Famous Birthdays on November 23

1760 Gracchus Babeuf, French utopian socialist (Tribun du Peuple) (d. 1797)
1765 Thomas Attwood, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1838)
1785 Jan Roothaan, 1st Dutch general of the Jesuits (1829-53) (d. 1853)
1794 Johan Frederik van Oordt, Dutch theologian (Groninger direction), born in Rotterdam (d. 1852)
1797 Gábor Mátray, Hungarian composer and musicologist, born in Nagykata, Hungary (d. 1875)
1800 Michail Pogodin, Russian historian and author (Povesti), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1875)

Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895)

American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses), born in Hampton, Connecticut

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)

14th President of the United States (Democrat: 1853-57), born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire

1809 Horatio Phillips Van Cleve, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1891)
1815 William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
1819 Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1901)
1819 Josiah Dwight Whitney, American Geologist who led the California Geological Survey (Mount Whitney and Whitney Glacier are named for him), born in Northampton, Massachusetts (d. 1896)
1820 Isaac Todhunter, British mathematician (d. 1884)
1820 John Willis Ellis, American politician, Governor of North Carolina during US Civil War, born in Rowan County, North Carolina (d. 1861)
1821 Charles Meryon, British-French etcher who was color blind, born in Paris (d. 1868)
1830 Kaspar von Zumbusch, German-Austria sculptor of public statues in Vienna, born in Herzebrock, Westphalia (d. 1915)

Johannes van der Waals (1837-1923)

Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands

1842 James Lillywhite, English cricket slow bowler (1st England Test captain; 2 Tests, 8 wickets; Sussex CCC) and umpire (6 Tests 1881–99), born in Westhampnett, England (d. 1929)
1843 Josef Sucher, Hungarian composer and conductor (Aus alten Märchen), born in Döbör, Hungary (d. 1908)
1855 Frank Friday Fletcher, American Naval Admiral (Medal of Order for Battle of Veracruz), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1928)
1858 Frank Hearne, English cricket batsman (2 Tests England, 4 South Africa; Kent, Western Province), born in Ealing, England (d. 1949)

Billy the Kid (1859-1881)

American frontier outlaw and gunfighter of the Wild West, born in NYC, New York

1860 Karl Hjalmar Branting, Swedish statesman and diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1925)
1861 Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939)
1862 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
1862 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1926)
1864 Henry Bourne Joy, American automobile executive (Packard Motor Car Co.), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1936)
1865 Howard Taylor, American tennis player (US National C'ships doubles 1879; singles 1884, 86, 87, 88 runner-up), born in NYC, New York (d. 1920)
1869 Valdemar Poulsen, Danish engineer who invented devices for radio broadcasting, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1942)
1875 Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian Marxist revolutionary, author and literary critic, born in Poltava, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
1876 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (Atlántida), born in Cádiz, Spain (d. 1946)
1878 André Caplet, French composer and conductor (Conte Fantastic; Le miroir de Jesus), born on a boat sailing between Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) and Honfleur (Calvados) in France (d. 1925)
1878 Ernest King, US fleet admiral (Chief of Naval Operations in WWII), born in Lorain, Ohio (d. 1956)
1878 Holcombe Ward, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1904; President USLTA 1937-47), born in New York, NY (d. 1967)
1882 Johan Conrad Kikkert, Dutch painter and critic (promoted modern art in Netherlands through Modern Art Circle), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1965)
1883 Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological and writer (Along the water front) (d. 1921)
1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexican mural painter (Epic of Culture in New World), born in Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico (d. 1949)

Boris Karloff (1887-1969)

English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London

1887 Eduardo Corrochio, Spanish-born dancer (d. 1943)
1887 Henry Moseley, English physicist (relationship between atomic number and charge of the atomic nucleus), born in Weymouth, England (d. 1915)
1887 Paul Malengreau, Belgian organist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1813-53), born in at Trélon, Nord, France (d. 1956)
1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph], American actor and comedian (Marx brothers), born in NYC, New York (d. 1964)
1888 Nana Bryant, American stage and screen actress (Ladies of the Chorus; Harvey; Brewster's Millions), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1955)

Alexander Patch (1889-1945)

