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===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[A. J. M. Smith]], Canadian poet and anthologist (died 1980)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=Adèle |title=Smith, (James Marshall) Arthur (1902–1980) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM1486-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Cedric Belfrage]], English-American journalist and author, co-founded the ''[[National Guardian]]'' (died 1990) *[[1908]] – [[Martha Gellhorn]], American journalist and author (died 1998) *[[1910]] – [[James McCormack]], American general (died 1975) *[[1911]] – [[Al Brosch]], American golfer (died 1975) * 1911 – [[Robert Jackson (UN administrator)|Robert Jackson]], Australian public servant and diplomat (died 1991) *[[1912]] – [[June Havoc]], American actress, singer and dancer (died 2010) * 1912 – [[Stylianos Pattakos]], Greek general and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Greece]] (died 2016) *[[1913]] – [[Lou Ambers]], American boxer (died 1995) *[[1914]] – [[Norman Lloyd]], American actor, director, and producer (died 2021) *[[1916]] – [[Clinton Jones (priest)|Clinton Jones]], American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist (died 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clinton Jones |url=https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/clinton-jones |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=LGBTQ Religious Archives Network}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Kazuo Sakamaki]], Japanese soldier (died 1999) * 1918 – [[Hermann Zapf]], German typographer and calligrapher (died 2015) *[[1919]] – [[James S. Ackerman]], American historian and academic (died 2016) *[[1920]] – [[Sitara Devi]], Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2014) * 1920 – [[Esther Rolle]], American actress (died 1998)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 8: Alfre Woodard, Parker Posey |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/08/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-8-Alfre-Woodard-Parker-Posey/3061667752925/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Eugênio Sales]], Brazilian cardinal (died 2012) *[[1921]] – [[Douglas Townsend]], American composer, musicologist, and academic (died 2012) *[[1922]] – [[Christiaan Barnard]], South African surgeon and academic (died 2001)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1922 – [[Thea D. Hodge]], American computer scientist and academic (died 2008) * 1922 – [[Ademir Marques de Menezes]], Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 1996) *[[1923]] – [[Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)|Yisrael Friedman]], Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (died 2017) * 1923 – [[Jack Kilby]], American physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2005) *[[1924]] – [[Johnny Bower]], Canadian ice hockey player and soldier (died 2017) * 1924 – [[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]], American actor (died 1974) * 1924 – [[Robert V. Hogg]], American statistician and academic (died 2014) * 1924 – [[Victorinus Youn Kong-hi]], South Korean archbishop * 1924 – [[Dmitry Yazov]], [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] (died 2020) *[[1926]] – [[Darleane C. Hoffman]], American nuclear chemist *[[1927]] – [[L. K. Advani]], Indian lawyer and politician, 7th [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] * 1927 – [[Chris Connor]], American singer (died 2009) * 1927 – [[Ken Dodd]], English singer and comedian (died 2018) * 1927 – [[Nguyễn Khánh]], Vietnamese general and politician, 4th [[Leaders of South Vietnam|President of the Republic of Vietnam]] (died 2013) * 1927 – [[Patti Page]], American singer and actress (died 2013) *[[1928]] – [[Des Corcoran]], Australian politician, 37th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 2004) *[[1929]] – [[Bobby Bowden]], American football player and coach (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1929 – [[António Castanheira Neves]], Portuguese philosopher and academic *[[1931]] – [[Jim Redman]], English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer * 1931 – [[Morley Safer]], Canadian-American journalist and author (died 2016)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1931 – [[Paolo Taviani]], Italian film director and screenwriter (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/02/29/news/morto_paolo_taviani_maestro_di_cinema_con_il_fratello_vittorio-422232521/?ref=RHLF-BG-P1-S1-F|title=Morto Paolo Taviani, maestro di cinema con il fratello Vittorio|publisher=[[La Repubblica]]|date=29 February 2024|access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Stéphane Audran]], French actress (died [[2018]]) * 1932 – [[Ben Bova]], American journalist and author (died 2020)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1933]] – [[Peter Arundell]], English race