November 15

November 15 – Famous Birthdays:

1903 – Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 1974)
1905 – Mantovani, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1980)
1906 – Curtis LeMay, American general and politician (d. 1990)
1907 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German colonel (d. 1944)
1908 – Carlo Abarth, Italian engineer and businessman, founded Abarth (d. 1979)
1912 – Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
1912 – Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)
1913 – Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2003)
1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (d. 2005)
1914 – V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (d. 2014)
1916 – Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (d. 1995)
1916 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1919 – Carol Bruce, American singer and actress (d. 2007)
1919 – Joseph Wapner, American lieutenant and judge (d. 2017)
1920 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1922 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004)
1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist and academic
1922 – Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1923 – Văn Cao, Vietnamese composer, poet, and painter (d. 1995)
1923 – Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (d. 2014)
1924 – Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013)
1925 – Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2014)
1926 – Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990)
1927 – Bill Rowling, New Zealand politician, 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1995)
1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter and politician
1928 – Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997)
1929 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer
1929 – Joe Hinton, American singer (d. 1968)
1930 – J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2009)
1930 – Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (d. 2015)
1931 – John Kerr, American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013)
1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya
1931 – Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo
1932 – Petula Clark, English singer-songwriter and actress
1932 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher, author, and academic
1933 – Gloria Foster, American actress (d. 2001)
1933 – Theodore Roszak, American scholar and author (d. 2011)
1934 – Joanna Barnes, American actress and author
1934 – Peter Dickinson, English pianist and composer
1935 – Nera White, American basketball player (d. 2016)
1936 – H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (d. 2003)
1936 – Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998)
1937 – Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
1939 – Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager
1939 – Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (d. 2015)
1939 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter
1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer
1940 – Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer
1940 – Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter
1940 – Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician
1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
1941 – Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1941 – Daniel Pinkwater, American author and illustrator
1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor
1945 – Roger Donaldson, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Bob Gunton, American actor and singer
1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA)
1946 – Vassilis Goumas, Greek basketball player
1947 – Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lankan cardinal
1947 – Bill Richardson, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1947 – Ken Sutcliffe, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1948 – Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician
1950 – Egon Vaupel, German lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Marburg
1951 – Beverly D’Angelo, American actress, singer, and producer
1952 – Rick Atkinson, American journalist, historian, and author
1952 – Randy Savage, American wrestler (d. 2011)
1953 – Alexander O’Neal, American R&B singer-songwriter and arranger
1953 – James Widdoes, American actor, director, and producer
1954 – Kevin S. Bright, American director and producer
1954 – Emma Dent Coad, British politician
1954 – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland
1954 – Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Tony Thompson, American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003)
1955 – Joe Leeway, English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist
1956 – Michael Hampton, American guitarist and producer
1957 – Gerry Connolly, Australian comedian and actor
1957 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer
1957 – Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator
1957 – Michael Woythe, German footballer and manager
1958 – Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Australian actor and director
1958 – Gu Kailai, Chinese lawyer and businesswoman
1958 – Lesley Laird, British politician
1959 – Tibor Fischer, English author
1960 – Dawn Airey, English broadcaster
1961 – Hugh McGahan, New Zealand rugby league player
1962 – Mark Acres, American basketball player and educator
1962 – Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, and producer
1963 – Andrew Castle, English tennis player and television host
1963 – Benny Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1963 – Kevin J. O’Connor, American actor
1964 – Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer and manager
1964 – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2011)
1964 – Tiit Sokk, Estonian basketball player and coach
1965 – Nigel Bond, English snooker player
1965 – Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
1966 – Rachel True, American actress
1967 – Greg Anthony, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Cynthia Breazeal, American computer scientist, roboticist, and academic
1967 – Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player
1967 – E-40, American rapper and actor (The Click)
1967 – Wayne Harrison, English footballer (d. 2013)
1967 – François Ozon, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Gus Poyet, Uruguayan footballer and manager
1967 – Jon Preston, New Zealand rugby player
1968 – Ol’ Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (d. 2004)
1968 – Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Teodoro Casiño, Filipino journalist and politician
1968 – Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968 – Uwe Rösler, German footballer and manager
1970 – Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer and coach
1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Alexander Kvitashvili, Georgian-Ukrainian academic and politician, 19th Ukrainian Minister of Healthcare
1970 – Patrick M’Boma, Cameroonian footballer
1971 – Jay Harrington, American actor
1971 – Martin Pieckenhagen, German footballer
1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor
1973 – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
1973 – Alamgir Sheriyar, English cricketer
1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Scott Henshall, English fashion designer
1975 – Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Boris Živković, Croatian footballer
1976 – Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman
1976 – Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
1976 – Sule, Indonesian comedian and actor
1977 – Sean Murray, American actor
1977 – Peter Phillips, English businessman
1977 – Robaire Smith, American football player
1978 – Floyd Womack, American football player
1979 – Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach
1979 – Josemi, Spanish footballer
1979 – Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
1980 – Ace Young, American singer-songwriter and actor
1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player
1982 – Rio Hirai, Japanese actress
1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
1982 – Benjamin Krause, German rugby player
1982 – Giaan Rooney, Australian swimmer
1982 – Lofa Tatupu, American football player
1982 – Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner
1983 – Sasha Pavlović, Serbian basketball player
1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
1984 – Asia Kate Dillon, American actor and producer
1985 – Lily Aldridge, American model
1985 – Charron Fisher, American basketball player
1985 – Simon Spender, Welsh footballer
1986 – Coye Francies, American football player
1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
1986 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter
1987 – Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
1988 – Morgan Parra, French rugby player
1988 – Billy Twelvetrees, English rugby player
1989 – Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer
1991 – Maxime Colin, French footballer
1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
1992 – Sofia Goggia, Italian skier
1992 – Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer
1992 – Daniela Seguel, Chilean tennis player
1992 – Trevor Story, American baseball player
1992 – Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer
1993 – Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer
1993 – Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer
1994 – Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player