History Births on November 25

Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (d. 1510)

#Catherine_Cornaro

Talaat Harb, Egyptian economist, founded the Banque Misr (d. 1941)

#Talaat_Harb

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Spanish author and journalist

#Arturo_Pérez-Reverte

Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2014)

#Giorgio_Faletti

Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (d. 1943)

#Nikolai_Vavilov

Amy Grant, American singer-songwriter

#Amy_Grant

Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach

#Magnus_Arvedson

Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer

#Xabi_Alonso

Holly Cole, Canadian singer and actress

#Holly_Cole

Bob Ehrlich, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Maryland

#Bob_Ehrlich

Isaac Rosenberg, English soldier and poet (d. 1918)

#Isaac_Rosenberg

Jeffrey Skilling, American businessman

#Jeffrey_Skilling

Erick Sermon, American rapper and producer

#Erick_Sermon

José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese-French journalist and author (d. 1900)

#José_Maria_de_Eça_de_Queirós

Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player

#Philipp_Grubauer

Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1985)

#Eddie_Shore

Rosanna Schiaffino, Italian actress (d. 2009)

#Rosanna_Schiaffino

Joe Gibbs, American football player and coach

#Joe_Gibbs

John Lynch, American businessman and politician, 80th Governor of New Hampshire

#John_Lynch_(New_Hampshire)

Albertus Soegijapranata, Indonesian archbishop (d. 1963)

#Albertus_Soegijapranata

Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999)

#Joe_DiMaggio

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1936)

#Princess_Victoria_Melita_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha

Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (d. 2012)

#Ranganath_Misra

Jared Jeffries, American basketball player

#Jared_Jeffries

Albert Henry Krehbiel, American painter and illustrator (d. 1945)

#Albert_Henry_Krehbiel

Rye Rye, American rapper, dancer, and actress

#Rye_Rye

Poul Anderson, American author (d. 2001)

#Poul_Anderson

Gregg Turkington, Australian comedian and singer

#Gregg_Turkington

Chris Claremont, English-American author

#Chris_Claremont

Jerry Portnoy, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player

#Jerry_Portnoy

Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (d. 1980)

#Helen_Gahagan_Douglas

Maurice Denis, French painter of Les Nabis movement (d. 1943)

#Maurice_Denis

Chip Kelly, American football player and coach

#Chip_Kelly

Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Pakistani spiritual leader and author

#Riaz_Ahmed_Gohar_Shahi

Charlaine Harris, American author and poet

#Charlaine_Harris

Armando Villanueva, Peruvian politician, 121st Prime Minister of Peru (d. 2013)

#Armando_Villanueva

Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (d. 1937)

#Ernest_Louis,_Grand_Duke_of_Hesse

Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer

#Alviro_Petersen

Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre, Knight of Henry VIII of England (d. 1525)

#Thomas_Dacre,_2nd_Baron_Dacre

Ilja Hurník, Czech composer and playwright (d. 2013)

#Ilja_Hurník

Marc Brown, American author and illustrator

#Marc_Brown_(author)

Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (d. 2003)

#Michael_Kijana_Wamalwa

Elsie J. Oxenham, English author (d. 1960)

#Elsie_J._Oxenham

Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet (d. 1635)

#Lope_de_Vega

Kathryn Crosby, American actress and singer

#Kathryn_Crosby

Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist

#Barbara_Bush_(born_1981)

Martin Feldstein, American economist and academic

#Martin_Feldstein

Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (d. 1784)

#Jean-François_Séguier

Gabriele Oriali, Italian footballer and manager

#Gabriele_Oriali

Christina Applegate, American actress, singer, dancer, and producer

#Christina_Applegate

Jamie Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Jamie_Grace

Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (d. 1901)

#Ethelbert_Nevin

Clint Mathis, American soccer player and coach

#Clint_Mathis

Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer

#Peter_Siddle

Alfred Capus, French journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1922)

#Alfred_Capus

Noel Neill, American actress (d. 2016)

#Noel_Neill

Joe Gans, American boxer (d. 1910)

#Joe_Gans

Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer

#Jhulan_Goswami

Jill Hennessy, Canadian actress and singer

#Jill_Hennessy

Steve Rothery, English guitarist and songwriter

#Steve_Rothery

Franz Xaver Gruber, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1863)

#Franz_Xaver_Gruber

Lillian Copeland, American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1964)

#Lillian_Copeland

Kyler Fackrell, American football player

#Kyler_Fackrell

Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Peg_Lynch

Winthrop Ames, American director, producer, and playwright (d. 1937)

