Famous Birthdays on November 4

1800 Eduard Brendler, Swedish composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1831)
1809 Benjamin Robbins Curtis, American attorney and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, born in Watertown, Massachusetts (d. 1874)
1812 Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian poet (Lettere a Maria), born in Verona, Austrian Empire (d. 1878)
1816 Stephen Johnson Field, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
1816 William Polk Hardeman, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Williamson County, Tennessee (d. 1898)
1818 Alexander Robert Lawton, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1896)
1820 Robert Vinkler Richardson, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Granville County, North Carolina (d. 1870)
1823 Karel Komzák I, Bohemian organist, conductor, military bandleader, and composer, born in Netěchovice, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1893) [1]
1835 Lunsford L. Lomax, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1913)
1836 Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman and sawmill partner, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
1841 Carl Tausig, Polish pianist, student and protégé of Liszt, and composer noted for his transcriptions, born in Warsaw (d. 1871)
1842 William Barker Cushing, American naval officer (best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864), born in Delafield, Wisconsin (d. 1874)
1845 Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian independence activist and revolutionary, born in Shirdhon village, Panvel taluka, Raigad district, British India (d. 1883)
1846 Gaston Serpette, French composer, born in Nantes, France (d. 1904)
1859 Stanisław Niewiadomski, Polish composer, born in Soposzyn (d. 1936)
1862 Eden Phillpotts, English novelist, poet and playwright (Red Madymaynes), born in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India (d. 1960)
1863 William Faulkes, British organist, transcriber and composer, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1933)
1867 Tomasz Arciszewski, 31st Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London (1944-47), born in Sierzchowy, Piotrków Governorate, Congress Poland (d. 1955)
1868 Carolina “La Belle” Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan, born in Valga, Galicia, Spain (d. 1965)
1872 Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), born in London, England (d. 1939)

1873 Bobby Wallace, Baseball HOF shortstop, pitcher (Temple Cup 1895 Cleveland Spiders) and manager (St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1960)
1873 G. E. Moore, English philosopher (systematic approach to ethical problems), born in London (d. 1958)
1874 Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1920)
1876 James Earle Fraser, American sculptor (Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel), born in Winona, Minnesota (d. 1953)

Will Rogers (1879-1935)

American humorist and actor (Judge Priest), born in Oologah, Oklahoma

1881 Gena Branscombe, Canadian pianist and composer, born in Picton, Ontario (d. 1977)
1881 Milton Rosmer, British director (Murder in the Red Barn), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 1971)
1884 Henry George "Harry" Ferguson, Irish aviator, engineer and inventor (Modern tractor), born in County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom (d. 1960)
1887 Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, born in Kinna, Sweden (d. 1929)
1889 Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), born in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (d. 1987)
1890 Klabund [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Bracke, Borgia), born in Crossen, Germany (d. 1928)
1891 Miroslav Krejčí, Czech composer, born in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
1896 Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (1957-61), born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines (d. 1971)
1896 Ian Wolfe, American actor (Diary of a Madman, Wizards & Warriors, Houdini, THX-1138, Homebodies), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 1992)
1897 Oscar Lorenzo Fernández, Brazilian conductor and composer (Imbapara), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1948)
1899 Mimi Boesnach, Dutch actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roosje), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1982)
1899 Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish road cyclist (Tour de France 1927-28), born in Mamer, Capellen, Luxembourg (d. 1985)
1900 Don Alvarado [Jose Page], American actor (Captain Thunder, Morning Glory, Big Steal), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 1967)
1900 Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist, born in Bacău, Romania (d. 1954)
1900 Luigi Lucioni, Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars), born in Malnate, Italy (d. 1988)
1901 Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (discovery of the site of an ancient port city on the island of Thera, in the southern Aegean Sea), born in Lixoúrion, Cephalonia, Greece (d. 1974)
1901 Yi Bangja, Crown Prince Euimin of Korea (1926-70), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1989)
1902 Frank Jenks, American stage and screen actor (Colonel Flack, Zombies on Broadway), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 1962)
1903 Ion Vasilescu, Romanian composer, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1960)
1904 Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist, born in Vilnius, Lithuania (d. 1967)
1904 Walter Bauer, German Canadian writer, born in Merseburg (d. 1976)
1905 Martin Raschke, German author and publisher, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1943)
1906 Arnold Cooke, British composer, born in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
1906 Bob Considine, American journalist and author (Babe Ruth Story), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1975)
1906 Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric, American lawyer and diplomat, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1996)
1906 Siegfried Borris, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1987)
1908 Anthony Warde, American actor (Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, Buck Rogers, Black Widow), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1908 Joseph Rotblat, Polish Physicist, (Nobel Peace Prize 1995 for work against nuclear arms), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2005)
1908 Pauline Trigère, French-American fashion designer (Bell Bottoms), born in Paris (d. 2002)
1908 Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
1909 Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
1909 Evelyn Johnson, American pilot (most flying hours - 57,685), born in Corbin, Kentucky (d. 2012)
1911 Jack Rose, American screenwriter, born in Warsaw, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
1911 Osamu Shimizu, Japanese composer, born in Osaka, Japan (d. 1986)
1912 (Henry) Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 42.1, top score 100), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1983)
1912 Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1978)
1913 Gig Young [Byron Elsworth Barr], American actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota (d. 1978)
1914 Carlos Castillo Armas, Dictator and President of Guatemala (1954-57), born in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala (d. 1957)
1915 Alistair Cameron Crombie, Australian historian of science, born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1996)
1915 Court Benson, Canadian-American actor and broadcaster, born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1995)
1915 Lloyd James Austin, Australian linguist and literary scholar, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1994)
1916 John Basilone, US Marine (Medal of Honor at the Battle for Henderson Field), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1945)
1916 Ruth Handler [née Mosko], American toy manufacturer (invented the Barbie doll), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2002)

Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

American broadcast journalist and news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81), born in St Joseph, Missouri

1917 Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2012)

Art Carney (1918-2003)

American Emmy and Oscar winner actor (The Honeymooners - "Ed Norton"; Harry and Tonto -"Harry"), born in Mount Vernon, New York

1918 Cameron Mitchell, American actor (The High Chaparral), born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
1919 Martin Balsam, American character actor (Psycho, 12 Angry Men, Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22), born in NYC, New York (d. 1996)
1920 Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game), born in Anderlecht, Belgium (d. 2011)
1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 1996)
1922 Benno Besson, Swiss actor and director (Der Arzt wider Willen), born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland (d. 2006)
1922 Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, French resistance fighter and assassin of Admiral of the Fleet and Vichy Prime Minister François Darlan, born in Algiers, French Empire (d. 1942)
1922 Poul Rovsing Olsen, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen (d. 1982)
1922 Ralph Sutton, American stride and Dixieland jazz pianist and composer, born in Hamburg, Missouri (d. 2001)
1923 Freddy Heineken, Dutch beer brewer (Heineken), born in Amsterdam (d. 2002)
1924 Howie Meeker, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing, coach, broadcaster (NHL All Star 1947-49; Stanley Cup 1947, 48, 49, 51; Toronto Maple Leafs) and politician (Member of Parliament), born in Kitchener, Ontario (d. 2020)

Doris Roberts (1925-2016)

American actress (Everybody Loves Raymond), born in St Louis, Missouri

1925 Kjerstin Dellert, Swedish opera singer, born in Stockholm (d. 2018)
1925 Ritwik Ghatak, Bengali filmmaker (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam), born in Dhaka, East Bengal (d. 1976)
1927 Vittorio Fellegara, Italian composer, born in Milan (d. 2011)
1928 Hannah Weiner, American experimental poet, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 1997)
1929 Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor, comedian and Israel's 1st mime (The Policeman, The Delta Force), born in Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (d. 1987)

Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013)

Indian writer and mental calculator known as the "Human Computer", born in Bangalore, Mysore, British India

