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Who was born on November 25
160 notable people were born on November 25. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 61events
Best known
Best known
John Flynn (minister)
Australian Presbyterian minister and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Pope John XXIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963
Harvey Spencer Lewis
American writer and mystic
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian botanist and geneticist
Reşat Nuri Güntekin
Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright
Isaac Rosenberg
English poet
John Flynn (minister) — Australian Presbyterian minister and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, born on November 25 1880.
Pope John XXIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, born on November 25 1881.
Harvey Spencer Lewis — American writer and mystic, born on November 25 1883.
Nikolai Vavilov — Russian botanist and geneticist, born on November 25 1887.
Reşat Nuri Güntekin — Turkish novelist, storywriter and playwright, born on November 25 1889.
Isaac Rosenberg — English poet, born on November 25 1890.
All entries
- 1881
Jacob FichmanIsraeli poet - 1891
Ōnishiki UichirōJapanese sumo wrestler - 1893
Joseph Wood KrutchAmerican author, critic, and naturalist - 1895
Wilhelm KempffGerman pianist - 1895
Anastas MikoyanSoviet statesman and revolutionary - 1895
Helen Hooven SantmyerAmerican writer - 1895
Ludvík SvobodaPresident of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975
- 1896
Albertus SoegijapranataIndonesian Catholic archbishop - 1896
Virgil ThomsonAmerican composer and critic - 1898
Debaki BoseIndian actor - 1898AAarne ViisimaaEstonian opera singer
- 1900
Rudolf HössNazi commandant of Auschwitz - 1900
Helen Gahagan DouglasAmerican actress and politician - 1901
Arthur LiebehenschelSS officer in Nazi Germany - 1902
Eddie ShoreCanadian ice hockey player
- 1904
Lillian CopelandAmerican athlete - 1904TToni OrtelliItalian composer
- 1905
Samiha AyverdiTurkish writer - 1906
Alice AmbroseAmerican philosopher, logician, and author - 1907
Johnny HindmarshEnglish racecar driver and aviator - 1908NNurul MomenBangladeshi playwright
- 1909
P. D. EastmanAmerican writer and illustrator - 1911
Roelof FrankotDutch painter - 1913
Lewis ThomasAmerican physician, researcher, writer, and educator - 1914
Joe DiMaggioAmerican baseball player - 1914
Léon ZitroneFrench journalist - 1915
Augusto PinochetDictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990 - 1915
Armando VillanuevaPeruvian politician - 1916
Peg LynchAmerican actress
- 1917
Luigi PoggiItalian Catholic prelate and spymaster - 1917
Alparslan TürkeşTurkish politician - 1919
Norman TokarAmerican film director - 1920
Shelagh FraserEnglish actress - 1920
Ricardo MontalbánMexican and American actor - 1920
Noel NeillAmerican actress - 1922
Ilja HurníkCzech composer and essayist - 1923
Mauno KoivistoFinnish politician, President of Finland - 1923
Art Wall Jr.American professional golfer - 1924
Paul DesmondAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer - 1924
Sybil StockdaleAmerican activist - 1924
Takaaki YoshimotoJapanese poet and philosopher - 1926
Poul AndersonAmerican science fiction writer - 1926
Jeffrey HunterAmerican actor - 1926
Ranganath Misra21st Chief Justice of India - 1929JJudy CrichtonAmerican television producer
- 1931
Nat AdderleyAmerican jazz trumpeter and composer - 1933
Kathryn CrosbyAmerican actress
- 1935
Robert BernerAmerican scientist - 1936
Trisha BrownAmerican choreographer and dancer - 1938EErol GüngörTurkish social psychologist
- 1938
Rosanna SchiaffinoItalian actress - 1939
Martin FeldsteinAmerican economist - 1940
Reinhard FurrerGerman physicist and astronaut - 1940
Joe GibbsAmerican race team owner and football coach (born 1940) - 1940
Karl Offmann3rd President of Mauritius from 2002 to 2003 - 1940
Shyamal Kumar SenIndian politician
- 1940
Percy SledgeAmerican R&B, soul and gospel singer - 1941
Christos PapanikolaouGreek pole vaulter - 1941
Riaz Ahmed Gohar ShahiPakistani spiritual leader & Main Fake Sufi - 1942
Naomi Stadlen - 1942
Bob LindAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1942) - 1942
Mimis PapaioannouGreek footballer and manager - 1943
Jerry PortnoyAmerican harmonica blues musician (born 1943) - 1944
Ben SteinAmerican writer and commentator (born 1944) - 1944
Michael Kijana Wamalwa8th Vice President of Kenya - 1945
Gail CollinsAmerican journalist, columnist and author - 1946MMike Doyle (footballer)English footballer
- 1947
Jonathan KaplanAmerican film director - 1947
John LarroquetteAmerican actor (born 1947) - 1948
Jacques Dupuis (politician)Canadian politician and lawyer (born 1948) - 1949KKerry O'KeeffeAustralian cricketer and commentator
- 1950
Chris ClaremontAmerican comic book writer (born 1950) - 1950
Giorgio FalettiItalian writer - 1950AAlexis WrightAustralian writer (born 1950)
- 1951
Charlaine HarrisAmerican mystery writer (born 1951)
