Famous Birthdays on January 11

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 261

• 347 Theodosius I, "the Great", Spanish-born Emperor of Rome who was the last to rule both the East and West empires, born in Hispania (d. 395)
• 1322 Emperor Kōmyō of Japan, 2nd Northern Emperor (1336-48), born in Japan (d. 1380)
• 1359 Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan, 5th Northern Emperor (1371-82), born in Japan (d. 1393)

• 1395 Michelle of Valois, Duchess consort of Burgundy (1419-22), born in Paris (d. 1422)
• 1503 Parmigianino [Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola,], Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck), born in Parma, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) (d. 1540)
• 1591 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Parliamentarian and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War, born in England (d. 1646)
• 1630 John Rogers, English Puritan minister and President of Harvard College (1682-84), born in Coggeshall, England (d. 1684)
• 1638 Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist prominent in anatomy and geology, and later Catholic priest, bishop, and candidate for sainthood, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1686)
• 1671 François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)
• 1703 Columban Praelisauer, German music director and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1753)
• 1723 Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774)
• 1727 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, born in Altötting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
• 1746 Frantisek Adam Mica, Bohemian composer, born in Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Bohemia (d. 1811)
• 1746 William Curtis, English botanist and publisher (Botanical Magazine), born in Alton, England (d. 1799)
• 1750 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817)

• 1757 Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)
• 1786 Joseph Jackson Lister, British optician who perfected the optical microscope by designing the achromatic objective lens, born in London (d. 1869)
• 1788 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
• 1800 Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
• 1801 John Lodge Ellerton, British classical composer (The Bridal of Triermain, Domenica), born in Cheshire, England (d. 1873)
• 1807 Alfred E. Jackson "Mudwall", American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Davidson County, Tennessee (d. 1889)
• 1807 Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist (founder of Western Union Telegraph and Cornell University), born in Westchester Landing, New York (d. 1874)
• 1808 Antoine Schayes, Belgian historian and archaeologist (d. 1808)
• 1814 James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), born in Great Yarmouth, England (d. 1899)
• 1814 Richard Griffith, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1862)

• 1816 Fitz Henry Warren, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Brimfield, Massachusetts (d. 1878)
• 1818 John Reese Kenly, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1891)
• 1825 Bayard Taylor, American poet, travel author and diplomat, born in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
• 1831 James Ronald Chalmers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax County, Virginia (d. 1898)
• 1839 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist, born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico (d. 1903)

• 1843 Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
• 1849 Oskar Lassar, German dermatologist (electrophysical therapy, advocated for public bath houses), born in Hamburg (d. 1907)
• 1850 J. C. Arthur, American botanist (studied parasitic fungi rusts), born in Lowville, New York (d. 1842)
• 1850 Philipp von Ferrary, French philatelist (compiled world's most complete stamp collection), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
• 1852 Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor of the Weimar Republic (1920-21), born in Wellendingen, Baden (d. 1926)
• 1853 Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
• 1853 Gustav Falke, German author and poet (Der Mann im Nebel), born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1916)
• 1856 Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (Rustle of Spring), born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1941)
• 1857 Fred Archer, English jockey (record 13 x GB Champion flat racing jockey 1874–86; 21 x British Classic Race wins; 5 x French Classic Race wins), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1886)
• 1858 Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
• 1859 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) (d. 1916)
• 1864 Thomas Dixon, American white supremacist, novelist, playwright (The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan), born in Shelby, North Carolina (d. 1946)
• 1867 Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)
• 1868 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher and educator (President of Peking University), born in Shaoxing, China (d. 1940)
• 1870 Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
• 1872 George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
• 1872 Paul Graener, German Romantic composer, born in Berlin, German Empire (d. 1944)

• 1873 John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)
• 1875 Reinhold Glière, Russian-Soviet composer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1956)
• 1876 Elmer Flick, American Baseball HOF outfielder (AL batting champion 1905; NL RBI leader 1900; 2 × AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Bronchos/Naps), born in Bedford, Ohio (d. 1971)
• 1876 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1952)
• 1878 Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and dictator (1926), born in Salamis, Greece (d. 1952)
• 1879 Antonio Beltramelli, Italian writer (d. 1930)
• 1880 Elisabeth Achelis, American heiress, writer, and proponent of the 13-month World Calendar, born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1973)
• 1880 Rudolf Palm, Curaçaoan pianist and composer, born in Curaçao (d. 1950)

