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History Births on August 11

Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985)

#Lloyd_Nolan

In 1902

Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)

#Mike_Douglas

In 1920

Viola Davis, American actress

#Viola_Davis

In 1965

Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956)

#Johnny_Claes

In 1916

Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (d. 1970)

#Louise_Bogan

In 1897

Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)

#Frederick_Innes

In 1816

Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal (d. 1537)

#Nikolaus_von_Schönberg

In 1472

Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754)

#Richard_Mead

In 1673

William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)

#William_W._Chapman

In 1808

Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player

#Mike_Hugg

In 1942

Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (d. 1953)

#Princess_Louise_Charlotte_of_Saxe-Altenburg

In 1874

Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor

#Chris_Hemsworth

In 1983

Kido Takayoshi, Japanese samurai and politician (d. 1877)

#Kido_Takayoshi

In 1833

Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)

#Gustavo_Cerati

In 1959

Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress

#Carolyn_Murphy

In 1974

David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)

#David_Rice_Atchison

In 1807

Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge (d. 1954)

#Adolph_M._Christianson

In 1877

Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (d. 1968)

#Enid_Blyton

In 1897

Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager

#Theo_de_Jong

In 1947

Joseph Schuster, German composer (d. 1812)

#Joseph_Schuster_(composer)

In 1748

Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)

#Alfredo_Binda

In 1902

Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)

#Richard_Brocklesby

In 1722

Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (d. 1998)

#Ernst_Jaakson

In 1905

Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1968)

#Peter_Mohr_Dam

In 1898

John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (d. 2013)

#John_"Mule"_Miles

In 1922

Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)

#Ronnie_Dawson_(musician)

In 1939

Bryan Bassett, American guitarist

#Bryan_Bassett

In 1954

Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress and screenwriter

#Alejandra_Barros

In 1971

Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician

#Georgios_Karatzaferis

In 1947

Isy Suttie, English comedian, musician, actress, and writer

#Isy_Suttie

In 1978

James B. Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)

#James_B._Longacre

In 1794

Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host

#Joe_Rogan

In 1967

Warren Brown, American historian and politician (d. 1919)

#Warren_Brown_(politician)

In 1836

Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player

#Melky_Cabrera

In 1984

Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist

#Hadiqa_Kiani

In 1974

Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer

#Mokhtar_Benmoussa

In 1986

Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer

#Arlene_Dahl

In 1925

Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician

#Martin_Linton

In 1944

Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager

#Iván_Córdoba

In 1976

Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan actress

#Jacqueline_Fernandez

In 1985

Y?ji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989)

#Y?ji_Koseki

In 1909

Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (d. 1791)

#Frederick_Haldimand

In 1718

Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Bill_Monbouquette

In 1936

Tommy Mooney, English footballer

#Tommy_Mooney

In 1971

Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic

#Pierre-Louis_Lions

In 1956

Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player

#Storm_Sanders

In 1994

Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player

#Luke_Lewis

In 1983

Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer

#Cristian_Tello

In 1991

Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director and producer (d. 1999)

#Jerzy_Grotowski

In 1933

Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)

#Thanom_Kittikachorn

In 1911

Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)

#Reid_Blackburn

In 1952

Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist and composer

#Petter_Wettre

In 1967

Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter

#Gemma_Hayes

In 1977

Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)

#Aaron_Klug

In 1926

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)

#Friedrich_Ludwig_Jahn

In 1778

Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (d. 1978)

#Don_Freeman

In 1908

Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (d. 1962)

#Eiji_Yoshikawa

In 1892

Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia

#Peter_Eisenman

In 1932

Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator

#Jim_Lee

In 1964

Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)

#Bob_Scheffing

In 1913

Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player

#Pablo_Sandoval

In 1986

Patty Mills, Australian basketball player

#Patty_Mills

In 1988

Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist

#Anton_Cooper

In 1994

Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player

#Hiromi_Makihara

In 1963

Sophie Okonedo, British actress

#Sophie_Okonedo

In 1968

Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist and sportscaster

#Daniel_Lloyd_(cyclist)

In 1980

?ubomír Viš?ovský, Slovak ice hockey player

#?ubomír_Viš?ovský

In 1976

Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater

#Marie-France_Dubreuil

In 1974

Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician

#Joe_Jackson_(musician)

In 1954

Richard Scudamore, English businessman

#Richard_Scudamore

In 1959

Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer

#Mustafa_Pektemek

In 1988

Alex Haley, American historian and author (d. 1992)

#Alex_Haley

In 1921

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1125)

#Henry_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

In 1086

Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Enrique_Bunbury

In 1967

Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright

#Fernando_Arrabal

In 1932

Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (d. 1962)

#Hermann_Wlach

In 1884

Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician

#Tim_Hutchinson

In 1949

Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)

