History Births on November 28

Richard Osman, English television host, director, and producer

#Richard_Osman

Willem de Vlamingh, Flemish captain and explorer (d. 1698)

#Willem_de_Vlamingh

Gary Hart, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland

#Gary_Hart

Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1728)

#Leopold,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Köthen

Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer

#Bradley_Smith_(motorcyclist)

Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress, and television personality (d. 2007)

#Anna_Nicole_Smith

Karen Gillan, Scottish actress

#Karen_Gillan

Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino journalist, jurist, and politician (d. 1949)

#Gregorio_Perfecto

Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Sigurd_Wongraven

Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director

#Martin_Clunes

Terence Frisby, English author and playwright

#Terence_Frisby

Helen Delich Bentley, American politician (d. 2016)

#Helen_Delich_Bentley

Joe Dante, American director and producer

#Joe_Dante

Michael Bennet, Indian-American lawyer and politician

#Michael_Bennet

Sian Williams, English-Welsh journalist

#Sian_Williams

Jean Cavalier, French rebel leader (d. 1740)

#Jean_Cavalier

Henry Bacon, American architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial (d. 1924)

#Henry_Bacon

József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1978)

#József_Bozsik

Joe Knollenberg, American soldier and politician

#Joe_Knollenberg

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist, Swedish poet, composer, and critic (d. 1866)

#Carl_Jonas_Love_Almqvist

Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter

#Alfonso_Cuarón

Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (d. 1973)

#Nancy_Mitford

Nathaniel Bliss, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)

#Nathaniel_Bliss

Randy Newman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist

#Randy_Newman

Agnieszka Holland, Polish film and television director and screenwriter

#Agnieszka_Holland

Rostam Batmanglij, American musician and songwriter (Vampire Weekend)

#Rostam_Batmanglij

Václav Ren?, Czech poet and playwright (d. 1973)

#Václav_Ren?

Paul Warfield, American football player and sportscaster

#Paul_Warfield

Franklin Drilon, Filipino lawyer and politician, 22nd President of the Senate of the Philippines

#Franklin_Drilon

Wen Zhengming, artist during the Ming dynasty (d. 1559)

#Wen_Zhengming

Johanna Döbereiner, Czech-Brazilian agronomist and academic (d. 2000)

#Johanna_Döbereiner

Maria Teresa Poniatowska, Polish noblewoman (d. 1834)

#Maria_Teresa_Poniatowska

Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and manager (d. 1687)

#Jean-Baptiste_Lully

Berry Gordy, Jr., American songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records

#Berry_Gordy

Scarlett Pomers, American actress and singer-songwriter

#Scarlett_Pomers

John Lloyd Stephens, American archaeologist and explorer (d. 1852)

#John_Lloyd_Stephens

Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter

#Lisa_Middelhauve

Ed Harris, American actor and producer

#Ed_Harris

Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1180)

#Manuel_I_Komnenos

Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer

#Dedryck_Boyata

Stuart Taylor, English footballer

#Stuart_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1980)

Alessandro Altobelli, Italian footballer and sportscaster

#Alessandro_Altobelli

Matt Williams, American baseball player and manager

#Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)

Abraham Brueghel, Flemish Baroque painter (d. 1690)

#Abraham_Brueghel

William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (d. 1888)

#William_Weston_(Australian_politician)

Nancy Charest, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

#Nancy_Charest

Dennis Brutus, South African journalist, poet, and academic (d. 2009)

#Dennis_Brutus

Keith Miller, Australian cricketer, footballer, and pilot (d. 2004)

#Keith_Miller

Alan Lightman, American physicist, novelist, and academician

#Alan_Lightman

Adem Jashari, Kosovo commander (d. 1998)

#Adem_Jashari

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, American actress and producer

#Mary_Elizabeth_Winstead

Jade Puget, American guitarist and producer

#Jade_Puget

Armando Iannucci, Scottish comedian, actor, director, and producer

#Armando_Iannucci

Dick Morris, American political consultant, journalist, and author

#Dick_Morris

John Wesley Hyatt, American engineer (d. 1920)

#John_Wesley_Hyatt

Chris Harris, English motorcycle racer

#Chris_Harris_(speedway_rider)

Gato Barbieri, Argentinian saxophonist and composer (d. 2016)

#Gato_Barbieri

Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter (d. 1992)

#Michel_Berger

Jorge Domecq, Spanish lawyer and diplomat

#Jorge_Domecq

Nick Knight, English cricketer and sportscaster

#Nick_Knight_(cricketer)