#Winthrop_Ames

Abdelkader Benali, Moroccan-Dutch journalist and author

#Abdelkader_Benali

Nat Adderley, American cornet and trumpet player (d. 2000)

#Nat_Adderley

Tim Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Tim_Armstrong

Jan Jongbloed, Dutch footballer and coach

#Jan_Jongbloed

Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese game designer, founded Mistwalker

#Hironobu_Sakaguchi

Emperor Taizong of Jin (d. 1135)

#Emperor_Taizong_of_Jin

Gail Collins, American journalist and author

#Gail_Collins

Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)

#Paul_Desmond

Christos Papanikolaou, Greek pole vaulter

#Christos_Papanikolaou

Lars Eighner, American author

#Lars_Eighner

Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1969)

#Jeffrey_Hunter

Art Wall Jr., American golfer (d. 2001)

#Art_Wall_Jr.

Tom Dice, Belgian singer-songwriter

#Tom_Dice

Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1979)

#Ludvík_Svoboda

Robert Berner, American geologist and academic (d. 2015)

#Robert_Berner

Ringo Sheena, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

#Ringo_Sheena

Arthur Liebehenschel, German SS officer (d. 1948)

#Arthur_Liebehenschel

Bucky Dent, American baseball player and manager

#Bucky_Dent

Re?at Nuri Güntekin, Turkish author and playwright (d. 1956)

#Re?at_Nuri_Güntekin

John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player

#John-Michael_Liles

Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (d. 1989)

#Virgil_Thomson

Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer

#Danny_Kent

Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (d. 1902)

#Ernst_Schröder

Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer and critic (d. 1814)

#Johann_Friedrich_Reichardt

John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (d. 1999)

#John_F._Kennedy_Jr.

Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player

#Ana_Bogdan

Carrie Nation, American activist (d. 1911)

#Carrie_Nation

Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor, singer, and director (d. 2009)

#Ricardo_Montalbán

Lee Bum-ho, South Korean baseball player

#Lee_Bum-ho

Olena Vitrychenko, Ukrainian gymnast and coach

#Olena_Vitrychenko

Remona Fransen, Dutch pentathlete

#Remona_Fransen

Craig Gardner, English footballer

#Craig_Gardner

Johnny Rep, Dutch footballer and manager

#Johnny_Rep

Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, 9th President of Finland (d. 2017)

#Mauno_Koivisto

Shyamal Kumar Sen, Indian jurist and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal

#Shyamal_Kumar_Sen

Katie Cassidy, American actress

#Katie_Cassidy

Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (d. 2015)

#Sybil_Stockdale

Josh Mathews, American wrestler and sportscaster

#Josh_Mathews

Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet, English politician (d. 1666)

#Sir_Gervase_Clifton,_1st_Baronet

Guillermo Cañas, Argentinian tennis player

#Guillermo_Cañas

Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English author and activist (d. 1856)

#Mary_Anne_Schimmelpenninck

Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronaut (d. 1995)

#Reinhard_Furrer

Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist

#Jenna_Bush_Hager

John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1938)

#John_Stuart_Hindmarsh

John Bigelow, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to France (d. 1911)

#John_Bigelow

John Larroquette, American actor

#John_Larroquette

John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (d. 1951)

#John_Flynn_(minister)

?nishiki Uichir?, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 26th Yokozuna (d. 1941)

#?nishiki_Uichir?

Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile (d. 2006)

#Augusto_Pinochet

Catherine of Braganza (d. 1705)

#Catherine_of_Braganza

Scott Cam, Australian carpenter and television host

#Scott_Cam

Kevin Chamberlin, American actor and director

#Kevin_Chamberlin

Jay Spearing, English footballer

#Jay_Spearing

Bernie Kosar, American football player and sportscaster

#Bernie_Kosar

Phoebe S. Leboy, American biochemist (d. 2012)

#Phoebe_S._Leboy

Harley Granville-Barker, British actor, director and playwright (d. 1946)

#Harley_Granville-Barker

Steven de Jongh, Dutch cyclist

#Steven_de_Jongh

Naomi Oreskes, American historian of science

#Naomi_Oreskes

Jacob Fichman, Romanian-Israeli poet and critic (d. 1958)

#Jacob_Fichman

Mark Lanegan, American singer-songwriter

#Mark_Lanegan

Don Hahn, American director and producer

#Don_Hahn

Percy Sledge, American singer (d. 2015)

#Percy_Sledge

Nick Swisher, American baseball player

#Nick_Swisher

Ben Stein, American actor, television personality, game show host, lawyer, and author