#Aleksander_Aberg

In 1881

Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer

#Wijda_Mazereeuw

In 1953

Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)

#Robert_G._Ingersoll

In 1833

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan

#Pervez_Musharraf

In 1943

Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)

#Chuck_Rayner

In 1920

Rob Minkoff, American director and producer

#Rob_Minkoff

In 1962

Daniel Poohl, Swedish journalist

#Daniel_Poohl

In 1981

John Ellison, American-Canadian musician and songwriter

#John_Ellison

In 1941

Dany N'Guessan, French footballer

#Dany_N'Guessan

In 1987

Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Jah_Wobble

In 1958

Drew Storen, American baseball player

#Drew_Storen

In 1987

Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)

#Marie_François_Sadi_Carnot

In 1837

Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Eric_Carmen

In 1949

Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software

#Charles_Cecil

In 1962

Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.

#Steve_Wozniak

In 1950

John Conlee, American singer-songwriter

#John_Conlee

In 1946

Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)

#Tom_Richardson_(cricketer)

In 1870

Brian Azzarello, American author

#Brian_Azzarello

In 1962

Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver

#Lucas_di_Grassi

In 1984

Yolande of Aragon (d. 1442)

#Yolande_of_Aragon

In 1384

Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager

#Marc_Bergevin

In 1965

Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator (d. 2014)

#Morris_Weiss

In 1915

Jim Kale, Canadian bass player

#Jim_Kale

In 1943

Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (d. 1978)

#Hugh_MacDiarmid

In 1892

Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and chess player (d. 1939)

#Ottó_Bláthy

In 1860

Massimiliano Allegri, Italian footballer and manager

#Massimiliano_Allegri

In 1967

Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer

#Walter_Ayoví

In 1979

Denis Payton, English saxophonist (d. 2006)

#Denis_Payton

In 1943

Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager

#Tarmo_Rüütli

In 1954

Hulk Hogan, American wrestler

#Hulk_Hogan

In 1953

Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (d. 1985)

#Uku_Masing

In 1909

Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ben_Gibbard

In 1976

Anna Massey, English actress (d. 2011)

#Anna_Massey

In 1937

Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician

#Sylvia_Hermon

In 1955

Kristin Armstrong, American cyclist

#Kristin_Armstrong

In 1973

Charlie Sexton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Charlie_Sexton

In 1968

Will Friedle, American actor and screenwriter

#Will_Friedle

In 1976

Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor

#Ian_McDiarmid

In 1944

Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded International Data Group (d. 2014)

#Patrick_Joseph_McGovern

In 1937

Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)

#Christiaan_Eijkman

In 1858

Margaret Paleologa, Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat (d. 1566)

#Margaret_Paleologa

In 1510

Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer

#Bob_Mothersbaugh

In 1952

Gianluca Pessotto, Italian footballer

#Gianluca_Pessotto

In 1970

Joseph Barbato, French footballer

In 1994

Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player

In 1990

Sebastian Huke, German footballer

In 1989

Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)

In 1989

Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player

In 1988

Pavel 183, Russian painter (d. 2013)

In 1983

Lee Suggs, American football player

In 1980

Lillian Nakate, Ugandan politician

In 1978

Charlotte Leslie, British politician

In 1978

Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer

In 1978

Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer

In 1977

Bubba Crosby, American baseball player

In 1976

Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter

In 1975

Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (d. 2002)

In 1974

Dirk Hannemann, German footballer and manager

In 1970

Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer

In 1966

Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach

In 1966

Embeth Davidtz, American actress

In 1965

Grant Waite, New Zealand golfer

In 1964

John Micklethwait, English journalist and author

In 1962

Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach

In 1961

David Brooks, American journalist and author

In 1961

László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor

In 1959

Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)

In 1959

Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman

In 1959

Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player

In 1958

Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

In 1957

Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau

In 1955

Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire

In 1954

Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach (d. 2012)

In 1954

Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)

In 1950

Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)

In 1950

Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)

In 1949

Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1948

Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author

In 1946

Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx

In 1944

Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2012)

In 1940

Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic

In 1936

Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (d. 1999)

In 1936

Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic (d. 2015)

In 1934

Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian pianist and conductor

In 1933

Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (d. 2007)

In 1933

John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter

In 1932

Geoffrey Cass, English businessman

In 1932

Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)

In 1932

Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (d. 2007)

In 1927

Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor

In 1927

Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2006)

In 1925

Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (d. 2015)

In 1923

Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (d. 2017)

In 1919

Angus Wilson, English author and academic (d. 1991)

In 1913

Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (d. 1976)

In 1913

Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)

In 1912

Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)

In 1912

Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)

In 1908

Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1989)

In 1907

Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)

In 1905

Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994)

In 1900

Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (d. 1944)

In 1891

Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)

In 1891

Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (d. 1958)

In 1885

Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (d. 1955)

In 1878

John Hodges, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)

In 1855

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