More Notable Birthdays on November 27: 1955 - Bill Nye, born in Washington, D.C., comedian, television host, mechanical engineer, host of children's science show, 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' 1942 - Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle, Washington rock guitarist, Purple Haze 1940 - Bruce Lee, born in San Francisco, California, karate star/actor, Green Hornet 1912 - David Merrick, Hong Kong, Broadway producer, Hello Dolly 1874 - Chaim Weizmann, Israeli statesman, 1st President