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November 29 birthdays

283 notable historical figures were born on November 29, and 208 died on this day. Everyone born on November 29 is a Sagittarius.

16% of November 29 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (81) than any other country.

Born on November 29

• C. S. Lewis (1898 to 1963. British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963))
• Ryan Giggs (born 1973. Welsh footballer (born 1973))
• Louisa May Alcott (1832 to 1888. American novelist (1832–1888))
• Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 to 1908. Empress of China from 1861 to 1908)
• Jacques Chirac (1932 to 2019. President of France from 1995 to 2007)
• Jerry Lawler (born 1949. American professional wrestler and color commentator (born 1949))
• John Mahama (born 1958. President of Ghana (2012–2017; since 2025))
• Denny Doherty (1940 to 2007. Canadian singer and musician (1940–2007))
• Public Universal Friend (1752 to 1819. American preacher (1752–1819))
• Chadwick Boseman (1976 to 2020. American actor (1976–2020))
• Madeleine L'Engle (1918 to 2007. American writer (1918–2007))
• Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (1856 to 1921. Chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917)
• Yingzong (1427 to 1464. Emperor of China (1435–1449, 1457–1464))
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 to 1848. Italian opera composer (1797–1848))
• António Egas Moniz (1874 to 1955. Portuguese neurologist (1874–1955))
• Vasily Grossman (1905 to 1964. Soviet writer and journalist (1905–1964))
• Billy Strayhorn (1915 to 1967. American jazz pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967))
• William Tubman (1895 to 1971. President of Liberia from 1944 to 1971)
• Béla IV of Hungary (1206 to 1270. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1235 to 1270)
• Pamela Brown (born 1983. American TV reporter/newscaster (born 1983))
• Beji Caid Essebsi (1926 to 2019. President of Tunisia from 2014 to 2019)
• Lionel of Antwerp (1338 to 1368. English prince and nobleman (1338–1368))
• George Brown (Canadian politician) (1818 to 1880. Canadian Father of Confederation (1818–1880))
• Vuk Drašković (born 1946. Serbian writer and politician)
• María Orosa (1893 to 1945. Filipino chemist (1892–1945))
• Anna Faris (born 1976. American actress (born 1976))
• John Ray (1627 to 1705. British naturalist (1627–1705))
• John Ambrose Fleming (1849 to 1945. British electrical engineer and physicist (1849–1945))
• Edward Aveling (1849 to 1898. English anatomist, writer and activist (1849–1898))
• Heitor Pereira (born 1960. Brazilian composer (born 1960))
• Richard Borcherds (born 1959. British-American mathematician (born 1959))
• Frank Wildhorn (born 1958. American composer (born 1958))
• Andrés Bello (1781 to 1865. Venezuelan-Chilean poet, humanist and diplomat (1781–1865))
• Charles Thomson (1729 to 1824. American Founding Father and patriot leader (1729–1824))
• Pierre André Latreille (1762 to 1833. French zoologist (1762–1833))
• Frank Kermode (1919 to 2010. British literary critic (1919–2010))
• Wilhelm Hauff (1802 to 1827. German poet and novelist)
• Gottfried Semper (1803 to 1879. German architect and theorist (1803–1879))
• Susan Athey (born 1970. American economist)
• Kazan (968 to 1008. Emperor of Japan from 984 to 986)
• Dumitru Stăniloae (1903 to 1993. Romanian Orthodox saint (1903–1993))
• Nicéphore Soglo (born 1934. Beninese politician)
• Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978 to 1071. Andalusian Islamic scholar (978–1071))
• Anthony Kaldellis (born 1971. American historian)
• Teresa de Lauretis (1938 to 2026. Italian academic (1938–2026))
• The Game (born 1979. American rapper (born 1979))
• Paul E. Vallely (born 1939. American Army general)
• William Alston (1921 to 2009. American philosopher (1921–2009))
• Garry Shandling (1949 to 2016. American comedian (1949–2016))
• Sheena Iyengar (born 1969. Professor at Columbia Business School)
• Ramón Freire (1787 to 1851. Interim Supreme Director of Chile and Third President of Chile)
• Don Cheadle (born 1964. American actor (born 1964))
• Pakubuwono X (1866 to 1939. Ninth Susuhunan of Surakarta (1866–1939))
• Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina (147 to 165. 2nd century Roman noblewoman)
• John Haynes Holmes (1879 to 1964. Unitarian minister and co-founder of the NAACP and the ACLU)
• Gemma Chan (born 1982. British actress (born 1982))
• David Goldblatt (1930 to 2018. South African photographer (1930–2018))
• Hanns Hörbiger (1860 to 1931. Austrian inventor and scientist (1860–1931))
• Rahm Emanuel (born 1959. American politician and diplomat (born 1959))
• Abdülhalik Renda (1881 to 1957. Turkish politician)

Died on November 29

• George Harrison (1943 to 2001. English musician (1943–2001))
• Cary Grant (1904 to 1986. British-American actor (1904–1986))
• Henry Kissinger (1923 to 2023. American diplomat and politician (1923–2023))
• Maria Theresa (1717 to 1780. Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 to 1924. Italian opera composer (1858–1924))
• Philip IV (1268 to 1314. King of France from 1285 to 1314)
• Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316 to 1378. Holy Roman Emperor from 1355 to 1378)
• Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 to 1543. German artist and printmaker (1497–1543))
• Patrice O'Neal (1969 to 2011. American comedian and actor (1969–2011))
• Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619 to 1682. German-English army officer and admiral (1619–1682))
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 to 1643. Italian composer (1567–1643))
• Alamgir II (1699 to 1759. Mughal emperor from 1754 to 1759)
• Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287 to 1330. English nobleman (1287–1330))
• Jørn Utzon (1918 to 2008. Danish architect (1918–2008))
• Frederick V (1596 to 1632. Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia (1596–1632))
• Chlothar I (498 to 561. King of the Franks (r. 511–558) of the Merovingian dynasty)
• Giovanni Bellini (1430 to 1516. Italian Renaissance painter (c. 1430 – 1516))
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 to 1957. Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957))
• Aline Kominsky-Crumb (1948 to 2022. American cartoonist (1948–2022))
• Clement IV (1190 to 1268. Head of the Catholic Church from 1265 to 1268)
• Irene Handl (1901 to 1987. British character actress (1901–1987))
• Marie of Anjou (1404 to 1463. Queen of France from 1422 to 1461)
• Jerry Fodor (1935 to 2017. American philosopher (1935–2017))
• Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942 to 2009. Belgian prince (1942–2009))
• Ben Bova (1932 to 2020. American writer and editor (1932–2020))
• Catharina of Württemberg (1783 to 1835. Queen of Westphalia from 1807 to 1813)
• Carl W. Stalling (1891 to 1972. American composer (1891–1972))
• William Hull (1753 to 1825. American military officer and politician)
• Al-Qadir (947 to 1031. Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 991–1031))
• Antoine Barnave (1761 to 1793. French politician (1761–1793))

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