• 1885 Jack Hoxie, American actor and rodeo performer (The White Outlaw), born in Kingfisher Creek, Oklahoma (d. 1965)
• 1886 Chester Conklin, American actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed), born in Oskaloosa, Iowa (d. 1971)
• 1886 George Zucco, British actor (Fog Island, Black Raven, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury), born in Manchester, England (d. 1960)
• 1887 Aldo Leopold, American conservationist, professor and co-founder of the Wilderness Society, born in Burlington, Iowa (d. 1949)
• 1887 Monte Blue, American silent and sound screen actor (White Shadows in the South Seas; Key Largo; Apache), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1963)
• 1889 Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
• 1890 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1976)
• 1890 Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (one of the modernist Group of Five), born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1954)
• 1894 Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic, 1959-62; Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43), born in Pilsen, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1970)
• 1895 Laurens Hammond, American engineer and inventor with 91 patents, including musical instruments (Hammond organ; Novachord synthesizer)), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1973)
• 1896 Paddy Driscoll, American NFL quarterback and coach (Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears), born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 1968)
• 1897 August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
• 1898 Hans Kirk, Danish writer (The Fishermen), born in Hadsund, Denmark (d. 1962)
• 1899 Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress and director (Resurrection), born in London, England (d. 1991)
• 1900 Wilbur De Paris, American swing and Dixieland jazz trombone player, born in Crawfordsville, Indiana (d. 1973)
• 1901 Andries Dirk Copier, Dutch glass designer (the Gilde glass) (d. 1991)
• 1901 Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
• 1901 Sulamith Wülfing, German artist and illustrator, born in Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1989)
• 1902 Maurice Duruflé, French organist (St. Etienne-du-Mond, 1929-75), composer (Requiem, Op. 9), and teacher (Paris Conservatory, 1943-70), born in Louviers (d. 1986)

• 1904 Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat (President of the UN General Assembly), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1985)
• 1905 Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
• 1905 John Henry Jacques, English co-operative retailer and politician, born in Ashington, Northumberland (d. 1995)

• 1906 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
• 1906 Robert Nesbitt, English theatre impresario (Royal Variety Show), born in London, England (d. 1995)
• 1907 Abraham Joshua Heschel, Jewish American rabbi and theologian, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1972)
• 1907 Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55), born in Paris (d. 1982)
• 1908 Lionel Stander, American blacklisted actor (Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours), born in New York City (d. 1994)
• 1909 Gunnar Johnsen Berg, Swiss-Danish composer (Cosmogonie), born in Switzerland (d. 1989)
• 1909 Marguerite Kelsey, English model for artists (Haunting), born in London, England (d. 1995)
• 1910 Dorothy Stroud, English museum curator and biographer, born in London (d. 1997)
• 1910 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
• 1910 Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
• 1910 Trygve Bratteli, Norwegian Prime Minister (Labour: 1971-72, 1973-76), born in Nøtterøy, Norway (d. 1984)
• 1911 Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)
• 1911 Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
• 1912 Donald "Red" Barry, American actor (Adventures of Red Ryder, Jesse James' Women), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1980)
• 1912 Lynwood Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1961)
• 1912 Roger Lewis, American businessman (CEO of Amtrak, Pan Am), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1987)
• 1914 Dorothy Jeakins, Americanfilm and theatre costume designer (Samson and Delilah), born in San Diego, California (d. 1995)
• 1915 Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier, co-founder Special Air Service (d. 1955)
• 1915 Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
• 1916 Bernard Blier, French character actor (Les Miserables; Women & War), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1989)
• 1916 Jimmy Quillen, American politician (Rep-R-TN, 1963-97), born in Scott County, Virginia (d. 2003)
• 1918 Albert Weisser, American musicologist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1982)
• 1919 Stan Pearson, English soccer inside forward (8 caps; Manchester United, Bury, Chester), born in Salford, England (d. 1997)
• 1921 Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. 1990)
• 1921 Kathleen Byron, British actress (Abdication, Profile, Saving Private Ryan), born in London, England (d. 2009)
• 1922 Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer (d. 1986)
• 1922 Neville Duke, English WWII flying ace (shot down 27 planes ), test pilot (air speed record 1953), born in Tonbridge, Kent (d. 2007)
• 1923 Carroll Shelby, American auto racer who won LeMans 1959; and automobile designer Ford Shelby Mustang, Shelby GT, Dodge Shelby Charger, Dodge Viper, born in Leesburg, Texas (d. 2012)
• 1924 Kai Laursen, Danish concert violinist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1996)
• 1924 Roger Guillemin, French-American neuroscientist (1977 Nobel Prize for Medicine for work on neurohormones), born in Dijon, France (d. 2024) [1]
• 1924 Sam B. Hall, American politician and judge (Rep (D) Texas 1976-85), born in Marshall, Texas (d. 1994)
• 1924 Slim Harpo [James Moore], American blues musician ("I'm a King Bee, Baby"; "Scratch My Back"), born in Lobdell, Louisiana (d. 1970)
• 1926 Grant Tinker, American TV executive (NBC), born in Stamford, Connecticut (d. 2016)
• 1926 Lev Stepanovich Demin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 15)
• 1926 Phil Sidey, English broadcaster (Radio Leeds), born in London, England (d. 1995)
• 1927 John Hayes, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 30 wickets; Auckland CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2007)
• 1927 Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, Jamaican-German jazz saxophonist ("Blue Bogey"; "Kingston Bypass"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
• 1928 David L Wolper, American television and film producer (Roots; The Thorn Birds; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Welcome Back, Kotter), born in New York City (d. 2010)
• 1929 Nicoletta Orsomando, Italian TV presenter, born in Casapulla, Italy (d. 2021)
• 1929 Wanda Wilkomirska, Polish violinist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2018)
• 1930 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter ("I Was Made to Love Her"; "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"), and mother of singer Stevie Wonder, born in Eufaula, Alabama (d. 2006)

