Who was born on November 1

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 1, including Lou Donaldson, Betsy Palmer, Marcel Ophuls. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

82 documented historical events happened on November 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After Empress Matilda released her rival King Stephen, he in turn released Robert of Gloucester, her strongest supporter, thus prolonging the Anglo-Norman civil war known as The Anarchy. On the same day, in another year: Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Seljuq Turks captured the important port city of Sinope. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.