People born on May 11 183
Anawrahta
b. 1014 – d. 1077
Anawrahta, king of Burma and founder of the Pagan Empire (d. 1077)
Anne of Bohemia
b. 1366 – d. 1394
Anne of Bohemia, English queen (b. 1366)
Francis I, Duke of Brittany
b. 1414 – d. 1450
Francis I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1414)
Niwa Nagashige
b. 1571 – d. 1637
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (d. 1637)
Elisabeth Marie, Duchess of Oels
b. 1625 – d. 1686
Elisabeth Marie, Duchess of Oels (d. 1686)
Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein
b. 1694 – d. 1772
Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
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Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
b. 1715 – d. 1739
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (d. 1739)
Ignazio Fiorillo
b. 1715 – d. 1787
Ignazio Fiorillo, Italian composer and educator (d. 1787)
Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen
b. 1720 – d. 1797
Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Münchhausen, Baron Munchausen (d. 1797)
Petrus Camper
b. 1722 – d. 1789
Petrus Camper, Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist (d. 1789)
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
b. 1752 – d. 1840
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1840)
Laskarina Bouboulina
b. 1771 – d. 1825
Laskarina Bouboulina, Greek commander (d. 1825)
John Lowell, Jr. (philanthropist)
b. 1799 – d. 1836
John Lowell, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist, founded Lowell Institute (d. 1836)
Henri Labrouste
b. 1801 – d. 1875
Henri Labrouste, French architect and academic, designed the Sainte-Geneviève Library (d. 1875)
Chang and Eng Bunker
b. 1811 – d. 1874
Chang and Eng Bunker, Thai-American conjoined twins (d. 1874)
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel
b. 1811 – d. 1893
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
Fanny Cerrito
b. 1817 – d. 1909
Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballerina and choreographer (d. 1909)
Jean-Léon Gérôme
b. 1824 – d. 1904
Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
b. 1827 – d. 1875
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875)
Kārlis Baumanis
b. 1835 – d. 1905
Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)
Isabelle Bogelot
b. 1838 – d. 1923
Isabelle Bogelot, French philanthropist (b. 1838)
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Walter Goodman
b. 1838 – d. 1912
Walter Goodman, English painter, illustrator, and author (d. 1912)
Charles W. Fairbanks
b. 1852 – d. 1918
Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President (d. 1918)
Jack Blackham
b. 1854 – d. 1932
Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (d. 1932)
Frederick Russell Burnham
b. 1861 – d. 1947
Frederick Russell Burnham, American soldier and adventurer (b. 1861)
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Archibald Warden
b. 1869 – d. 1943
Archibald Warden, English tennis player (d. 1943)
Otto von Friesen
b. 1870 – d. 1942
Otto von Friesen, Swedish linguist and academic (d. 1942)
Frank Schlesinger
b. 1871 – d. 1943
Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author (d. 1943)
Harriet Quimby
b. 1875 – d. 1912
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (b. 1875)
Al Cabrera
b. 1881 – d. 1964
Al Cabrera, Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (d. 1964)
Jan van Gilse
b. 1881 – d. 1944
Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
Theodore von Kármán
b. 1881 – d. 1963
Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (d. 1963)
Joseph Marx
b. 1882 – d. 1964
Joseph Marx, Austrian composer, educator, and critic (d. 1964)
Irving Berlin
b. 1888 – d. 1989
Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)
Willis Augustus Lee
b. 1888 – d. 1945
Willis Augustus Lee, American admiral (d. 1945)
Paul Nash (artist)
b. 1889 – d. 1946
Paul Nash, British painter (d. 1946)
Willie Applegarth
b. 1890 – d. 1958
Willie Applegarth, English-American sprinter (d. 1958)
Helge Løvland
b. 1890 – d. 1984
Helge Løvland, Norwegian decathlete (d. 1984)
Margaret Rutherford
b. 1892 – d. 1972
Margaret Rutherford, English actress (b. 1892)
Martha Graham
b. 1894 – d. 1991
Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
Jacques Brugnon
b. 1895 – d. 1978
Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (d. 1978)
William Grant Still
b. 1895 – d. 1978
William Grant Still, American composer and conductor (d. 1978)
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski
b. 1896 – d. 1955
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski Croatian composer and academic (d. 1955)
Kurt Gerron
b. 1897 – d. 1944
Kurt Gerron, German actor and director (d. 1944)
Robert E. Gross (businessman)
b. 1897 – d. 1961
Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)
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Paulino Masip
b. 1899 – d. 1963
Paulino Masip, Spanish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
Rose Ausländer
b. 1901 – d. 1988
Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-English poet and author (d. 1988)
Gladys Rockmore Davis
b. 1901 – d. 1967
Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter (d. 1967)
Karl Pärsimägi
b. 1902 – d. 1942
Karl Pärsimägi, Estonian painter (b. 1902)
Charlie Gehringer
b. 1903 – d. 1993
Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1993)
Salvador Dalí
b. 1904 – d. 1989
Salvador Dalí, Spanish painter and illustrator (d. 1989)
Rip Sewell
b. 1907 – d. 1989
Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)
Ellis R. Dungan
b. 1909 – d. 2001
Ellis R. Dungan, American director and producer (d. 2001)
Mitchell Sharp
b. 1911 – d. 2004
Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2004)
Phil Silvers
b. 1911 – d. 1985
Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (d. 1985)
Foster Brooks
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian (d. 2001)
Saadat Hasan Manto
b. 1912 – d. 1955
Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955)
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Robert Jungk
b. 1913 – d. 1994
Robert Jungk, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1994)
Haroun Tazieff
b. 1914 – d. 1998
Haroun Tazieff, French volcanologist and geologist (d. 1998)
Camilo José Cela
b. 1916 – d. 2002
Camilo José Cela, Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
Richard Feynman
b. 1918 – d. 1988
Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
Denver Pyle
b. 1920 – d. 1997
Denver Pyle, American actor and director (d. 1997)
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Robin Barbour
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Robin Barbour, Scottish minister and author (d. 2014)
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, German politician (d. 2016)
Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera
b. 1922
Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino lawyer and jurist
Eugene Dynkin
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
Antony Hewish
b. 1924
Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Edward J. King
b. 1925 – d. 2006
Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
Bernard Fox (actor)
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Bernard Fox, British actor (d. 2016)
Mort Sahl
b. 1927
Mort Sahl, Canadian-American comedian and actor
Gene Savoy
b. 1927 – d. 2007
Gene Savoy, American explorer, theologian, and author (b. 1927)
Yaacov Agam
b. 1928
Yaacov Agam, Israeli sculptor
Andrew van der Bijl
b. 1928
Andrew van der Bijl, Dutch missionary and author
Edsger W. Dijkstra
b. 1930 – d. 2002
Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)
Stanley Elkin
b. 1930 – d. 1995
Stanley Elkin, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930)
Valentino Garavani
b. 1932
Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, founded Valentino SpA
Anna Marguerite McCann
b. 1933 – d. 2017
Anna Marguerite McCann, first female American underwater archaeologist (d. 2017)
Louis Farrakhan
b. 1933
Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader
Mychal Judge
b. 1933
Jim Jeffords
b. 1934 – d. 2014
Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1934)
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Arthur Labatt
b. 1934
Arthur Labatt, Canadian businessman and academic
Francisco Umbral
b. 1935 – d. 2007
Francisco Umbral, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1935)
Carla Bley
b. 1936
Carla Bley, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
Cheng Yen
b. 1937
Cheng Yen, Taiwanese Buddhist nun and philanthropist
Johnny Devlin
b. 1938
Johnny Devlin, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
Jeanne Little
b. 1938
Jeanne Little, Australian television personality
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel
b. 1938
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel, Tanzanian-English obstetrician, academic, and politician
Dante Tiñga
b. 1939
Dante Tiñga, Filipino jurist and politician
Herbert Müller (racing driver)
b. 1940 – d. 1981
Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (b. 1940)
Eric Burdon
b. 1941
Eric Burdon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and painter
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Ian Redpath
b. 1941
Ian Redpath, Australian cricketer and coach
Nancy Greene
b. 1943
Nancy Greene, Canadian skier and politician
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Clarence Ellis (computer scientist)
b. 1943 – d. 2014
Clarence Ellis, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)
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John Benaud
b. 1944
John Benaud, Australian cricketer
Floyd Adams Jr.
b. 1945 – d. 2014
Floyd Adams Jr., American publisher and politician, 63rd Mayor of Savannah, Georgia (d. 2014)
Robert Jarvik
b. 1946
Robert Jarvik, American cardiologist, developed the Artificial heart
Butch Trucks
b. 1947 – d. 2017
Butch Trucks, American drummer (d. 2017)
Jack Cantoni
b. 1948 – d. 2013
Jack Cantoni, French rugby player (d. 2013)
Nirj Deva
b. 1948
Nirj Deva, Sri Lankan-English politician
Jeremy Paxman
b. 1950
Jeremy Paxman, English journalist and author
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Mike Slemen
b. 1951
Mike Slemen, English rugby player and educator
Ed Stelmach
b. 1951
Ed Stelmach, Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Alberta
Shohreh Aghdashloo
b. 1952
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Iranian-American actress
Frances Fisher
b. 1952
Frances Fisher, English-American actress
Warren Littlefield
b. 1952
Warren Littlefield, American businessman
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Mike Lupica
b. 1952
Mike Lupica, American sports journalist
John Clayton (sportswriter)
b. 1954
John Clayton, American journalist
John Gregory (footballer)
b. 1954
John Gregory, English footballer and manager
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Judith Weir
b. 1954
Judith Weir, English composer and educator
John DeStefano, Jr.
