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November 15 birthdays

324 notable historical figures were born on November 15, and 194 died on this day. Everyone born on November 15 is a Scorpio.

19% of November 15 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on November 15

• Erwin Rommel (1891 to 1944. German field marshal (1891–1944))
• Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935. President of Palestine since 2005)
• Randy Savage (1952 to 2011. American professional wrestler (1952–2011))
• Ed Asner (1929 to 2021. American actor (1929–2021))
• Claus von Stauffenberg (1907 to 1944. German army officer (1907–1944))
• Peter Phillips (born 1977. British businessman (born 1977))
• Curtis LeMay (1906 to 1990. American general (1906–1990))
• William Herschel (1738 to 1822. German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822))
• Manuel II (1889 to 1932. Last king of Portugal from 1908 to 1910)
• Birsa Munda (1875 to 1900. Indian tribal freedom fighter and religious leader (1875–1900))
• Earl of Chatham (1708 to 1778. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768)
• René Guénon (1886 to 1951. French intellectual (1886–1951))
• King of Westphalia (1784 to 1860. King of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813)
• Mwai Kibaki (1931 to 2022. President of Kenya from 2002 to 2013)
• Pope Nicholas V (1397 to 1455. Head of Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455)
• John I of France (1316 to 1316. King of France and Navarre in 1316)
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 1954. President of Poland from 1995 to 2005)
• Eleanor of Austria (1498 to 1558. Queen of Portugal (1518–1521) and France (1530–1547))
• Alvin Plantinga (born 1932. American Christian philosopher (born 1932))
• Alexander Bortnikov (born 1951. Russian official (born 1951))
• Jacques Hébert (1757 to 1794. French journalist and politician (1757–1794))
• Tewfik Pasha (1852 to 1892. Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1879 to 1892)
• Princess Elena of Romania (born 1950. Romanian royal (born 1950))
• Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 to 1946. German author (1862–1946))
• Paulo Dybala (born 1993. Argentine footballer (born 1993))
• Marianne Moore (1887 to 1972. American poet (1887–1972))
• Tilly Losch (1903 to 1975. Austrian dancer)
• Albert I (Albert VII of Austria) (1559 to 1621. Sovereign of the Netherlands from 1598 to 1621)
• Ingrida Šimonytė (born 1974. Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2020 to 2024)
• Wolf Biermann (born 1936. German singer-songwriter (born 1936))
• Marina Picasso (born 1950. French humanitarian and granddaughter of Pablo Picasso)
• Gabriel Bethlen (1580 to 1629. Prince of Transylvania)
• Albert Baez (1912 to 2007. Mexican-American physicist (1912–2007))
• Markian Popov (1902 to 1969. Soviet general (1902–1969))
• Bernard Mandeville (1670 to 1733. Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670–1733))
• Konstantin Simonov (1915 to 1979. Soviet writer (1915–1979))
• Tareq Al-Suwaidan (born 1953. Kuwaiti writer & businessman (born 1953))
• Sania Mirza (born 1986. Indian tennis player (born 1986))
• Pascal Lissouba (1931 to 2020. Congolese politician (1931–2020))
• August Krogh (1874 to 1949. Danish physiologist (1874–1949))
• Platon Zubov (1767 to 1822. Russian aristocrat, favorite of Catherine II)
• Kim Jung-sook (born 1954. First Lady of South Korea from 2017 to 2022)
• Oscar Bernadotte (1859 to 1953. Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg)
• Maleeha Lodhi (born 1953. Pakistani diplomat and political scientist)
• Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741 to 1801. Swiss poet (1741–1801))
• Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822–1855) (1822 to 1855. Duke of Genoa)
• Shailene Woodley (born 1991. American actress (born 1991))
• Sanaa Hamri (born 1974. Moroccan-American film, television and music video director)
• Gregory Chaitin (born 1947. Argentine-American mathematician)
• Anna de Noailles (1876 to 1933. French writer (1876–1933))
• Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453–1468) (1453 to 1468. Prince of Asturias)
• Ronnie Kasrils (born 1938. South African politician (born 1938))
• Jan Terlouw (1931 to 2025. Dutch politician, physicist and author (1931–2025))
• Chea Sim (1932 to 2015. Cambodian politician (1932–2015))
• Michel Chasles (1793 to 1880. French mathematician (1793–1880))
• Emil Racoviță (1868 to 1947. Romanian polar explorer)
• Pandeli Majko (born 1967. Albanian politician (born 1967))
• Tsendiin Dondogdulam (1876 to 1923. Khatun of Mongolia)
• Renée French (born 1963. American comics writer and illustrator)
• Prince Lucien Cardinal Bonaparte (1828 to 1895. French cardinal)

Died on November 15

• Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 to 1908. Empress of China from 1861 to 1908)
• Johannes Kepler (1571 to 1630. German astronomer and mathematician (1571–1630))
• Émile Durkheim (1858 to 1917. French sociologist (1858–1917))
• Margaret Mead (1901 to 1978. American cultural anthropologist (1901–1978))
• Albertus Magnus (1193 to 1280. German Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200 – 1280))
• Maria II of Portugal (1819 to 1853. Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828 and 1834 to 1853)
• Frederick VII of Denmark (1808 to 1863. King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863)
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 to 1787. Opera composer (1714–1787))
• John Amos Comenius (1592 to 1670. Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592–1670))
• Soumitra Chatterjee (1935 to 2020. Indian actor (1935–2020))
• John Hanson (1721 to 1783. American Founding Father and merchant (1721–1783))
• Constantine VIII (960 to 1028. Byzantine emperor from 962 to 1028)
• Penda of Mercia (606 to 655. King of Mercia from c. 626 to 655)
• Leslie Feinberg (1949 to 2014. American transgender activist and author (1949–2014))
• Edwin Montagu (1879 to 1924. British politician (1879–1924))
• Martin Frobisher (1535 to 1594. English sea captain and privateer (1535–1594))
• 6th Dalai Lama (1683 to 1706. Spiritual leader of Tibet from 1697 to 1706)
• Ernő Goldfinger (1902 to 1987. Hungarian-born architect and furniture designer)
• Daisaku Ikeda (1928 to 2023. Japanese religious leader (1928–2023))
• Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898 to 1977. Hereditary Princess of Monaco (1898–1977))
• Elisabeth of Romania (1894 to 1956. Queen of Greece from 1922 to 1924)
• Kripalu Maharaj (1922 to 2013. Hindu spiritual leader (1922–2013))
• Glafcos Clerides (1919 to 2013. President of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003)
• Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1867 to 1935. Grand Duchess of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg)
• Méret Oppenheim (1913 to 1985. German-Swiss surrealist artist (1913–1985))
• Catherine of York (1479 to 1527. English princess (1479–1527))
• Gabriel Bethlen (1580 to 1629. Prince of Transylvania)
• William Murdoch (1754 to 1839. Scottish engineer and inventor (1754–1839))
• Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908 to 1942. Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942))
• Innocent VII (1339 to 1406. Head of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406)

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