American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona

1889 Harry Sunderland, Australian rugby league administrator (manager 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of GB; Queensland RFL secretary 1913-22; inspired establishment RL in France), born in Gympie, Australia (d. 1964)
1890 El Lissitzky, Russian artist and architect (d. 1941)
1892 Erté [Romain de Tirtoff], Russian-French artist and designer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1990)
1894 Rosetta Duncan, American vaudevillian (Duncan Sisters), actress (Topsy and Eva), and songwriter (Remeberin'), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
1896 Joris Vriamont, Flemish author and music publisher (d. 1961)
1896 Klement Gottwald, Czech communist politician, Premier and President of Czechoslovakia (1946-53), born in Vyškov, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
1896 Ruth Etting, American dancer, singer and actress (Roman scandals), born in David City, Nebraska (d. 1978)
1896 Viktor Kosenko, Russian-Ukrainian pianist, composer (Moldavian Poem), and educator, born in Saint Petersberg, Russian Empire (d. 1938)
1897 Karl Gebhardt, Nazi doctor (executed for war crimes for conducting experiments on concentration camp inmates), born in Haag in Oberbayern, Germany (d. 1948)
1897 Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer (The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian), born in Kishoregunj, East Bengal, British India (d. 1999)
1899 Marcel Dalio [Israel Moshe Blauschild], French actor (Sabrina, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Casablanca), born in Paris, France (d. 1983)
1899 Norman Hunter, English children's writer (Professor Branestawm), born in London (d. 1995)
1902 Aaron Bank, American OSS officer and founder of the US Army Special Forces (d. 2004)
1906 Mervyn Roberts, Welsh composer, born in Abergele, Denbighshire (d. 1990)
1907 Lars Leksell, Swedish physician (d. 1986)
1908 Leendert Braat, Dutch sculptor and screenwriter (White World), (d. 1982)
1908 Nelson S. Bond, American sci-fi writer, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
1909 Nigel Tranter, Scottish author and historian (River Realm; Robert the Bruce), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
1910 Hal Schumacher, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 35; New York Giants), born in Hinkley, New York (d. 1993)
1911 Peter Saunders, English theater producer created The Mousetrap - world's longest play), born in London, England (d. 2003)
1912 George O'Hanlon, American actor (Life of Riley - "Calvin"' Joe McDoakes shorts), voice actor (The Jetsons - "George Jetson"), and screenwriter, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1914 Emmett Ashford, American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
1914 Roger Avon, British actor (Doctor Who, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.), born in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1998)
1914 Wilson Tucker, American sci-fi author (Time Masters), born in Deer Creek, Illinois (d. 2006)
1915 Ellen Drew [Esther Loretta Ray], American actress (Isle of Dead, Christmas in July), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2003)
1915 John Dehner [Forkum], American actor (The Right Stuff, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 1992)
1915 Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, Guatemalan politician, President of Guatemala (1966-70), born in Guatemala City (d. 1996)
1916 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
1917 Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, British medical writer (d. 1996)
1919 Cláudio Santoro, Brazilian violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Manaus, Brazil (d. 1989)
1919 Peter Strawson, English philosopher (University of Oxford), born in London, England (d. 2006)
1920 Chalmers Wylie, American politician (Rep-R-Ohio, 1967-93), born in Norwich, Ohio (d. 1998)
1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist, pianist, composer (Te Deum Laudamus; Blätterlos), and educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1993)
1920 Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose)
1921 Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1960)
1921 Hein Roethof, Dutch journalist and politician (PvdA)
1921 Jack Marshall, American jazz and session guitarist, film and television composer, arranger, and record producer (Capitol Records), born in El Dorado, Kansas (d. 1973)
1922 Manuel Fraga Iribarne, president of Spanish Galicia
1923 Angelo John Novarese, American record company founder (Hi Tunes)
1923 Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (Hambletonian x 4; Little Brown Jug x 5; Messenger Stakes x 7), born in Gloversville, NY (d. 1986)
1923 Daniel Brewster, American politician (Rep-D-Maryland 1963-69), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
1923 Guy [Gaetano] Molinari, American politician (Rep-New York, 1981-1983), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
1923 Nadia Gray [Nadia Kujnir-Herescu], Romanian actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1994)
1924 Colin Turnbull, British-American anthropologist (The Forest people), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1924 Paul Richards, American actor (Kiss Daddy Goodnight, Breaking Point), born in Los Angeles California (d. 1974)
1924 Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
1925 Johnny Mandel, American composer, arranger and musician (M*A*S*H theme), born in New York City (d. 2020)
1926 Christopher Logue, British poet and stage writer (Trials)
1926 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), born in Harmontown, Mississippi (d. 2005)
1926 Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru and philosopher, born in Puttaparthi, British India (d. 2011)
1926 Vann Molyvann, Cambodian architect (New Khmer architecture), born in Ream, Cambodia (d. 2017)
1927 Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar, born in Anderson, South Carolina (d. 2005)
1928 Jakob Jez, Slovenian composer, born in Boštanj, Slovenia
1928 Jerry Bock, American Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1929 Gloria Lynne [Wilson], American jazz vocalist (Dell Tones), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2013)
1929 Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer, born in Houston, Texas
1929 Maurice Flitcroft, British golfer known as "the world's worst golfer", born in Manchester, England
1930 Bill Brock, American Republican politician (Senator from Tennessee 1971-77) and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2021)
1930 Dick Kazmaier, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1951; Unanimous All-American 1951; Princeton), born in Maumee, Ohio (d. 2013)
1930 Jack McKeon, American baseball manager (World Series 2003, Florida Marlins; 2 × NL Manager of the Year 1999, 2003), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
1930 Ricou Browning, American director, actor, stuntman and producer (Creature from the Black Lagoon), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
1930 Robert Easton [Burke], American actor referred to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (Someone Up There Likes Me), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
1931 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
1931 Yevgeny Grischin, Russian 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Tula, Soviet Union (d. 2005)
1932 Michel David-Weill, French investment banker (Lazard Frère), born in Paris, France
1933 Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist & revolutionary, born in Kahak, Iran (d. 1977)
1933 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer ("Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima"), born in Dębica, Poland (d. 2020)

