Famous birthdays on November 29
Famous people born on November 29, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
💎 Birthstone
Topaz
👶 How common
No. 250 of 366
Born on November 29

Empress Dowager Cixi
born 1835 · Chinese empress (1835–1908)

C. S. Lewis
born 1898 · British writer, lay theologian, and scholar (1898–1963)

Ryan Giggs
born 1973 · Welsh association football player and coach
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Chadwick Boseman
born 1976 · American actor (1976–2020)
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Anna Faris
born 1976 · American actress

Petra Kelly
born 1947 · German politician and activist (1947-1992)

Diego Boneta
born 1990 · Mexican singer and actor
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Yann Aurel Bisseck
born 2000 · German footballer (born 2000)
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Ludwika Paleta
born 1978 · Polish-Mexican actress
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Redha Tukar
born 1975 · Saudi Arabian footballer

Shady Mohamed
born 1977 · Egyptian footballer

Vecdi Gönül
born 1939 · Turkish statesperson (born 1939)
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Abdulaziz al-Tarefe
born 1976 · Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (born 1976)

Ali Abo Greisha
born 1947 · Egyptian association football player
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Hamid El Shaeri
born 1961 · Libyan Egyptian musician and singer

Vuk Drašković
born 1946 · Serbian politician and writer
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George Kobayashi
born 1947 · Japanese association football player
Huub Stevens
born 1953 · Dutch association football player and manager
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Howie Mandel
born 1955 · Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host, author and podcaster
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
born 1955 · Somali removal of president
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Tetsuo Sugamata
born 1957 · Japanese association football player
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John Mahama
born 1958 · President of the Republic of Ghana

Mariano Rivera
born 1969 · Panamanian Hall of Fame baseball player, relief pitcher
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Benedict Iroha
born 1969 · Nigerian footballer

Pierre van Hooijdonk
born 1969 · Dutch footballer

Tomas Brolin
born 1969 · Swedish footballer

Paola Turbay
born 1970 · Colombian actress, beauty queen, and presenter

Andriy Vorobey
born 1978 · Ukrainian footballer

Chun Jung-myung
born 1980 · South Korean actor
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Souleymane Youla
born 1981 · Guinean footballer

John Mensah
born 1982 · Ghanaian footballer
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Gemma Chan
born 1982 · British actress (born 1982)

Albert Bunjaku
born 1983 · Swiss footballer
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Katlego Mphela
born 1984 · South African footballer

Dominic Adiyiah
born 1989 · Ghanaian footballer

Yacouba Sylla
born 1990 · Malian footballer
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Terunofuji Haruo
born 1991 · Mongolian sumo wrestler
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Bechir Ben Saïd
born 1992 · Tunisian association football player
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Lawrence Ati-Zigi
born 1996 · Ghanaian association football player
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Gonçalo Guedes
born 1996 · Portuguese footballer (born 1996)
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Questions about November 29 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on November 29?
- Famous people born on November 29 include Empress Dowager Cixi (1835), C. S. Lewis (1898), Ryan Giggs (1973), Chadwick Boseman (1976), Anna Faris (1976).
- What star sign is someone born on November 29?
- Someone born on November 29 is a Sagittarius.
- What is the birthstone for November 29?
- The birthstone for November is topaz.
- How common is a birthday on November 29?
- In the US, November 29 is the No. 250 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,138 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).