Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 7th 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 |
|---|---|
| AD 30 | Nerva, Roman emperor (d. 98) |
| 1342 | Julian of Norwich, English mystic and saint (d. 1416) |
| 1407 | Alain de Coëtivy, French cardinal (d. 1474) |
| 1417 | Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458-1480) (d. 1480) |
| 1456 | Queen Gonghye, Korean royal consort (d. 1474) |
| 1491 | Teofilo Folengo, Italian monk and poet (d. 1544) |
| 1543 | Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (d. 1634) |
| 1555 | Nyaungyan Min, King of Burma (d. 1605) |
| 1563 | Henry I, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1624) |
| 1572 | John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1619) |
| 1622 | Charles X Gustav of Sweden (d. 1660) |
| 1656 | Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742) |
| 1706 | Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge (d. 1772) |
| 1710 | Sarah Fielding, English author (d. 1768) |
| 1715 | Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (d. 1797) |
| 1723 | John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1786) |
| 1725 | Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer (d. 1805) |
| 1763 | Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author (d. 1832) |
| 1768 | Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840) |
| 1772 | William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General (d. 1834) |
| 1788 | Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator (d. 1853) |
| 1855 | Nikolaos Triantafyllakos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1939) |
| 1831 | Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th Governor-General of India (d. 1880) |
| 1836 | Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (d. 1911) |
| 1837 | Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907) |
| 1847 | Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, 6th President of France (d. 1907) |
| 1847 | Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (d. 1912) |
| 1848 | Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1925) |
| 1854 | Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1919) |
| 1866 | Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (d. 1941) |
| 1868 | Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1942) |
| 1878 | Dorothea Bate, English palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (d. 1951) |
| 1881 | Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1942) |
| 1883 | Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (d. 1953) |
| 1883 | Charles Demuth, American painter (d. 1935) |
| 1884 | Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1922) |
| 1885 | George Bouzianis, Greek painter (d. 1959) |
| 1885 | Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (d. 1951) |
| 1885 | Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic (d. 1966) |
| 1885 | Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (d. 1946) |
| 1888 | David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1974) |
| 1893 | Prajadhipok, Thai king (d. 1941) |
| 1896 | Erika Abels d’Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1975) |
| 1896 | Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (d. 1977) |
| 1897 | Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist (d. 1980) |
| 1898 | Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1937) |
| 1900 | Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949) |
| 1904 | Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (d. 1990) |
| 1908 | Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (d. 1998) |
| 1910 | James McCormack, American general (d. 1975) |
| 1911 | Al Brosch, American golfer (d. 1975) |
| 1911 | Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (d. 1991) |
| 1912 | June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010) |
| 1912 | Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016) |
| 1913 | Lou Ambers, American boxer (d. 1995) |
| 1914 | Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer |
| 1918 | Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999) |
| 1918 | Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (d. 2015) |
| 1919 | James S. Ackerman, American historian and academic (d. 2016) |
| 1919 | Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, Indian actor, screenwriter, and author (d. 2000) |
| 1920 | Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) |
| 1920 | Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998) |
| 1920 | Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2012) |
| 1921 | Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (d. 2012) |
| 1922 | Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (d. 2001) |
| 1922 | Thea D. Hodge, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2008) |
| 1922 | Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1996) |
| 1923 | Yisrael Friedman, Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (d. 2017) |
| 1923 | Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005) |
| 1924 | Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player and soldier |
| 1924 | Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974) |
| 1924 | Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (d. 2014) |
| 1924 | Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop |
| 1924 | Dmitry Yazov, Marshal of the Soviet Union |
| 1926 | Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1926 | Darleane C. Hoffman, American nuclear chemist |
| 1927 | L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India |
| 1927 | Ken Dodd, English singer / comedian |
| 1927 | Chris Connor, American singer (d. 2009) |
| 1927 | Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2013) |
| 1927 | Patti Page, American singer and actress (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (d. 2004) |
| 1929 | Bobby Bowden, American football player and coach |
| 1929 | António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher and academic |
| 1931 | Jim Redman, English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer |
| 1931 | Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2016) |
| 1932 | Stéphane Audran, French actress |
| 1932 | Ben Bova, American journalist and author |
| 1933 | Peter Arundell, English race car driver (d. 2009) |
| 1935 | Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter |
| 1935 | Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1990) |
| 1935 | Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (d. 2008) |
| 1936 | Virna Lisi, Italian actress (d. 2014) |
| 1938 | Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician (d. 2007) |
| 1938 | Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet |
| 1939 | Meg Wynn Owen, Welsh actress |
| 1941 | Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress |
| 1942 | Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey |
| 1942 | Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster |
| 1943 | Martin Peters, English footballer and manager |
| 1944 | Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress (Delaney & Bonnie) |
| 1945 | Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author |
| 1945 | John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist |
| 1945 | Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles) (d. 1996) |
| 1945 | Vincent Nichols, English cardinal |
| 1945 | Arnold Rosner, American composer (d. 2013) |
| 1946 | Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1946 | Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1947 | Michael Perham, English bishop (d. 2017) |
| 1947 | Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979) |
| 1947 | Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut |
| 1947 | Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (d. 2013) |
| 1948 | Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (d. 2014) |
| 1949 | Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist |
| 1949 | Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1950 | Mary Hart, American journalist and actress |
| 1951 | Gerald Alston, American R&B singer |
| 1951 | Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall) |
| 1951 | Alfredo Astiz, Argentinian captain |
| 1951 | Laura Cox, English lawyer and judge |
| 1951 | Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic |
| 1952 | John Denny, American baseball player and coach |
| 1952 | Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman |
| 1952 | Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist |
| 1952 | Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1952 | Alfre Woodard, American actress |
| 1953 | Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager |
| 1953 | John Musker, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1953 | Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (d. 2013) |
| 1954 | David Bret, French-English journalist and author |
| 1954 | Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host |
| 1954 | Timothy Egan, American journalist and author |
| 1954 | Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer. |
| 1954 | Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1954 | Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician |
| 1955 | Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1955 | Jeffrey Ford, American author and educator |
| 1956 | Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1956 | Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director |
| 1956 | Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer |
| 1957 | Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager |
| 1957 | Tim Shaw, American swimmer |
| 1957 | Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter |
| 1957 | Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director |
| 1958 | Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer |
| 1958 | Ken Lamberton, American author and educator |
| 1958 | Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer and journalist (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director |
| 1960 | Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director |
| 1960 | Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (d. 2017) |
| 1961 | Micky Adams, English footballer and manager |
| 1961 | Leif Garrett, American singer, actor, and television personality |
| 1963 | Paul McKenna, English hypnotist and author |
| 1965 | Jeff Blauser, American baseball player and manager |
| 1965 | Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1965 | Mike Matarazzo, American bodybuilder and boxer (d. 2014) |
| 1966 | Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality |
| 1967 | Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player |
| 1967 | Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress |
| 1968 | Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1968 | José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager |
| 1968 | Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer and manager |
| 1968 | Parker Posey, American actress |
| 1970 | Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded Myspace |
| 1970 | David Hemp, Bermudian cricketer |
| 1970 | Michael Jackson, Canadian actor |
| 1970 | Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter |
| 1970 | José Porras, Costa Rican footballer and coach |
| 1971 | Carlos Atanes, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1972 | Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer |
| 1972 | Gretchen Mol, American model and actress |
| 1973 | Sven Mikser, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Defence |
| 1973 | David Muir, American journalist |
| 1974 | Joshua Ferris, American author |
| 1974 | Penelope Heyns, South African swimmer |
| 1974 | Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto |
| 1974 | Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator |
| 1975 | Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster |
| 1975 | Tara Reid, American actress |
| 1975 | Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player |
| 1976 | Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 1976 | Colin Strause, American director, producer, and visual effects designer |
| 1977 | Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1977 | Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1977 | Nick Punto, American baseball player |
| 1978 | Matthew Bulbeck, English cricketer |
| 1978 | Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer |
| 1978 | Maurice Evans, American basketball player |
| 1978 | Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer and manager |
| 1978 | Kensaku Kishida, Japanese actor and entertainer |
| 1978 | Emma Lewell-Buck, English social worker and politician |
| 1978 | Júlio Sérgio, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1979 | Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player |
| 1979 | Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer |
| 1980 | Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer |
| 1980 | Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1980 | Holly Walsh, English radio and television host |
| 1981 | Joe Cole, English footballer |
| 1981 | Yann Kermorgant, French footballer |
| 1982 | Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler and actor |
| 1982 | Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer |
| 1982 | Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1983 | Sinan Güler, Turkish basketball player |
| 1983 | Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower |
| 1983 | Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer |
| 1983 | Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer |
| 1983 | Nikola Rachelle, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1983 | Danielle Valore Evans American short story writer |
| 1984 | Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2012) |
| 1984 | Yoko Mitsuya, Japanese model and actress |
| 1984 | Steven Webb, English actor |
| 1985 | Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress |
| 1985 | Míchel, Spanish footballer |
| 1986 | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austrian tennis player |
| 1986 | Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player |
| 1986 | Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (d. 2013) |
| 1987 | Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer |
| 1987 | Sam Bradford, American football player |
| 1987 | Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer |
| 1988 | Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer |
| 1988 | Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete |
| 1989 | Van Roxas, Filipino singer and actor |
| 1989 | Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer |
| 1989 | Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player |
| 1990 | Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor |
| 1991 | Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete |
| 1991 | Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player |
| 1991 | Riker Lynch, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1991 | Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer |
| 1992 | Christophe Vincent, French footballer |
| 1993 | Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player |
| 1993 | Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer |
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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