- W. C. Handy
- George Kaufman
- Tazio Nuvolari
- Oswald Mosley
- Burgess Meredith
- Edward Chapman
- Daws Butler
- Gene Amdahl
- Willie Carson
- Clu Gulager
- Sir Magdi Yacoub
- Joanna Pettet
- David Leisure
- Griff Rhys Jones
- Marg Helgenberger
- Frank Bruno
- Carla Mendonça
- Mark Benton
- Lisa Bonet
- Eva Pope
- Waqar Younis
- Missi Pyle
- Christian Horner
- Danny Wallace
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Oksana Baiul
1873
W. C. Handy
American composer (d. 1958)
1889
George Kaufman
George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals, notably for the Marx Brothers. One play and one musical that he wrote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: You Can’t Take It With You (1937, with Moss Hart), and Of Thee I Sing (1932, with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin). He also won the Tony Award as a Director, for the musical Guys and Dolls. (d. 1961)
1892
Tazio Nuvolari
Italian racing driver (d. 1953)
1896
Oswald Mosley
British politician and founder of the British Union of Fascists (d. 1980)
1907
Burgess Meredith
American actor (d. 1997)
1914
Eddie Chapman
British World War II spy and double agent, aka Agent Zigzag (d. 1997)
1916
Daws Butler
American voice actor (d. 1988)
1922
Gene Amdahl
American computer scientist.
1928
1935
Sir Magdi Yacoub
Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub KBE FRS (born 16 November 1935) is a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Imperial College London. Yacoub’s major achievements include establishing heart transplantation in UK and becoming the world’s leading transplant surgeon
1942
Willie Carson
Scottish jockey.
Joanna Pettet
English actress.
1950
David Leisure
David Russell Leisure (born November 16, 1950) is an American actor best known for his role as Charley Dietz in the sitcom Empty Nest from 1988 to 1995 and fictional automotive “pitch man” Joe Isuzu in a series of North American television commercials for Isuzu. Born in San Diego.
1953
Griff Rhys Jones
Welsh comedian, writer and actor.
1958
Marg Helgenberger
American actress.
1961
1965
1967
Lisa Bonet
American actress.
Eva Pope
va Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Rachel Mason in the BBC drama Waterloo Road and Tanya Pooley in ITV soap-opera Coronation Street. Born in Appley Bridge, Lancashire.
1971
Waqar Younis
Pakistani cricketer.
1972
1973
Christian Horner
British Formula One team owner.
1976
1977
Maggie Gyllenhaal
American actress.
Oksana Baiul
Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian figure skater. She is the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies’ singles and the 1993 World champion. Baiul is the first and so far the only skater to win gold at the Winter Olympics representing Ukraine.