1930 Dick Groat, American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; 8 x MLB All-Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke Uni; Fort Wayne Pistons), born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
1930 Kate Reid, British actress (The Andromeda Strain, Heaven Help US), born in London, England (d. 1993)
1931 Bernard Francis Law, Disgraced American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1982-2002), born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico (d. 2017)
1932 David Shipman, English film historian, born in Norwich, Norfolk, England (d. 1996)
1932 Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (Sanford & Son, Bob Newhart), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
1932 Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (1992-2004), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2004)
1932 Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer, born in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
1933 Mildred McDaniel, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2004)
1933 Tito Francona, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1961), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
1934 Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author (Charlotte Life or Theater), born in Amsterdam
1935 Elgar Howarth, English conductor and composer, born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
1936 Charles Kenneth "C K" Williams, American poet and translator (Pulitzer prize 2000), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2015)
1936 Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1975-93), born in Vatomandry, French Madagascar
1937 Loretta Swit [Szwed], American Emmy Award-winning actress (M*A*S*H - "Major Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan", born in Passaic, New Jersey
1938 Harry Elston, American R&B singer (Friends of Distinction), born in Dallas, Texas
1940 Delbert McClinton, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and harmonica player (Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby"; "Giving It Up for Your Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
1941 Martin Brozius, Dutch actor (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden), born in Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 2009)
1941 Richard James Gill, Australian music educator, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2018)
1942 Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist (invented laser cataract surgery), born in New York City (d. 2019)
1943 (James) "Boo Boo" Davis, American electric blues guitarist, singer, drummer, and harmonica player ("I'm So Tired"; Boo Boo Boogaloo), born in Drew, Mississippi
1943 Clark Graebner, American tennis player (US Davis Cup 1968; French Open doubles 1966; US Open runner-up 1967), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1943 Marlene Jobert, French actress and novelist (Adventures of John Difool), born in Algiers, French Algeria
1944 Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes), born in Detroit, Michigan
1944 Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective), born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
1946 Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer (The Night Of), born in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
1946 Laura Bush, U.S. First Lady (2001-09), born in Midland, Texas
1946 Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer, born in Floral Park, New York (d. 1989)
1947 Alexei Ulanov, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold [with Irina Rodnina] 1972), born in Moscow, Russia
1947 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2022)
1948 Amadou Toumani Touré, Mali politician, President of Mali (2002-12), born in Mopti, Mali (d. 2020) [1]
1948 Heber Bartolome, Filipino folk-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bandurria and kubing player (Banyuhay - "Nena"), born in Cabanatuan, Philippines (d. 2021)
1949 Berlinda Tolbert, American actor (Jenny-The Jeffersons), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1950 Charles Frazier, American novelist (Cold Mountain), born in Asheville, North Carolina
1950 Markie Post, American actress (Night Court, 1984-92 - "Christine"; There’s Something About Mary), born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2021)
1951 Traian Băsescu, 4th President of Romania (2004-14), born in Basarabi, Romania
1953 Carlos Gutierrez, American politician (35th United States Secretary of Commerce 2005-09), born in Havana, Cuba
1953 Jacques Villeneuve (elder), Canadian auto racer (North American Formula Atlantic Champion 1980–81; Can-Am Champion 1983), born in Berthierville, Quebec
1953 Marvel Williamson, American educator, born in Holton, Kansas
1954 Aleksandr Aksinin, Russian athlete (Olympic gold, 4×100m relay 1980; bronze 1976), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)
1954 Chris Difford, British lyricist, guitarist and vocalist (Squeeze - "Black Coffee In Bed"; "Tempted"), born in Greenwich, London
1955 David Julius, American physiologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for receptors for temperature and touch), born in Brooklyn, New York
1955 Matti Vanhanen, 40th Prime Minister of Finland (2003-10), born in Jyväskylä, Finland
1955 Peter Boynton, American actor (Tonio-As the World Turns), born in Damariscotta, Maine
1956 James Honeyman-Scott, British rock guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass in Pocket"), born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (d. 1982)
