Famous People Who Died on November 30

Discover the most famous people who died on November 30. The list includes people like Paul Walker, Oscar Wilde, I. K. Gujral, Zeppo Marx, Fernando Pessoa. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, soldiers and artists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, India & England and many more countries.

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Paul Walker

(Best Known for His Role as 'Brian O'Conner' in the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise)

Birthdate: September 12, 1973

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States

Died: 2013

Actor Paul Walker is remembered for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise. A talented star who made his debut as a child actor, he was known for taking up challenging roles, especially in action films. Besides acting, he had a keen interest in marine biology. He was killed in a tragic car accident in 2013.

Oscar Wilde

(One of the Greatest Playwrights of the 'Victorian Era')

Birthdate: October 16, 1854

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Died: 1900

Widely regarded as one of the most popular writers of all time, Oscar Wilde is best remembered for his plays and epigrams. He was also one of the best-known personalities during his time as he was popular for his conversational skills, flamboyant dressing sense, and biting wit. Imprisoned in 1895 for consensual homosexual acts, Oscar Wilde was pardoned posthumously in 2017.

Evel Knievel

(American Stunt Performer Known for His Motorcycle Kumps)

Birthdate: October 17, 1938

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Butte, Montana, United States

Died: 2007

Evel Knievel was an entertainer and stunt performer. He attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps in his career, a feat that gained him much popularity. In 1999, he was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame. He was known to be a man of values and actively preached anti-drug messages to youngsters. He also campaigned for motorcycle helmet safety.

Christine McVie

(Singer-songwriter)

Birthdate: July 12, 1943

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Bouth, Lancashire, England

Died: 2022

Birthdate: April 12, 1932

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Died: 1996

Folk singer and ukulele artist Herbert Butros Khaury, better known as Tiny Tim, is remembered for his hits such as Tiptoe Through the Tulips. His album For All My Little Friends was nominated for a Grammy Award. He earned a star outside the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue.

Jim Nabors

(Actor)

Birthdate: June 12, 1930

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Sylacauga, Alabama, United States

Died: 2017

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Shane MacGowan

(Lead Singer and Songwriter of Celtic Punk Band 'The Pogues')

Birthdate: December 25, 1957

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Pembury, Kent, England

Died: 2023

Shane MacGowan is an Irish-English recording artist and vocalist. He is credited with co-founding popular bands, such as The Pogues and Shane MacGowan and the Popes. He is also known for his collaboration with artists like Sinéad O'Connor, Kirsty MacColl, and Nick Cave. In 2018, he was honored with the Ivor Novello Inspiration Award for creating inspiring music.

Birthdate: February 25, 1901

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1979

Birthdate: 0990 AD

Birthplace: England

Died: 1016

Edmund Ironside was King of the English who reigned from 23 April to 30 November 1016. He earned his cognomen Ironside after displaying valor while resisting the Danish invasion, which was led by Cnut the Great. His life and work inspired the Elizabethan play Edmund Ironside and the 1970 TV film The Ceremony of Innocence.

Birthdate: August 17, 1926

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Yangzhou, Jiangsu

Died: 2022

Chinese politician, Jiang Zemin, served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002. Qualified as an engineer, he joined the Chinese Communist Party when he was in college. Rising through the ranks, he eventually became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Minister of Electronic Industries.

Fernando Pessoa

(Portuguese Modernist Poet and Author of 'Mensagem' and 'The Book of Disquiet')

Birthdate: June 13, 1888

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal

Died: 1935

Fernando Pessoa was a Portuguese poet, writer, translator, and publisher. A prolific writer, he is considered one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. While he mostly wrote in the Portuguese language, he also wrote in English and French occasionally. Besides writing under his own name, he also wrote under approximately 75 other names.

Birthdate: 0273 AD

Birthplace: Nicomedia

Died: 0306

Saint Barbara was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. She is also known as the Great Martyr Barbara in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Not much is known about her life and work as there is no mention of her in the authentic early Christian writings. She is considered one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers in Roman Catholicism.

Birthdate: May 19, 0701

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Suiye, Tang Empire (now Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan)

Died: 0762

Li Bai was a Chinese poet whose works helped Chinese poetry flourish in the Tang dynasty. Acclaimed as a genius, Li is credited with popularizing traditional poetic forms. His poetry has been influential from his own time to the present day. Along with Zhang Xu's calligraphy and Pei Min's swordplay, Li's poetry is counted among the Three Wonders in china.

