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Who was born on November 4
160 notable people were born on November 4. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 50events
Best known
Best known
Freddy Heineken
Dutch businessman
Doris Roberts
American actress
Anastasios of Albania
Albanian Orthodox bishop
Shakuntala Devi
Indian writer and mental calculator
James E. Brewton
American painter and printmaker
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Indian pharmacologist
Freddy Heineken — Dutch businessman, born on November 4 1923.
Doris Roberts — American actress, born on November 4 1925.
Anastasios of Albania — Albanian Orthodox bishop, born on November 4 1929.
Shakuntala Devi — Indian writer and mental calculator, born on November 4 1929.
James E. Brewton — American painter and printmaker, born on November 4 1930.
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury — Indian pharmacologist, born on November 4 1930.
All entries
- 1925GGamani CoreaSri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat
- 1926CCarlos "Patato" ValdesCuban conga player
- 1928LLarry BunkerAmerican jazz musician
- 1928EEugenio Lopez Jr.Filipino businessman
- 1928HHannah WeinerAmerican poet
- 1930
Dick GroatAmerican baseball player - 1930FFrank J. PrialAmerican journalist
- 1931
Bernard Francis LawAmerican Catholic prelate - 1932
Thomas KlestilPresident of Austria from 1992 to 2004 - 1932
Tommy MakemIrish folk musician - 1933
Tito FranconaAmerican baseball player - 1933
Charles K. KaoHong Kong electrical engineer - 1933
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu OjukwuNigerian politician and military leader - 1935BBarry CrockerAustralian singer, entertainer, and actor (born 1935)
- 1935
Elgar HowarthEnglish conductor - 1936
C. K. WilliamsAmerican poet, critic and translator - 1937
Loretta SwitAmerican actress
- 1937
Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)Canadian politician - 1939GGail E. HaleyAmerican children's writer and illustrator (born 1939)
- 1939
Michael MeacherBritish politician - 1940SSally BaldwinBritish social scientist
- 1940
Marlène JobertFrench actress and author (born 1940) - 1940DDelbert McClintonAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1940)
- 1941KKafi BenzAmerican artist (born 1941)
- 1941LLyndall GordonSouth African writer
- 1942
Patricia BathFirst African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention - 1943CClark GraebnerAmerican tennis player
- 1943
Bob WollekFrench racing driver - 1946
Laura BushFirst Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 - 1946FFrederick ElmesAmerican cinematographer
- 1946
Robert MapplethorpeAmerican photographer - 1947
Ivonne CollPuerto Rican actress (born 1947) - 1947JJerry FleckAmerican assistant director
- 1947RRod MarshAustralian cricketer
- 1947AAli ÖzgentürkTurkish film director, screenwriter and film producer
- 1947
Alexei UlanovSoviet pair skater - 1947
Ludmila VelikovaRussian figure skater and coach - 1948
Alexis HunterNew Zealand painter and photographer - 1948
Amadou Toumani TouréLeader of Mali (1991–1992, 2002–2012) - 1949GGaro AidaJapanese photographer (born 1949)
- 1950CCharles FrazierAmerican novelist
- 1950
Markie PostAmerican actress - 1950NNik PowellBritish businessman
- 1951
Traian BăsescuPresident of Romania from 2004 to 2014 - 1952
Pope Tawadros II of AlexandriaHead of the Coptic Church since 2012 - 1953MMick Buckley (English footballer)English footballer
- 1953PP. J. CareyBaseball player
- 1953
Carlos GutierrezAmerican politician (born 1953) - 1953
Peter LordEnglish animator (born 1953) - 1953VVan StephensonAmerican singer-songwriter
- 1953
Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver, born 1953)Canadian racing driver (born 1953) - 1954
Chris DiffordBritish musician and lyricist (born 1954) - 1955
Ghousavi ShahIndian Sufi mystic and saint, scholar, writer and poet - 1955
Matti VanhanenPrime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010 (born 1955) - 1956
Tom GreenhalghMusical artist - 1956
James Honeyman-ScottEnglish guitarist and songwriter
- 1956
Jordan RudessAmerican keyboardist (born 1956) - 1957
Tony AbbottPrime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 - 1957
Richard Harrington, Baron Harrington of WatfordBritish Conservative politician (born 1957) - 1957AAleksandr Tkachyov (gymnast)Olympic gymnast
- 1958LLee JasperBritish politician and activist (born 1958)
- 1958AAnne SweeneyAmerican business woman (born 1957)
- 1959
Ken KirzingerCanadian actor and stuntman (born 1959) - 1960MMarc AwodeyAmerican artist and poet
- 1960
Kathy GriffinAmerican comedian and actress (born 1960) - 1960IIgor LibaSlovak ice hockey player
- 1961
Daron HagenAmerican composer, writer, and filmmaker (born 1961) - 1961
Edward Knight (composer)American composer (born 1961) - 1961
Ralph MacchioAmerican actor (born 1961) - 1961
Jeff ProbstAmerican television host, producer, actor and young adult fiction writer (born 1961) - 1961
Steve RotheramBritish politician (born 1961) - 1961
Nigel WorthingtonNorthern Irish footballer and manager - 1962AArvo VolmerEstonian conductor