Lew Hoad (1934-1994)

Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), born in Sydney, NSW

1934 Michael Wayne, American film producer (Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock), son of John Wayne, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1934 Rita Rossi Colwell, American oceanographer, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
1934 Robert Towne, American producer and screenwriter (Chinatown), born in Los Angeles, California
1935 Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), born in Havensack, New Jersey (d. 1994)
1935 Steve Burtenshaw, English soccer manager (Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal) and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games), born in Portslade, England (d. 2022)
1935 Vladislav Volkov, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1971)
1936 Celin Romero, Spanish classical guitarist (The Romeros), born in Málaga, Spain
1936 Robert Barnard, British mystery writer, born in Burnham-on-Crouch, England (d. 2013)
1936 Steve Landesberg, American comedian and actor (Barney Miller - "Dietrich"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
1937 Bev Risman, English rugby union fly-half (8 Tests England, 4 British & Irish Lions; University of Oxford RFC) and rugby league fullback (5 Tests GB, 1 England; Leigh RLFC, Leeds RLFC), born in Salford, England (d. 2023)
1938 Esko Nikkari, Finnish actor (Aapo), born Lapua, Finland (d. 2006)
1938 Herbert Achternbusch, German actor (Hedes; Mix Wix; Wohin), born in Munich, Germany
1939 Betty Everett, American soul singer (Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2001)
1940 Gene Visscher, American college basketball coach (Weber State University 1971-74; Northern Arizona University 1981-83), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2022)
1940 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, 76), born in Marianao, Cuba
1941 Alan Mullery, English soccer player (Fulham, Spurs), manager and pundit, born in London, England
1941 Derek Mahon, Irish Poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
1941 Franco Nero, Italian actor (Django), born in Parma, Italy
1941 Simon Nolet, French Canadian ice hockey right winger (Philadelphia Flyers, 1967-74), born in Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada
1942 Steve Gillette, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Darcy Farrow";"Bed of Roses"), born in Pensacola, Florida
1942 Susan Anspach, American actress (Grace-Yellow Rose, Hair, Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again Sam), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
1943 Andrew Goodman, American civil rights worker (murdered by the Klu Klux Klan), born in New York City (d. 1964)
1943 Denis Sassou Nguesso, Congolese politician (President of the Republic of the Congo 1979-92, 1997-), born in Edou, Congo
1943 Petar Skansi, Croatian basketball center (Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968; Jugoplastika) and coach (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Jugoplastika, Benetton Treviso), born in Sumartin, Croatia (d. 2022)
1943 Sue Nicholls, British actress (Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street), born in Darlaston, England
1944 Joe Eszterhas, American screenwriter (Basic Instinct, Showgirls), born in Csákánydoroszló, Hungary
1944 Jose Torikens, Dutch journalist (Parool, NRC)
1944 Peter Lindbergh [Brodbeck], German fashion photographer and director, born in Lissa, German occupied Poland (d. 2019)
1945 Assaf Dayan, Israeli director and actor (Operation Thunderbolt), born in Nahalal, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2014)
1945 Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer, born in Fraserburgh, Scotland (d. 2018)
1945 Jerry Harris, American sculptor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
1946 Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
1946 Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
1946 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1946 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
