- Nov 1 Chris Morris, Britsh rock guitarist and singer (Paper Lace - "The Night Chicago Died"), born in Nottingham, England)
- Nov 2 Pat Croce, American entrepreneur, sports team executive and owner, TV personality (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 3 Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], British punk rocker ("Goody Two Shoes"; "Antmusic"), born in London, Engalnd
- Nov 3 Brigitte Lin, Taiwanese actress (Red Dust, Swordsman II), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Nov 3 Godzilla, Japanese monster (Godzilla)
- Nov 3 Kevin P Chilton, American General, test pilot and NASA astronaut (STS 49, 59, 76), born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 4 Aleksandr Aksinin, Russian athlete (Olympic gold, 4×100m relay 1980; bronze 1976), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)
- Nov 4 Chris Difford, British lyricist, guitarist and vocalist (Squeeze - "Black Coffee In Bed"; "Tempted"), born in Greenwich, London
- Nov 5 Alejandro Sabella, Argentine soccer midfielder (8 caps; River Plate, Sheffield United, Estudiantes) and manager (Argentina 2011-14), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
- Nov 5 Alvin Gentry, American basketball head coach (New Orleans Pelicans 2015-19; Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns), born in Shelby, North Carolina
- Nov 6 Catherine Crier, American journalist and author (The Case Against Lawyers, A Deadly Game), born in Dallas, Texas
- Nov 7 Kamal Haasan, Indian actor (Vishwaroopam), born in Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu
- Nov 7 Pat Lupo, American rock bassist (Beaver Brown Band, 1972-94 - "On The Dark Side"; "Tough All Over"), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
- Nov 8 David Bret, British biographer and broadcaster, born in Paris
- Nov 8 Jeanette McGruder, American singer (P-Funk; Brides of Funkenstein), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Nov 8 Kazuo Ishiguro, British author (An Artist of the Floating World, The Remains of the Day, When We Were Orphans), born in Nagasaki, Japan
- Nov 8 Michael D. Brown, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency director (2003-05), born in Guymon, Oklahoma
- Nov 8 Rickie Lee Jones, American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter ("Chuck E's In Love"; "We Belong Together"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 8 Ricky Lawson, American musician, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
- Nov 9 Dennis Stratton, British rock guitarist (Iron Maiden), born in London
- Nov 9 Sue Upton, English actress (The Benny Hill Show) and dancer, born in Chadwell Heath, Essex, England
- Nov 10 Hartwig Gauder, German race walker (Olympic gold men's 50k walk 1980), born in Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany (d. 2020)
- Nov 10 Juanito, Spanish soccer forward (34 caps; Real Madrid 284 games, 85 goals), born in Fuengirola, Spain (d. 1992)
- Nov 10 Mario Cipollina, American rock bassist (Huey Lewis & The News), born in San Rafael, California
- Nov 11 Gail Marquis, American basketball WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic silver 1976)
- Nov 11 Mary Gaitskill, American writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
- Nov 12 Levine Andrade, Indian-British violinist (Arditti Quartet, 1974-90), film score composer and conductor, born in Bombay, India (d. 2018)
- Nov 12 Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player (World #1 doubles 1981; Australian Open doubles 1979, 83, Wimbledon 1980, 82) and administrator (Hopman Cup), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Nov 13 Chris Noth, American actor (Law and Order, The Good Wife), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Nov 13 Scott McNealy, American CEO of Sun Microsystems
Bernard Hinault (68 years old)
Nov 14 French cyclist and 5-time Tour de France winner, born in Yffiniac, France
Condoleezza Rice (68 years old)
Nov 14 1st female African-American U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Nov 14 Tawatha Agee, American singer-songwriter ("Juicy Fruit"), session and touring vocalist (James Mtume; Dave Matthews Band), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Nov 14 Yanni [Chryssomallis], Greek new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance), born in Kalamata, Greece
- Nov 15 Ab Bryant, Canadian rock bassist (Chilliwack, 1978-81 - "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)"), born in Canada
- Nov 15 Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish, politician (President of Poland, 1995-2005), born in Białogard, Poland
- Nov 15 Mitch Easter, American record producer (REM), and rock musician, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Nov 15 Tony Thompson, American session and touring drummer (Chic; LaBelle; The Power Station), born in New York City (d. 2003)
- Nov 16 Andrea Barrett, American novelist (Servants of the Map), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 16 Bruce Edwards, American golf caddie (mainly for 5 x British Open champion Tom Watson), born in Wethersfield, Connecticut (d. 2004)
- Nov 16 Dick Gross, Australian politician
- Nov 16 Luis Conte, Cuban session and touring percussionist (Madonna; Jackson Browne; James Taylor; Shakira), and bandleader, born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Nov 17 Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Penang, Malaya (d. 2022)
- Nov 17 Jorge Hernández, Cuban boxer Olympic gold light flyweight 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
- Nov 17 Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
- Nov 18 Carter Burwell, American film composer (Coen Brothers films, Twilight Saga), born in New York City
- Nov 18 Evan Gray, New Zealand cricketer
- Nov 19 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian politician, 6th President of Egypt (2014-), born in Zagazig, Cairo
- Nov 19 Annette Guest, American pop singer (First Choice - "Smarty Pants"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Nov 19 Kathleen Quinlan, American actress (Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in California
- Nov 19 Tom Scheckel, American rock drummer (Buckinghams), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Nov 20 Berit Andnor, Swedish politician, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Nov 20 Frank Marino, Canadian rock guitarist (Mahogany Rush), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Nov 20 Steve Dahl, American radio host, Chicago's anti-disco DJ (WLS-FM), born in Pasadena, California
- Nov 20 Steve Rogers, Australian rugby league centre (24 Tests; NSW; Cronulla-Sutherland), born in Gold Coast, Australia (d. 2006)
- Nov 21 Thomas Rothman, American film executive
- Nov 22 Paolo Gentiloni, Italian politician, Prime Minister (2016-2018), born in Rome, Italy
- Nov 23 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player ("The Way It Is"), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
- Nov 23 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
- Nov 23 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player, born in Olney, Illinois
- Nov 23 Ken Schrom, American MLB player, born in Grangeville, Idaho
- Nov 24 Emir Kusturica, Serbian-French filmmaker (When Father Was Away on Business; Black Cat, White Cat), and punk rock bassist (No Smoking), born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Nov 26 Roz Chast, American cartoonist (Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Nov 26 Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, born in Valvettithurai, Dominion of Ceylon (d. 2009)
- Nov 27 Kimmy Robertson, American actress (Lucy Moran in TV series Twin Peaks), born in Hollywood, California
- Nov 27 Patricia McPherson, American actress (Knight Rider), born in Oak Harbor, Washington
- Nov 29 Joel Coen, American filmmaker (Fargo, No Country for Old Men), born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Nov 30 George McArdle, Australian rock bassist (Little River Band), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Nov 30 June Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters -"Fire"; "He's So Shy"; "Jump (For My Love)'; "Slow Hand"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2006)
- Nov 30 Simonetta Stefanelli, Italian Actress (The Godfather)
About November 1954
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)