- 1864 George Barbier, American actor (Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1945)
- 1883 Edward "Ned" Sparks, Canadian actor (42nd Street, Imitation of Life), born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada (d. 1957)
- 1885 Erskine Sanford, American actor (Citizen Kane, Angel on My Shoulder), born in Trinidad, Colorado (d. 1969)
- 1889 Clifton Webb [Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck], American actor (Razor's Edge, Laura), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1966)
- 1890 George Regas, Greek actor (The Mark of Zorro), born in Goranoi, Greece (d. 1940)
- 1900 Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)
- 1902 Trevor Bardette, American actor (Refugee, None Shall Escape), born in Nashville, Arkansas (d. 1977)
- 1904 Nancy Carroll [Ann V LaHiff], American actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), born in NYC, New York (d. 1965)
- 1908 Alan Baxter, East actor (Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1919 Angus "Alan" Young, British actor and voice actor (Mister Ed, Scrooge McDuck), born in North Shields, England (d. 2016)
Gene Tierney
1920 Gene Tierney, American actress (Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, The Razor's Edge), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
Gene Tierney
- 1924 William Russell, British actor (Doctor Who, The Great Escape, Superman), born in Sunderland, England
Larry King
1933 Larry King, American radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show, CNN), born in NYC, New York
Larry King
Ted Turner
1938 Ted Turner, American founder of CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America's Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ted Turner
- 1939 Garrick Utley, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1941 Dan Haggerty, actor (Grizzly Adams), born in Hollywood California, (d. 2016)
- 1947 Julian Graham Theodore Hough, actor (Deathwatch, Jabberwocky)
- 1951 Zeenat Aman, Indian actress
- 1951 Ben Katchor, American cartoonist and illustrator (Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1953 Robert Beltran, American actor (Star Trek Voyager)
- 1953 Tom Villard, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1954 Kathleen Quinlan, California, actress (Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
- 1955 Sam Hamm, American screenwriter
- 1956 Glynnis O'Connor, American actress (California Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe), born in NYC, New York
- 1956 Scott Jacoby, actor (Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1958 Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), born in NYC, New York
- 1958 Terrence "T.C." Carson, American actor
- 1959 Allison Janney, American actress (The West Wing, I Tonya), born in Dayton, Ohio
- 1960 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], American pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), born in Frankfort, Kentucky (d. 2003)
Jodie Foster
1962 Jodie Foster, American actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs), born in Los Angeles, California
Jodie Foster
Adam Driver
1983 Adam Driver, American actor (Girls, Star Wars), born in Fontana, California
Adam Driver
November in History
All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.
November 16, 1957Words That Echoed Down The Decades
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable.
November 19, 1863Nuremberg War Trials Bring Nazis to Justice
The Trial of Major War Criminals began on this day, the first of a five-year series of hearings at Nuremberg where WW2 Nazis were held to account.
November 20, 1945Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax
On this day the Piltdown Man skull, which had been hailed as the missing link proving an evolutionary relationship between man and apes, was revealed as a hoax.
November 21, 1953
