laureate Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss federal councillor November 11 – K. Connie Kang, Korean American journalist and author (d. 2019) November 15 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born pianist and conductor November 16 – Joanna Pettet, British-born Canadian actress November 17 Derek Clayton, Australian long-distance runner Bob Gaudio, American musician Kang Kek Iew, Cambodian politician and criminal (d. 2020) István Rosztóczy, Hungarian microbiologist (d. 1993) Martin Scorsese, American film director November 18 Linda Evans, American actress Susan Sullivan, American actress November 19 – Calvin Klein, American fashion designer November 20 Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States Bob Einstein, American actor, producer and screenwriter (d. 2019) November 21 – Al Matthews, African-American actor and singer (d. 2018) November 22 Francis K. Butagira, Ugandan ambassador Dick Stockton, American sports announcer Guion Bluford, African-American astronaut November 23 – Susan Anspach, American actress (d. 2018) November 24 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and singer November 25 – Rosa von Praunheim, German film director, author and painter November 26 – Olivia Cole, African-American actress (d. 2018) November 27 Manolo Blahnik, Spanish shoe designer Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (d. 1970) November 28 – Eric Shinseki, American U.S. Army General November 29 Michael Craze, British actor (d. 1998) Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone November 30 – André Brahic, French astrophysicist (d. 2016) December December 1 – John Clauser, American quantum physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics December 2 – Francisque Ravony, 7th Prime Minister of Madagascar (d. 2003) December 3 – Alice Schwarzer, German feminist, founder and publisher of German feminist journal EMMA December 4 William “Red” Dawson, American football player and coach Al Hunt, American columnist Gemma Jones, British actress December 6 Chelsea Brown, American actress (d. 2017) Peter Handke, Austrian novelist December 7 Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981) Reginald Lewis, American businessman (d. 1993) Peter Tomarken, American game-show host (d. 2006) December 8 – Toots Hibbert, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter (d. 2020) December 9 Dick Butkus, American football player Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (d. 1997) December 17 Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian army general and 15th President of Nigeria Paul Butterfield, American musician (d. 1987) December 19 Milan Milutinovic, President of Serbia Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (d. 2019) December 20 – Bob Hayes, African-American athlete (d. 2002) December 21 Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, 6th President of the People's Republic of China Carla Thomas, American singer December 27 Muruga Booker, American drummer,