Judd Nelson, American actor and screenwriter

#Judd_Nelson

Barbara Morgan, American educator and astronaut

#Barbara_Morgan

Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish athlete

#Sonia_O'Sullivan

Abdul Halim of Kedah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (d. 2017)

#Abdul_Halim_of_Kedah

Victor Cousin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1867)

#Victor_Cousin

Dawn Powell, American author and playwright (d. 1965)

#Dawn_Powell

Shy FX, English DJ and producer

#Shy_FX

Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer

#Mouhamadou_Dabo

Chase Elliott, American race car driver

#Chase_Elliott

Walt Weiss, American baseball player and manager

#Walt_Weiss

Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1894)

#Anton_Rubinstein

Freddie Mitchell, American football player

#Freddie_Mitchell

Matt Cameron, American drummer and songwriter

#Matt_Cameron

Victor de Broglie, French lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (d. 1870)

#Victor_de_Broglie_(1785-1870)

Édouard Roger-Vasselin, French tennis player

#Édouard_Roger-Vasselin

Summer Rae, American football player, wrestler, and actress

#Summer_Rae

Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1723)

#Edward_Hyde,_3rd_Earl_of_Clarendon

Tyler Glenn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Tyler_Glenn

Ryan Kwanten, Australian actor

#Ryan_Kwanten

Adina Emilia De Zavala, American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history (d. 1955)

#Adina_Emilia_De_Zavala

Alistair Darling, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

#Alistair_Darling

Beeb Birtles, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Beeb_Birtles

Helen Magill White, American academic (d. 1944)

#Helen_Magill_White

Jon Stewart, American comedian, actor, and television host

#Jon_Stewart

apl.de.ap, Filipino-American singer and rapper

#Apl.de.ap

Jesper Strömblad, Swedish guitarist and songwriter

#Jesper_Strömblad

Mary Bothwell, Canadian classical vocalist and painter (d. 1985)

#Mary_Bothwell

Henry Hazlitt, American economist and philosopher (d. 1993)

#Henry_Hazlitt

Friedrich Engels, German-English philosopher, economist, and journalist (d. 1895)

#Friedrich_Engels

Dave Righetti, American baseball player and coach

#Dave_Righetti

Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer

#Gavin_Rae

Hong Taiji, Emperor of China (d. 1643)

#Hong_Taiji

Stephen Roche, Irish cyclist and sportscaster

#Stephen_Roche

James Whitelocke, English judge and politician, Chief Justice of Chester (d. 1632)

#James_Whitelocke

Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer

#Álvaro_Pereira

Mabel Alvarez, American painter (d. 1985)

#Mabel_Alvarez

William Blake, English poet and painter (d. 1827)

#William_Blake

Kriss Akabusi, English sprinter and hurdler

#Kriss_Akabusi

Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player

#Jamie_Buhrer

Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (d. 1994)

#Lilia_Skala

Henry Picard, American golfer (d. 1997)

#Henry_Picard

Laura Antonelli, Italian actress (d. 2015)

#Laura_Antonelli

Ernst Röhm, German soldier and politician (d. 1934)

#Ernst_Röhm

Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player

#Andrew_Bogut

Naoko Yamada, Japanese anime director

#Naoko_Yamada

Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer and manager

#Fabio_Grosso

Yesün Temür, Chinese emperor (d. 1328)

#Yesün_Temür_(Yuan_dynasty)

William Froude, English engineer and architect (d. 1879)

#William_Froude

Darryl Flahavan, English footballer

#Darryl_Flahavan

Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (d. 2014)

#Elsie_Quarterman

Lindley Miller Garrison, American lawyer and politician, 46th United States Secretary of War (d. 1932)

#Lindley_Miller_Garrison

Adam Hicks, American actor

#Adam_Hicks

Alexander Blok, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1921)

#Alexander_Blok

John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (d. 1688)

#John_Bunyan

Paul Shaffer, Canadian-American singer, keyboard player, and bandleader (CBS Orchestra)

#Paul_Shaffer

Sixto Lezcano, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

#Sixto_Lezcano

David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player

#David_Nofoaluma

Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1770)

#Sophie_Magdalene_of_Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Alberto Moravia, Italian journalist and author (d. 1990)

#Alberto_Moravia

Craig Kieswetter, South African-English cricketer and golfer

#Craig_Kieswetter

Margaret Tudor, Queen of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1541)

#Margaret_Tudor

Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 2014)

#Ramón_José_Velásquez

Petr Kouba, Czech footballer

#Petr_Kouba

Claude Lévi-Strauss, Belgian-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)

#Claude_Lévi-Strauss

Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (d. 1946)

