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Kris Jenner acted as executive producer for most of her family's reality programs.
Famous Birthdays on November 5
1955 — Kris Jenner
American talent manager and businesswoman
November 5 has 225 recorded notable births across history, from 1271 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on November 5
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- 1872 Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. Source
- 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Source
- 2024 Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election. Source
- 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. Source
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Sam Shepard's accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards.
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For the latter role, she also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and later won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich (1963).
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87 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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Joyce Maynard began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably Seventeen magazine and The New York Times.
More major people born on November 5
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1943
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor (died 2017)
Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs.
1913
Vivien Leigh
Indian-British actress (died 1967)
Vivian Mary Olivier, known professionally as Vivien Leigh and styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress.
1946
Gram Parsons
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1973)
Ingram Cecil Connor III, known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American musician.
1953
Joyce Maynard
American journalist, author and academic
Joyce Maynard is an American novelist and journalist. She began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably Seventeen magazine and The New York Times.
1984
Baruto Kaito
Estonian sumo wrestler
Kaido Höövelson, known professionally as Baruto Kaito , is an Estonian politician and former professional sumo wrestler. He made his wrestling debut in May 2004 and in two years, reached the top division in May 2006.
1973
Alexei Yashin
Russian ice hockey player and manager
Alexei Valeryevich Yashin is a Russian former professional ice hockey centre who played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders, serving as captain of both teams.
1945
Peter Pace
American general
Peter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1901
Martin Dies
Jr., American lawyer, judge and politician (died 1972)
Martin Dies Jr., also known as Martin Dies Sr., was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives.
1881
George A. Malcolm
American lawyer and jurist (died 1961)
George Arthur Malcolm was an American lawyer who emerged as an influential figure in the development of the practice of law in the Philippines in the 20th century.
1906
Endre Kabos
Hungarian fencer (died 1944)
Endre Kabos was a Hungarian sabre fencer. He competed individually and with the team at the 1932 and 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics and won three gold and one bronze medals.
1917
James Lawton Collins Jr.
American brigadier general (died 2002)
James Lawton Collins Jr. was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, a military historian, and a viticulturist.
1911
Marie Osborne Yeats
American actress and costume designer (died 2010)
Marie Osborne Yeats, credited as Baby Marie between 1914 and 1919, was an American actress who was the first major child star of American silent films.
1935
Lester Piggott
English flat racing jockey and trainer (died 2022)
Lester Keith Piggott was an English professional jockey and horse trainer.
1818
Benjamin Butler
American general, lawyer, and politician, 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1893)
Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts.
1892
J. B. S. Haldane
English-Indian geneticist and biologist (died 1964)
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-born scientist who later moved to India and acquired Indian citizenship.
1922
Cecil H. Underwood
American educator and politician, 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia (died 2008)
Cecil Harland Underwood was an American politician who served as the 25th and 32nd governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and again from 1997 to 2001.
1971
Corin Nemec
American actor, producer and screenwriter
Joseph Charles Nemec IV, known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and graffiti artist. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990.
1987
Kevin Jonas
American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor
Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor.
1271
Ghazan
Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate (died 1304)
Mahmud Ghazan was the seventh ruler of the Ilkhanate from 1295 to 1304, division of the Mongol Empire based in modern-day Iran.