1956 Jordan Rudess, American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater), born in New York
1957 Aleksandr Tkachev, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team, parallel bars 1980), born in Semiluki, Voronezh Oblast
1957 Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
1957 Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed], American smooth jazz saxophonist and flute player, born in NYC, New York
1957 Tony Abbott, Australian Prime Minister (2013-15), born in London, England
1958 Anne Sweeney, American television executive (Disney), born in Kingston, New York
1959 József Fitos, Hungarian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Szombathelyi Haladás 1919, Budapest Honvéd, Panathinaikos FC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2022)
1960 Frl. Menke, German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle), born in Hamburg, Germany
1960 Kathy Griffin, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois
1960 Kim Forester, American country singer (Forester Sisters - "Men"), born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
1960 Marc Awodey, American artist and writer, born in Birmingham, Michigan (d. 2012)
1961 Daron Hagen, American composer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1961 Edward Knight, American contemporary classical, jazz, and musical theater composer (Total Eclipse; Big Shoulders), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1961 Jeff Probst, American television producer, and host (Survivor), born in Wichita, Kansas
1961 Les Sampou, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Norwalk, Connecticut,
1961 Nigel Worthington, Irish soccer midfielder and manager (66 caps NI; Sheffield Wednesday; Norwich City), born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
1961 Ralph Macchio, American actor (Karate Kid franchise; My Cousin Vinny; Beer League; Eight is Enough, 1980-81), born in Huntington, New York
1963 David Williams, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests; 42 dismissals), born in Penal, Trinidad and Tobago
1963 Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon), born in Mascouche, Quebec
1963 Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1963 Rosario Flores, Spanish singer (Muchas Flores) and actress, born in Madrid
1963 Wang Shu, Chinese architect (2012 - 1st Chinese architect to win Pritzker Prize), born in Ürümqi, Xinjiang
1965 Erik Norgard, American NFL center and guard (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Bellevue, Washington
1965 Gregory Scott [Koenig], American guitarist (Signs of Life), born in Dearborn, Michigan
1965 Malandra Burrows, English actress (Emmerdale), born in Woolton, Liverpool
1965 Pata [Tomoaki Ishizuka], Japanese musician (X Japan), born in Chiba, Japan
1965 Wayne Static [Wells], American musician (Static-X), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2014)
1966 H. John Heinz IV, American medieval armor craftsman; son of Teresa Heinz
1966 Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley], American rapper (Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 Petra Verkaik, American Playboy playmate (Dec, 1989) appeared more than any other woman, born in Los Angeles, California
1966 Sam Rosenthal, American electronic musician and composer (Black Tape for a Blue Girl), born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 Alex Rousseau, US water polo 2m Offense (Olympic 4th 1992, 96), born in Paris, France
1967 Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1967 Eric Karros, American infielder (LA Dodgers), born in Hackansack, New Jersey
1967 Mino Raiola, Italian soccer agent (Pavel Nedvěd, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba), born in Nocera Inferiore, Italy (d. 2022)
1968 Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican infielder (Cleveland Indians), born in Puerto Rico
1968 Domingo Cedeno, Dominican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in La Ramona, Dominican Republic
1968 Osvaldo Fernandez, Cuban MLB pitcher (SF Giants), born in Holguin, Cuba
1969 Jan Apell, Swedish player, born in Gothenburg, Sweden

Matthew McConaughey (53 years old)

1969 American actor (Contact, A Time to Kill), born in Uvalde, Texas

Puff Daddy (53 years old)

1969 American rapper and record producer ("Come To Me"; "I'll Be Missing You"), born in NYC, New York

1970 Corey Schwab, Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils), born in North Battleford, Canada
1970 Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer, born in Uppsala, Sweden
1970 Tim DeBoom, American triathlete, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1971 Gregory Porter, American Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and songwriter (Liquid Spirit), born in Sacramento, California
1971 Russell Copeland, American NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills), born in Tupelo, Mississippi
1972 Jeff Kaplan, American game designer (World of Warcraft), born in New Jersey
1972 Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer (Real Madrid, Inter Milan), born in Almada, Portugal
1972 Tabu [Tabassum Hashmi], Indian actress (Maachis), born in Hyderabad, India
1974 Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta), born in Redwood City. California
1974 Kaws [Brian Donnelly], American artist and designer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1974 Louise Redknapp, British R&B singer-songwriter (Eternal), and TV personality, born in London, England