car driver (died 2009) *[[1935]] – [[Alain Delon]], French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=French film star Alain Delon dies aged 88 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2n6y4g700o |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Stratos Dionysiou]], Greek singer-songwriter (died 1990) * 1935 – [[Alfonso López Trujillo]], Colombian cardinal (died 2008) *[[1936]] – [[Virna Lisi]], Italian actress (died 2014)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1938]] – [[Driss Basri]], Moroccan police officer and politician (died 2007) * 1938 – [[Satch Sanders]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Satch Sanders|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/satch-sanders/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830152037/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/satch-sanders/|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1938 – [[Richard Stoker]], English composer, author, and poet (died 2021) *[[1939]] – [[Meg Wynn Owen]], British actress (died 2022) *[[1941]] – [[Nerys Hughes]], Welsh actress *[[1942]] – [[Angel Cordero Jr.]], Puerto Rican-American jockey * 1942 – [[Sandro Mazzola]], Italian footballer and sportscaster *[[1943]] – [[Martin Peters]], English footballer and manager (died 2019) *[[1944]] – [[Bonnie Bramlett]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1945]] – [[Arduino Cantafora]], Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author * 1945 – [[Joseph James DeAngelo]], American serial killer * 1945 – [[John Farrar]], Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist * 1945 – [[Don Murray (drummer)|Don Murray]], American drummer (died 1996) * 1945 – [[Vincent Nichols]], English cardinal * 1945 – [[Arnold Rosner]], American composer (died 2013) *[[1946]] – [[Guus Hiddink]], Dutch footballer and manager * 1946 – [[Roy Wood]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1947]] – [[Michael Perham (bishop)|Michael Perham]], English bishop (died 2017) * 1947 – [[Minnie Riperton]], American singer-songwriter (died 1979)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1947 – [[Margaret Rhea Seddon]], American physician and astronaut * 1947 – [[Lewis Yocum]], American physician and surgeon (died 2013) *[[1948]] – [[Dale Gardner]], American captain and astronaut (died 2014) *[[1949]] – [[Wayne LaPierre]], American businessman, author, and activist<ref name="UPI" /> * 1949 – [[Bonnie Raitt]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 8, 2022 includes celebrities Bonnie Raitt, Gordon Ramsay |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-8-2022-includes-celebrities-bonnie-raitt-gordon-ramsay.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=8 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Mary Hart]], American journalist and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1951]] – [[Gerald Alston]], American R&B singer * 1951 – [[Alfredo Astiz]], Argentine military commander * 1951 – [[Larry Burnett]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1951 – [[Laura Cox (judge)|Laura Cox]], English lawyer and judge * 1951 – [[Peter Suber]], American philosopher and academic *[[1952]] – [[John Denny]], American baseball player and coach * 1952 – [[Christie Hefner]], American publisher and businesswoman<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – [[Jan Raas]], Dutch cyclist * 1952 – [[Jerry Remy]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021) * 1952 – [[Alfre Woodard]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1953]] – [[Giorgos Foiros]], Greek footballer and manager * 1953 – [[John Musker]], American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1953 – [[Nand Kumar Patel]], Indian politician (died 2013) *[[1954]] – [[David Bret]], French-English journalist and author * 1954 – [[Michael D. Brown]], American lawyer and radio host * 1954 – [[Timothy Egan]], American journalist and author * 1954 – [[Kazuo Ishiguro]], Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1954 – [[Rickie Lee Jones]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1954 – [[Thanasis Pafilis]], Greek jurist and politician *[[1955]] – [[Patricia Barber]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1955 – [[Jeffrey Ford]], American author and educator *[[1956]] – [[Mari Boine]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer * 1956 – [[Richard Curtis]], New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director * 1956 – [[Steven Miller (record producer)|Steven Miller]], American record producer and engineer *[[1957]] – [[Alan Curbishley]], English footballer and manager * 1957 – [[Tim Shaw (swimmer)|Tim Shaw]], American swimmer * 1957 – [[Porl Thompson]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Hardi Volmer]], Estonian singer and director *[[1958]] – [[Don Byron]], American clarinet player and composer * 1958 – [[Ken Lamberton]], American author and educator * 1958 – [[Selçuk