Chinua Achebe

American mathematician | Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2018) | Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University

Dutch politician | Radboud University Nijmegen | Aalten: November 16, 1981 - January 1, 1971 | Lisa Westerveld | Aalten: November 16, 1981 - January 1, 1971

German art historian and journalist | Magdeburg: November 16, 1971 - Cali: February 17, 1990 | Mercedes Bunz | Magdeburg: November 16, 1971 - Cali: February 17, 1990

Italian philosopher | Weizenbaum Award (2013), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Barwise Prize (2009) | University of Warwick

German chemist | Heidelberg: November 16, 1962 - Alexandria: January 1, -0193 | Hendrik Zipse | Heidelberg: November 16, 1962 - Alexandria: January 1, -0193

mathematician | Yerevan State University | Yerevan: November 16, 1962 - New York City: May 30, 1956 | Mariam Harutyunyan | Yerevan: November 16, 1962 - New

English mathematician | London School of Theology, The Queen's College, The Open University | Whitehaven: November 16, 1961 - County Durham: February 22, 1786

American academic | Rutgers University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Boston University | Philadelphia: November 16, 1961 - January 14, 2018 | Amit Schejter

Ukrainian politician | Miner's Glory Medal, Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Order of Friendship | Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

Slovenian philosopher | Rijeka: November 16, 1958 - Geneva: July 30, 1979 | Marina Gržinić (Marina Grzinic) | Rijeka: November 16, 1958 - Geneva: July 30, 1979

South African cosmologist | Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa, TED Prize (2008), Officer of the Order of Canada, John Wheatley Award (2017), Packard

American astronomer | Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010), Henry Draper Medal (2005), Harvey Prize (2006), National Medal of Science, Breakthrough Prize in

Merited Artist of Ukraine (1997) | Kharkiv Conservatory | November 16, 1955 - Berkeley: May 22, 1991 | Liudmyla Kudrych | November 16, 1955 - Berkeley: May 22, 1991

Russian scientist | Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Novosibirsk State University | Omsk: November 16, 1954 - Paris: May 27, 1890 | Vladimir Diyev | Omsk

philosopher | Harvard Graduate School of Education, Wayne State University | November 16, 1953 - Beijing: July 29, 1986 | Deni Elliott | November 16, 1953

German mathematician (1949–2005) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, University of Göttingen | Hanover: November 16, 1949 - Karlsruhe: August 17, 2005

Spanish philosopher | honorary doctor of the University of Valencia (2016), Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (2016) | Madrid: November 16

Russian mathematician (1948–2011) | N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod | Samara: November 16, 1948 - Nizhny Novgorod: June 20, 2011

University of Guadalajara | November 16, 1947 - January 1, 1758 | Gabriel Vargas Lozano | November 16, 1947 - January 1, 1758 | University of Guadalajara

Swedish physicist | Humboldt Prize (2006), Göran Gustafsson Prize for physics (1992) | Uppsala University | Örebro: November 16, 1947 - Mexico City: March 6, 1946

American ethnobotanist and mystic (1946–2000) | University of California, Berkeley, Antelope Valley High School | Paonia: November 16, 1946 - San Rafael: April 3, 2000

British materials scientist | Corday-Morgan Prize (1982), Knight Bachelor (2020), Leverhulme Medal (2008), Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Fellow of

scientist | Russian government prize for science and technology, Merited Scientist of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship, Medal "In Commemoration of

American political philosopher (1938–2002) | Tanner Lectures on Human Values, National Book Award (1975), Guggenheim Fellowship (1996), Ralph Waldo Emerson

Polish pedagogue, head teacher | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2006), Nagroda Fundacji im. Janiny Paradowskiej i Jerzego Zimowskiego (2011), Saint

Russian journalist (1937-2011) | Order of Honour, Honored art worker of the Russian Federation, Laurel Branch Award (2000), Merited worker of culture of the

American physicist | Cleveland: November 16, 1935 - State College: January 14, 2021 | James B. Anderson | Cleveland: November 16, 1935 - State College: January 14, 2021

Polish mathematician (1935–2023) | University of Warsaw, IV High School of Stanislaw Staszic in Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec: November 16, 1935 - Warsaw: November 16, 2023

German chemist | Marie Curie Medal (2000) | Ebersbach-Neugersdorf: November 16, 1934 - Ensenada: May 23, 1975 | Christian Reichardt | Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

Kazakhstani scientist | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Meñdiqara District: November 16, 1931 - Almaty: January 1, 2002 | Manasj Qozybajev | Meñdiqara

