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Alan Ritchson made his acting debut as Aquaman/Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons.
Famous Birthdays on November 28
1982 — Alan Ritchson
American actor, model, singer, and songwriter
November 28 has 232 recorded notable births across history, from 1118 to 2000. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 28
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- 1893 Women's suffrage in New Zealand concludes with the 1893 New Zealand general election. Source
- 1920 FIDAC (The Interallied Federation of War Veterans Organisations), the first international organization of war veterans is established in Paris, France. Source
- 1983 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-9, the first mission to carry the European Space Agency's Spacelab module. Source
- 1967 The first pulsar (PSR B1919+21, in the constellation of Vulpecula) is discovered by two astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish. Source
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After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz signed to his record label, Songbook Entertainment, in a joint venture with Atlantic Records during that same year.
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S. Epatha Merkerson is known for her portrayal of NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 388 episodes of the series.
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Ryan Kwanten played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.
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Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti and for the anti-fascist novel Il conformista, the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
More major people born on November 28
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1984
Trey Songz
American R&B singer-songwriter and actor
Tremaine Aldon Neverson, known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and songwriter.
1952
S. Epatha Merkerson
American actress
S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony…
1976
Ryan Kwanten
Australian actor
Ryan Christian Kwanten is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.
1907
Alberto Moravia
Italian journalist and author (died 1990)
Alberto Pincherle, known by his pseudonym Alberto Moravia, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism.
1592
Hong Taiji
Emperor of China (died 1643)
Hong Taiji, sometimes rendered as Huang Taiji and occasionally referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty and the…
1982
Leandro Barbosa
Brazilian basketball player
Leandro Mateus Barbosa, also known as Leandrinho Barbosa, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1992
Jarvis Landry
American football player
Jarvis Charles Landry is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons.
1896
Dawn Powell
American author and playwright (died 1965)
Dawn Powell was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and short story writer.
1661
Edward Hyde
3rd Earl of Clarendon, English soldier and politician, 14th Colonial Governor of New York (died 1723)
Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was an English Army officer, politician and colonial administrator.
1957
Peeter Järvelaid
Estonian historian and scholar
Peeter Järvelaid is an Estonian legal scholar and historian. Järvelaid was a professor in the University of Tallinn, but was degraded to associate professor in 2016.
1977
Greg Somerville
New Zealand rugby player
Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand retired rugby union player. He is a former All Black and a specialised tighthead prop who can also play loosehead.
1757
William Blake
English poet and painter (died 1827)
William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.
1916
Lilian
Princess of Réthy (died 2002)
Lilian, Princess of Réthy was the second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium.
1489
Margaret Tudor
Queen of Scotland, wife of James IV of Scotland, daughter of Henry VII of England (died 1541)
Margaret Tudor was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 as the wife of James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and fought to extend her regency.
1894
Brooks Atkinson
American theatre critic (died 1984)
Justin Brooks Atkinson was an American theater critic. He worked for The New York Times from 1922 to 1960.
2000
Jackson Yee
Chinese singer, dancer and actor
Yi Yangqianxi, also known as Jackson Yee, is a Chinese actor, singer, and member of boy group TFBoys.
1861
Adina Emilia De Zavala
American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history (died 1955)
Adina Emilia De Zavala was an American teacher, historian and preservationist of Texas history. Her efforts led to saving the Alamo for future generations.
1966
Sam Seder
American actor and political commentator
Samuel Lincoln Seder is an American actor and progressive political commentator. His works include the film Who's the Caboose? (1997) as well as the television shows Beat Cops (2001) and Pilot Season (2004).
1876
Bert Vogler
South African cricketer (died 1946)
Albert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer. A leading all-rounder skilled both at batting and bowling, Vogler played cricket in South Africa prior to becoming eligible to play for Middlesex County Cricket…