#Bert_Vogler

Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003)

#Hope_Lange

S. Epatha Merkerson, American actress

#S._Epatha_Merkerson

Erwin Mortier, Belgian author and poet

#Erwin_Mortier

Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby player

#Greg_Somerville

Hans Nansen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1667)

#Hans_Nansen

Marc-André Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player

#Marc-André_Fleury

Chamillionaire, American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor

#Chamillionaire

Brent Albright, American wrestler

#Brent_Albright

Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player

#Leandro_Barbosa

Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (d. 2015)

#Roy_Tarpley

James Allen, English author and poet (d. 1912)

#James_Allen_(author)

José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (d. 1980)

#José_Iturbi

Gloria Grahame, American actress (d. 1981)

#Gloria_Grahame

James Eastland, American planter and politician (d. 1986)

#James_Eastland

Luke Howard, English chemist and meteorologist (d. 1864)

#Luke_Howard

Chris Heaton-Harris, English businessman and politician

#Chris_Heaton-Harris

Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor

#Jackson_Yee

Eka Kurniawan, Indonesian journalist and author

#Eka_Kurniawan

Gordon Marsden, English journalist and politician

#Gordon_Marsden

Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer

#Mehdi_Nafti

Andrew Jones, English politician

#Andrew_Jones_(British_politician)

Russell Alan Hulse, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate

#Russell_Alan_Hulse

Brooks Atkinson, American theatre critic (d. 1984)

#Brooks_Atkinson

Stefan Zweig, Austrian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1942)

#Stefan_Zweig

Trey Songz, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor

#Trey_Songz

Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter

Laura Alleway, Australian footballer

Mike Kostka, Canadian ice hockey player

Nelson Haedo Valdez, Paraguayan footballer

Raido Villers, Estonian basketball player

Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer

Katarzyna Str?czy, Polish tennis player

Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer

Michael Simpkins, English footballer

DeMya Walker, American basketball player

Acer Nethercott, English rower (d. 2013)

Marlon Broomes, English footballer

Takashi Shimoda, Japanese footballer

Park Sung-bae, South Korean footballer

Bakarhythm, Japanese comedian, actor, playwright, and composer

András Tölcséres, Hungarian footballer and manager

Anastasia Kelesidou, German-Greek discus thrower

Paulo Figueiredo, Angolan footballer

Álex López Morón, Spanish tennis player

Valeri Nikitin, Estonian wrestler

Robb Nen, American baseball player and manager

Darren Bett, English journalist

Stephnie Weir, American actress and comedian

José del Solar, Peruvian footballer and manager

John Burkett, American baseball player and bowler

Johnny Newman, American basketball player

Juan Carlos Rosero, Ecuadorian cyclist (d. 2013)

Kenny Wharton, English footballer and coach

Andy Ritchie, English footballer and manager

John Galliano, Gibraltar-born British fashion designer

Peeter Järvelaid, Estonian historian and scholar

David Van Day, English singer, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar

Fiona Armstrong, English-Scottish journalist and author

Necip Hablemito?lu, Turkish historian and academic (d. 2002)

Helen De Michiel, American director and producer

Alexander Godunov, Russian-American actor and dancer (d. 1995)

Mick Channon, English footballer and horse trainer

Gladys Kokorwe, Botswana politician and Speaker of The National Assembly

Maria Farantouri, Greek singer and politician

Rita Mae Brown, American novelist, poet, and screenwriter

R. B. Greaves, Guyanese-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

Bruce Channel, American singer-songwriter

Peter Dimond, Australian rugby league player

Randolph Stow, Australian-English author and poet (d. 2010)

Frik du Preez, South African rugby player

A.L. "Doodle" Owens, American country music songwriter and singer (d. 1999)

Piet Steenbergen, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2010)

Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist and academic (d. 1980)

Gigi Gryce, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1983)

Lilian, Princess of Réthy (d. 2002)

Yves Thériault, Canadian author (d. 1983)

Evald Okas, Estonian painter and academic (d. 2011)

Cliff Addison, English chemist and academic (d. 1994)

Morris Louis, American painter (d. 1962)

Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian educator and politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (d. 1997)

Rose Bampton, American soprano and educator (d. 2007)

Gladys O'Connor, English-Canadian actress (d. 2012)

?hap Hulusi Görey, Turkish graphic artist (d. 1986)

Alfonso XII of Spain (d. 1885)

Maria Antonia of Parma (d. 1841)

Betty Parris, Witch from Salem (d. 1760)

Anne Shelton, elder sister of Thomas Boleyn (d. 1555)