People born on August 11 176
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1086 – d. 1125
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1125)
Yolande of Aragon
b. 1384 – d. 1442
Yolande of Aragon (d. 1442)
Nikolaus von Schönberg
b. 1472 – d. 1537
Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal (d. 1537)
Margaret Paleologa
b. 1510 – d. 1566
Margaret Paleologa, Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat (d. 1566)
Richard Mead
b. 1673 – d. 1754
Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754)
Frederick Haldimand
b. 1718 – d. 1791
Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (d. 1791)
Richard Brocklesby
b. 1722 – d. 1797
Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
Joseph Schuster (composer)
b. 1748 – d. 1812
Joseph Schuster, German composer (d. 1812)
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
b. 1778 – d. 1852
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)
James B. Longacre
b. 1794 – d. 1869
James B. Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)
David Rice Atchison
b. 1807 – d. 1886
David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
William W. Chapman
b. 1808 – d. 1892
William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
Frederick Innes
b. 1816 – d. 1882
Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)
Robert G. Ingersoll
b. 1833 – d. 1899
Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)
Kido Takayoshi
b. 1833 – d. 1877
Kido Takayoshi, Japanese samurai and politician (d. 1877)
Warren Brown (politician)
b. 1836 – d. 1919
Warren Brown, American historian and politician (d. 1919)
Marie François Sadi Carnot
b. 1837 – d. 1894
Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)
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John Hodges
b. 1855 – d. 1933
John Hodges, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
Christiaan Eijkman
b. 1858 – d. 1930
Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
Ottó Bláthy
b. 1860 – d. 1939
Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and chess player (d. 1939)
Tom Richardson (cricketer)
b. 1870 – d. 1912
Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
b. 1874 – d. 1953
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1953)
Adolph M. Christianson
b. 1877 – d. 1954
Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge (d. 1954)
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Oliver W. F. Lodge
b. 1878 – d. 1955
Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (d. 1955)
Aleksander Aberg
b. 1881 – d. 1920
Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
Hermann Wlach
b. 1884 – d. 1962
Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (d. 1962)
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Stephen Butterworth
b. 1885 – d. 1958
Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (d. 1958)
Stancho Belkovski
b. 1891 – d. 1962
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian-Polish architect (b. 1891)
Edgar Zilsel
b. 1891 – d. 1944
Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (d. 1944)
Hugh MacDiarmid
b. 1892 – d. 1978
Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish linguist, poet, and author (b. 1892)
Eiji Yoshikawa
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (d. 1962)
Enid Blyton
b. 1897 – d. 1968
Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (d. 1968)
Louise Bogan
b. 1897 – d. 1970
Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (d. 1970)
Peter Mohr Dam
b. 1898 – d. 1968
Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1968)
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Philip Phillips (archaeologist)
b. 1900 – d. 1994
Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994)
Alfredo Binda
b. 1902 – d. 1986
Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
Lloyd Nolan
b. 1902 – d. 1985
Lloyd Nolan, American actor (b. 1902)
Erwin Chargaff
b. 1905 – d. 2002
Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)
Ernst Jaakson
b. 1905 – d. 1998
Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (b. 1905)
Ted a'Beckett
b. 1907 – d. 1989
Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1989)
Don Freeman
b. 1908 – d. 1978
Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)
Torgny T:son Segerstedt
b. 1908 – d. 1999
Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)
Yūji Koseki
b. 1909 – d. 1989
Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989)
Uku Masing
b. 1909 – d. 1985
Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (d. 1985)
Thanom Kittikachorn
b. 1911 – d. 2004
Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)
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Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
b. 1912 – d. 1954
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)
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Raphael Blau
b. 1912 – d. 1996
Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
Paul Dupuis
b. 1913 – d. 1976
Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (d. 1976)
Bob Scheffing
b. 1913 – d. 1985
Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
Angus Wilson
b. 1913 – d. 1991
Angus Wilson, English author and academic (d. 1991)
Morris Weiss
b. 1915 – d. 2014
Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
Johnny Claes
b. 1916 – d. 1956
Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956)
Luis Olmo
b. 1919 – d. 2017
Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (d. 2017)
Mike Douglas
b. 1920 – d. 2006
Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (b. 1920)
Chuck Rayner
b. 1920 – d. 2002
Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
Alex Haley
b. 1921 – d. 1992
Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992)
John "Mule" Miles
b. 1922 – d. 2013
John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (d. 2013)
