Famous Birthdays for April 11th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 145 – Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (probable;^[17] d. 211)
• 1184 – William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg (d. 1213)
• 1348 – Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385)
• 1357 – John I of Portugal (d. 1433)^[18]
• 1370 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1428)^[19]
• 1374 – Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (d. 1398)
• 1493 – George I, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1531)
• 1591 – Bartholomeus Strobel, Silezian painter (d. 1650)
• 1592 – John Eliot, English lawyer and politician (d. 1632)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1644 – Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1724)
• 1658 – James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish peer (d. 1712)
• 1683 – Jean-Joseph Mouret, French composer and conductor (d. 1738)
• 1715 – John Alcock, English organist and composer (d. 1806)
• 1721 – David Zeisberger, Czech-American clergyman and missionary (d. 1808)
• 1722 – Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1771)
• 1749 – Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, French miniaturist and portrait painter (d. 1803)^[20]
• 1755 – James Parkinson, English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist (d. 1824)
• 1770 – George Canning, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)
• 1794 – Edward Everett, English-American educator and politician, 15th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1865)
• 1798 – Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1854)
• 1819 – Charles Hallé, German-English pianist and conductor (d. 1895)
• 1825 – Ferdinand Lassalle, German philosopher and jurist (d. 1864)
• 1827 – Jyotirao Phule, Indian scholar, philosopher, and activist (d. 1890)
• 1854 – Hugh Massie, Australian cricketer (d. 1938)
• 1856 – Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1903)
• 1859 – Stefanos Thomopoulos, Greek historian and author (d. 1939)
• 1862 – William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer and academic (d. 1938)
• 1862 – Charles Evans Hughes, American lawyer and politician, 44th United States Secretary of State (d. 1948)
• 1864 – Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (d. 1943)
• 1866 – Bernard O'Dowd, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1953)
• 1867 – Mark Keppel, American educator (d. 1928)
• 1869 – Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal (d. 1943)
• 1871 – Gyula Kellner, Hungarian runner (d. 1940)
• 1872 – Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Albanian poet, rilindas and author of national anthem of Albania (d. 1947)^[21]
• 1873 – Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)
• 1876 – Paul Henry, Irish painter (d. 1958)
• 1876 – Ivane Javakhishvili, Georgian historian and academic (d. 1940)
• 1879 – Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German astronomer and optician (d. 1935)
• 1887 – Jamini Roy, Indian painter (d. 1972)
• 1893 – Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (d. 1971)
• 1896 – Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1967)
• 1899 – Percy Lavon Julian, African-American chemist and academic (d. 1975)
• 1900 – Sándor Márai, Hungarian journalist and author (d. 1989)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Misuzu Kaneko, Japanese poet (d. 1930)
• 1904 – K. L. Saigal, Indian singer and actor (d. 1947)
• 1905 – Attila József, Hungarian poet and educator (d. 1937)
• 1906 – Dale Messick, American author and illustrator (d. 2005)
• 1907 – Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1908 – Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
• 1908 – Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997)^[22]
• 1908 – Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster (d. 1992)
• 1908 – Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997)
• 1910 – António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996)
• 1912 – John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012)
• 1913 – Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 1987)
• 1914 – Robert Stanfield, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
• 1914 – Dorothy Lewis Bernstein, American mathematician (d. 1988)^[23]
• 1916 – Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian pianist and composer (d. 1983)^[24]
• 1916 – Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001)
• 1917 – David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005)^[25]
• 1918 – Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003)
• 1919 – Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (d. 2015)
• 1920 – Emilio Colombo, Italian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2013)^[26]
• 1920 – William Royer, American soldier and politician (d. 2013)
• 1921 – Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998)
• 1921 – Jack Rayner, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2008)
• 1922 – Arved Viirlaid, Estonian-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2015)
• 1923 – George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (d. 1980)
• 1924 – Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Yuriy Lituyev, Russian hurdler and commander (d. 2000)
• 1925 – Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
• 1925 – Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (d. 2001)
• 1925 – Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (d. 1997)
• 1926 – David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011)
• 1926 – Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2007)
• 1927 – Lokesh Chandra, Indian historian
• 1928 – Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist
• 1928 – Edwin Pope, American journalist and author (d. 2017)
• 1928 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013)
• 1930 – Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1930 – Walter Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2018)
• 1930 – Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (d. 1997)^[27]
• 1931 – Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach
• 1932 – Joel Grey, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1933 – Tony Brown, American journalist and academic
• 1934 – Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014)
• 1934 – Ron Pember, English actor, director and playwright (d. 2022)
• 1935 – Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
• 1936 – Brian Noble, English bishop (d. 2019)
• 1937 – Jill Gascoine, English actress and author (d. 2020)
• 1938 – Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (d. 2013)
• 1938 – Michael Deaver, American politician, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007)
