November 29

November 29 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Mildred Gillars, American broadcaster, employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate propaganda during WWII (d. 1988) [1]
1901 – Mildred Harris, American actress (d. 1944)
1904 – Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (d. 1970)
1905 – Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian (d. 1991)
1908 – Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician (d. 1972)
1908 – Afet İnan, Turkish historian and sociologist (d. 1985)
1910 – Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician (d. 2006)
1910 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director (d. 1961)
1915 – Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author (d. 2008)
1915 – Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (d. 1967)
1916 – Fran Ryan, American actress and comedian (d. 2000)
1917 – Pierre Gaspard-Huit, French director and screenwriter (d. 2017)
1917 – Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
1918 – Madeleine L’Engle, American author and poet (d. 2007)
1919 – Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2013)
1920 – Yegor Ligachyov, Russian engineer and politician
1920 – Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (d. 2014)
1922 – Michael Howard, English-American historian, author, and academic
1922 – Minnie Miñoso, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
1923 – Chuck Daigh, American race car driver (b. 2008)
1924 – Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (d. 2014)
1924 – Charles E. Mower, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1944)
1926 – Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisian lawyer and politician, President of Tunisia
1927 – Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host
1928 – Tahir Salahov, Azerbaijani painter and educator
1928 – Paul Simon, American soldier and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (d. 2003)
1928 – Ernie Vossler, American golfer (d. 2013)
1929 – Derek Jameson, English journalist and radio host (d. 2012)
1929 – Woo Yong-gak, North Korean soldier
1930 – Shirley Porter, English politician, Lord Mayor of Westminster
1930 – Vladimir Šenauer, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
1930 – Alan Lee Williams, English academic and politician
1931 – Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 1997)
1931 – André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
1932 – Ed Bickert, Canadian jazz guitarist
1932 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France
1932 – John Gary, American singer and television host (d. 1998)
1932 – Fernando Guillén, Spanish actor (d. 2013)
1932 – Marc Vaux, English painter
1933 – John Mayall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1933 – James Rosenquist, American painter and illustrator (d. 2017)
1934 – Willie Morris, American writer (d. 1999)
1935 – Diane Ladd, American actress
1935 – Thomas J. O’Brien, American bishop
1937 – Jan Mangerud, Norwegian geologist and academic
1938 – Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (d. 1996)
1939 – Peter Bergman, American comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1939 – Meco, American record producer and musician
1940 – Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
1940 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist and journalist (d. 2013)
1940 – Chuck Mangione, American horn player and composer
1940 – Janet Smith, English lawyer and judge
1940 – Henry T. Yang, Taiwanese/Chinese-American engineer and academic
1941 – Bill Freehan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1941 – Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
1942 – Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1942 – Ann Dunham, American anthropologist and academic (d. 1995)
1942 – Maggie Thompson, American author and critic
1942 – John Grillo, English actor and playwright
1943 – Janet Holmes à Court, Australian businesswoman and philanthropist
1943 – Bobbi Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1943 – Sue Miller, American novelist and short story writer
1945 – Csaba Pléh, Hungarian psychologist and linguist
1946 – Brian Cadd, Australian singer-songwriter, keyboard player and producer
1946 – Suzy Chaffee, American skier
1946 – Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 – Petra Kelly, German activist and politician (d. 1992)
1947 – Ronnie Montrose, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2012)
1948 – Yōichi Masuzoe, Japanese politician
1949 – Yvon Labre, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 – Jerry Lawler, American wrestler and sportscaster
1949 – Dutch Mantel, American wrestler and manager
1949 – Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1949 – Steve Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1950 – Kevin O’Donnell, Jr., American author (d. 2012)
1951 – Carl Finch, American polka musician, songwriter, and record producer (Brave Combo)
1951 – Barry Goudreau, American guitarist and songwriter
1951 – Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
