July 11 - Births

Births

• 154 – Bardaisan, Syriac gnostic (d. 222)
• 1274 – Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (d. 1329)
• 1366 – Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard II of England (d. 1394)
• 1561 – Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627)
• 1603 – Kenelm Digby, English privateer (d. 1665)
• 1628 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (d. 1701)
• 1657 – King Frederick I of Prussia (d. 1713)
• 1662 – Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1726)
• 1709 – Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist (d. 1785)
• 1723 – Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (d. 1799)
• 1751 – Caroline Matilda of Wales, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (d. 1775)
• 1754 – Thomas Bowdler, English physician and censor (d. 1825)
• 1767 – John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (d. 1848)
• 1826 – Alexander Afanasyev, Russian folklorist (d. 1871)
• 1832 – Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician (d. 1896)
• 1836 – Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer (d. 1896)
• 1846 – Leon Bloy, French writer (d. 1917)
• 1850 – Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (d. 1938)
• 1851 – Millie and Christine McCoy, Conjoined twins (d. 1912)
• 1864 – Petar Danov, Bulgarian spiritual teacher (d. 1944)
• 1866 – Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1953)
• 1882 – Jim White, discoverer of Carlsbad Caverns (d. 1946)
• 1886 – Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (d. 1939)
• 1888 – Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and political theorist (d. 1985)
• 1892 – Thomas Mitchell, American film actor and screenwriter (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Dolly Wilde, English socialite (d. 1941)
• 1897 – Bull Connor, American law enforcement official (d. 1973)
• 1899 – E. B. White, American writer (d. 1985)
• 1903 – Rudolf Abel, Soviet intelligence officer (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (d. 1976)
• 1904 – Niño Ricardo, Spanish flamenco guitarist (d. 1972)
• 1906 – Herbert Wehner, German politician (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Irene Hervey, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1912 – William F. Walsh, American politician
• 1913 – Cordwainer Smith, American writer (d. 1966)
• 1916 – Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
• 1916 – Reg Varney, English actor (d. 2008)
• 1916 – Gough Whitlam, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
• 1920 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born actor (d. 1985)
• 1921 – Ilse Werner, Dutch-born actress (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Gene Evans, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1923 – Richard Pipes, American historian
• 1924 – César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Brett Somers, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Charlie Tully, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1971)
• 1925 – Nicolai Gedda, Swedish tenor
• 1926 – Frederick Buechner, American author
• 1929 – David Kelly, Irish actor
• 1929 – Hermann Prey, German baritone (d. 1998)
• 1929 – Chuck Rio, Musician (d. 2006)
• 1930 – Harold Bloom, American literary critic
• 1931 – Thurston Harris, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1931 – Tab Hunter, American actor
• 1931 – Tullio Regge, Italian physicist
• 1932 – Jean-Guy Talbot, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1934 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer
• 1935 – Oliver Napier, Northern Irish politician
• 1935 – Frederick Hemke, American saxophonist
• 1937 – Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwanese writer
• 1938 – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American feminist writer and professor
• 1940 – Yvon Charbonneau, French Canadian union leader and politician
• 1941 – Clive Puzey, Zimbabwean racing driver
• 1943 – Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician
• 1943 – Howard Gardner, American Psychologist
• 1943 – Peter Jensen, Archbishop of Sydney
• 1943 – Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (d. 1983)
• 1944 – Myra Gale Brown, former wife of cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis
• 1945 – Patrick Joseph McGrath, Catholic bishop
• 1946 – Beverly Todd American actress
• 1946 – Cuthbert Johnson, Benedictine abbot.
• 1947 – Bo Lundgren, Swedish politician
• 1949 – Liona Boyd, English-born musician
• 1949 – Tom Emanski, American baseball instructionalist
• 1950 – Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani nuclear physicist
• 1950 – Bruce McGill, American actor
• 1950 – J. R. Morgan, British classical scholar
• 1950 – Bonnie Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
• 1951 – Robert R. McCammon, American horror novelist
• 1952 – Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1952 – John Kettley, English weather forecaster
• 1953 – Angélica Aragón, Mexican actress
• 1953 – Peter Brown, American singer, songwriter and producer
• 1953 – Maureen Cathryn Harriet "Cats" Falck, Swedish television journalist
• 1953 – Samuel Russell Hinds, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
• 1953 – Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
• 1953 – Wu Shu-chen, wife of former President Chen Shui-bian of the Republic of China
• 1953 – Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Mexican actress, director and producer
• 1953 – Leon Spinks, American former boxer
• 1953 – Mindy Sterling, American actress
• 1953 – Ivan Toms, South African physician
• 1953 – Bramwell Tovey, English-born conductor and composer.