• 1930 Ron Mulock, Australian politician
• 1931 Betty Churcher, director of the National Gallery of Australia
• 1931 Ed Hall, American character actor (Medical Center; Mannix; Baby... I'm Back!), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1991)
• 1931 Eve Queler, American conductor (Opera Orchestra of New York, 1971-2010), born in New York City
• 1932 Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
• 1933 Goldie Hill, American country singer (Grand Ole Opry; "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"), born in Karnes County, Texas (d. 2005)

• 1934 Mitchell Ryan, American actor (Dark Shadows; Lethal Weapon; Dharma & Greg; Executive Suite), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2022)
• 1934 Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
• 1935 Chuck Barksdale, American baritone doo-wop singer (The Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2019)
• 1935 Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
• 1935 Melvyn Hayes [Melvyn Hyams], English actor (Gunner "Gloria Beaumont in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'), born in London, England
• 1936 Abdullah the Butcher [Lawrence Robert Shreve], Canadian professional wrestler, born in Windsor, Ontario
• 1936 Eve Hesse, German born Jewish-American sculptor, born in Hamburg, Germany
• 1936 Katie Webster [Kathyrne Jewel Thorne], American boogie pianist (The Swamp Boogie Queen), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1999)
• 1936 Linda Lawson [Spaziani], American actress (Don't Call Me Charlie), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2022)
• 1936 Meindert Leerling, Dutch television director, journalist, and politician (Member of Parliament, 1981-94), born in Heerjansdam, Netherlands (d. 2021)
• 1937 Felix Silla, Italian-American circus performer, Hollywood stuntman, and actor (The Addams Family - "Cousin Itt"), born in Roccascasale, Italy (d. 2021)
• 1938 Arthur Scargill, British Marxist and trade unionist (President of National Union of Mineworkers. 1982-2002), born in Barnsley, United Kingdom
• 1938 Fischer Black, American economist and one of the authors of the Black–Scholes equation, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1995)
• 1938 Micky Fenn, British dock worker, trade unionist, anti-fascist, and anti-racist activist, born in England (d. 1996)
• 1939 Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1960), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1940 Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1941 Gérson, Brazilian footballer
• 1942 Clarence Clemons, American rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band), born in Norfolk County, Virginia (d. 2011)
• 1942 Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2010)
• 1943 Henry Cecil, Aberdeen, Scotland, English horse racing trainer
• 1943 William Albert Penn, American composer (Living in the Next Great Ice Age; Garland Songs), educator, and record producer, born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2021)
• 1944 Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
• 1944 Shibu Soren, Indian politician
• 1944 York Höller, German electro-acoustic composer (Klanggitter), artistic director (WDR Studio for Electronic Music, 1990-99), and educator, born in Leverkusen, Germany (d.
• 1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austrian-born actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips), born in Lendolf (d. 2017)
• 1945 Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Dhammayutt Order
• 1946 (Diana) "Naomi" Judd, American Grammy Award-winning country singer (The Judds - "Why Not Me"), born in Ashland, Kentucky (d. 2022)
• 1946 John Piper, American theologian, writer (Don't Watse Your Life; Love Your Enemies), and Baptist pastor, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1946 Ludmila Poradnik, Ukrainian handball player (Olympic gold USSR 1976, 80), born in Kiev, Ukraine
• 1946 Tony Kaye [Anthony John Selvidge], British progressive rock piano and organ player (Yes, 1968-71; 1983-94; 2018–19), born in Leicester, England
