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August 11 birthdays

281 notable historical figures were born on August 11, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on August 11 is a Leo.

17% of August 11 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (65) than any other country.

Born on August 11

• Enid Blyton (1897 to 1968. English children's writer (1897–1968))
• Chris Hemsworth (born 1983. Australian actor (born 1983))
• Steve Wozniak (born 1950. American engineer and programmer (born 1950))
• Pervez Musharraf (1943 to 2023. President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008)
• Masayoshi Son (born 1957. Japanese entrepreneur (born 1957))
• Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086 to 1125. Holy Roman Emperor from 1111 to 1125)
• Kamehameha III (1813 to 1854. King of the Hawaiian Islands from 1825 to 1854)
• Hulk Hogan (1953 to 2025. American professional wrestler (1953–2025))
• Viola Davis (born 1965. American actress and producer (born 1965))
• Luis Lacalle Pou (born 1973. President of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025)
• Sadi Carnot (1837 to 1894. President of France from 1887 to 1894)
• Władysław Anders (1892 to 1970. Polish general (1892–1970))
• Mary of York (1467 to 1482. English princess (1467–1482))
• Tan Yuling (1920 to 1942. Concubine of emperor Puyi (1920–1942))
• James Mancham (1939 to 2017. President of Seychelles)
• Kido Takayoshi (1833 to 1877. Japanese statesman (1833–1877))
• Enrique Bunbury (born 1967. Spanish singer and songwriter)
• Thanom Kittikachorn (1911 to 2004. Prime Minister of Thailand (1958; 1963–1973))
• Peter Eisenman (born 1932. American architect)
• Elizabeth Holtzman (born 1941. American politician (born 1941))
• Aaron Klug (1926 to 2018. British biophysicist and chemist (1926–2018))
• Yolande of Aragon (1384 to 1442. Duchess of Anjou)
• Francina Armengol (born 1971. Spanish politician (born 1971))
• Val Plumwood (1939 to 2008. Australian philosopher (1939–2008))
• Kimon Georgiev (1882 to 1969. Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1934–35, 1944–46))
• Hugh MacDiarmid (1892 to 1978. Scottish poet (1892–1978))
• Mavis Gallant (1922 to 2014. Canadian writer (1922–2014))
• Fernando Arrabal (born 1932. Spanish writer and actor (born 1932))
• Pierre-Louis Lions (born 1956. French mathematician (born 1956))
• Rana Mitter (born 1969. British historian and political scientist)
• Bapsi Sidhwa (1938 to 2024. Pakistani writer (1938–2024))
• Volin (1882 to 1945. Russian anarchist and historian of anarchism (1882–1945))
• Alexander Grin (1880 to 1932. Russian writer (1880–1932))
• Martin Johnson Heade (1819 to 1904. American painter (1819–1904))
• Mian Mir (1550 to 1635. 16th and 17th-century Sufi Muslim saint)
• Ron Grainer (1922 to 1981. Australian-English composer (1922–1981))
• Christiaan Eijkman (1858 to 1930. Dutch physician (1858–1930))
• Gopal Gurunath Bewoor (1916 to 1989. Indian Army general)
• George F. R. Ellis (born 1939. South African cosmologist)
• Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823 to 1901. English novelist and churchwoman (1823–1901))
• Margaret Paleologa (1510 to 1566. Marchioness of Montferrat)
• Hugh Martin (1914 to 2011. American musical theater and film composer (1914–2011))
• Jonathan D. Spence (1936 to 2021. English-born American historian (1936–2021))
• Tom Kilburn (1921 to 2001. British computer scientist (1921–2001))
• Jacqueline Fernandez (born 1985. Sri Lankan actress (born 1985))
• Óscar Berger (born 1946. President of Guatemala from 2004 to 2008)
• William Saunders Crowdy (1847 to 1908. American soldier, preacher, entrepreneur and pastor (1847–1908))
• Ernst Günther II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1863 to 1921. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein)
• Joe Rogan (born 1967. American podcaster and comedian (born 1967))
• Egon Pearson (1895 to 1980. British statistician (1895–1980))
• Massimiliano Allegri (born 1967. Italian football manager (born 1967))
• Louise Bogan (1897 to 1970. American poet (1897–1970))
• Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873 to 1953. German noblewoman and princess)
• Yevgenia Bosch (1879 to 1925. Ukrainian revolutionary and politician (1879–1925))
• Alexander Mosolov (1900 to 1973. Russian composer (1900–1973))
• Ivan Mažuranić (1814 to 1890. Croatian writer and politician (1814–1890))
• Edgar de Wahl (1867 to 1948. Estonian educator, inventor of Interlingue)
• Alexander Tormasov (1752 to 1819. Russian general (1752–1819))
• Monika Jaruzelska (born 1963. Polish journalist, stylist and fashion designer)
• Uku Masing (1909 to 1985. Estonian philosopher (1909–1985))

Died on August 11

• Robin Williams (1951 to 2014. American actor and comedian (1951–2014))
• Andrew Carnegie (1835 to 1919. American industrialist and philanthropist (1835–1919))
• Baba Vanga (1911 to 1996. Bulgarian mystic (1911–1996))
• John Henry Newman (1801 to 1890. English theologian and cardinal (1801–1890))
• Diana Mosley (1910 to 2003. British fascist and writer (1910–2003))
• John Hunyadi (1407 to 1456. Hungarian military and political figure (c. 1406–1456))
• V. S. Naipaul (1932 to 2018. Trinidadian-British writer (1932–2018))
• Möngke Khan (1209 to 1259. Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1251 to 1259)
• Clare of Assisi (1194 to 1253. Foundress of the Franciscan Second Order and saint)
• Jackson Pollock (1912 to 1956. American painter (1912–1956))
• Khudiram Bose (1889 to 1908. Indian revolutionary, freedom fighter and martyr (1889–1908))
• Sabina Spielrein (1885 to 1942. Russian physician and psychoanalyst (1885–1942))
• Alonzo Church (1903 to 1995. American mathematician and computer scientist (1903–1995))
• Nicholas of Cusa (1401 to 1464. German cardinal and philosopher (1401–1464))
• Anthony McAuliffe (1898 to 1975. United States Army general (1898–1975))
• Magnentius (303 to 353. Roman usurper)
• Francesco Crispi (1818 to 1901. Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901))
• J. G. Farrell (1935 to 1979. English-born writer of Irish descent (1935–1979))
• Lavinia Fontana (1552 to 1614. Italian artist (1552–1614))
• Alfred Lee Loomis (1887 to 1975. American attorney, investment banker, and scientist (1887–1975))
• Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1829 to 1905. Indian Islamic scholar (1826–1905))
• Jan Tschichold (1902 to 1974. German graphic designer (1902–1974))
• Max Theiler (1899 to 1972. South African-American virologist and physician)
• Guttorm of Norway (1199 to 1204. King of Norway in 1204)
• Mian Mir (1550 to 1635. 16th and 17th-century Sufi Muslim saint)
• Georges Florovsky (1893 to 1979. Russian Orthodox theologian and historian (1893–1979))
• Rudolf Weigl (1883 to 1957. Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883–1957))
• Edith Wharton (1862 to 1937. American writer and designer (1862–1937))
• Henk Chin A Sen (1934 to 1999. President of Suriname from 1980 to 1982)
• Mary Karooro Okurut (1954 to 2025. Ugandan politician (1954–2025))

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