, Greek actor (d. 2003) |
| 1918 | Paul Aussaresses, French general (d. 2013) |
| 1918 | Billy Graham, American minister and author |
| 1918 | Maria Teresa de Noronha, Portuguese singer (d. 1993) |
| 1919 | Ellen Stewart, American director and producer (d. 2011) |
| 1920 | Max Kampelman, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 2013) |
| 1921 | Lisa Ben, American singer-songwriter and journalist (d. 2015) |
| 1921 | Jack Fleck, American soldier and golfer (d. 2014) |
| 1921 | Susanne Hirzel, member of the White Rose (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Ghulam Azam, Bangladeshi politician (d. 2014) |
| 1922 | Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1999) |
| 1923 | Gene Callahan, American art director and production designer (d. 1990) |
| 1926 | Joan Sutherland, Australian soprano (d. 2010) |
| 1927 | Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (d. 2015) |
| 1929 | Jesús de Polanco, Spanish publisher and businessman (d. 2007) |
| 1929 | Eric Kandel, Austrian-American neuroscientist and psychiatrist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1929 | Lila Kaye, English actress (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Rudy Boschwitz, German-American soldier and politician |
| 1931 | G. Edward Griffin, American director, producer, and author |
| 1935 | W. S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (d. 2009) |
| 1936 | Gwyneth Jones, Welsh soprano |
| 1937 | Mary Daheim, American journalist and author |
| 1938 | Dee Clark, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1938 | Jake Gibbs, American baseball player and coach |
| 1938 | Jim Kaat, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1938 | Barry Newman, American actor |
| 1939 | Barbara Liskov, American computer scientist and academic |
| 1940 | Dakin Matthews, American actor, director, and playwright |
| 1940 | Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author and academic |
| 1941 | Madeline Gins, American poet and architect (d. 2014) |
| 1941 | Angelo Scola, Italian cardinal and philosopher |
| 1942 | Tom Peters, American businessman and author |
| 1942 | Johnny Rivers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1942 | Jean Shrimpton, English model and actress |
| 1943 | Silvia Cartwright, New Zealand lawyer, judge, and politician, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand |
| 1943 | Stephen Greenblatt, American theorist, scholar, and critic |
| 1943 | Boris Gromov, Russian general and politician, Governor of Moscow Oblast |
| 1943 | Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1943 | Michael Spence, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 1944 | Luigi Riva, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Peter Wilby, English journalist |
| 1945 | Joe Niekro, American baseball player (d. 2006) |
| 1947 | Bob Anderson, English darts player |
| 1947 | Rebecca Eaton, American television producer |
| 1947 | Yutaka Fukumoto, Japanese baseball player and coach |
| 1947 | Ron Leavitt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2008) |
| 1947 | Sondhi Limthongkul, Thai journalist and politician |
| 1948 | Stephen Green, Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, English businessman and politician |
| 1948 | Buck Martinez, American baseball player and manager |
| 1948 | Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver |
| 1949 | Stephen Bruton, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2009) |
| 1949 | Steven Stucky, American composer and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1949 | David S. Ware, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2012) |
| 1950 | Lindsay Duncan, Scottish actress |
| 1950 | John Lang, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1951 | Gerard F. Gilmore, New Zealand astronomer and academic |
| 1951 | Kevin MacMichael, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Cutting Crew) (d. 2002) |
| 1951 | Lawrence O’Donnell, American journalist and talk show host |
| 1951 | John Tamargo, American baseball player and coach |
| 1952 | David Petraeus, American general, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| 1952 | Modibo Sidibé, Sudanese-Malian police officer and politician, Prime Minister of Mali |
| 1952 | Valeriy Zuyev, Ukrainian footballer and manager |
| 1953 | Maire Aunaste, Estonian journalist and author |
| 1953 | Erik Balke, Norwegian saxophonist and composer |
| 1953 | Christopher Foster, English bishop |
| 1953 | Lucinda Green, English equestrian and journalist |
| 1954 | James Gray, Scottish politician |
| 1954 | Guy Gavriel Kay, Canadian lawyer and author |
| 1954 | Gil Junger, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1954 | Kamal Haasan, Tamil Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter and so on. |
| 1956 | Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian pianist and composer |
| 1956 | Jonathan Palmer, English race car driver and businessman |
| 1956 | Judy Tenuta, American actress, producer, screenwriter, and accordion player |
| 1957 | John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer |
| 1957 | King Kong Bundy, American wrestler |
| 1957 | Christopher Knight, American actor |
| 1958 | Dmitry Kozak, Russian politician; Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation |
| 1959 | Billy Gillispie, American basketball player and coach |
| 1959 | Alexandre Guimarães, Brazilian-Costa Rican footballer and manager |
| 1960 | Tommy Thayer, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1960 | Shyamaprasad, Indian Filmmaker |
| 1961 | Orlando Mercado, American baseball player and coach |
| 1962 | Tracie Savage, American actress and journalist |
| 1962 | Dirk Shafer, American model, actor, and director (d. 2015) |
| 1963 | John Barnes, Jamaican-English footballer and manager |
| 1963 | Sam Graves, American farmer and politician |