#Ben_Stein

Donovan McNabb, American football player and sportscaster

#Donovan_McNabb

Octavio Dotel, Dominican baseball player

#Octavio_Dotel

Luigi Poggi, Italian cardinal (d. 2010)

#Luigi_Poggi

Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (d. 1939)

#Harvey_Spencer_Lewis

Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (d. 2015)

#Charles_Kennedy

Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (d. 1947)

#Rudolf_Höss

Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)

#Henry_Ware_Eliot

Chevon Troutman, American basketball player

#Chevon_Troutman

Cris Carter, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

#Cris_Carter

Léon Zitrone, Russian-French journalist (d. 1995)

#Léon_Zitrone

Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1919)

#Andrew_Carnegie

Connie Palmen, Dutch author

#Connie_Palmen

Kevin Woo, American-South Korean singer and dancer

#Kevin_Woo

Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (d. 1629)

#Piet_Pieterszoon_Hein

Robert Townsend, American spy (d. 1838)

#Robert_Townsend_(spy)

Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (d. 1978)

#Anastas_Mikoyan

Luca Tremolada, Italian footballer

Everton Heleno dos Santos, Brazilian footballer

Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (d. 2010)

Kirsty Crawford, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Mitchell Claydon, Australian-English cricketer

Steffen Thier, German rugby player

Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer

Michael Lehan, American football player

Marcus Marshall, Australian race car driver

Kenneth Mitchell, Canadian actor

Eddie Steeples, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Erick Strickland, American basketball player

Deepa Marathe, Indian cricketer

Göksel Demirpençe, Turkish singer-songwriter

Kim Ofstad, Norwegian drummer and composer

Jacqueline Hennessy, Canadian actress and journalist

Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer

Stacy Lattisaw, American R&B singer

Jimon Terakado, Japanese comedian and actor

Gilbert Delorme, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Paul Comstive, English footballer (d. 2013)

Bruno Tonioli, Italian dancer and choreographer

Kurt Niedermayer, German footballer and manager

Mark Frost, American author, screenwriter, and producer

Graham Eadie, Australian rugby league player and coach

Crescent Dragonwagon, American author and educator

Bill Morrissey, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

Alexis Wright, Australian author

Kerry O'Keeffe, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Jacques Dupuis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec

Jonathan Kaplan, French-American director and producer

Mike Doyle, English footballer (d. 2011)

George Webster, American football player (d. 2007)

Patrick Nagel, American painter and illustrator (d. 1984)

Mimis Papaioannou, Greek footballer and manager

Bob Lind, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Gerald Seymour, English journalist and author

Karl Offmann, Mauritian politician, 3rd President of Mauritius

Erol Güngör, Turkish sociologist and psychologist (d. 1983)

Trisha Brown, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2017)

Takayo Fischer, American actress and singer

Judy Crichton, American director and producer (d. 2007)

John K. Cooley, American journalist and author (d. 2008)

Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 2012)

Fernance B. Perry, Portuguese-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

Shelagh Fraser, English actress (d. 2000)

Norman Tokar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)

Alparslan Türke?, Cypriot-Turkish colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1997)

Lewis Thomas, American physician, etymologist, and educator (d. 1993)

Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (d. 1984)

P. D. Eastman, American author and illustrator (d. 1986)

NatyaguruNurul Momen, Bangladeshi Trailblazer pioneer playwright, author, educator, director & media personality (d.1990)

Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (d. 2001)

Samiha Ayverdi, Turkish mystic and author (d. 1993)

Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2000)

Aarne Viisimaa, Estonian tenor and director (d. 1989)

Debaki Bose, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1971)

Helen Hooven Santmyer, American poet and author (d. 1986)

Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (d. 1991)

Joseph Wood Krutch, American author and critic (d. 1970)

Pope John XXIII (d. 1963)

#Pope_John_XXIII

Robert Maysack, American gymnast and triathlete (d. 1960)

Ben Lindsey, American lawyer and judge (d. 1934)

Kate Gleason, American engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist (d. 1933)

Gustaf Söderström, Swedish tug of war competitor, shot putter, and discus thrower (d. 1958)

Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (d. 1929)

William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (d. 1904)

Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (d. 1878)

John Armstrong, Jr., American general and politician, 7th United States Secretary of War (d. 1843)

Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Guarneri, Italian violin maker (d. 1740)

Henrietta Maria of France (d. 1669)

John Heminges, English actor (d. 1630)

Osanna of Cattaro, Dominican visionary and anchoress (d. 1565)

Emperor Taizong of Liao (d. 947)