Yula]], Turkish footballer and journalist (died 2013) *[[1959]] – [[Miroslav Janů]], Czech footballer and manager (died 2013) * 1959 – [[Chi Chi LaRue]], American [[drag queen]] performer and director *[[1960]] – [[Oleg Menshikov]], Russian actor, singer, and director * 1960 – [[Michael Nyqvist]], Swedish actor and producer (died 2017) *[[1961]] – [[Micky Adams]], English footballer and manager * 1961 – [[Leif Garrett]], American singer, actor, and television personality<ref name="AP" /> *[[1963]] – [[Paul McKenna]], English hypnotist and author *[[1965]] – [[Jeff Blauser]], American baseball player and manager * 1965 – [[Craig Chester]], American actor and screenwriter * 1965 – [[Mike Matarazzo]], American bodybuilder and boxer (died 2014) * 1965 – [[Patricia Poleo]], Venezuelan journalist *[[1966]] – [[Gordon Ramsay]], British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality<ref name="AP" /> *[[1967]] – [[Henry Rodríguez (outfielder)|Henry Rodriguez]], Dominican baseball player *[[1968]] – [[Keith Jones (ice hockey)|Keith Jones]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1968 – [[José Offerman]], Dominican baseball player and manager * 1968 – [[Sergio Porrini]], Italian footballer and manager * 1968 – [[Parker Posey]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1970]] – [[Tom Anderson]], American businessman, co-founded [[Myspace]] * 1970 – [[David Hemp]], Bermudian cricketer * 1970 – [[Michael Jackson (actor)|Michael Jackson]], Canadian actor * 1970 – [[Diana King]], Jamaican singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – [[José Porras]], Costa Rican footballer and coach *[[1971]] – [[Carlos Atanes]], Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter * 1971 – [[Tech N9ne]], American musician, record producer, and actor *[[1972]] – [[Chris Fydler]], Australian swimmer * 1972 – [[Gretchen Mol]], American model and actress * 1972 – [[Kylie Shadbolt]], Australian artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Kylie Shadbolt – Olympic Gymnastics Artistic {{!}} Australia |url=https://www.olympic.org/kylie-shadbolt |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=19 August 2019}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[František Kaberle]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Frantisek Kaberle |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/frantisek-kaberle-8467949 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Sven Mikser]], Estonian politician, 22nd [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Defence]] * 1973 – [[David Muir]], American journalist<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1974]] – [[Joshua Ferris]], American author * 1974 – [[Penelope Heyns]], South African swimmer * 1974 – [[Masashi Kishimoto]], Japanese author and illustrator, created ''[[Naruto]]'' * 1974 – [[Seishi Kishimoto]], Japanese illustrator * 1974 – [[Matthew Rhys]], Welsh actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1975]] – [[Antony Hickling]], English film maker, actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Antony Hickling – UniFrance {{!}} France |url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/person/354265/antony-hickling |language=en |date=19 August 2010}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Brevin Knight]], American basketball player and sportscaster * 1975 – [[Tara Reid]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Alena Vašková]], Czech tennis player *[[1976]] – [[Jaroslav Bednář]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaroslav Bednar |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jaroslav-bednar-8469502 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Brett Lee]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster * 1976 – [[Brothers Strause|Colin Strause]], American director, producer, and visual effects designer *[[1977]] – [[Jully Black]], Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress * 1977 – [[Bucky Covington]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1977 – [[Nick Punto]], American baseball player *[[1978]] – [[Matthew Bulbeck]], English cricketer * 1978 – [[Tim de Cler]], Dutch footballer * 1978 – [[Maurice Evans (basketball)|Maurice Evans]], American basketball player * 1978 – [[Ali Karimi]], Iranian footballer and manager * 1978 – [[Kensaku Kishida]], Japanese actor and entertainer * 1978 – [[Emma Lewell-Buck]], English social worker and politician * 1978 – [[Júlio Sérgio]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1978 – [[Shyne]], Belizean rapper and politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalbelize.live/2021/06/25/moses-jamal-shyne-barrow-sworn-in-as-new-leader-of-the-opposition/|title=Moses Jamal 'Shyne' Barrow – Sworn In As New 'Leader of The Opposition'|work= Digital Belize Dot Live|date=25 June 2021 }}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Andrea Benatti]], Italian rugby player * 1979 – [[Aaron Hughes]], Irish