29 November

Across recorded history, 1,566 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 29 November. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Giacomo Puccini

1858–1924

Italian opera composer

Giacomo Puccini was an Italian opera composer known for creating some of the most frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire.

George Harrison

1943–2001

English musician and member of the Beatles

George Harrison was an English musician and a member of the Beatles.

Cary Grant

1904–1986

British-American actor

Cary Grant was a British-American actor known for his work in film.

Yasuhiro Nakasone

1918–2019

Japanese politician

Yasuhiro Nakasone was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan.

Tom Stoppard

1937–2025

Czech–English playwright

Tom Stoppard was a Czech–English playwright known for his extensive body of work in theatre and film.

Bella Akhmadulina

1937–2010

Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator

Bella Akhmadulina was a poet known for her contributions to Soviet and Russian literature through her writing and translations.

Nikolay Dobrolyubov

1836–1861

Russian critic and philosopher

Nikolay Dobrolyubov was a Russian literary critic and philosopher.

Graham Hill

1929–1975

British racing driver

Graham Hill was a British racing driver who competed in Formula One.

Philipp Scheidemann

1865–1939

German politician

Philipp Scheidemann was a German politician who proclaimed the German Republic from the Reichstag building.

Dorothy Day

1897–1980

American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert

Dorothy Day was a social activist and journalist who co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement.

Jørn Utzon

1918–2008

Danish architect

Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House.

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya

1923–1941

Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya was a Soviet resistance fighter who served as a partisan during World War II.

Mario Monicelli

1915–2010

Italian film director and screenwriter

Mario Monicelli was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to the commedia all'italiana genre.

Horace Greeley

1811–1872

American politician and publisher

Horace Greeley was a newspaper publisher who advocated for the abolition of slavery and participated in American politics.

Peng Dehuai

1898–1974

Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China

Peng Dehuai was a Chinese military leader who served as a Marshal of the People's Republic of China.

Maurice Wilkes

1913–2010

British computer scientist

Maurice Wilkes was a British computer scientist who designed and built the EDSAC, one of the earliest stored-program computers.

J. R. D. Tata

1904–1993

Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator

J. R. D. Tata was an industrialist who served as a pioneer of aviation and a prominent philanthropist in India.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

1897–1957

Austrian-born American composer and conductor

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-born American composer who gained recognition for his work as a film score composer.

Papa Bouba Diop

1978–2020

Senegalese footballer

Papa Bouba Diop was a Senegalese association football player who represented his country in international competition.

Ralph Bellamy

1904–1991

American actor

Ralph Bellamy was an American actor who performed in numerous film, television, and stage productions throughout his career.

Jerry Fodor

1935–2017

American philosopher

Jerry Fodor was an American philosopher known for his work on the modularity of mind and the language of thought hypothesis.

Francisco Pi y Margall

1824–1901

Spanish politician

Francisco Pi y Margall was a Spanish politician who served as a prominent orator, philosopher, journalist, Esperantist, historian, lawyer, and writer.

Arlene Dahl

1925–2021

American actress

Arlene Dahl was an American actress who worked in film, television, and on the stage.

Nina Ricci

1883–1970

Italian fashion designer

Nina Ricci was a fashion designer who established her own couture house in Paris.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.