On this day — November 6

Karin Månsdotter, Swedish queen (died 1612)

George Ent, English scientist (died 1689)

Charles II of Spain, last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire (died 1700)

Carlo Aurelio Widmann, Venetian nobleman and admiral (died 1798)

Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (died 1832)

Adolphe Sax, Belgian-French instrument designer, invented the saxophone (died 1894)

Joseph Smith III, American religious leader (died 1914)

Elvire Serrouin, French anarchist and protagonist of the Clichy affair (died ?)

Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (died 1915)

Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902)

John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader (died 1932)

James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball (died 1939)

Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (died 1967)

May Brahe, Australian composer (died 1956)

Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1935)

Walter Johnson, American baseball player and manager (died 1946)

Jack O'Connor, English cricketer (died 1977)

Ida Lou Anderson, American orator and professor, pioneer in the field of radio broadcasting (died 1941)

Tony Canzoneri, American boxer (died 1959)

Cho Ki-chon, North Korean poet (died 1951)

Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer (died 2006)

Harry Threadgold, English footballer (died 1996)

Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian and actor (died 2012)

Zig Ziglar, American soldier, businessman, and author (died 2012)

Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator. (died 2017)

Derrick Bell, American scholar, author and critical race theorist (died 2011)

Mike Nichols, German-born American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)

François Englert, Belgian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)

Else Ackermann, German physician and pharmacologist (died 2019)

Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (died 2012)

Mack Jones, American baseball player (died 2004)

Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2019)

Michael Schwerner, American activist (died 1964)

Johnny Giles, Irish footballer and manager

Guy Clark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016)

Doug Sahm, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1999)

Sally Field, American actress

George Young, Scottish guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017)

Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2016)

Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (died 2024)

Ariel Henry, Haitian prime-minister, neurosurgeon, and politician

Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, Pakistani politician

Nimalan Soundaranayagam, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 2000)

Michael Cunningham, American novelist and screenwriter

Frank Hanisch, German footballer

Brian McKechnie, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player

Mark Donaldson, New Zealand rugby player

Maria Shriver, American journalist and author

Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer and footballer

Lance Kerwin, American actor (died 2023)

Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut

Rozz Williams, American singer, musician and artist (died 1998)

Mike Brewer, New Zealand rugby player

Paul Gilbert, American guitarist

Stephanie Vozzo, American professional comic book colorist and music agent

Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster

Rebecca Schaeffer, American actress and model (died 1989)

Kelly Rutherford, American actress

Jerry Yang, Taiwanese-American engineer and businessman, co-founded Yahoo!

Laura Flessel-Colovic, French fencer and politician

Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress

David Giffin, Australian rugby player

Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (died 2009)

Sal Vulcano, American comedian and actor

Erik Cole, American ice hockey player

Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver

Adam LaRoche, American baseball player

Lamar Odom, American basketball player

Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player

Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer

Luke Jackson, American basketball player and coach

Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player

Nicole Hosp, Austrian skier

Ricky Romero, American baseball player

Sebastian Schachten, German footballer

Sun Yue, Chinese basketball player

Ben Rector, American singer, songwriter and musician

Conor Sammon, Irish footballer

Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player

John Holland, Puerto Rican-American basketball player

Erik Lund, Swedish footballer

James Paxton, Canadian baseball player

Emma Stone, American actress

Conchita Wurst, Austrian singer

Jozy Altidore, American soccer player

Aaron Hernandez, American football player (died 2017)

André Schürrle, German footballer

Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler

Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer

Doron Lamb, American basketball player

Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player

Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player

Paula Kania-Choduń, Polish tennis player

Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress

Stefan Ortega, German footballer

Josh Wakefield, English footballer

Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player

Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

Sam Reinhart, Canadian ice hockey player

Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player

Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model

Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player

Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player