- 1951BBill MorrisseyAmerican folk songwriter
- 1951
Arturo Pérez-ReverteSpanish writer and journalist - 1951
Johnny RepDutch footballer (born 1951) - 1952
John Lynch (New Hampshire governor)American politician (born 1952) - 1952
Gabriele OrialiItalian footballer - 1953GGraham EadieAustralia international rugby league footballer
- 1953MMark FrostAmerican novelist, screenwriter, and film and television producer (born 1953)
- 1953
Jeffrey SkillingAmerican businessman and felon (born 1953) - 1955
Don HahnAmerican film producer (born 1955) - 1955KKurt NiedermayerGerman former footballer, now a coach (born 1955)
- 1955
Connie PalmenDutch writer (born 1955) - 1955
Bruno TonioliItalian choreographer (born 1955) - 1957
Bob EhrlichGovernor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 - 1958
Naomi OreskesAmerican historian of science - 1959
Charles KennedyBritish politician - 1960
Amy GrantAmerican singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960) - 1960
John F. Kennedy Jr.American attorney and magazine publisher - 1961TTarzan BasaruddinIndonesian professor (born 1961)
- 1962
Gilbert DelormeCanadian ice hockey player (born 1962) - 1962
Hironobu SakaguchiJapanese video game designer (born 1962) - 1963
Kevin ChamberlinAmerican actor (born 1963) - 1963
Holly ColeCanadian jazz singer (born 1963) - 1963
Chip KellyAmerican football coach (born 1963) - 1964
Mark LaneganAmerican singer and songwriter - 1965
Cris CarterAmerican football player (born 1965)
- 1966
Billy Burke (actor)American actor (born 1966) - 1966SStacy LattisawAmerican singer (born 1966)
- 1967
Anthony NestySurinamese swimmer (born 1967) - 1967
Gregg TurkingtonAmerican comedian - 1968
Jill HennessyCanadian actress and musician - 1968
Erick SermonAmerican rapper and producer (born 1968) - 1969AAnthony PeelerAmerican basketball player (born 1969)
- 1971
Christina ApplegateAmerican actress (born 1971) - 1971
Magnus ArvedsonSwedish ice hockey player
- 1971
Göksel (singer)Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1971) - 1972GGerard KingAmerican basketball player (born 1972)
- 1972DDeepa MaratheIndian cricketer (born 1972)
- 1972
Petteri NummelinFinnish ice hockey player (born 1972) - 1973
Steven de JonghDutch cyclist (born 1973) - 1973
Octavio DotelDominican baseball player - 1973EEddie SteeplesAmerican actor (born 1973)
- 1974
Kenneth Mitchell (actor)Canadian actor - 1975
Kristian NairnNorthern Irish actor (born 1975) - 1976
Clint MathisAmerican soccer player (born 1976) - 1976
Donovan McNabbAmerican football player (born 1976) - 1976
Olena VitrychenkoUkrainian rhythmic gymnast - 1977
Guillermo CañasArgentine tennis player (born 1977)
- 1977
Jill FlintAmerican actress (born 1977) - 1977
Marcus MarshallAustralian racing driver
- 1978
Ringo SheenaJapanese singer, songwriter and musician (born 1978) - 1979
Jerry FerraraAmerican actor (born 1979) - 1979
Joel KinnamanSwedish actor (born 1979) - 1980
John-Michael LilesAmerican ice hockey player (born 1980)
- 1980
Aaron MokoenaSouth African soccer player (born 1980) - 1980
Alviro PetersenSouth African cricketer - 1980
Nick SwisherAmerican baseball player (born 1980) - 1980SSteffen ThierGerman rugby union player
- 1981
Xabi AlonsoSpanish football manager and player (born 1981) - 1981
Lee Bum-hoSouth Korean baseball player (born 1981) - 1981
Barbara Bush (born 1981)American activist - 1981
Jenna Bush HagerAmerican journalist, author, and television personality (born 1981) - 1981
Jared JeffriesAmerican basketball player (born 1981) - 1982
Michael GarnettCanadian ice hockey player (born 1982) - 1983
Jhulan GoswamiFormer Indian cricketer (born 1982) - 1984
Peter SiddleAustralian cricketer - 1984
Gaspard UllielFrench actor - 1985
Remona Fransen - 1986
Katie CassidyAmerican actress (born 1986) - 1987
Trevor BookerAmerican basketball player (born 1987) - 1988
Nodar KumaritashviliGeorgian luge athlete - 1988
Jay SpearingEnglish footballer (born 1988) - 1990
Stephanie HsuAmerican actress (born 1990) - 1991
Philipp GrubauerGerman ice hockey player (born 1991) - 1992
Ana BogdanRomanian tennis player (born 1992) - 1993
Danny KentBritish motorcycle racer (born 1993) - 1997
Dennis Smith Jr.American basketball player (born 1997) - 2000
Talen Horton-TuckerAmerican basketball player (born 2000) - 2000
Kaja JuvanSlovenian tennis player (born 2000) - 2002
PedriSpanish footballer (born 2002)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on November 25?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 25, including John Flynn (minister), Pope John XXIII, Harvey Spencer Lewis. 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.
What happened on November 25?
61 documented historical events happened on November 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots. On the same day, in another year: Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Granada between Castile-Aragon and the Emirate of Granada. 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.
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