footballer * 1979 – [[Dania Ramirez]], Dominican actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1979 – [[Andrew Unger]], Canadian writer<ref>{{cite web|title=Satirical website creator to appear on panel discussion|date=7 November 2020 |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/satirical-website-creator-to-appear-on-panel-discussion-572999481.html|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Luís Fabiano]], Brazilian footballer * 1980 – [[Laura Jane Grace]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1980 – [[Holly Walsh]], English radio and television host *[[1981]] – [[Joe Cole]], English footballer * 1981 – [[Yann Kermorgant]], French footballer *[[1982]] – [[Ted DiBiase, Jr.]], American wrestler and actor * 1982 – [[Mika Kallio]], Finnish motorcycle racer * 1982 – [[Sam Sparro]], Australian singer-songwriter and producer *[[1983]] – [[Danielle Valore Evans]], American short story writer * 1983 – [[Sinan Güler]], Turkish basketball player * 1983 – [[Katharina Molitor]], German javelin thrower * 1983 – [[Remko Pasveer]], Dutch footballer * 1983 – [[Pavel Pogrebnyak]], Russian footballer * 1983 – [[Nikola Rachelle]], English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer *[[1984]] – [[Kuntal Chandra]], Bangladeshi cricketer (died 2012) * 1984 – [[Keith Lee (wrestler)|Keith Lee]], American wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Lee |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/29768887/wwe-profile-page-keith-lee |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=29 August 2020}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Yoko Mitsuya]], Japanese model and actress * 1984 – [[Steven Webb]], English actor *[[1985]] – [[Magda Apanowicz]], Canadian actress * 1985 – [[Míchel (footballer, born 1985)|Míchel]], Spanish footballer * 1985 – [[Jack Osbourne]], English-American television personality<ref name="AP" /> *[[1986]] – [[Patricia Mayr-Achleitner]], Austrian tennis player * 1986 – [[Jamie Roberts]], Welsh rugby player * 1986 – [[Aaron Swartz]], American computer programmer and activist (died 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schofield |first1=Jack |title=Aaron Swartz obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jan/13/aaron-swartz |access-date=25 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=13 January 2013}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Édgar Benítez]], Paraguayan footballer * 1987 – [[Sam Bradford]], American football player * 1987 – [[Mohd Faiz Subri]], Malaysian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Yasmani Grandal]], Cuban-American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yasmani Grandal |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/yasmani-grandal-518735 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Jessica Lowndes]], Canadian actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1988 – [[Lucia Slaničková]], Slovak heptathlete * 1988 – [[Malcolm Thomas (basketball, born 1988)|Malcolm Thomas]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Malcolm Thomas |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202952/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Morgan Schneiderlin]], French footballer * 1989 – [[Giancarlo Stanton]], American baseball player * 1989 – [[SZA]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |title=SZA {{!}} Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sza-mn0003180568/biography |access-date=2019-01-31 |website=AllMusic |language=en-us}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Ingrid Puusta]], Estonian sailor *[[1991]] – [[Aaron Fotheringham]], American wheelchair athlete * 1991 – [[Jack Littlejohn]], Australian rugby league player * 1991 – [[Riker Lynch]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1991 – [[Dan Middleton]], English YouTube personality and pro gamer *[[1992]] – [[Christophe Vincent]], French footballer *[[1993]] – [[Przemek Karnowski]], Polish basketball player * 1993 – [[Fraser Mullen]], Scottish footballer *[[1994]] – [[Lauren Alaina]], American singer and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1997]] – [[Akram Tawfik]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list |work=[[FIFA]] |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418162417/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Isaac Bonga]], German basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Isaac Bonga |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629067/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Katherine Uchida]], Canadian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Katherine UCHIDA – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n6030825-katherine-uchida.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Jade Pettyjohn]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 2000 – [[Jasmine Thompson]], English singer
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