- Nov 1 Sippie Wallace [Beulah Belle Thomas], American blues singer ("Women Be Wise"), born in Plumb Bayou, Arkansas (d. 1986)
- Nov 7 Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician, born in Saloniki, Ottoman Empire (d. 1963)
- Nov 8 Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (The Marriage Circle, The Racket), born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (d. 1937)
- Nov 9 Leonard Carmichael, American Psychologist and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1953-64), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
- Nov 9 Owen Barfield, British philosopher of language, born in London (d. 1997)
- Nov 11 Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, German Jesuit priest and Buddhism Zen teacher, born in Nieheim, Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1990)
- Nov 11 René Clair, French film director (I Married a Witch, It Happened Tomorrow), born in Paris (d. 1981)
- Nov 12 Abraham van Oosten, Dutch poet and author (His Master's Voice), born in Shafts, Netherlands (d. 1969)
- Nov 12 Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (d. 1999)
Earl Sande (1898-1968)
Nov 13 American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), born in Groton, South Dakota
- Nov 14 Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French writer and filmmaker (d. 1944)
- Nov 15 Willy Alfredo [Willem Jue], Dutch entertainer and poet (Fish-Trap) (d. 1976)
- Nov 18 Erich Sehlbach, German composer, born in Barmen, Germany (d. 1985)
- Nov 18 Joris Ivens, Dutch director (A Tale of the Wind, Rain), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- Nov 19 Arthur R. von Hippel, German physicist (pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, and semiconductors and was a codeveloper of radar during World War II), born in Rostock, Germany (d. 2003)
- Nov 21 René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter (This is Not a Pipe), born in Lessines, Belgium (d. 1967)
Wiley Post (1898-1935)
Nov 22 American aviator (1st solo flight around the world), born in Corinth, Van Zandt County, Texas
- Nov 24 Paul Faucher, French author and pioneering children's publisher (Père Castor), born in Pougues-les-Eaux, France (d. 1967)
Karl Ziegler (1898-1973)
Nov 26 German chemist and Nobel Laureate (polymers), born in Helsa, German Empire
- Nov 27 Fredric Warburg, British publisher (Animal Farm) and author, born in Paddington, London (d. 1981)
- Nov 27 Nelly Wagenaar, Dutch pianist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1985)
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
Nov 29 British author (The Chronicles of Narnia), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