• 1938 – Reatha King, American chemist and businesswoman^[28]
• 1939 – Luther Johnson, American singer and guitarist
• 1939 – Louise Lasser, American actress
• 1940 – Col Firmin, Australian politician (d. 2013)
• 1940 – Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (d. 1998)
• 1941 – Ellen Goodman, American journalist and author
• 1941 – Shirley Stelfox, English actress (d. 2015)
• 1942 – Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014)
• 1942 – Hattie Gossett, American writer^[29]
• 1942 – James Underwood, English pathologist and academic
• 1943 – John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, English businessman and politician
• 1943 – Harley Race, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2019)
• 1944 – Peter Barfuß, German footballer
• 1944 – John Milius, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1945 – John Krebs, Baron Krebs, English zoologist and academic
• 1946 – Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (d. 2015)
• 1946 – Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host
• 1947 – Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 2016)
• 1947 – Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter
• 1947 – Frank Mantooth, American pianist and composer (d. 2004)
• 1947 – Peter Riegert, American actor, screenwriter and film director
• 1947 – Michael T. Wright, English engineer and academic (d. 2015)
• 1949 – Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (d. 2011)
• 1950 – Bill Irwin, American actor and clown
• 1951 – Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist (d. 2007)
• 1952 – Nancy Honeytree, American singer and guitarist
• 1952 – Indira Samarasekera, Sri Lankan engineer and academic
• 1952 – Peter Windsor, English-Australian journalist and sportscaster
• 1953 – Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium
• 1953 – Andrew Wiles, English mathematician and academic
• 1954 – Abdullah Atalar, Turkish engineer and academic
• 1954 – Aleksandr Averin, Azerbaijani cyclist and coach
• 1954 – Francis Lickerish, English guitarist and composer
• 1954 – David Perrett, Scottish psychologist and academic
• 1954 – Ian Redmond, English biologist and conservationist
• 1954 – Willie Royster, American baseball player (d. 2015)
• 1955 – Kevin Brady, American lawyer and politician
• 1955 – Michael Callen, American singer-songwriter and AIDS activist (d. 1993)
• 1955 – Micheal Ray Richardson, American basketball player and coach
• 1958 – Stuart Adamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
• 1958 – Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Russian sprinter
• 1959 – Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1959 – Ana María Polo, Cuban-American lawyer and judge
• 1959 – Zahid Maleque, Bangladeshi politician
• 1960 – Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter
• 1961 – Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, producer, and musician
• 1961 – Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1993)
• 1961 – Nobuaki Kakuda, Japanese martial artist
• 1962 – Franck Ducheix, French fencer
• 1962 – Mark Lawson, English journalist and author
• 1963 – Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricketer and umpire
• 1963 – Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager
• 1963 – Elizabeth Smylie, Australian tennis player
• 1963 – Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Greek singer ^[30]
• 1964 – Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – John Cryer, English journalist and politician
• 1964 – Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist
• 1964 – Bret Saberhagen, American baseball player and coach
• 1964 – Patrick Sang, Kenyan runner
• 1966 – Steve Scarsone, American baseball player and manager
• 1966 – Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
• 1966 – Lisa Stansfield, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1968 – Sergei Lukyanenko, Kazakh-Russian journalist and author
• 1969 – Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer-songwriter^[31]
• 1969 – Michael von Grünigen, Swiss skier
• 1970 – Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1971 – Oliver Riedel, German bass player^[32]
• 1972 – Balls Mahoney, American wrestler (d. 2016)^[33]
• 1972 – Allan Théo, French singer
• 1972 – Jason Varitek, American baseball player and manager
• 1972 – Jennifer Esposito, American actress and writer^[34]
• 1973 – Olivier Magne, French rugby player
• 1974 – Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player and coach
• 1974 – Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter
• 1974 – David Jassy, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
• 1974 – Tom Thacker, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1974 – Trot Nixon, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1976 – Kelvim Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1976 – Kotomitsuki Keiji, Japanese sumo wrestler^[35]
• 1977 – Ivonne Teichmann, German runner
• 1978 – Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1979 – Malcolm Christie, English footballer
• 1979 – Sebastien Grainger, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1979 – Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1979 – Josh Server, American actor
• 1980 – Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer
• 1980 – Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
• 1981 – Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model
• 1981 – Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 – Luis Flores, Dominican basketball player^[36]
• 1981 – Veronica Pyke, Australian cricketer
• 1982 – Ian Bell, English cricketer
• 1982 – Peeter Kümmel, Estonian skier
• 1983 – Jennifer Heil, Canadian skier
• 1983 – Rubén Palazuelos, Spanish footballer
• 1983 – Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch race car driver
• 1984 – Kelli Garner, American actress
• 1984 – Nikola Karabatić, French handball player
• 1985 – Pablo Hernández Domínguez, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Will Minson, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Sarodj Bertin, Haitian model and human rights lawyer^[37]
• 1986 – Lena Schöneborn, German pentathlete
• 1987 – Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 1987 – Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Leland Irving, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Torrin Lawrence, American sprinter (d. 2014)
• 1990 – Dimitrios Anastasopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1990 – Thulani Serero, South African footballer
• 1991 – Thiago Alcântara, Spanish footballer
• 1991 – Brennan Poole, American racing driver^[38]
• 1996 – Dele Alli, English international footballer^[39]
• 2000 – Milly Alcock, Australian actress^[40]