Musicians Born on November 3

  • 1587 Samuel Scheidt, German baroque composer, born in Halle, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1654)
  • 1656 Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1738)
  • 1689 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Bohemian composer, born in Dobřany, Bohemia (d. 1742)
  • 1753 Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, German composer, born in Prieschka, Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1805)
  • 1780 Victor Dourlen, French composer, born in Dunkerque, France (d. 1864)
  • 1781 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1831)
  • 1801 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), born in Catania, Sicily (d. 1835)
  • 1815 Adrien Louis Boieldieu, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1883)
  • 1828 Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr, Austrian violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue (Vienna Conservatory, 1851-93), born in Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1893)
  • 1863 Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1942)
  • 1867 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, German composer, born in Bad Schachen, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1944)
  • 1875 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer (Melanholiskais valsis - Melancholic waltz), and music critic, born in Jaunpiebalga, Russian Empire (d. 1910)
  • 1880 Raffaele Casimiri, Italian musicologist and composer, born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy (d. 1943)
  • 1888 William Denis Browne, British composer, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England (d. 1915)
  • 1897 Karel Salmon, Israeli composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1974)
  • 1904 Gideon Fagan, South African conductor and composer, born in Somerset West, Cape Province (d. 1980)
  • 1904 Jānis Kalniņš, Latvian-Canadian organist, composer (Ugunī; New Brunswick Rhapsody), and conductor (Latvian National Opera, 1933–1944), born in Pärnu, Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 2000)
  • 1907 Jim Hepburn, British tap-dancer and socialist, born in London, England (d. 1995)
  • 1907 Joe Turner, American jazz pianist, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1990)
  • 1911 Vladimir Ussachevsky, Manchurian-American composer (Creation), born in Hulun, Manchuria (now Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China) (d. 1990)
  • 1914 Hallgrímur Helgason, Icelandic musicologist, composer, teacher and conductor, born in Eyrarbakki, Iceland (d. 1994)
  • 1930 Mable John, American blues, R&B, and gospel vocalist (Tamla-Motown; Ray Charles; "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"), and minister, born in Bastrop, Louisiana (d. 2022)
  • 1933 John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond films; Born Free), born in York, England (d. 2011)
  • 1934 Ruma Guha Thakurta, Indian singer, actress, and founder of Calcutta Youth Choir, born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2019)
  • 1936 Judy Loman [Leatherman], American-Canadian Juno Award-winning classical harpist (Toronto Symphony, 1957-91), and educator (University of Toronto, 1966-91), born in Goshen, Indiana
  • 1937 Paula Wayne [Watkins], American stage and Emmy Award-winning actress (Golden Boy; Everglade!), pop vocalist ("Everything's Great"), and civil rights activist, born in Mountain View, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
  • 1940 Dieter Acker, German composer and pedagogue, born in Sibiu, Romania (d. 2006)
  • 1941 Brian Poole, English pop-rock singer (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes), born in Barking, England
  • 1943 Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician (Pentangle), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2011)
  • 1944 Bob Nave, American rock and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Lemon Pipers - "Green Tambourine"), jazz radio DJ, and philanthropist, born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 2020)
  • 1945 Bobby LaKind, American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional drummer (The Doobie Brothers), born in New York (d. 1992)
  • 1945 Nick Simper, English bass guitarist (Deep Purple; Warhorse), born in Norwood Green, England
  • 1946 Tommy Dee [DeGeneres], American R&B keyboard player (John Fred & His Playboys - “Judy in Disguise"), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1947 Joe Lala, American drummer, percussionist, singer ("Blues Image"), and actor, born in Ybor City, Florida (d. 2014)
  • 1948 Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer and songwriter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1948 Lulu [Marie Lawrie], Scottish singer ("Boom Bang-a-Bang"; "The Boat That I Row"), actress (To Sir, With Love), and television personality, born in Glasgow, Scotland
  • 1952 (Derek) "Del" Palmer, English session and touring bassist, and sound engineer (Kate Bush), born in Greenwich, England (d. 2024)
  • 1953 Helios Creed [Barry Johnson], American hard rock guitarist (Chrome), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1954 Adam Ant [Stuart Goddard], British punk rocker ("Goody Two Shoes"; "Antmusic"), born in London, Engalnd
  • 1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue), born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
  • 1960 Marcel "Baaf" Stavenuiter, Dutch rock drummer (Bob Color; The Billies), born in the Netherlands
  • 1962 Marilyn [Peter Robinson], Jamaican-British pop singer ("You Don't Love Me"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1967 Steven Wilson, English musician and producer (Porcupine Tree), born in Kingston upon Thames, England
  • 1969 Robert Miles [Roberto Concina], Swiss musician, record producer, and composer of trance and ambient music ("Children"), born in Fleurier, Switzerland (d. 2017)
  • 1973 Mick Thomson, American heavy metal guitarist (Slipknot), born in Des Moines, Iowa
  • 1973 Sticky Fingaz [Kirk Jones], American hardcore rapper (Oynx), born in the Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
  • 1976 Jake Shimabukuro, Japanese-American ukulele virtuoso ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps"), and composer (Saidoweizu/Sideways), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1977 Jane Monheit, American jazz singer, born in Long Island, New York
  • 1979 Tim McIlrath, American punk-metal guitarist (Rise Against; The Killing Tree), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1987 Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Avant Gardner"; "Nameless, Faceless"), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1989 Nav [Navraj Singh Goraya] Canadian singer-songwriter and rapper (Bad Habits), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1989 Paula DeAnda, American pop-dance singer-songwriter ("Walk Away (Remember Me)"), born in San Angelo, Texas
  • 1994 Ella Mai [Howell], English R&B singer ("Boo'd Up"), born in London, England
  • 2002 Stephen Sanchez, American singer-songwriter (Until I Found You), born in El Dorado Hills, California