October 11th – Famous Birthdays!

Oct 11

October 11th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

* 1335 – Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)
* 1616 – Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)
* 1661 – Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat (d. 1742)
* 1671 – Frederick IV of Denmark (d. 1730)
* 1672 – Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (d. 1742)
* 1675 – Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (d. 1729)
* 1738 – Arthur Phillip, Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)
* 1758 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer (d. 1840)
* 1786 – Stevenson Archer, American Congressman (d. 1848)
* 1788 – Simon Sechter, Austrian music teacher (d. 1867)
* 1809 – Orson Squire Fowler, American phrenologist (d. 1887)
* 1814 – Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1888)
* 1815 – Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Italian-born adventurer (d. 1881)
* 1821 – George Williams, English founder of the YMCA (d. 1905)
* 1844 – Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer (d. 1916)
* 1865 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (d. 1926)
* 1871 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian religious leader (d. 1943)
* 1872 – Harlan Fiske Stone, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)
* 1879 – Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher (d. 1944)
* 1884 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
* 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States and humanitarian (d. 1962)
* 1884 – Sig Ruman, German-American actor (d. 1967)
* 1885 – François Mauriac, French author, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
* 1895 – Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer (d. 1982)
* 1899 – Eddie Dyer, American baseball player (d. 1964)
* 1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate developer, father of Donald Trump (d. 1999)
* 1912 – Betty Noyes, singer who dubbed Debbie Reynolds’ singing voice in Singin’ in the Rain (d. 1987)
* 1913 – Dorothy Woolfolk, American comic book editor (d. 2000)
* 1913 – Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer
* 1915 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author (d. 2009)
* 1918 – Jerome Robbins, American choreographer (d. 1998)
* 1919 – Art Blakey, American jazz drummer (d. 1990)
* 1919 – Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (d. 1999)
* 1924 – Mal Whitfield, American athlete
* 1925 – Elmore Leonard, American novelist
* 1926 – Neville Wran, former Premier of New South Wales
* 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
* 1927 – Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)
* 1928 – Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver (d. 1957)
* 1929 – Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress
* 1930 – Sam Johnson, American politician
* 1930 – LaVell Edwards, American football coach
* 1932 – Dottie West, American singer (d. 1991)
* 1936 – Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001)
* 1937 – Sir Bobby Charlton, English footballer
* 1937 – R. H. W. Dillard, American poet
* 1939 – Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player
* 1939 – Austin Currie, Northern Irish politician
* 1941 – Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
* 1941 – Charles Shyer, American film director
* 1942 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
* 1943 – John Nettles, English actor
* 1944 – Mike Fiore, American baseball player
* 1944 – Rodney Marsh, English Footballer
* 1946 – Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast
* 1946 – Daryl Hall, American rock singer (Hall & Oates)
* 1946 – Gary Mallaber, American musician (The Steve Miller Band)
* 1947 – Al Atkins, English musician
* 1947 – Lucas Papademos, Greek economist
* 1947 – Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
* 1948 – Cecilia, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 1976)
* 1949 – Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda
* 1950 – Patty Murray, American politician, senior senator from Washington
* 1951 – Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer/songwriter
* 1953 – David Morse, American actor
* 1954 – Vojislav Seselj, Serbian politician
* 1955 – Norm Nixon, American basketball player
* 1956 – Nicanor Duarte Frutos, former President of Paraguay, Senator for life
* 1957 – Paul Bown, English actor
* 1957 – Dawn French, Welsh comedian,actress and screenwriter
* 1957 – Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
* 1958 – Gregory Dudek, Canadian roboticist and computer scientist
* 1959 – Wayne Gardner, Australian racing driver
* 1960 – Curt Ford, American baseball player
* 1960 – Randy Breuer, American basketball player
* 1961 – Neil Buchanan, English television presenter
* 1961 – Amr Diab, Egyptian singer
* 1961 – Steve Young, American football player
* 1962 – Nicola Bryant, English actress
* 1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress and comedian (John Cusack’s Sister)
* 1963 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer
* 1964 – Michael J. Nelson, American actor
* 1965 – Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten)
* 1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
* 1965 – Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
* 1965 – Luke Perry, American actor
* 1966 – Solofa Fatu, aka Rikishi, American professional wrestler
* 1967 – Daniel Razon, Vice Presiding Minister, Church of God International
* 1967 – Tony Chimel, American professional wrestling announcer
* 1967 – Artie Lange, American actor and comedian
* 1967 – David Starr, American race car driver
* 1967 – Tazz, American professional wrestler and commentator
* 1968 – Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress
* 1969 – Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
* 1969 – Stephen Moyer, British actor
* 1970 – Chidi Ahanotu, American football player
* 1970 – Andy Marriott, English footballer
* 1970 – Constance Zimmer, American actress
* 1971 – MC Lyte, American rapper
* 1971 – Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals)
* 1971 – Jason Ellis, Australian professional skateboarder
* 1972 – Claudia Black, Australian actress
* 1972 – Cherokee Parks, American basketball player
* 1973 – Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor/model
* 1973 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
* 1973 – Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit)
* 1973 – Dmitri Young, American baseball player
* 1973 – Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper
* 1974 – Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1974 – Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian snowboarder
* 1974 – Jamie Thomas, American skateboarder
* 1976 – Dominic Aitchison, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
* 1976 – Brent Bennett, American mercenary
* 1976 – Emily Deschanel, American actress
* 1977 – Matthew Bomer, American actor
* 1977 – Desmond Mason, American basketball player
* 1977 – Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist
* 1977 – Ty Wigginton, American baseball player
* 1978 – Kali, Angolan footballer
* 1979 – Bae Doona, South Korean model and actress
* 1979 – Andy Douglas, American professional wrestler
* 1979 – Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown)
* 1980 – Nyron Nosworthy, English footballer
* 1981 – Beau Brady, Australian actor
* 1982 – Jeff Larish, American Baseball Player
* 1982 – Kristy Wu, American actress
* 1983 – William Sledd, American internet personality
* 1983 – Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrainian chess player
* 1983 – Bradley James, British actor
* 1984 – Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer
* 1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress
* 1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
* 1987 – Mike Conley, Jr., American basketball player
* 1989 – Henry Lau, member of Korean Boy Band Super Junior M
* 1989 – Michelle Wie, American golfer