Birthdate: September 20, 1880

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Warialda, New South Wales

Died: 1952

Elizabeth Kenny was an Australian bush nurse. A self-trained nurse, Kenny pioneered a new and then-controversial method to treat the victims of poliomyelitis. Her method, which she advocated enthusiastically, became the foundation of physiotherapy. Her life and career inspired the 1946 American biographical film Sister Kenny, in which she was played by Rosalind Russell.

Birthdate: May 1, 1830

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Cork, Ireland

Died: 1930

After losing her husband and children in a yellow fever epidemic and her dress shop in the great Chicago fire, schoolteacher and dressmaker Mary Harris Jones became an activist, earning the nickname Mother Jones. A prominent unionist for coal miners and other workers, she also co-founded the Social Democratic Party.

Andrew the Apostle

(Apostle)

Birthdate: 0005 AD

Birthplace: Galilee, Israel

Died: 0060

Lionel Stander

(Actor)

Birthdate: January 11, 1908

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, U.S.

Died: 1994

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Ernst Lubitsch

(Film director)

Birthdate: January 29, 1892

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 1947

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

Charles Adams

(Son of the Second United States President, John Adams)

Birthdate: May 29, 1770

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: United States

Died: 1800

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu

(Romanian Politician & Founder and Leader of the Legionary Movement (Iron Guard))

Birthdate: September 13, 1899

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Huși, Romania

Died: 1938

Romanian far-right politician Corneliu Zelea Codreanu founded the anti-Semitic and fascist movement called Iron Guard, also known as the Legionary Movement. While the movement turned into a successful political party, it was crushed by King Carol II, while Codreanu was imprisoned and then shot to death while escaping.

St. James the Less

(Religious Figure)

Birthdate: 0000

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Palestine

Died: 0062

Birthdate: May 24, 1544

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Colchester , England, United Kingdom

Died: 1603

William Gilbert was a 16th-century English physician, physicist, astronomer, and natural philosopher. He earned his MD from Cambridge and practiced medicine in London. He was a much-respected figure and was made the president of the Royal College of Physicians. He served as Queen Elizabeth I's and King James VI and I’s personal physician.

Kamehameha IV

(King)

Birthdate: February 9, 1834

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Died: 1863

Birthdate: August 24, 1924

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Garoua

Died: 1989

Ahmadou Ahidjo was a Cameroonian politician who served as the first president of Cameroon from 1960 to 1982. He played an important role in helping Cameroon attain independence from France. He also played a major role in reuniting the English and French-speaking parts of the country. Ahmadou Ahidjo is also credited with establishing a centralized political system in Cameroon.

Etty Hillesum

(Dutch Author)

Birthdate: January 15, 1914

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Middelburg, Netherlands

Died: 1943

A nonconformist Dutch Jewish woman, Etty Hillesum left a huge repository of historical events in her diaries and letters in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Her works not only describe the horrors of the Holocaust but also her religious awakening and her relationship with God.

Patrick Kavanagh

(Poet)

Birthdate: October 21, 1904

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Inniskeen, Ireland

Died: 1967

Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh is best remembered for his long poem The Great Hunger and his depictions of harsh rural conditions. His initial experience of working on a farm offered him the setting for his novel Tarry Flynn, which was banned for a while and later performed as a play.

Birthdate: March 23, 1900

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Alexandria

Died: 1989

Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy is best remembered for his innovative idea of building planned communities using age-old methods such as mud-brick and adobe. His book Architecture for the Poor detailed his efforts in building the village of New Gourna. His signature technique was known as appropriate technology.