• 1946 Vladimír Bokes, Slovak cellist, composer (Good Day, Mr. Fibonacci), and pedagogue, born in Bratislava, Czechoslovak Republic (now Slovakia)
• 1947 Anna Calder-Marshall, English actress (Zulu Dawn), born in Kensington, England
• 1947 Bill Narum, American counter-culture figure, illustrator and rock poster and album art designer (ZZ Top), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2009) [1]
• 1947 Tom Netherton, American pop and Christian music singer (Lawrence Welk Show), born in Munich. Germany (d. 2018)
• 1948 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
• 1948 Madeline Manning-Mimms, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1968), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1948 Terry Goodkind, American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
• 1948 Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Man; Rockpile; Dire Straits, 1982-88), born in Swansea, Wales
• 1949 (Frederick) "Denny" Greene, American singer (Sha Na Na, 1968-84), born in New York (d. 2015)
• 1949 Chris Ford, American basketball guard (NBA C'ship 1971 Detroit Pistons; Boston Celtics) and coach (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2023)
• 1949 Daryl Braithwaite, Australian pop singer (Sherbert), born in Melbourne
• 1951 Willie Maddren, English soccer defender (Middlesborough 293 games) and manager (Middlesborough 1984-86), born in Billingham, England (d. 2000)

• 1952 Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
• 1952 Kim Hartman, British screen, stage, and radio actress (Allo Allo! - "Helga"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
• 1952 Lee Ritenour, American jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1952 Massimo Lopez, Italian comedian
• 1952 Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
• 1953 Anna Marchesini, Italian voice actress and entertainer (Il Trio), born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 2016)
• 1953 John Sessions, Scottish actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway), born in Largs, Scotland (d. 2020)
• 1953 Rigoberto Riasco, Panamanian boxer (Lineal & WBC Super bantamweight champion 1976), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2022)
• 1954 Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
• 1956 Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight"), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2014)
• 1956 Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter ("What I Really Mean"), born in Houston, Texas
• 1957 Bryan Robson, English soccer midfielder and manager (90 caps; Manchester United, WBA, Middlesborough), born in Chester-le-Street, England
• 1957 Darryl Dawkins, American basketball center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets; NBA breaking a backboard rule), born in Orlando, Florida (d. 2015)
• 1958 Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle drug cartel, born in Trujillo, Colombia
• 1958 Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles - "Manic Monday"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1959 Brett Bodine, American stock car racing driver, born in Chemung, New York
• 1961 Jasper Fforde, British author
• 1962 Donn Pall, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98 (Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, and 3 other teams), born in Evergreen Park, Illinois
• 1962 Julie Moran (née Bryan), American broadcast journalist and TV hostess (Wide World of Sports; Entertainment Tonight), born in Thomasville, Georgia
• 1962 Kim Coles, American actress (Living Single - "Synclaire"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1963 Jason Connery, British actor (Robin of Sherwood), born in Rome, Italy
• 1963 Petra Schneider, East German swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 400m medley Moscow), born in Chemnitz, Germany
• 1963 Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m medley, 400m medley, 1 x 100m medley relay 1984; 5 x World C'ship gold 1978), born in Winona, Minnesota
• 1965 Loredana Romito, Italian model and actress (Fatal Temptation), born in Benevento, Italy

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