1951 – Don Walker, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist
1952 – Jeff Fahey, American actor and producer
1952 – Dusty Hare, English rugby player and cricketer
1953 – Jackie French, Australian author
1953 – Huub Stevens, Dutch footballer and manager
1954 – Joel Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1954 – Steve Rogers, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2006)
1955 – Howie Mandel, Canadian comedian, actor, and television host
1956 – Hinton Battle, German-American actor, dancer, and choreographer
1956 – Yvonne Fovargue, English lawyer and politician
1956 – Eric Laakso, American football player (d. 2010)
1956 – Katrin Saks, Estonian lawyer and politician
1957 – Jennifer Batten, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1957 – Janet Napolitano, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
1957 – Matthew Rubel, American businessman
1957 – Mario Salieri, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Michael Dempsey, Zimbabwean-English bass player
1958 – John Dramani Mahama, Ghanaian historian and politician, 4th President of Ghana
1959 – Richard Borcherds, South African-English mathematician and academic
1959 – Neal Broten, American ice hockey player
1959 – Rich Camarillo, American football player and coach
1959 – Rahm Emanuel, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago
1960 – Marco Bucci, Italian discus thrower (d. 2013)
1960 – Howard Johnson, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1960 – Cathy Moriarty, American actress
1962 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1962 – Andrew McCarthy, American actor and director
1962 – Michael Veitch, Australian comedian and actor
1963 – Will Downing, American singer-songwriter and producer
1963 – Lalit Modi, Indian businessman
1964 – Don Cheadle, American actor and producer
1964 – Ken Monkou, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1965 – Lauren Child, English author
1965 – Ellen Cleghorne, American comedian and actress
1965 – Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese poet and pianist (d. 1992)
1968 – Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (d. 2016)
1968 – Jonathan Knight, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1969 – Kasey Keller, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster
1969 – Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American baseball player
1969 – Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
1969 – Tomas Brolin, Swedish footballer
1970 – Larry Joe Campbell, American actor and director
1970 – Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer and coach
1970 – Ryu Seung-ryong, South Korean actor
1971 – Brad May, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1972 – Willie Bain, Scottish academic and politician
1972 – Brian Baumgartner, American actor and producer
1972 – Jamal Mashburn, American basketball player and sportscaster
1972 – Roger Shah, German electronic music producer
1972 – Minoru Tanaka, Japanese wrestler and boxer
1973 – Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager
1973 – Sarah Jones, American actress and playwright
1974 – Pavol Demitra, Slovak ice hockey player (d. 2011)
1975 – Andreas Ioannides, Cypriot footballer
1976 – Chris Akins, American football player
1976 – Lindsay Benko, American swimmer
1976 – Anna Faris, American actress
1976 – Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
1977 – Eddie Howe, English footballer and manager
1977 – Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Maria Petrova, Russian figure skater
1978 – Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player
1978 – Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Greek footballer
1979 – Adam Barrett, English footballer
1979 – Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
1979 – The Game, American rapper
1979 – Neal Horgan, American-Irish footballer
1980 – P. J. Fleck, American football player and coach
1980 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer
1980 – Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor
1980 – Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek soldier and politician
1981 – Fawad Khan, Pakistani actor, model and singer
1983 – Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Jennifer Oeser, German heptathlete
1984 – Ji Hyun-woo, South Korean actor and guitarist
1984 – Katlego Mphela, South African footballer
1985 – Evangelia Aravani, Greek model
1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player
1987 – Stephen O’Halloran, Irish footballer
1987 – Sandro Wagner, German footballer
1988 – Dana Brooke, American wrestler and bodybuilder
1988 – Lee Hyun-ho, South Korean footballer
1988 – Russell Wilson, American football player
1990 – Sheldon Richardson, American football player
1991 – Terunofuji Haruo, Mongolian sumo wrestler
1994 – Shaun Lane, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Karl Lawton, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, British swimmer
1996 – Akvilė Paražinskaitė, Lithuanian tennis player
1997 – Ye Qiuyu, Chinese tennis player