29 November Births

November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 32 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

968 – Kazan, emperor of Japan (d. 1008)
1310 – John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English Baron (d. 1361)
1329 – John I, duke of Bavaria (d. 1340)
1338 – Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1368)
1422 – Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont, English Baron (d. 1460)
1427 – Zhengtong, emperor of the Ming Dynasty (d. 1464)
1463 – Andrea della Valle, Italian cardinal (d. 1534)
1484 – Joachim Vadian, Swiss physician, scholar, and politician (d. 1551)
1528 – Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, English politician (d. 1592)
1627 – John Ray, English biologist and botanist (d. 1705)
1690 – Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1747)
1705 – Michael Christian Festing, English violinist and composer (d. 1752)
1752 – Jemima Wilkinson, American evangelist (d. 1819)
1781 – Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet and philosopher (d. 1865)
1797 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (d. 1848)
1798 – Alexander Brullov, Russian painter and architect, designed the Pulkovo Observatory (d. 1877)
1799 – Amos Bronson Alcott, American philosopher and academic (d. 1888)
1802 – Wilhelm Hauff, German poet and author (d. 1827)
1803 – Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (d. 1853)
1803 – Gottfried Semper, German architect and academic, designed the Semper Opera House (d. 1879)
1816 – Morrison Waite, American jurist and politician, 7th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1888)
1818 – George Brown, Scottish-Canadian journalist and politician, 10th Premier of West Canada (d. 1880)
1818 – William Ellery Channing, American poet and author (d. 1901)
1823 – La Fayette Grover, American lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Oregon (d. 1911)
1825 – Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and psychologist (d. 1893)
1831 – Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and soldier (d. 1862)
1832 – Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (d. 1888)
1835 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China (d. 1908)
1849 – John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer (d. 1945)
1856 – Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1921)
1857 – Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1911)
1861 – Spyridon Samaras, Greek playwright and composer (d. 1917)
1873 – Suzan Rose Benedict, American mathematician and academic (d. 1942)
1874 – Francis Dodd, Welsh-English painter and academic (d. 1949)
1874 – Egas Moniz, Portuguese physician and neurologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1876 – Nellie Tayloe Ross, American educator and politician, 14th Governor of Wyoming (d. 1977)
1878 – John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)
1879 – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (d. 1963)
1881 – Artur Phleps, Romanian-German general (d. 1944)
1881 – Abdülhalik Renda, Turkish civil servant and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Defence (d. 1957)
1882 – Henri Fabre, French pilot and engineer (d. 1984)
1888 – Joe Slater, Australian footballer and captain (d. 1917)
1891 – Julius Raab, Austrian engineer and politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1964)
1895 – Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (d. 1976)
1895 – William Tubman, Liberian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Liberia (d. 1971)
1898 – C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1963)
1899 – Andrija Artuković, Croatian Minister of Interior (d. 1988)
1899 – Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian (d. 2017)
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 – Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France
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 – 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
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 – 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
1985 – Evangelia Aravani, Greek model
1985 – Shannon Brown, American basketball player
1987 – Stephen O'Halloran, Irish 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

Source: wikipedia