Terence Rattigan

(Playwright)

Birthdate: June 10, 1911

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: South Kensington, London, England

Died: 1977

Mariss Jansons

(Conductor)

Birthdate: January 14, 1943

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

Died: 2019

Arthur Currie

(Military Officer)

Birthdate: December 5, 1875

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Strathroy, Canada

Died: 1933

Gertrude Ederle

(American Competition Swimmer, Olympic Champion, and World Record-Holder in Five Events)

Birthdate: October 23, 1906

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 2003

Gertrude Ederle made history when she became the first female to cross the English Channel. Unfortunately, she lost her sense of hearing while achieving the feat and later devoted herself to coaching deaf swimmers. She also won 2 bronze medals and a relay gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

Birthdate: June 24, 1915

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Union City

Died: 1990

Werner Haase

(German Physician and Medicine Professor)

Birthdate: August 2, 1900

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Köthen, Germany

Died: 1950

Originally professor of medicine, Werner Haase served as the deputy personal physician of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler from 1933 until the latter’s death in 1945, remaining with him in the Führerbunker to the very end. After Hitler committed suicide, he continued serving wounded soldiers and civilians until he was made a prisoner of war and died while serving his term.

Friedrich List

(German-American Economist and Political Theorist)

Birthdate: August 6, 1789

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Reutlingen, Germany

Died: 1846

German-American economist Friedrich List is remembered as one of the pioneers of the historical school of economics. He supported tariffs on imported goods to help the domestic market. He is also known for his pamphlet Outlines of American Political Economy and his book The National System of Political Economy.

Patrick Cleburne

(Senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War)

Birthdate: March 16, 1828

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Ovens, Ireland

Died: 1864

Edward John Eyre

(Explorer)

Birthdate: August 5, 1815

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Whipsnade, England

Died: 1901

Jezebel

(Queen Consort of Northern Israel)

Birthdate: 0900 BC

Birthplace: Israel

Died: 0841

Jezebel was the wife of the King of Israel, Ahab. Jezebel is credited with introducing the worship of Asherah and Baal on a national scale. She also purged the prophets of Yahweh, for which she is often associated with false prophets. An important cultural symbol, Jezebel is also associated with promiscuity and fallen women.

Compton Mackenzie

(Scottish Writer of Fiction, Biography, Histories and a Memoir)

Birthdate: January 17, 1883

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: West Hartlepool, County Durham, England

Died: 1972

Though born into a famous family of theater actors and managers, Compton Mackenzie turned to writing in his 20s. Known for works such as Greek Memories, he also gained fame as a Scottish nationalist and played a major role in the formation of the Scottish National Party.

Mr. Wrestling

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: July 28, 1934

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States

Died: 2002

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Pierre Berton

(Journalist, Historian, Writer)

Birthdate: July 12, 1920

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Whitehorse

Died: 2004

George Henry Lewes

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: April 18, 1817

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1878

Menkaura

(King)

Birthdate: 2532 BC

Birthplace: Egypt

Died: 2504

Francis Picabia

(French Avant-Garde Painter and Poet Who was One of the Early Major Figures of the 'Dada Movement')

Birthdate: January 22, 1879

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1953

Francis Picabia was a French avant-garde painter, typographist, and poet. He is best remembered for his highly abstract planar compositions, which are rich in contrasts. One of the most influential figures of the Dada movement, Francis Picabia helped popularize Dadaism in France and in the United States of America.

Vincent Scully

(Art historian)

Birthdate: August 21, 1920

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Died: 2017

H. Jackson Brown Jr.

(Author who was best known for his inspirational book, Life's Little Instruction Book, which was a The New York Times Best Seller)

Birthdate: March 14, 1940

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, United States

Died: 2021

Beniamino Gigli

(Italian Opera Singer Who is Regarded as One of the Greatest Tenors of His Generation)

Birthdate: March 20, 1890

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Recanati, Italy

Died: 1957

Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer who is counted among the best tenors of his generation. He achieved international prominence in the 1920s after the demise of Enrico Caruso; Gigli became a much sought-after singer after Caruso's death and people even referred to him as Caruso Secondo.

Hubert Wilkins

(Australian Polar Explorer, Ornithologist, Pilot, Soldier, Geographer and Photographer)

Birthdate: October 31, 1888

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Mount Bryan, Australia

Died: 1958

Australian-born British explorer and ornithologist Hubert Wilkins is best remembered for pioneering the use of the submarine for polar exploration. While he initially studied photography and engineering, he later embarked on the world’s first transpolar airplane flight across the Arctic and the first over parts of Antarctica.

Tabu Ley Rochereau

(Singer)

Birthdate: November 13, 1937

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: bagata, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Died: 2013

Ulpian

(Roman jurist)

Birthdate: 0170 AD

Birthplace: Tyre, Lebanon

Died: 0228

Margaret Walker