Famous People Born in November 1888

  • Nov 2 Dutch Zwilling, American baseball outfielder (Federal League HR all-time leader), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1978)
  • Nov 3 William Denis Browne, British composer, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1915)

C.V. RamanC.V. Raman (1888-1970)

Nov 7 Indian physicist (Nobel Prize 1930 for light scattering), born in Tiruchirappalli, India

  • Nov 8 David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer, born in Vefsn, Norway (d. 1974)
  • Nov 9 Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
  • Nov 10 Andrej Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder, born in Pustomazovo, Russia (d. 1972)
  • Nov 10 Hugh Wakefield, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Blithe Spirit), born in Wanstead, England (d. 1971)
  • Nov 11 Abul Kalam Azad, 1st Minister of Education in the Indian government, born in Makkah, Hejaz Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (d. 1958)
  • Nov 15 James Morrison, American actor (Wine of Youth, Little Detectives), born in Mattoon, Illinois (d. 1974)
  • Nov 16 Burnet Corwin Tuthill, American composer (Laurentia), born in NYC, New York (d. 1982)
  • Nov 16 Clinton Golden, American labor leader (founder of the United Steelworkers of America), born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1961)
  • Nov 16 Henri Bosco, French author and poet (Gogol), born in Avignon, France (d. 1976)
  • Nov 17 Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie), born (d. 1973)
  • Nov 18 Frances Marion, American screenwriter and actress (Pollyanna), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1973)

José Raúl CapablancaJosé Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942)

Nov 19 Cuban World Chess Champion (1921-27), born in Havana, Cuba, Spanish Empire

  • Nov 22 Tarzan of the Apes, Fictional character from the famous novel of the same name by author Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Nov 23 Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1964)
  • Nov 23 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster's Millions), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)
  • Nov 24 Cathleen Nesbitt, British actress (The Farmer's Daughter), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1982)
  • Nov 24 Dale Carnegie, American writer and public speaker (How to Win Friends & Influence People), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1955)
  • Nov 24 Fredrick Willius, American cardiologist (d. 1972)
  • Nov 24 Rudolf Klein-Rogge, German actor and prototype for silent films master criminal (Metropolis, Spies), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1955)
  • Nov 26 Franz Jung, German writer and political activist, born in Nysa (d. 1963)