b. 1955
John DeStefano, Jr., American politician, 49th Mayor of New Haven
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Theresa Burke
b. 1956
Theresa Burke, Canadian journalist and producer
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Alex Lester
b. 1956
Alex Lester, English radio host
Mike Nesbitt
b. 1957
Mike Nesbitt, Northern Irish journalist and politician
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Dan Ireland
b. 1958 – d. 2016
Dan Ireland, American director and producer (d. 2016)
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan
b. 1958
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician
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Phil Smyth
b. 1958
Phil Smyth, Australian basketball player and coach
Walt Terrell
b. 1958
Walt Terrell, American baseball player
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Martha Quinn
b. 1959
Martha Quinn, American radio and television host
Kike Santander
b. 1960
Kike Santander, Colombian doctor and singer-songwriter
Luis Felipe (murderer)
b. 1961
Luis Felipe, Cuban gang leader, founded the Latin Kings
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Cecile Licad
b. 1961
Cecile Licad, Filipino classical pianist
Steve Bono
b. 1962
Steve Bono, American football player
Gunilla Carlsson
b. 1963
Gunilla Carlsson, Swedish politician, 10th Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation
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Roark Critchlow
b. 1963
Roark Critchlow, Canadian-American actor
Masatoshi Hamada
b. 1963
Masatoshi Hamada, Japanese comedian and actor
Natasha Richardson
b. 1963 – d. 2009
Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (d. 2009)
Tim Blake Nelson
b. 1964
Tim Blake Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter
John Parrott
b. 1964
John Parrott, English snooker player and sportscaster
Bobby Witt
b. 1964
Bobby Witt, American baseball player
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Floyd Youmans
b. 1964
Floyd Youmans, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Greg Dulli
b. 1965
Greg Dulli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christoph Schneider
b. 1966
Christoph Schneider, German drummer
Alberto García Aspe
b. 1967
Alberto García Aspe, Mexican footballer and manager
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Wenn V. Deramas
b. 1968 – d. 2016
Wenn V. Deramas, Filipino director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Jeffrey Donovan
b. 1968
Jeffrey Donovan, American actor
Mitch Healey
b. 1969
Mitch Healey, Australian rugby league player and coach
Simon Vroemen
b. 1969
Simon Vroemen, Dutch runner
Harold Ford, Jr.
b. 1970
Harold Ford, Jr., American lawyer and politician
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Jason Queally
b. 1970
Jason Queally, English cyclist
Tomáš Dvořák
b. 1972
Tomáš Dvořák, Czech decathlete and coach
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Daniel Ornellas
b. 1972
Daniel Ornellas, South African bass player
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Tsuyoshi Ogata
b. 1973
Tsuyoshi Ogata, Japanese runner
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Kevin Brown (ice hockey)
b. 1974
Kevin Brown, English-Canadian ice hockey player
Stanley Gene
b. 1974
Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league player and coach
Benoît Magimel
b. 1974
Benoît Magimel, French actor
Darren Ward (footballer, born 1974)
b. 1974
Darren Ward, English-Welsh footballer and coach
Francisco Cordero
b. 1975
Francisco Cordero, Dominican-American baseball player
Janne Ahonen
b. 1977
Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper and race car driver
Pablo Gabriel García
b. 1977
Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer
Victor Matfield
b. 1977
Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
Laetitia Casta
b. 1978
Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
Perttu Kivilaakso
b. 1978
Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cellist and composer
Richard B. Spencer
b. 1978
Richard B. Spencer, White Nationalist
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Gonzalo Colsa
b. 1979
Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
Erin Lang
b. 1979
Erin Lang, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Ernest Vardanean
b. 1980
Ernest Vardanean, Armenian-Moldovan political scientist and journalist
Kulap Vilaysack
b. 1980
Kulap Vilaysack, American actress, comedian, and writer
Lauren Jackson
b. 1981
Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
Dusán Mukics
b. 1981
Dusán Mukics, Slovene journalist, poet, and translator
Cory Monteith
b. 1982 – d. 2013
Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1982)
Matt Leinart
b. 1983
Matt Leinart, American football player
Steven Sotloff
b. 1983 – d. 2014
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (d. 2014)
Andrés Iniesta
b. 1984
Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
Beau Ryan
b. 1985
Beau Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
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Sifow
b. 1985
Sifow, Japanese singer
Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo
b. 1986
Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
Abou Diaby
b. 1986
Abou Diaby, French footballer
Miguel Veloso
b. 1986
Miguel Veloso, Portuguese footballer
Albulena Haxhiu
b. 1987
Albulena Haxhiu, Kosovo jurist and politician
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Monica Roșu
b. 1987
Monica Roșu, Romanian gymnast
Jeremy Maclin
b. 1988
Jeremy Maclin, American football player
Brad Marchand
b. 1988
Brad Marchand, Canadian ice hockey player
Ami Nakashima
b. 1988
Ami Nakashima, Japanese singer and dancer
Giovani dos Santos
b. 1989
Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer
Cam Newton
b. 1989
Cam Newton, American football player
Thibaut Courtois
b. 1992
Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer
Maurice Harkless
b. 1993
Maurice Harkless, American-Puerto Rican basketball player
Jirapong Meenapra
b. 1993
Jirapong Meenapra, Thai sprinter
Miguel Sanó
b. 1993
Miguel Sanó, Dominican baseball player
Hagos Gebrhiwet
b. 1994
Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopian runner
Nene Macdonald
b. 1994
Nene Macdonald, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
Gelson Martins
b. 1995
Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer
Sabrina Carpenter
b. 1999
Sabrina Carpenter, American actress