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November 3 birthdays

302 notable historical figures were born on November 3, and 176 died on this day. Everyone born on November 3 is a Scorpio.

18% of November 3 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (73) than any other country.

Born on November 3

• Kendall Jenner (born 1995. American model and media personality (born 1995))
• Aurangzeb (1618 to 1707. Mughal emperor from 1658 to 1707)
• Emperor Meiji (1852 to 1912. Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912)
• Amartya Sen (born 1933. Indian economist and Nobel laureate (born 1933))
• Leopold III of Belgium (1901 to 1983. King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951)
• Adam Ant (born 1954. English singer and musician (born 1954))
• David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (born 1961. British businessman and peer (born 1961))
• Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895 to 1918. Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II (1895–1918))
• Charles Bronson (1921 to 2003. American actor (1921–2003))
• Petteri Orpo (born 1969. Prime Minister of Finland since 2023)
• Alfredo Stroessner (1912 to 2006. Dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989)
• Osman II (1604 to 1622. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 to 1622)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 to 1835. Italian opera composer (1801–1835))
• Lucan (39 to 65. Roman poet (AD 39–65))
• Jacqui Smith (born 1962. British politician (born 1962))
• Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777 to 1848. British princess (1777–1848))
• Alexander De Croo (born 1975. Prime Minister of Belgium from 2020 to 2025)
• Karađorđe Petrović (1768 to 1817. 19th-century Serbian revolutionary leader and dynasty founder)
• Nick Holonyak (1928 to 2022. American electronics engineer (1928–2022))
• Terrence McNally (1938 to 2020. American playwright (1938–2020))
• Ólafur Arnalds (born 1986. Icelandic musician and composer (born 1986))
• Valdas Adamkus (born 1926. President of Lithuania (1998–2003; 2004–2009))
• William Cullen Bryant (1794 to 1878. American writer & journalist (1794–1878))
• Sawai Jai Singh (1688 to 1743. Maharaja of Amber (1688–1743))
• Qi Xin (born 1926. Mother of Xi Jinping (born 1926))
• Annibale Carracci (1560 to 1609. Bolognese painter (1560–1609))
• Martin Cruz Smith (1942 to 2025. American writer (1942–2025))
• Giovanni Leone (1908 to 2001. President of Italy from 1971 to 1978)
• Dolph Lundgren (born 1957. Swedish actor and martial artist (born 1957))
• Thomas Kyd (1558 to 1594. 16th-century English dramatist)
• Antti Rinne (born 1962. Prime Minister of Finland in 2019)
• Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879 to 1962. Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962))
• David Ho (born 1952. Taiwanese physician and scientist)
• Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920 to 1993. Aboriginal Australian poet, artist, teacher and campaigner for Indigenous rights)
• Jeanette Epps (born 1970. American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut born 1970)
• Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831 to 1901. American politician and fringe theorist (1831–1901))
• Mahbub Ali Khan (1934 to 1984. Bangladeshi politician)
• Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking (born 1934. British politician (born 1934))
• Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779 to 1869. British field marshal (1779–1869))
• Yuen Ren Chao (1892 to 1982. Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982))
• James Rothman (born 1950. American biologist and Nobel laureate)
• John Walsh (born 1960. American politician (born 1960))
• Mikhail Lazarev (1788 to 1851. Russian fleet commander and explorer (1788–1851))
• Yekutiel Adam (1927 to 1982. Israeli general (1927–1982))
• Hanns Heinz Ewers (1871 to 1943. German actor, poet, philosopher and writer)
• Harry Goodsir (1819 to 1848. Scottish physician and naturalist)
• Salvatore Garau (born 1953. Italian artist (born 1953))
• Carmen Meléndez (born 1961. Venezuelan politician and Navy admiral)
• Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou (born 1950. Prime Minister of Greece (2015))
• Lale Gül (born 1997. Dutch writer of Turkish descent (born 1997))
• Gagandeep Kang (born 1962. Indian medical researcher)
• Anna Wintour (born 1949. British and American media executive (born 1949))
• Karambir Singh (born 1959. Retired Indian navy admiral)
• Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954. American astronaut and Air Force general (born 1954))
• Louis Wade Sullivan (born 1933. American politician (born 1933))
• Carl Löwenhielm (1772 to 1861. Swedish diplomat and nobleman (1772–1861))
• George Mastras (born 1945. American novelist, television writer)
• Pōmare V (1839 to 1891. Last king of Tahiti from 1877 to 1880)
• Gerd Müller (1945 to 2021. German footballer (1945–2021))
• Phương Liên (born 1938. Vietnamese princess (born 1939))

Died on November 3

• Dick Cheney (1941 to 2025. Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009)
• Umar ibn al-Khattab (586 to 644. 2nd Rashidun caliph from 634 to 644)
• Henri Matisse (1869 to 1954. French artist (1869–1954))
• Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1921 to 1996. Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979)
• Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923 to 1970. King of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1945)
• Constantius II (317 to 361. Roman emperor from 337 to 361)
• Olympe de Gouges (1748 to 1793. French playwright and activist (1746–1793))
• Edmund Tudor (1430 to 1456. Anglo-Welsh nobleman (1430–1456))
• Manuel Azaña (1880 to 1940. Spanish Republican; Prime Minister & President (1880–1940))
• Charles Borromeo (1538 to 1584. Catholic prelate and saint (1538–1584))
• Martin de Porres (1579 to 1639. Catholic saint (1579–1639))
• Ahmed Chalabi (1944 to 2015. Iraqi politician (1945–2015))
• Viktor Chernomyrdin (1938 to 2010. Russian politician (1938–2010))
• Leon Theremin (1896 to 1993. Russian inventor (1896–1993))
• E. H. Carr (1892 to 1982. British diplomat, historian, and writer (1892–1982))
• Abu Lu'lu'a (Assassin of the 2nd caliph Umar)
• Quincy Jones (1933 to 2024. American record producer and musician (1933–2024))
• John III Vatatzes (1192 to 1254. Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254)
• Tajuddin Ahmad (1925 to 1975. Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1971 to 1972)
• Georg Trakl (1887 to 1914. Austrian poet (1887–1914))
• Ernst Gombrich (1909 to 2001. Austrian-British art historian (1909–2001))
• Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857 to 1918. Russian mathematician (1857–1918))
• Jerry Bock (1928 to 2010. American musical theatre composer (1928–2010))
• A. C. Cuza (1857 to 1947. Romanian politician and economist (1857–1947))
• Innocenzo Scandal (1532 to 1577. 16th century Italian cardinal)
• Abdur Rahman Biswas (1926 to 2017. President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996)
• Urraca (1186 to 1220. Queen of Portugal from 1211 to 1220)
• Muhammad Mansur Ali (1919 to 1975. Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1975)
• Joan of Valois (1343 to 1373. Queen of Navarre from 1352 to 1373)
• Gordon Tullock (1922 to 2014. American economist (1922–2014))

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