University of Cambridge, Ponevezh Yeshiva | November 16, 1929 - January 1, 2018 | Jacob Joshua Ross | November 16, 1929 - January 1, 2018 | University of

American chemist (1926–2009) | Charles F. Kettering Prize (1984), Harvey Prize (1985), Chemical Pioneer Award | New York University | New York City: November

Belarusian philosopher | Medal "For Courage", Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 1st class | Faculty of

American physicist (1922-2015) | IBM Fellow, Computer History Museum fellow, W. Wallace McDowell Award (1976), Eckert–Mauchly Award (1987), Harry H. Goode

Italian mathematician (1921-1993) | University of Milan | Castel di Sangro: November 16, 1921 - Milan: December 2, 1993 | Ermanno Marchionna | Castel di

scientist | Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet

German mathematician (1905-1980) | Technical University of Munich | Augsburg: November 16, 1905 - Munich: April 2, 1980 | Othmar Baier | Augsburg: November 16

Italian political leader, journalist, historian and activist (1899-1937) | University of Siena, University of Florence | Rome: November 16, 1899

Argentine writer | Santa Fe Province: November 16, 1897 - Buenos Aires: January 1, 1981 | Leonardo Castellani | Santa Fe Province: November 16, 1897 - Buenos

Austrian-Japanese politician and philosopher | Sonning Prize (1965), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Officer

aviation pioneer and aircraft designer (1890–1970) | Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Adams Township: November 16, 1890

Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969) | Riesz–Thorin theorem, Riesz mean, F. and M. Riesz theorem, M. Riesz extension theorem, Riesz function, Riesz

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | November 16, 1885 - January 20, 2023 | Walter Wiederhold | November 16, 1885

scientist | Medical faculty of Moscow University | Zaitsi: November 16, 1872 - Innsbruck: August 19, 1953 | Kazimir Adam Buynevich | Zaitsi: November 16, 1872

French philosopher (1863–1948) | Clermont-Ferrand: November 16, 1863 - Sallanches: July 26, 1948 | Antonin Sertillanges | Clermont-Ferrand: November 16, 1863

British mathematician (1853-1936) | University of Cambridge, Durham University | November 16, 1853 - November 28, 1936 | William Herrick Macaulay | November

French officer, pioneer in automotive engineering (1850-1935) | engine, carburetor, fire engine, La France, Paris Fire Brigade, steering wheel, Panhard, air

United States mineralogist (1849-1935) | Yale College | New Haven: November 16, 1849 - New Haven: June 16, 1935 | Edward Salisbury Dana | New Haven: November

scientist | Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Constantin Medal | Russian Empire: November 16, 1847 - Russian Empire: January 1, 1898 | Nikolai Yurgens

Spanish serviceman and inventor | Cuevas del Almanzora: November 16, 1844 - Almería: July 25, 1912 | Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Flores (Fernando Alvarez

Russian philosopher (1840–1917) | Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of Saint

Italian mathematician (1835–1900) | grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Mathematical Prize

Swedish politician (1835-1908) | November 16, 1835 - Stockholm: May 19, 1908 | Gullbrand Elowson | November 16, 1835 - Stockholm: May 19, 1908

German teacher and mathematician | Merseburg: November 16, 1832 - Halle (Saale): July 10, 1890 | Friedrich Wilhelm Frahnert | Merseburg: November 16, 1832

Russian academic | Moscow Imperial University, Faculty of Law | Saint Petersburg: November 16, 1818 - Saint Petersburg: May 15, 1885 | Konstantin Kavelin

French physician | Grand-Charmont: November 16, 1799 - London: October 5, 1853 | Paul Curie | Grand-Charmont: November 16, 1799 - London: October 5, 1853

November 16, 1796 - Sydney: April 15, 2018 | Adam Wilhelm Ekelund | November 16, 1796 - Sydney: April 15, 2018

Russian mathematician (1793–1836) | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University | Moscow: November 16, 1793 - Moscow: July 27, 1836

German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1788-1872) | Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class | Ribnitz: November 16, 1788 - Stralsund: February 10, 1872

French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts

Italian philosopher (1453-1505) | Bologna: November 16, 1453 - Bologna: July 27, 1505 | Filippo Beroaldo | Bologna: November 16, 1453 - Bologna: July 27, 1505

Persian poet (1414–1492) | Torbat-e Jam: November 16, 1414 - Herat: November 18, 1492 | Jami | Torbat-e Jam: November 16, 1414 - Herat: November 18, 1492

Andalusi polymath, poet and historian (1313–1374) | al-Iḥāṭa fī aḫbār Ġarnāṭa | University of al-Qarawiyyin | Loja: November 16, 1313 - Fez