List of Famous people born on November 30th

Đinh Phế Đế was the second and also the last emperor of the Đinh dynasty. His birth name was Đinh Toàn (丁璿) or Đinh Tuệ (丁穗). He was the son of Đinh Tiên Hoàng and his famous empress Dương Vân Nga. In 980, the Regent Lê Hoàn succeeded the throne with support from Đinh Phế Đế's mother "Empress Dương Vân Nga" to lead the country against the Song dynasty invasion. Đinh Phế Đế received the title Duke of Vệ at age 20 and died in battle at the age 27.

Suleiman Mahmoud al-Obeidi was a senior military officer in Libya.

Gunnhildr konungamóðir or Gunnhildr Gormsdóttir, whose name is often Anglicised as Gunnhild is a quasi-historical figure who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe. She appears prominently in sagas such as Fagrskinna, Egils saga, Njáls saga, and Heimskringla.

Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects, and for creating the characters of Lancelot, Percival and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's works, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded of medieval literature. His use of structure, particularly in Yvain, has been seen as a step towards the modern novel.

Juana de Castro was queen of Castile, as wife of King Peter of Castile and sister of Inês de Castro.

Rana Kabbani is a British Syrian cultural historian, writer and broadcaster who lives in London. Most famous for her works Imperial Fictions: Europe's Myths of the Orient (1994) and Letter to Christendom (1989), she has also edited and translated works in Arabic and English. She has written for Spare Rib, the International Herald Tribune, The New Statesman, The Guardian, British Vogue, The Independent, Al Quds al Arabi, and Islamica. She has made and contributed to many television and radio programmes for the BBC, on subjects such as literature, music, minority rights, Islamic culture, food, feminism, women’s rights, painting, and British politics. She has spoken out against islamophobia, defining its historic roots in colonialism.

Vincent Madelgarius, aka Maelceadar, Benedictine monk, died 677. His feast day is September 20.