You Say It's Your Birthday? .....

It's my birthday, too!

Some famous people who share November 4th birthdays with me are listed below.
(stats borrowed from http://www.historyorb.com/today/birthdays.php)

I highlighted in red the people I've actually heard of ... not too many and they are mostly tv actors. The person I most favor on the list is U.S. First Lady Laura Bush. There are lots of composers, athletes and other dignitaries on the list as well.

Famous Birthdays on this Day in History

1448 - King Alphonso II of Naples (d. 1495)
1575 - Guido Reni, Italian painter (d. 1642)
1587 - Samuel Scheidt, German organist/composer, baptised
1590 - Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter
1640 - Carlo Mannelli, composer
1650 - William III of Orange, king of England (1689-1702)
1656 - Leonard Sailer, composer
1661 - Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
1674 - Anton Englert, composer
1708 - Robert Praelisauer, composer
1740 - Augustus Montague Toplady, English author of hymn "Rock of Ages" (d. 1778)
1756 - Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner
1765 - Pierre Girard, French mathematician (d. 1836)
1779 - John W Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo)
1787 - Edmund Kean, England, actor (Edmund Kean's Masonic Career)
1790 - Carlos A Lopez, president of Paraguay (1844-62)
1797 - Aleksander A Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, Russian author
1800 - Eduard Brendler, composer
1809 - Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1874)
1812 - Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/East poet (Lettere a Maria)
1816 - William Polk Hardeman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
1816 - Stephen Johnson Field, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
1818 - Alexander Robert Lawton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
1820 - Robert Vinkler Richardson, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1870
1823 - Karel Komzak, composer
1835 - Lunsford Lindsay Lomax, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1913
1836 - Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (d. 1912)
1841 - Carl Tausig, composer
1842 - William Barker Cushing, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1874
1845 - Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, The First Indian Revolutionary (d. 1883)
1846 - Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer
1859 - Stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer
1862 - Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)
1867 - Tomasz Arciszewski, Polish PM (1944-47)
1868 - Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
1872 - Herman Finck, composer
1873 - G E Moore, English philosopher (Ethics)
1874 - Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (d. 1920)
1876 - James Fraser, designed buffalo nickel
1879 - Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist
1881 - Gena Branscombe, composer
1881 - Milton Rosmer, Southport England, director (Murder in the Red Barn)
1884 - Harry Ferguson, Northern Irish aviator and inventor (d. 1960)
1886 - Ian Wolfe, Canton Ill, actor (Diary of a Madman, Wizards & Warriors)
1887 - Knut Algot Hakanson, composer
1889 - Alton Augustus Adams, composer
1890 - Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Bracke, Borgia)
1891 - Miroslav Krejci, composer
1896 - Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (d. 1971)
1897 - Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez, Brazilian conductor/composer (Imbapara)
1899 - Carlos Pellicer, Mexican museum director/poet (Teotihuacan)
1899 - Mimi Boesnach, Dutch actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roosje)
1899 - Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 1985)
1900 - Luigi Lucioni, Italian, landscape painter (opera stars)
1900 - Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist (d. 1954)
1901 - Princess Bang-ja of Korea (d. 1989)
1901 - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
1902 - Frank Jenks, Des Moines IA, actor (Zombies on Broadway)
1903 - Ion Vasilescu, composer
1904 - Don Alvarado, [Jose Page], Albuquerque NM, actor (Captain Thunder)
1904 - Walter Bauer, writer
1904 - Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist (d. 1967)
1905 - Martin Raschke, German author/publisher/war correspondent
1906 - Arnold Atkinson Cooke, composer
1906 - Bob Considine, sports columnist (Bob Feller Story)
1906 - Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric, lawyer/diplomat
1906 - Siegfried Borris, composer
1908 - Anthony Warde, PA, actor (Black Widow)
1908 - Stanley Cortez, cinematographer
1909 - Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)
1909 - Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
1911 - Jack Rose, screenwriter
1911 - Ssamu Shimizu, composer
1912 - H "Giff" Vivian, cricketer (father of Graham 1st Test for NZ at 18)
1912 - Pauline Trigere, fashion designer (Bell Bottoms)
1912 - Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov, composer
1913 - Gig Young, St Cloud Minn, actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They)
1913 - Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978)
1915 - Alistair Cameron Crombie, historian of science
1915 - Courtenay E Benson, broadcaster
1915 - Lloyd James Austin, French Scholar
1916 - Walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)
1918 - Art Carney, Mount Vernon NY, actor (Ed Norton-Honeymooners)
1918 - Cameron Mitchell, Dallastown Pa, actor (Buck-High Chaparral)
1919 - Martin Balsam, NYC, actor (Murray-Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22)
1920 - Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)
1921 - Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer
1922 - Poul Rovsing Olsen, composer
1922 - Benno Besson, Swiss actor (d. 2006)
1923 - Alfred Heineken, beer brewer (Heineken)
1924 - Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
1927 - Vittorio Fellegara, composer
1928 - Hannah Weiner American experimental poet
1929 - Jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians)
1929 - Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor (d. 1987)
1930 - Dick Groat, shortstop (NL MVP 1960)
1930 - Doris Roberts, St Louis Mo, actress (Angie, Maggie, Emmy 1983)
1930 - Kate Reid, London England, actress (Heaven Help US)
1931 - Darla Hood, Leedey Okla, singer/actress (Little Rascals)
1932 - David Shipman, film historian
1932 - Noam Pitlik, Phila Pa, actor/director (Sanford & Son, Bob Newhart)
1932 - Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (d. 2004)
1933 - Mildred McDaniel, US high jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
