Annibale Carracci	1560		Italian painter, etcher and graver of the Baroque Era. Together with his brother and his cousin, he opened the Academy of Desiderosi, and later the School of the Eclectics. He was called to Rome to decorate the gallery in the Palazzo Farnese. left: self portrait, 1580; right: self portrait, 1604
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich	1718		An English aristocrat who is said to have “invented” the famous snack named after him to prevent an ongoing gambling game from interruption by lunch
Daniel Rutherford	1749		Scottish chemist who discovered & first described the chemical element of “nitrogen” in his thesis in 1772 (nitrogen is an important element in air, apart from oxygen)
Karl Baedeker	1801		Baedeker was an early publisher for travel guides, you could say he was one of the fathers of the “Lonely Planet”
Mutsuhito of Japan	1852		Mutsuhito was the 122^nd Emperor of Japan, also called the “Meijin Emperor”; he mounted the throne at the age of just 15, and was the first to lead Japan into the modern (western) world, as the Shoguns had lost their power during his reign over the country which they had dominated over centuries
Adolph „Adi“ Dassler	1900		Founder of now world famous sports shoe co. adidas, still HQed in Bavarian city Herzogenaurach – right next to rival Puma (ironically, Puma had been founded by Rudolph, the brother of Adi after they had split up and became estranged…)
Leopold III. of Belgium	1901		He was King of Belgium from 1934-1951, his rather famous son Boudouin followed him. Although he was not well loved by the public for his quick defeat against the Nazis in WW2, he was acquitted of all treason charges in 1946 an became king again
Marika Röck	1913		Marika Röck had been a movie star in pre-war Germany and originated from Hungary. She was said to have a talent in “bewitching” powerful men of the Nazi establishment which made it hard for her to recover after 1945 ...
Yitzhak Shamir	1914		Israelian politician and hardliner, twice PM of his country (’83-‘84 & ‘86-‘92), as well as secretary of state; he headed the conservative Likud party
Charles Bronson	1921		Action hero, real name Buchinsky; some movies: Death Wish series, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Valachi Papers, Sandpiper, Raid on Entebbe, Miss Sadie Thompson, Battle of the Bulge, House of Wax, You're in the Army Now
Michael Dukakis	1933		Politician; Governor of Massachusetts; U.S. Presidential nominee 1988 (he lost that election to George Bush sen.)
Hans Meyer	1942		Soccer coach in German Bundesliga; he played in former East German soccer leage for clubs like SC Motor Jena. After his active career he became a successful coach in GDR football; since 1999 he worked for several Bundesliga clubs, e.g. Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC and 1. FC Nürnberg
Eva Renzi	1944		Eva Renzi was famous for her roles in the 60s in German movies where she played a lolita-like hooker; her daughter Anouschka is actress as well; sadly, Eva died 2005 of cancer, not even 60 years old
Gerd Müller	1945		He is the „Bomber“. Some called him “Kleines Dickes Müller” – he was top scorer of famous FC Bayern München
Larry Holmes	1949		US boxer, who was heavyweight world champion from 1978-1985. He even defeated Ali in 1980, but fell short only one victory to beat Rocky Marciano’s record of 49 victories
Cate Capshaw	1953		US actress; she played the love flick of Indy Jones in his second movie “… and the Temple of Doom”; she is married to director superstar Steven Spielberg
Roseanne Barr (aka Roseanne Arnold)	1953		Emmy Award-winning actress: “Roseanne”; Movie: “She-Devil”
Adam Ant	1954		Adam Ant (real name: Stuart Goddard) was head of pop band “Adam and the Ants” in the early 80s. They delivered such great hits as „Goody Two Shoes“, „Prince Charming“, „Stand and Deliver“, „Apollo Nine“ and were a true phenomenon of their times, though their fame only lasted for a short time.
Eisi Gulp	1955		Bavarian Comedian with extreme faces...
Dolph Lundgren	1957		B-Movie star, who killed Apollo Creed in “Rocky IV” – this bastard…
Philipp Brenninckmeyer	1964		Educated at actor school in London , he studied in New York. Philipp Brenninkmeyer lives in New York and fluently speaks four languages. Starred German TV series „Girl Friends“, but mainly US productions, e.g. CBS series „Guiding Light“, „As the World turns“ or  „Sex and the City“, where he acted in a guest role as a bar tender.
Caroline Beil	1966		Anchorette for boulevard TV magazine; starred infamous jungle show and became especially (in)famous because of her tough talking about other contestants
Dwight Yorke	1971		Great player in the UK, currently playing for Premiere League club Birmingham City.
Anna-Louise Plowman	1975		Anna plays the slightly evil character of « Osiris » in the Stargate TV series. Other than that, there’s not much written about her in the relevant trivia sources…
Josh	1976		Josh is the 12-year old hero boy played by Tom Hanks in his breakthrough movie „Big“ (1988); in a scene in the first part of the movie, his birthday date is mentioned – and of course it is November 3rd...

Some more celebrities born November 3rd, taken from the HistoryChannel´s website and other sources (e.g. Wikipedia online dictionary, and – of course - Google):

1793 - Stephen Austin (principal founder of Texas; capital city, Austin, named after him; Texas Secretary of State)

1794 - William Cullen Bryant (poet: Thanatopsis, To a Waterfowl, A Forest Hymn, The Prairies; editor: NY Evening Post)

1908 - Bronko (Bronislaw) Nagurski (Pro Football Hall of Famer: charter member: Chicago Bears: rushed for over 4,000 yards; world champion wrestler [1938]; College Football Hall of Famer: University of Minnesota)

1909 - James Reston (journalist)

1918 - Bob Feller (Baseball Hall of Famer: Cleveland Indians pitcher: won 266 games in 18 seasons: 3 no-hitters, 12 one-hitters; World Series [1948])

1928 - Wanda Hendrix (actress, My Outlaw Brother, The Admiral was a Lady, Welcome Stranger)

1930 - Ken Berry (actor: Mayberry R.F.D., F Troop, Mama's Family, The Bob Newhart Show, The Ann Sothern Show, Herbie Rides Again; singer, dancer)

1931 - Peggy McCay (TV panelist: Who's the Boss?)

1933 - Monica Vitti (Ceciarelli) (actress: Immortal Bachelor, Tigers in Lipstick, Am Almost Perfect Affair, Blonde in Black Leather, The Red Desert)

1934 - John Barry (Academy Award-winning composer: soundtracks: Born Free [1966]; The Lion in Winter [1968], Out of Africa [1985], Dances with Wolves [1990], The Cotton Club, The Day of the Locust, Eleanor & Franklin, Indecent Proposal, Midnight Cowboy, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shampoo, Somewhere in Time, James Bond movies, The Persuaders theme)

1945 - Steve Landesberg (actor: Barney Miller, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Dean Martin Presents, Sodbusters, Mission of the Shark, Final Notice, Leader of the Band)

1948 - Lulu (Marie Lawrie) (singer: To Sir with Love, Boom Bang-A-Bang, Oh Me Oh My [I'm a Fool for You Baby], I Could Never Miss You)

1953 - Dennis Miller (Emmy Award-winning writer: Dennis Miller Live [1993-94, 1995-96]; producer-writer: HBO: Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane [1995-96]; The Dennis Miller Show, Saturday Night Live, The Net, Disclosure, Madhouse)

1956 - Phil Simms (football: New York Giants quarterback: Super Bowl XXI)

1961 - Lee Montgomery (actor: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Pete and Tillie, Ben)

1966 – Andreas Padberg (today you have to call him “Dr. Padberg”), my brother

1970 – Florian Padberg (myself!! Who knows when I will be a celebrity ...)

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