Stan Chambers
b. 1923 – d. 2015
Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (d. 2015)
Floyd Curry
b. 1925 – d. 2006
Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
Arlene Dahl
b. 1925
Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer
Aaron Klug
b. 1926
Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Raymond Leppard
b. 1927
Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor
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Stuart Rosenberg
b. 1927 – d. 2007
Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (d. 2007)
Fernando Arrabal
b. 1932
Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
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Izzy Asper
b. 1932 – d. 2003
Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
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Geoffrey Cass
b. 1932
Geoffrey Cass, English businessman
Peter Eisenman
b. 1932
Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia
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John Gorrie (director)
b. 1932
John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter
Jerry Falwell
b. 1933 – d. 2007
Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (d. 2007)
Jerzy Grotowski
b. 1933 – d. 1999
Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director and producer (d. 1999)
Tamás Vásáry
b. 1933
Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian pianist and conductor
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Bob Hepple
b. 1934 – d. 2015
Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic (d. 2015)
Andre Dubus
b. 1936 – d. 1999
Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (d. 1999)
Bill Monbouquette
b. 1936 – d. 2015
Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
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Jonathan Spence
b. 1936
Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic
Anna Massey
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Anna Massey, English actress (d. 2011)
Patrick Joseph McGovern
b. 1937 – d. 2014
Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded International Data Group (d. 2014)
Ronnie Dawson (musician)
b. 1939 – d. 2003
Ronnie Dawson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
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Glenys Page
b. 1940 – d. 2012
Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2012)
John Ellison
b. 1941
John Ellison, American-Canadian musician and songwriter
Mike Hugg
b. 1942
Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player
Jim Kale
b. 1943
Jim Kale, Canadian bass player
Pervez Musharraf
b. 1943
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan
Denis Payton
b. 1943 – d. 2006
Denis Payton, English saxophonist (d. 2006)
Martin Linton
b. 1944
Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician
Frederick W. Smith
b. 1944
Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx
Ian McDiarmid
b. 1944
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
John Conlee
b. 1946
John Conlee, American singer-songwriter
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Marilyn vos Savant
b. 1946
Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
Theo de Jong
b. 1947
Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Georgios Karatzaferis
b. 1947
Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician
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Don Boyd
b. 1948
Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
Eric Carmen
b. 1949
Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tim Hutchinson
b. 1949
Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
Ian Charleson
b. 1949 – d. 1990
Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)
Erik Brann
b. 1950 – d. 2003
Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
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Gennadiy Nikonov
b. 1950 – d. 2003
Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)
Steve Wozniak
b. 1950
Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
Reid Blackburn
b. 1952 – d. 1980
Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
Bob Mothersbaugh
b. 1952
Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer
Hulk Hogan
b. 1953
Hulk Hogan, American wrestler
Wijda Mazereeuw
b. 1953
Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
Bryan Bassett
b. 1954
Bryan Bassett, American guitarist
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Vance Heafner
b. 1954 – d. 2012
Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach (d. 2012)
Joe Jackson (musician)
b. 1954
Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
Tarmo Rüütli
b. 1954
Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
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Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)
b. 1954
Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire
Marc Bureau (politician)
b. 1955
Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
Sylvia Hermon
b. 1955
Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician
Pierre-Louis Lions
b. 1956
Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic
Ian Stuart Donaldson
b. 1957 – d. 1993
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
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Steven Pokere
b. 1958
Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player
Jah Wobble
b. 1958
Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Gustavo Cerati
b. 1959 – d. 2014
Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
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Yoshiaki Murakami
b. 1959
Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
Taraki Sivaram
b. 1959 – d. 2005
Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)
Richard Scudamore
b. 1959
Richard Scudamore, English businessman
László Szlávics, Jr.
