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From 1961 to 1964, she was in a relationship with musician Bob Dylan.
Famous Birthdays on November 20
1943 — Suze Rotolo
American artist (died 2011)
November 20 has 407 recorded notable births across history, from 270 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement. Source
- 1998 The first space station module component, Zarya, for the International Space Station is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Source
- 1441 The Peace of Cremona ends the war between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan, after the victorious Venetian enterprise of military engineering of the Galeas per montes. Source
- 1969 Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Source
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Yoshiki Hayashi , known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion designer.
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Bentley moved to Nashville in the late 90s to pursue a career in music, leading up to his releasing the self-funded and independent album Don't Leave Me in Love in 2001.
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Josh Turner's second album, Your Man (2006) accounted for his first two No.
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Jim Garrison wrote three published books, one of which became a prime source for Oliver Stone's film JFK in 1991, in which Garrison was portrayed by Kevin Costner, while Garrison himself made a cameo appearance as Earl Warren.
More major people born on November 20
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1965
Yoshiki
Japanese musician
Yoshiki Hayashi , known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion designer.
1975
Dierks Bentley
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country singer and songwriter.
1977
Josh Turner
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Joshua Otis Turner is an American country singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to MCA Nashville Records. That same year, his debut album's title track, "Long Black Train", was his breakthrough single release.
1921
Jim Garrison
American lawyer and judge (died 1992)
James Carothers Garrison was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973 and later a state appellate court judge.
1939
Jerry Colangelo
American businessman
Jerry Colangelo is an American businessman and sports executive.
270
Maximinus II
Roman emperor (died 313)
Galerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza, was Roman emperor from 310 to 313.
1913
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
German opponent of the Nazis (died 1942)
Libertas Viktoria "Libs" Schulze-Boysen was a German noblewoman and resistance fighter against the Nazis.
1924
Michael Riffaterre
French literary critic and theorist (died 2006)
Michel Riffaterre, known as Michael Riffaterre, was an influential French literary critic and theorist. He pursued a generally structuralist approach.
1984
Lee Yun-yeol
South Korean gamer
Lee Yun-yeol, better known as NaDa, is a South Korean entrepreneur, video game designer and former professional gamer who competitively played StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II.
1936
Hans van Abeelen
Dutch geneticist (died 1998)
Hans van Abeelen was the first Dutch behaviour geneticist. He obtained his M.Sc from the University of Groningen and his Ph.D.
1862
Edvard Westermarck
Finnish philosopher and sociologist (died 1939)
Edvard Alexander Westermarck was a Finnish social anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher.
1853
Oskar Potiorek
Austro-Hungarian Army officer (died 1933)
Oskar Potiorek was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914.
1970
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, simply referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is a current vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, as well as…
1949
Juha Mieto
Finnish cross-country skier
Juha Iisakki Mieto is a Finnish former cross-country skier, who was born in Kurikka. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won five medals, including a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1976.
1987
Nathan Lyon
Australian cricketer
Nathan Michael Lyon is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off-spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman.
1981
Kimberley Walsh
English singer-songwriter and actress
Kimberley Jane Scott is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality series Popstars: The Rivals on ITV.
1956
Bo Derek
American actress and producer
Bo Derek is an American actress and model. She began her career as a child model before deciding to pursue acting on the advice of a talent agent she met through actress Ann-Margret, who was familiar with her parents.
2001
Caty McNally
American tennis player
Catherine "Caty" McNally is an American professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 50 on June 22, 2026 and her best WTA doubles ranking of No. 11 on April 4, 2022.
1908
Alistair Cooke
British-American journalist and author (died 2004)
Alistair Cooke, KBE was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States.