- Nov 1 Danny Koevermans, Dutch soccer striker and coach (4 caps; Sparta Rotterdam), born in Schiedam, Netherlands
- Nov 4 John Grabow, American baseball player, born in Arcadia, California
- Nov 5 Bubba Watson Jr., American golfer (US Masters 2012, 2014), born in Bagdad, Florida
- Nov 6 Scott Piercy, American golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nov 6 Zak Morioka, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 7 Coy Wire, American NFL football player (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons), and TV sports broadcaster (CNN), born in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
- Nov 7 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
- Nov 7 Rio Ferdinand, English footballer (England national team 1997-2001), born in Camberwell, England
- Nov 8 Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer, born in Karaj, Iran
- Nov 8 Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer, born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 8 Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer, born in Corfu Island, Greece
- Nov 8 Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
- Nov 11 Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer, born in Warkworth, New Zealand
- Nov 12 Lena Yada, American actress, model, surfer and WWE Diva, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Nov 14 Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player
- Nov 14 Xavier Nady, American baseball player
- Nov 16 Eric Crouch, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2001, U of Nebraska; Green Bay Packers; Toronto Argonauts), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Nov 16 Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nov 16 Kip Bouknight, American baseball player, born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Nov 17 Reggie Wayne, American football player
- Nov 18 Damien Johnson, Northern Irish footballer
- Nov 19 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete, born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
- Nov 22 Magdalena Grzybowska, Polish tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia), born in Poznań, Poland
- Nov 26 Andrejs Rubins, Latvian soccer midfielder (117 caps; FC Skonto, Crystal Palace, Spartak Moscow, Inter Baku FC), born in Riga, Latvia (d. 2022)
- Nov 27 Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
- Nov 28 Freddie Mitchell, American football player
- Nov 28 Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
- Nov 28 Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
- Nov 29 Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player, born in Saronno, Italy
- Nov 29 Dimitrious Konstantopolous, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
About November 1978
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21)