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November 6 birthdays

285 notable historical figures were born on November 6, and 194 died on this day. Everyone born on November 6 is a Scorpio.

19% of November 6 birthdays work in Science, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on November 6

• Emma Stone (born 1988. American actress (born 1988))
• Suleiman I (1494 to 1566. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–1566))
• Charles III (King Charles II of Spain) (1661 to 1700. King of Spain from 1665 to 1700)
• Joanna of Castile (1479 to 1555. Queen of Castile (1504–1555) and Aragon (1516–1555))
• James Naismith (1861 to 1939. Inventor of basketball (1861–1939))
• Agrippina (15 to 59. Roman empress from AD 49 to 54)
• José Raúl Capablanca (1888 to 1942. Cuban chess player (1888–1942))
• Ethan Hawke (born 1970. American actor, author, and filmmaker (born 1970))
• John Philip Sousa (1854 to 1932. American composer and conductor (1854–1932))
• Colson Whitehead (born 1969. American novelist (born 1969))
• Adolphe Sax (1814 to 1894. Belgian musical instrument inventor (1814–1894))
• Judy Lewis (1935 to 2011. American actress, writer, producer, and therapist (1935–2011))
• Ariel Henry (born 1949. Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949))
• Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896 to 1980. German prince and Nazi official (1896–1980))
• Susan Calman (born 1974. Scottish comedian (born 1974))
• Frederick I of Württemberg (1754 to 1816. Ruler of Württemberg from 1797 to 1816)
• Dieter F. Uchtdorf (born 1940. German aviator, airline executive and religious leader)
• Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870 to 1963. British politician (1870–1963))
• Paul M. Romer (born 1955. American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1955))
• Joseph Smith III (1832 to 1914. Son of Joseph Smith Jr and leader of RLDS Church (1832–1914))
• Nelson W. Aldrich (1841 to 1915. American politician (1841–1915))
• Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673 to 1729. Russian statesman and general (1673–1729))
• Edmund Mortimer (1391 to 1425. 15th-century English noble)
• Armand Fallières (1841 to 1931. President of France from 1906 to 1913)
• Hery Rajaonarimampianina (born 1958. President of Madagascar from 2014 to 2018)
• François Englert (1932 to 2026. Belgian theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate)
• Prince Nirajan of Nepal (1977 to 2001. Prince of Nepal)
• Charles Garnier (architect) (1825 to 1898. French architect (1825–1898))
• Sally Field (born 1946. American actress (born 1946))
• Karin Månsdotter (1550 to 1612. Queen of Sweden from 1568 to 1569)
• Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896 to 1989. Crown Prince of Finland)
• Colley Cibber (1671 to 1757. English actor-manager, playwright, and poet laureate)
• Jeangu Macrooy (born 1993. Surinamese singer-songwriter)
• Raymond Asquith (1878 to 1916. English barrister)
• Richard Jefferies (1848 to 1887. English nature writer (1848–1887))
• Laurent Lafforgue (born 1966. French mathematician)
• Stanisław Staszic (1755 to 1826. Polish philosopher and writer (1755–1826))
• Hayat Sindi (born 1967. Medical researcher)
• Catherine Asaro (born 1955. American science-fiction writer, singer and teacher)
• Mike Nichols (1931 to 2014. American film and theatre director (1931–2014))
• Geydar Dzhemal (1947 to 2016. Russian Islamic activist, philosopher, and poet (1947–2016))
• Ramsewak Shankar (born 1937. President of Suriname from 1988 to 1990)
• A. Kapodistrias (1778 to 1857. Greek soldier and politician)
• Simon Conway Morris (born 1951. British palaeontologist)
• Jack Douglas (1945 to 2026. American record producer)
• Maha Bandula (1782 to 1825. Burmese general)
• Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636 to 1676. Electress of Bavaria from 1651 to 1676)
• Jacqueline Piatigorsky (1911 to 2012. French-American chess player and artist (1911–2012))
• Simon Mol (1973 to 2008. Cameroonian journalist)
• George Back (1796 to 1878. Royal Navy Admiral (1796–1878))
• Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906 to 1990. British politician (1906–1990))
• Dan Zahavi (born 1967. Danish philosopher (born 1967))
• Karin Fossum (born 1954. Norwegian writer (born 1954))
• Lamar Odom (born 1979. American basketball player (born 1979))
• Watkin Tench (1758 to 1833. Royal Marines officer (1758–1833))
• Pavel Kurochkin (1900 to 1989. Soviet general (1900–1989))
• Lyudmila Trut (1933 to 2024. Russian geneticist, ethologist and evolutionist (1933–2024))
• Michael Dirda (born 1948. American literary critic (born 1948))
• Sheldon Axler (born 1949. American mathematician (born 1949))
• Ana Ivanovic (born 1987. Serbian former tennis player (born 1987))

Died on November 6

• James Watson (1928 to 2025. American biologist (1928–2025))
• Charles X of France (1757 to 1836. King of France from 1824 to 1830)
• Yeonsangun (1476 to 1506. King of the Joseon dynasty of Korea from 1495 to 1506)
• Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817) (1796 to 1817. British princess (1796–1817))
• Gustav II Adolf (1594 to 1632. King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632)
• Erich Raeder (1876 to 1960. German admiral (1876–1960))
• Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747 to 1793. French royal and father of Louis Philippe I, King of the French (1747–1793))
• Jose P. Laurel (1891 to 1959. President of the Philippines from 1943 to 1945)
• Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594 to 1612. Heir apparent of James VI and I (1594–1612))
• Maximilian of Baden (1867 to 1929. Chancellor of Germany in 1918)
• William II of Orange (1626 to 1650. Prince of Orange from 1647 to 1650)
• Ernst Hanfstaengl (1887 to 1975. German American businessman (1887–1975))
• John II, Duke of Braganza (1604 to 1656. King of Portugal from 1640 to 1656)
• Edgard Varèse (1883 to 1965. French and American composer (1883–1965))
• Ali Kemal (1867 to 1922. Turkish journalist, politician and writer (1867–1922))
• Abe no Seimei (921 to 1005. Japanese mystic)
• Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929 to 2017. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1929–2017))
• L. Sprague de Camp (1907 to 2000. American fiction writer (1907–2000))
• Catherine Michaela of Spain (1567 to 1597. Duchess of Savoy from 1585 to 1597)
• Dorothy Allison (1949 to 2024. American writer (1949–2024))
• Gülnuş Sultan (1642 to 1715. Haseki and Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
• Welf I (1035 to 1101. Duke of Bavaria)
• Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857 to 1935. American geologist and eugenicist (1857–1935))
• John Nott (1932 to 2024. British politician (1932–2024))
• Edwin Barclay (1882 to 1955. President of Liberia from 1930 to 1944)
• Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196 to 1231. Emperor of Japan from 1198 to 1210)
• Owen Roe O'Neill (1590 to 1649. Irish soldier (c. 1585 – 1649))
• Tarla Dalal (1936 to 2013. Indian chef (1936–2013))
• James Bowdoin (1726 to 1790. American politician (1726–1790))
• Edward C. Prescott (1940 to 2022. American economist and Nobel Laureate (1940–2022))

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