• 1953 – Paul Weiland, is an English motion picture and television director
• 1954 – Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
• 1955 – Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon (d. 2010)
• 1956 – Sela Ward, American actress
• 1957 – Peter Murphy, British musician (Bauhaus)
• 1957 – Michael Rose, Jamaican musician (Black Uhuru)
• 1958 – Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
• 1958 – Andrew Gilbert-Scott, British racing driver
• 1959 – Richie Sambora, American musician (Bon Jovi)
• 1959 – Suzanne Vega, American singer
• 1959 – Dave Bennett, English footballer
• 1960 – David Baerwald American songwriter/composer
• 1962 – Gaetan Duchesne, French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
• 1962 – Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
• 1963 – Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 – Lisa Rinna, American actress
• 1964 – Craig Charles, English actor
• 1964 – Kyrill, Prince of Preslav, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1965 – Tony Cottee, English footballer
• 1965 – Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
• 1965 – Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer)
• 1966 – Greg Grunberg, American actor
• 1966 – Kentaro Miura, Japanese mangaka
• 1966 – Rod Strickland, American basketball player
• 1966 – Mick Molloy, Australian comedian
• 1967 – Andy Ashby, American baseball player
• 1967 – Jeff Corwin, American naturalist and TV personality
• 1968 – Michael Geist, Canadian academic
• 1968 – Esera Tuaolo, American football player
• 1968 – Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer (Bonham) (d. 2008)
• 1969 – David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 1970 – Justin Chambers, American actor
• 1971 – Leisha Hailey, American actress and musician (Uh Huh Her)
• 1972 – Jussi 69, Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes)
• 1972 – Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
• 1972 – Michael Rosenbaum, American actor
• 1973 – Andrew Bird, American musician
• 1973 – Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
• 1974 – Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player
• 1974 – Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1974 – André Ooijer, Dutch footballer
• 1974 – Alanas Chošnau, Lithuanian singer and songwriter
• 1975 – Willie Anderson, American football player
• 1975 – Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
• 1975 – Nadya Suleman, American mother of octuplets
• 1975 – Samer el Nahhal, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1975 – Lil' Kim, American rapper
• 1976 – Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-born basketball player
• 1977 – Brandon Short, American football player
• 1978 – Jeff Rich, Sports Talk Radio Personality
• 1978 – Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer
• 1979 – Éric Abidal, French footballer
• 1979 – Raio Piiroja, Estonian footballer
• 1979 – Lauris Reiniks, Latvian singer
• 1980 – TJ Wilson, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1980 – Im Su-jeong, South Korean model and actress
• 1981 – Carla Campbell, Jamaican model
• 1981 – Andre Johnson, American football player
• 1981 – Aaron Proctor, American professional wrestling promoter & politician
• 1982 – Chris Cooley, American football player
• 1982 – Lil' Zane, American rapper
• 1983 – Peter Cincotti, American singer songwriter
• 1983 – Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
• 1983 – Evan Roberts, American radio broadcaster
• 1983 – Marie Serneholt, Swedish musician (A*Teens)
• 1983 – Kellie Shirley, British actress
• 1984 – Yorman Bazardo, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1984 – Tanith Belbin, Canadian/American ice dancer
• 1984 – Hitomi Hyuga, Japanese actress
• 1984 – Rachael Taylor, Australian actress
• 1985 – Aki Maeda, Japanese actress
• 1985 – Robert Adamson, American Actor
• 1986 – Yoann Gourcuff, French footballer
• 1986 – Ryan Jarvis, English footballer
• 1987 – Shigeaki Kato, Japanese idol singer (NEWS)
• 1989 – David Henrie, American actor
• 1989 – Liel Kolet, Israeli singer
• 1990 – Connor Paolo, American actor
• 1990 – George Craig, English singer (One Night Only)
• 1990 – Caroline Wozniacki, Danish tennis player
• 1993 – Rebecca Bross, Gymnast
• 1996 – Adelina Sotnikova, Russian Figure Skater