- Nov 7 Henry Holmes, English violinist and composer, born in London (d. 1905)
- Nov 12 Frank Furness, American architect (University of Pennsylvania Library; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1912) [1]
- Nov 16 Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, born in Lévis, Canada (d. 1908)
- Nov 18 August Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt), born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany (d. 1894)
- Nov 20 Christian Wilberg, German painter, born in Havelberg, Germany (d. 1882)
- Nov 25 Stanisław Duniecki, Polish composer, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1870)
- Nov 29 Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck), born in Vienna (d. 1889)