Who Was Born Today – November 4 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 4 | ||
1650 | William III, Prince of Orange, later King of England, Scotland and Ireland. | |
1879 | Will Rogers, American actor and writer. | |
1916 | Walter Cronkite, reporter and news anchor for CBS News; dubbed “The Most Trusted Man in America.” | |
1916 | John Basilone, US Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II. | |
1916 | Ruth Handler, businesswoman, toy designer who co-founded Mattel with her husband and created the Barbie doll. | |
1918 | Art Carney, actor; best known for playing Ed Norton, sidekick to Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden on the TV series The Honeymooners, he received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Harry and Tonto. | |
1923 | Eugene Sledge, US Marine, famous for his memoir of the fighting in the Pacific Theater, With the Old Breed. | |
1933 | Sir Charles Kuen Kao, Chinese-born physicist known as the “Father of Fiber Optics” and the “Godfather of Broadband”; he shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics. | |
1946 | Laura Welch Bush, wife of US President George W. Bush, she served as First Lady from 2001 to 2009; she used her position to champion education and literacy. | |
1961 | Jeff Probst, game show host and executive producer, best known as the host of the US version the reality show Survivor. | |
1969 | Sean Combs, rapper, record producer, actor; at various times used the stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Diddy. He won three Grammys and two MTV Video Music Awards. |
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