1933 - Tito Francona, American baseball player
1934 - Judith Herzberg, Dutch poetess/author (Charlotte Life or Theater)
1935 - Elgar Howarth, composer
1936 - Didier Ratsiraka, president of Madagascar
1936 - C. K. Williams, American poet
1937 - Loretta Swit, Passaic NJ, actress (Hotlips Houlihan-M*A*S*H)
1938 - Alan Jones, cricketer (England v ROW 1970 his only intl honour)
1938 - Harry Elston, rocker
1940 - Delbert McClinton, Lubbock Tx, singer (Gonna Find a Good Woman)
1941 - Martin Brozius, Dutch actor (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)
1943 - Marlene Jobert, novelist (Adventures of John Difool)
1943 - Clark Graebner, American tennis player
1944 - Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist/conductor (WB Collective)
1946 - Robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer
1946 - Laura Bush, U.S. First Lady 2000-
1946 - Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
1947 - Aleksandr Tkachev, USSR, parallel bars gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1947 - Alexei Ulanov, USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 76)
1947 - Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester PA, PGA golfer (1995 Deposit Guaranty)
1947 - Rodney Marsh, cricketer (AKA "Iron Gloves" AKA "Bacchus" Kept wickets)
1949 - Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte NC, actor (Jenny-Jeffersons)
1949 - Kathy McMullen, LPGA golfer
1950 - Markie Post, [Marjorie], Palo Alto Cal, actr (Christine-Night Court)
1950 - Charles Frazier, American author
1951 - Dan Hartman, US singer/songwriter/producer (Instant Replay)
1951 - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
1953 - Carlos Gutierrez, American politician
1953 - Jacques Villeneuve (elder), Canadian racing driver
1953 - Dr. Marvel Williamson, American educator
1954 - Chris Difford, guitarist/vocalist (Squeeze-Tempted)
1955 - Peter Boynton, Danaiscotta Maine, actor (Tonio-As the World Turns)
1955 - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland
1956 - James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist/vocalist (Pretenders)
1956 - Jeff Watson, rock guitarist (Night Ranger)
1956 - Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater)
1957 - Najee, rocker
1958 - Anne Sweeney, American television executive
1960 - Kim Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men)
1960 - Marc Awodey, American artist and writer
1960 - Frl. Menke, German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle
1961 - Carlos Espinosa, Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Philippine Open)
1961 - Ralph Macchio, Huntington NY, actor (Karate Kid, 8 is Enough)
1961 - Kathy Griffin, American comedian
1961 - Daron Hagen, American composer
1961 - Edward Knight, American composer
1961 - Les Sampou, American musician
1961 - Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer
1962 - Jeff Probst, American television host
1963 - David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests 1992)
1963 - Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
1963 - Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon)
1963 - Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
1963 - Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
1964 - Fiona Pike, Adelaide Australia, golfer (S Aust State champ 1993/94)
1965 - Erik Norgard, NFL center/guard (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1965 - Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn Mich, guitarist (Signs of Life)
1965 - Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
1965 - Tomoaki Ishizuka "Pata", Japanese musician
1965 - Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X)
1966 - Bubba McDowell, NFL safety (Carolina Panthers)
1966 - Kool Rock, [Damon Wimbley], rapper (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
1966 - Petra Verkaik, Los Angeles Ca, playmate (Dec, 1989)
1966 - H. John Heinz IV, American medieval armor craftsman; son of Teresa Heinz
1967 - Alex Rousseau, Paris France, US water polo 2m Offense (Oly-4th-92, 96)
1967 - Asif Mujtaba, cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman)
1967 - Eric Karros, Hackansack NJ, infielder (LA Dodgers)
1968 - Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder (Cleveland Indians)
1968 - Domingo Cedeno, La Ramona Dom Rep, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1968 - Osvaldo Fernandez, Holguin Cuba, pitcher (SF Giants)
1969 - Jan Apell, Sweden, tennis star
1969 - Katrin Borchert, Germany, Australian canoeist (Olympics-96)
1969 - Matthew McConaughey, actor (Contact, A Time to Kill)
1969 - Tommy Henry, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
1969 - Sean "Diddy" Combs, American rapper
1970 - Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie (NJ Devils)
1970 - Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
1971 - Russell Copeland, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
1972 - Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer
1972 - Tabassum Hashmi, Indian actress
1974 - Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
1975 - Eric Fichaud, Anjou Canada, NHL goalie (NY Islanders)
1975 - Heather Tom, Hinsdale Ill, actress (Victoria Howard-Young & Restless)
1975 - Lorenzen Wright, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
1975 - Michael Osmond, Utah, singer (Osmond Boys)
1975 - Orlando Pace, tackle (St Louis Rams)
1975 - Eduard Kokcharov, Russian handball player
1975 - Curtis Stone, Australian chef and television personality
1976 - Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver
1976 - Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
1977 - Roseanne Farrugia, Miss Universe-Malta (1996)
1977 - Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
1977 - So Ji-sub, South Korean swimmer, model and actor
1977 - Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress
1978 - Carmen Cali, American baseball player
1978 - John Grabow, American baseball player
1979 - Daisy Eagan, Bkln NY, actresss (Secret Graden)
1979 - Jesse Camp, former MTV veejay
1979 - Trishelle Cannatella, American reality tv castmember and model
1979 - Audrey Hollander, American pornographic actress
1980 - Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
1980 - Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1980 - Richard Owens, American football player
1980 - Marcy Rylan, American actress
1981 - Vince Wilfork, American football player
1982 - Devin Hester, American football player
1985 - Marcell Jansen, German footballer
1986 - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress
1986 - Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver
1993 - Jonathan Ric Ocasek, son of rocker Ric & model Paulina Porizkova