Authors Born on November 5
- Alan G. Poindexter Astronaut, 1961
- Alberta Ferretti Designer, 1950
- Alexa Chung Writer, 1983
- Alton Tobey Painter, 1914
- Andrew Sean Greer Novelist, 1970
- Anna Leonowens Writer, 1831
- Art Garfunkel Singer, 1941
- Atul Gawande Surgeon, 1965
- B. B. Warfield Professor, 1851
- Ben F. Meyer Author, 1927
- Ben Quayle Politician, 1976
- Benjamin Butler Politician, 1818
- Benjamin Wittes Journalist, 1969
- Bernard-Henri Levy Author, 1948
- Bill Walton Basketball Player, 1952
- BoA Singer-Songwriter, 1986
- Bob Abernethy Journalist, 1927
- Bob Barr Attorney At Law, 1948
- Bob Weltlich Coach, 1944
- Bryan Adams Singer, 1959
- Bryan Lourd Agent, 1960
- Bubba Watson Golfer, 1978
- Cesar Luis Menotti Football Player, 1938
- Charles Buck Politician, 1841
- Charles MacArthur Novelist, 1895
- Chittaranjan Das Politician, 1870
- Clay Clark Businessman, 1980
- Clifford Irving Novelist, 1930
- Corin Nemec Actor, 1971
- Daniel Gilbert Psychologist, 1957
- Danny Villanueva Football Player, 1937
- David Bryson Guitarist, 1961
- Debbie Massey Golfer, 1950
- Douglass North Economist, 1920
- Eddie Pepitone Actor, 1958
- Edmund Hlawka Mathematician, 1916
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox Writer, 1850
- Erin Brady Television Host, 1987
- Eugene V. Debs Politician, 1855
- Famke Janssen Actress, 1964