- 1963
Marc DéryMusical artist - 1963
Michel TherrienCanadian ice hockey coach (born 1963) - 1963
Lena ZavaroniScottish singer - 1964
Yūko MizutaniJapanese actress - 1965
Wayne StaticAmerican musician - 1967DDaisuke AsakuraJapanese musician (born 1967)
- 1967
Yılmaz ErdoğanTurkish actor, filmmaker, and poet (born 1967) - 1967
Karin GreinerAustrian politician (born 1967) - 1967
Eric KarrosAmerican baseball player and commentator (born 1967) - 1967AAsif MujtabaPakistani cricket coach
- 1968
M. T. AndersonAmerican author (born 1968) - 1968
Carlos BaergaPuerto Rican baseball player (born 1968) - 1968
Lee GermonNew Zealand cricketer (born 1968) - 1969
Sean CombsAmerican rapper and producer (born 1969) - 1969
Matthew McConaugheyAmerican actor (born 1969) - 1969
Samantha Smith (actress)American actress - 1970TTim DeBoomAmerican triathlete
- 1970
Malena ErnmanSwedish opera singer (born 1970) - 1970
Anthony RuivivarAmerican actor - 1970
Tony SlyAmerican singer-songwriter - 1971
Gregory PorterAmerican singer and songwriter (born 1971) - 1971
Tabu (actress)Indian actress (born 1971) - 1972
Luís FigoPortuguese footballer (born 1972) - 1973
Steven OggCanadian actor (born 1973) - 1975
Éric FichaudCanadian ice hockey player (born 1975) - 1975
Eduard KoksharovRussian handball player - 1975
Mikki MooreAmerican basketball player (born 1975) - 1975
Orlando PaceAmerican football player (born 1975) - 1975
Heather TomAmerican actress and director (born 1975) - 1975
Lorenzen WrightAmerican basketball player - 1976
Daniel BahrGerman politician (born 1976) - 1976
Bruno JunqueiraBrazilian racing driver
- 1976
Mario MelchiotDutch football player (born 1976) - 1976
Kenji OsawaJapanese martial artist - 1976
James Dale RitchieAmerican serial killer - 1976
Makoto TamadaJapanese motorcycle racer - 1976
Peter Van HoudtBelgian footballer
- 1977
Larry BigbieAmerican baseball player (born 1977) - 1978
John GrabowAmerican baseball player (born 1978) - 1980
Jerry CollinsNew Zealand rugby union footballer - 1980
Richard Owens (American football)American football player (born 1980) - 1980EEmme RylanAmerican actress
- 1980
Dan StoenescuRomanian career diplomat, ambassador and political scientist - 1981
Guy MartinBritish television presenter and former motorcycle racer (born 1981)
- 1981
Vince WilforkAmerican football player (born 1981) - 1982
Devin HesterAmerican football player (born 1982) - 1982
Kamila SkolimowskaPolish hammer thrower - 1983
Anton BuslovRussian blogger and writer - 1984
Dustin Brown (ice hockey)American ice hockey player (born 1984) - 1984
Ayila YussufNigerian footballer (born 1984) - 1985
Marcell JansenGerman footballer (born 1985) - 1985
Miki MiyamuraJapanese tennis player (born 1985) - 1986
Suhas GopinathIndian entrepreneur (born 1986) - 1986
Alexz JohnsonCanadian actress and musician (born 1986) - 1986
Szymon Pawłowski (footballer)Polish footballer - 1986
Adrian ZauggSouth African racecar driver
- 1987
Tim BreukersDutch professional footballer - 1987
Laura GeitzAustralian netball player - 1987
Artur JędrzejczykPolish footballer (born 1987) - 1988
Dez BryantAmerican football player (born 1988) - 1988
David Mead (rugby league)Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer - 1988
Nathan Ross (rugby league)Australian rugby league footballer (born 1988) - 1990
Jean-Luc BilodeauCanadian actor (born 1990) - 1991
Alon DayIsraeli racing driver (born 1991) - 1991
Lesley Pattinama KerkhoveDutch tennis player - 1992
Yurii BieliaievBelarusian ice dancer - 1992JJ.League designated special players
- 1992
Julian WießmeierGerman footballer (born 1992) - 1993
Ce'Aira BrownAmerican middle-distance runner - 1993
Elisabeth SeitzGerman artistic gymnast - 1993
Taylor TomlinsonAmerican stand-up comedian (b. 1993) - 1994
Billy StanlakeAustralian cricketer - 1996
Kaitlin HawayekAmerican ice dancer (born 1996) - 1996
Michael Christian MartinezFilipino figure skater (born 1996) - 1996
John Olive (rugby league)Australian rugby league footballer - 1996
Eric PaschallAmerican basketball player (born 1996) - 1998
Achraf HakimiMorocco international footballer (born 1998) - 1999
Emma MaltaisCanadian ice hockey player (born 1999) - 2000
Tyrese MaxeyAmerican basketball player (born 2000) - 2000
Sun YingshaChinese table tennis player - 2006
Darja VarfolomeevGerman rhythmic gymnast
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Who was born on November 4?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 4, including Freddy Heineken, Doris Roberts, Anastasios of Albania. 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 4?
50 documented historical events happened on November 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Túpac Amaru II led a rebellion of Aymara, Quechua, and mestizo peasants in protest against the Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. On the same day, in another year: American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at Johnsonville, Tennessee, resulting in the capture of 150 prisoners. 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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