October 11 - Births

Births

• 1335 – Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)
• 1616 – Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)
• 1661 – Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat (d. 1742)
• 1671 – Frederick IV of Denmark (d. 1730)
• 1672 – Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (d. 1742)
• 1675 – Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (d. 1729)
• 1738 – Arthur Phillip, Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)
• 1758 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer (d. 1840)
• 1786 – Stevenson Archer, American Congressman (d. 1848)
• 1788 – Simon Sechter, Austrian music teacher (d. 1867)
• 1809 – Orson Squire Fowler, American phrenologist (d. 1887)
• 1814 – Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1888)
• 1815 – Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Italian-born adventurer (d. 1881)
• 1821 – George Williams, English founder of the YMCA (d. 1905)
• 1844 – Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer (d. 1916)
• 1865 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (d. 1926)
• 1871 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian religious leader (d. 1943)
• 1872 – Harlan Fiske Stone, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)
• 1872 – Emily Davison, Militant womans suffrage activist (d. 1913)
• 1879 – Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher (d. 1944)
• 1881 – Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal theorist (d. 1973)
• 1884 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1949)
• 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States and humanitarian (d. 1962)
• 1884 – Sig Ruman, German-American actor (d. 1967)
• 1885 – François Mauriac, French author, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
• 1895 – Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Nathan Twining, USAF general (d. 1982)
• 1899 – Eddie Dyer, American baseball player (d. 1964)
• 1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
• 1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate developer, father of Donald Trump (d. 1999)
• 1912 – Betty Noyes, singer who dubbed Debbie Reynolds' singing voice in Singin' in the Rain (d. 1987)
• 1913 – Dorothy Woolfolk, American comic book editor (d. 2000)
• 1913 – Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer
• 1915 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Jerome Robbins, American choreographer (d. 1998)
• 1919 – Art Blakey, American jazz drummer (d. 1990)
• 1919 – Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Mal Whitfield, American athlete
• 1925 – Elmore Leonard, American novelist
• 1926 – Neville Wran, former Premier of New South Wales
• 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
• 1927 – Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver (d. 1957)
• 1929 – Liselotte Pulver, Swiss actress
• 1930 – Sam Johnson, American politician
• 1930 – LaVell Edwards, American football coach
• 1932 – Dottie West, American singer (d. 1991)
• 1936 – Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer (d. 2001)
• 1937 – Sir Bobby Charlton, English footballer
• 1937 – R. H. W. Dillard, American poet
• 1939 – Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player
• 1939 – Austin Currie, Northern Irish politician
• 1941 – Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
• 1941 – Charles Shyer, American film director
• 1942 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
• 1943 – John Nettles, English actor
• 1944 – Mike Fiore, American baseball player
• 1944 – Rodney Marsh, English Footballer
• 1946 – Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast
• 1946 – Oba Chandler, American convicted murderer
• 1946 – Daryl Hall, American rock singer (Hall & Oates)
• 1946 – Gary Mallaber, American musician (The Steve Miller Band)
• 1947 – Al Atkins, English musician
• 1947 – Lucas Papademos, Greek economist
• 1947 – Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
• 1948 – Cecilia, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 1976)
• 1949 – Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda
• 1950 – Patty Murray, American politician, and United States Senator from Washington
• 1951 – Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer/songwriter
• 1953 – David Morse, American actor
• 1954 – Vojislav Seselj, Serbian politician
• 1955 – Norm Nixon, American basketball player
• 1956 – Nicanor Duarte Frutos, former President of Paraguay, Senator for life
• 1957 – Paul Bown, English actor
• 1957 – Dawn French, Welsh comedian,actress and screenwriter
• 1957 – Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
• 1958 – Gregory Dudek, Canadian roboticist and computer scientist
• 1959 – Wayne Gardner, Australian racing driver
• 1960 – Curt Ford, American baseball player
• 1960 – Randy Breuer, American basketball player
• 1961 – Neil Buchanan, English television presenter
• 1961 – Amr Diab, Egyptian singer
• 1961 – Steve Young, American football player
• 1962 – Nicola Bryant, English actress
• 1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress and comedian
• 1963 – Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan
• 1963 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer
• 1964 – Michael J. Nelson, American actor
• 1965 – Alexander Hacke, German musician (Einstürzende Neubauten)
• 1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
• 1965 – Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
• 1965 – Luke Perry, American actor
• 1966 – Solofa Fatu, aka Rikishi, American professional wrestler
• 1967 – Daniel Razon, Vice Presiding Minister, Church of God International
• 1967 – Tony Chimel, American professional wrestling announcer
• 1967 – Artie Lange, American actor and comedian
• 1967 – David Starr, American race car driver
• 1967 – Tazz, American professional wrestler and commentator
• 1968 – Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress
• 1969 – Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
• 1969 – Stephen Moyer, British actor
• 1970 – Chidi Ahanotu, American football player
• 1970 – Andy Marriott, English footballer
• 1970 – Constance Zimmer, American actress
• 1971 – MC Lyte, American rapper
• 1971 – Petra Haden, American musician (The Rentals)
• 1971 – Jason Ellis, Australian professional skateboarder
• 1972 – Claudia Black, Australian actress
• 1972 – Cherokee Parks, American basketball player
• 1973 – Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor/model
• 1973 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer
• 1973 – Mike Smith, American guitarist (Snot, Limp Bizkit)
• 1973 – Dmitri Young, American baseball player
• 1973 – Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper
• 1974 – Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 – Terje Haakonsen, Norwegian snowboarder
• 1974 – Jamie Thomas, American skateboarder
• 1976 – Dominic Aitchison, Scottish musician (Mogwai)
• 1976 – Brent Bennett, American mercenary
• 1976 – Emily Deschanel, American actress
• 1977 – Matthew Bomer, American actor
• 1977 – Desmond Mason, American basketball player
• 1977 – Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist
• 1977 – Ty Wigginton, American baseball player
• 1978 – Kali, Angolan footballer
• 1979 – Bae Doona, South Korean model and actress
• 1979 – Andy Douglas, American professional wrestler
• 1979 – Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship, Midtown)
• 1980 – Nyron Nosworthy, English footballer
• 1981 – Beau Brady, Australian Actor
• 1982 – Jeff Larish, American Baseball Player
• 1982 – Kristy Wu, American Actress
• 1983 – William Sledd, American internet personality
• 1983 – Ruslan Ponomariov, Ukrainian chess player
• 1983 – Bradley James, British actor
• 1984 – Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer
• 1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress
• 1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
• 1987 – Mike Conley, Jr., American basketball player
• 1989 – Henry Lau, member of Korean Boy Band Super Junior M
• 1989 – Michelle Wie, American golfer