b. 1959
László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
David Brooks (journalist)
b. 1961
David Brooks, American journalist and author
Craig Ehlo
b. 1961
Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
Brian Azzarello
b. 1962
Brian Azzarello, American author
Charles Cecil
b. 1962
Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software
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John Micklethwait
b. 1962
John Micklethwait, English journalist and author
Rob Minkoff
b. 1962
Rob Minkoff, American director and producer
Hiromi Makihara
b. 1963
Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
Jim Lee
b. 1964
Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator
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Grant Waite
b. 1964
Grant Waite, New Zealand golfer
Marc Bergevin
b. 1965
Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Embeth Davidtz
b. 1965
Embeth Davidtz, American actress
Viola Davis
b. 1965
Viola Davis, American actress
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Nigel Martyn
b. 1966
Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach
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Juan María Solare
b. 1966
Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer
Massimiliano Allegri
b. 1967
Massimiliano Allegri, Italian footballer and manager
Enrique Bunbury
b. 1967
Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Rogan
b. 1967
Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host
Petter Wettre
b. 1967
Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
Sophie Okonedo
b. 1968
Sophie Okonedo, British actress
Charlie Sexton
b. 1968
Charlie Sexton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Dirk Hannemann
b. 1970
Dirk Hannemann, German footballer and manager
Alejandra Barros
b. 1971
Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress and screenwriter
Tommy Mooney
b. 1971
Tommy Mooney, English footballer
Kristin Armstrong
b. 1973
Kristin Armstrong, American cyclist
Marie-France Dubreuil
b. 1974
Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
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Audrey Mestre
b. 1974 – d. 2002
Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (d. 2002)
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Chris Cummings
b. 1975
Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter
Iván Córdoba
b. 1976
Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager
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Bubba Crosby
b. 1976
Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
Will Friedle
b. 1976
Will Friedle, American actor and screenwriter
Ben Gibbard
b. 1976
Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ľubomír Višňovský
b. 1976
Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player
Gemma Hayes
b. 1977
Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter
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Dênio Martins
b. 1977
Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
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Spyros Gogolos
b. 1978
Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
Walter Ayoví
b. 1979
Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
Daniel Lloyd (cyclist)
b. 1980
Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist and sportscaster
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Lee Suggs
b. 1980
Lee Suggs, American football player
Daniel Poohl
b. 1981
Daniel Poohl, Swedish journalist
Chris Hemsworth
b. 1983
Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
Luke Lewis
b. 1983
Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player
Pavel 183
b. 1983 – d. 2013
Pavel 183, Russian painter (d. 2013)
Melky Cabrera
b. 1984
Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
Lucas di Grassi
b. 1984
Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
Mokhtar Benmoussa
b. 1986
Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer
Pablo Sandoval
b. 1986
Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
Dany N'Guessan
b. 1987
Dany N'Guessan, French footballer
Drew Storen
b. 1987
Drew Storen, American baseball player
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Rabeh Al-Hussaini
b. 1988
Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
Patty Mills
b. 1988
Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
Mustafa Pektemek
b. 1988
Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
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Junior Heffernan
b. 1989 – d. 2013
Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
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Sebastian Huke
b. 1989
Sebastian Huke, German footballer
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Lenka Juríková
b. 1990
Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
Cristian Tello
b. 1991
Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
Storm Sanders
b. 1994
Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
Anton Cooper
b. 1994
Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist
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Joseph Barbato
b. 1994
Joseph Barbato, French footballer