| 1964 | Troy Beyer, American actress, director, and screenwriter |
| 1964 | Philip Hollobone, English soldier and politician |
| 1964 | Liam Ó Maonlaí, Irish keyboard player and songwriter |
| 1964 | Dana Plato, American actress (d. 1999) |
| 1964 | Bonnie St. John, American skier and scholar |
| 1965 | Steve Parkin, English footballer and manager |
| 1965 | Sigrun Wodars, German runner and physiotherapist |
| 1966 | Calvin Borel, American jockey |
| 1967 | Steve DiGiorgio, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1967 | David Guetta, French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter |
| 1967 | Hikaru Ijūin, Japanese radio host |
| 1967 | Rafael Herbert Reyes, Dominican wrestler |
| 1967 | Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1968 | Russ Springer, American baseball player |
| 1969 | Michelle Clunie, American actress |
| 1969 | Hélène Grimaud, French pianist |
| 1969 | Michel Picard, Canadian ice hockey player and scout |
| 1970 | Neil Hannon, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1970 | Andy Houston, American race car driver |
| 1970 | Marc Rosset, Swiss-Monacan tennis player |
| 1970 | Morgan Spurlock, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1970 | Paul Ware, English footballer (d. 2013) |
| 1971 | Jamie Drummond, Scottish-Canadian journalist and critic |
| 1971 | Robin Finck, American guitarist and songwriter |
| 1971 | Matthew Ryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1971 | Trivikram Srinivas, Indian director and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Danny Grewcock, English rugby player |
| 1972 | Jason London, American actor and producer |
| 1972 | Jeremy London, American actor and producer |
| 1972 | Hasim Rahman, American boxer |
| 1972 | Marcus Stewart, English footballer and coach |
| 1973 | Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011) |
| 1973 | Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress |
| 1973 | Martín Palermo, Argentinian footballer and manager |
| 1974 | Kris Benson, American baseball player |
| 1974 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Jamaican hurdler |
| 1974 | Christian Gómez, Argentinian footballer |
| 1974 | Chris Summers, Norwegian drummer |
| 1975 | Venkat Prabhu, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1976 | Rob Caggiano, American guitarist and producer |
| 1976 | Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis player and model |
| 1977 | Lindsay Czarniak, American journalist and sportscaster |
| 1977 | Andres Oper, Estonian footballer |
| 1977 | María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player |
| 1977 | Anthony Thomas, American football player and coach |
| 1978 | Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer |
| 1978 | Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach |
| 1978 | Rio Ferdinand, English footballer |
| 1978 | Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1978 | Barry Robson, Scottish footballer |
| 1978 | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer |
| 1979 | Mike Commodore, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1979 | Will Demps, American football player |
| 1979 | Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican footballer |
| 1979 | Barney Harwood, English television host and actor |
| 1979 | Jon Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1979 | Amy Purdy, American actress, model and snowboarder |
| 1979 | Joey Ryan, American wrestler |
| 1979 | Otep Shamaya, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1980 | Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter |
| 1980 | Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentinian footballer |
| 1980 | Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast |
| 1980 | James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer |
| 1980 | Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer |
| 1981 | Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator |
| 1981 | Nana Katase, Japanese model, actress, and singer |
| 1981 | Anushka Shetty, Indian actress |
| 1981 | Rina Uchiyama, Japanese actress and model |
| 1982 | Pascal Leclaire, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1983 | Forrest Kline, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1983 | Esmerling Vásquez, Dominican baseball player |
| 1984 | Mihkel Aksalu, Estonian footballer |
| 1984 | Jonathan Bornstein, American soccer player |
| 1984 | Gervais Randrianarisoa, Malagasy footballer |
| 1984 | Amelia Vega, Dominican actress and singer, Miss Universe 2003 |
| 1985 | Sebastian Aldén, Swedish motorcycle racer |
| 1985 | Lucas Neff, American actor |
| 1986 | Andy Hull, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1986 | David Nelson, American football player |
| 1986 | Doukissa Nomikou, Greek model and television host |
| 1987 | Mitch Brown, Australian rugby league player |
| 1987 | Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player |
| 1988 | Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player |
| 1988 | Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player |
| 1988 | Thomas Schneider, German sprinter |
| 1988 | Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer |
| 1989 | Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist |
| 1990 | Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer |
| 1990 | Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1990 | David de Gea, Spanish footballer |
| 1990 | Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1992 | Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player |
| 1994 | Haruna Iikubo, Japanese singer and actress |
| 1995 | Richard Smith, British Doctor of Science and Lord of Coventry |
| 1996 | Lorde, New Zealand singer-songwriter |
| 1997 | Erika Hendsel, Estonian tennis player |
| 1997 | Nana Okada, Japanese singer |
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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