- Nov 1 Calvin Johnson, American guitarist and singer (Beat Happening; The Halo Benders; Dub Narcotic Sound System), born in Olympia, Washington
- Nov 2 k.d. lang [Kathryn Dawn Lang], Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer-songwriter ("Constant Craving"; "Hallelujah"), and human rights activist, born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Nov 4 Daron Hagen, American composer (Prayer for Peace; Shining Brow), filmmaker (Orson Rehearsing), and writer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Nov 4 Edward Knight, American contemporary classical, jazz, and musical theater composer (Total Eclipse; Big Shoulders), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Nov 4 Les Sampou, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Norwalk, Connecticut,
- Nov 6 Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio), born in San Diego, California
- Nov 6 Daniele Gatti, Italian conductor, born in Milan, Italy
- Nov 6 Florent Pagny, French songwriter and singer, born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France
- Nov 8 Leif Garrett, American singer and actor (Devil x 5, 3 for the Road), born in Hollywood, California
- Nov 12 Michaela Paetsch, American violinist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Nov 16 Chris Pitman, session and touring rock musician (Zaum; Tool; Guns 'N" Roses), born in Independence, Missouri
- Nov 16 Corinne Hermès [Miller], French pop singer ("Si la vie est cadeau"), born in Lagny-sur-Marne, France
- Nov 18 Gunnar Idenstam, Swedish concert organist, arranger, and composer, born in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
- Nov 18 Janice Lynn Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (Vixen - "Edge of a Broken Heart"), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2013)
- Nov 19 Irakli Charkviani, Georgian alt rock and electronic musician, poet and prose writer, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 2006)
- Nov 22 Stephen Hough, British concert pianist, born in Heswall, Merseyside, England
- Nov 23 Nicolas Bacri, French classical music composer, born in Paris, France
- Nov 27 Princess [Desiree Heslop], British pop singer ("Say I'm Your Number One"), born in London
- Nov 28 Patty Zomer, Dutch singer (Dolly Dots - "Windsurfing"), born in Haarlem, The Netherlands
- Nov 29 Masayoshi Yamashita, Japanese heavy metal bass guitarist (Loudness), born in Osaka, Japan
About November 1961
How Old? 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)
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