Famous people born on 20 November

15 of the people we track were born on 20 November, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Joe Biden 1942American politician who served as President of the United Statesliving, 83
2. Selma Lagerlöf 1858Swedish writerdied aged 81
3. Nadine Gordimer 1923South African writerdied aged 90
4. Edwin Hubble 1889American astronomerdied aged 63
5. Nikolai Lobachevsky 1792Russian mathematiciandied aged 63
6. Robert F. Kennedy 1925American politician and lawyerdied aged 42
7. Pope Pius VIII 1761Latin Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 69
8. Benoit Mandelbrot 1924Polish-born mathematiciandied aged 85
9. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow 1946Russian Eastern Orthodox bishop and priestliving, 79
10. Goodluck Jonathan 1957Nigerian politician who served as President of Nigerialiving, 68
11. OHOtto von Habsburg 1912Politiciandied aged 98
12. Maya Plisetskaya 1925Russian ballet dancerdied aged 89
13. Otto von Guericke 1602German scientist and physicistdied aged 83
14. Karl von Frisch 1886Austrian ethologistdied aged 95
15. Maximinus Daza AD 270Roman emperordied aged 42