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November 28 birthdays

300 notable historical figures were born on November 28, and 176 died on this day. Everyone born on November 28 is a Sagittarius.

18% of November 28 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on November 28

• William Blake (1757 to 1827. English poet and artist (1757–1827))
• Friedrich Engels (1820 to 1895. German philosopher and socialist (1820–1895))
• Ernst Röhm (1887 to 1934. German Nazi military officer (1887–1934))
• Margaret Tudor (1489 to 1541. Queen of Scotland from 1503 to 1513)
• Randy Newman (born 1943. American musician (born 1943))
• Stefan Zweig (1881 to 1942. Austrian writer (1881–1942))
• Miki Matsubara (1959 to 2004. Japanese singer and songwriter (1959–2004))
• Jake Sullivan (born 1976. American attorney and advisor (born 1976))
• Édouard Philippe (born 1970. Prime Minister of France from 2017 to 2020)
• Alfonso XII (1857 to 1885. King of Spain from 1874 to 1885)
• Paul Shaffer (born 1949. Canadian musician (born 1949))
• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908 to 2009. French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009))
• John Bunyan (1628 to 1688. English writer and preacher (1628–1688))
• Manuel I Komnenos (1118 to 1180. Byzantine emperor from 1143 to 1180)
• Hong Taiji (1592 to 1643. Founding emperor of the Qing dynasty)
• Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 to 1687. Italian-French composer (1632–1687))
• Marcel Ciolacu (born 1967. Prime Minister of Romania from 2023 to 2025)
• Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927 to 2017. King of Malaysia (1970–1975; 2011–2016))
• Viktor Lukashenko (born 1975. Belarusian politician (born 1975))
• Zinaida Serebriakova (1884 to 1967. Russian painter (1884–1967))
• Ernie Ladd (1938 to 2007. American football player and professional wrestler (1938–2007))
• Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660 to 1690. Dauphine of France (1660–1690))
• Marko Rupnik (born 1954. Slovenian artist, theologian, and priest)
• Carol Gilligan (born 1936. American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist (born 1936))
• Yesün Temür (Yuan dynasty) (1293 to 1328. Mongol Khan and Emperor of Yuan Dynasty from 1323 to 1328)
• Julie Mehretu (born 1970. American contemporary visual artist (born 1970))
• Leslie Stephen (1832 to 1904. English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904))
• Gato Barbieri (1934 to 2016. Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016))
• Ramón José Velásquez (1916 to 2014. President of Venezuela from 1993 to 1994)
• Victor Ostrovsky (born 1949. Mossad case officer and author (born 1949))
• Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632 to 1649. Holy Roman Empress from 1648 to 1649)
• Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657 to 1661. Prince of Asturias (1657–1661))
• Jon Stewart (born 1962. American comedian, political commentator and TV host (born 1962))
• Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941. President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005)
• John Hargreaves (1945 to 1996. Australian actor)
• Cornelia Guest (born 1963. American writer and socialite (born 1963))
• Karen Gillan (born 1987. Scottish actress and filmmaker (born 1987))
• Adria Petty (born 1974. American film director)
• Bano Qudsia (1928 to 2017. Pakistani writer (1928–2017))
• Michelle Thaller (born 1969. American astronomer, scientist, and science communicator)
• Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1862 to 1959. Titular Duchess of Parma (1862–1959))
• Semyon Krivoshein (1899 to 1978. Soviet tank commander)
• Victor de Broglie (1785 to 1870. French politician (1785–1870))
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born 1984. American actress (born 1984))
• Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700 to 1770. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746)
• William Stanley Jr. (1858 to 1916. American physicist (1858 - 1916))
• Ed Harris (born 1950. American actor and director (born 1950))
• John Lloyd Stephens (1805 to 1852. American explorer, writer, and diplomat (1805–1852))
• Anna Nicole Smith (1967 to 2007. American actress and television personality (1967–2007))
• Robert Brenner (born 1943. American economic historian (born 1943))
• Russell Alan Hulse (born 1950. American physicist)
• Jayce Tingler (born 1980. American baseball player and coach (born 1980))
• Pat Cox (born 1952. Irish former politician (born 1952))
• Frederick IV (1774 to 1825. German duke (1774–1825))
• John E. Hyten (born 1959. 11th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (born 1959))
• John Wesley Hyatt (1837 to 1920. American inventor of plastic)
• Robb Nen (born 1969. American baseball player (born 1969))
• Luke Howard (meteorologist) (1772 to 1864. British manufacturing chemist (1772–1864))
• Alfonso Cuarón (born 1961. Mexican filmmaker (born 1961))
• Yami Gautam (born 1988. Indian actress (born 1988))

Died on November 28

• Enid Blyton (1897 to 1968. English children's writer (1897–1968))
• Enrico Fermi (1901 to 1954. Italian-American physicist (1901–1954))
• Gregory III (700 to 741. Head of the Catholic Church from 731 to 741)
• Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880 to 1962. Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948)
• Washington Irving (1783 to 1859. American writer, historian, and diplomat (1783–1859))
• James Naismith (1861 to 1939. Inventor of basketball (1861–1939))
• Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 to 1680. Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680))
• Jyotirao Phule (1827 to 1890. Indian social activist and reformer (1827–1890))
• Matsuo Bashō (1644 to 1694. Japanese poet (1644–1694))
• Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730 to 1794. Prussian military officer (1730–1794))
• Eleanor of Castile (1241 to 1290. Queen of England from 1272 to 1290)
• Richard Wright (author) (1908 to 1960. American novelist and poet (1908–1960))
• Elena (1896 to 1982. Queen Mother of Romania (1896–1982))
• Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908 to 1972. Member of the Swedish royal family (1908–1972))
• Queen Elena (1873 to 1952. Queen of Italy from 1900 to 1946)
• Mary Somerville (1780 to 1872. Scottish scientist (1780–1872))
• Hans Speidel (1897 to 1984. German military officer (1897–1984))
• Marjorie Lord (1918 to 2015. American actress (1918–2015))
• Norodom Ranariddh (1944 to 2021. Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1993 to 1997)
• Owain Gwynedd (1100 to 1170. King of Gwynedd from 1137 to 1170)
• Yejong (1450 to 1469. King of Joseon from 1468 to 1470)
• Jeffrey Dahmer (1960 to 1994. American serial killer (1960–1994))
• Bethel Leslie (1929 to 1999. American actress and screenwriter (1929–1999))
• Mubarak Al-Sabah (1844 to 1915. Ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, 1896–1915)
• Léon M'ba (1902 to 1967. Prime Minister (1959–61) and President (1961–67) of Gabon)
• Natalie Wood (1938 to 1981. American actress (1938–1981))
• Harold von Braunhut (1926 to 2003. American toy inventor (1926–2003))
• Dwight F. Davis (1879 to 1945. American politician and tennis player)
• Wasfi Tal (1919 to 1971. Prime Minister of Jordan in 1962–63, 1965–67 and 1970–71)
• Leslie Nielsen (1926 to 2010. Canadian-American actor (1926–2010))

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