Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker was an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer.

9 November 1731

Born on the same birth day (9 November): Colin Hay (political scientist) • Frank Selvy • French Montana • Giles Gilbert Scott • Jill Dando • John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) • Luiz Felipe Scolari • Marie Dressler • Maud Howe Elliott • Momo Hirai • Naomi Shindō • Niccolò III d'Este • Paulene Myers • Prithvi Shaw • Sabri Lamouchi • Zisis Vryzas

Born in the same month (November 1731): William Cowper