1947 Geoffrey Roberts, English wine merchant (championed Australian and Californian wines), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1948 Bruce Vilanch, American comedy writer (head writer for the Oscars), born in New York City
1948 Frank Worthington, English soccer forward (8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers) and manager (Tranmere Rovers), born in Halifax, England (d. 2021)
1949 Charlie Black, American country music songwriter (Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight"; K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"), born in Cheverly, Maryland (d. 2021)
1949 Gayl Jones, American novelist (Corregidora), and poet (Song for Anninho), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1950 Cecil Hooker, American country-rockabilly violinist (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy")
1950 Charles "Chuck" Schumer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1981-1999, Sen-D-NY, 1999 -), born in NYC, New York
1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
1951 David Rappaport, English 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits), born in London, England
1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German coxless pairs rower (Olympic gold 1976), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, German Democratic Republic
1952 Bill Troiano, American tuba player (Long Island Tuba Quartet), and teacher, born in Plainview, New York
1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, American 1.5/3/10K track runner (AAU 1 mile-1979), born in Palo Alto, California
1953 Francis Cabrel, French folk and country singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Agen, France
1953 Martin Kent, Australian cricketer (Queensland batsman, Australia)
1954 Bruce Hornsby, American pop, rock, and bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and piano player ("The Way It Is"), born in Williamsburg, Virginia
1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief (Elsevier Magazine)
1954 Glenn Brummer, American baseball player, born in Olney, Illinois
1954 Ken Schrom, American MLB player, born in Grangeville, Idaho
1955 Ludovico Einaudi, Italian pianist, classical and film composer (Divenire), born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy
1955 Mary Landrieu, American politician (US Senator of Louisiana, 1997-2005), born in Arlington, Virgina
1955 Steven Brust [Karl Zoltan], American sci-fi author (Yendi, Jhereg), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1956 Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opener through the 80's), born in Wellington, New Zealand

Shane Gould (66 years old)

1956 Australian freestyle swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972), born in Sydney, Australia

1957 Mark Radice, American session and touring musician (Donovan; Aerosmith; Cheap Trick), singer, songwriter, and producer (The Muppets; Sesame Street), born in Newark, New Jersey
1958 David Wallace, American actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus), born in Miami, Florida
1958 Martin Snedden, New Zealand cricket seam bowler (25 Tests, 58 wickets, BB 5/68; Auckland) and executive (CEO NZC 2001-11), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1959 Brook Jacoby, American baseball third baseman, 1981-92 (Cleveland Indians and 2 other teams), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959 Dominique Dunne, American actress (Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker; Poltergeist), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
1959 Maxwell Caulfield, British stage and screen actor (Dynasty/The Colbys - "Miles"), born in Derbyshire, England
1960 Jayananda Warnaweera, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
1960 Robin Roberts, American television reporter (Good Morning America), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
1961 Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author, born in Marblehead, Massachusetts
1961 Merv Hughes, Australian cricket fast bowler (53 Tests, 212 wickets; 33 ODIs), born in Euroa, Australia
1961 Nicolas Bacri, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France
1962 Calvin Hayes, British drummer (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Turn Back the Clock"), born in London, England