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July 11 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on July 11, and 172 died on this day. Everyone born on July 11 is a Cancer.

18% of July 11 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (58) than any other country.

Born on July 11

John Quincy Adams (1767 to 1848. President of the United States from 1825 to 1829)
Robert the Bruce (1274 to 1329. King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329)
Lil' Kim (born 1974. American rapper (born 1974))
Carl Schmitt (1888 to 1985. German jurist and political theorist (1888–1985))
Suzanne Vega (born 1959. American singer-songwriter (born 1959))
Gough Whitlam (1916 to 2014. Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975)
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (born 1960. Leader of Sudan since 2019)
Jean-Christophe Napoléon (born 1986. Head of the former Imperial House of France (born 1986))
Amitav Ghosh (born 1956. Indian writer (born 1956))
Craig Charles (born 1964. English actor (born 1964))
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751 to 1775. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1772)
Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 1963. Prime Minister of Cuba since 2019)
Yohannes IV (1837 to 1889. Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to 1889)
Robert Mercer (born 1946. American computer scientist, businessman and funder of right-wing causes)
Gia Milinovich (born 1969. American-British television presenter and writer)
Nikolai Kuznetsov (admiral) (1904 to 1974. Soviet naval officer (1902–1974))
Jeff Corwin (born 1967. American biologist)
Lebo M (born 1964. South African musician (born 1964))
William O'Dwyer (1890 to 1964. Irish-American politician and diplomat (1890–1964))
Richard Pipes (1923 to 2018. American historian (1923–2018))
Robert Greene (dramatist) (1558 to 1592. English author (1558–1592))
Theodore Maiman (1927 to 2007. American physicist (1927–2007))
Caroline Wozniacki (born 1990. Danish tennis player (born 1990))
Baldev Singh (1902 to 1961. Indian entrepreneur and politician (1901-1961))
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born 1938. American historian (born 1938))
Kristen McDonald Rivet (born 1970. American politician (born 1970))
Pervez Hoodbhoy (born 1950. Pakistani nuclear physicist and author (born 1950))
Adrian V (1205 to 1276. Head of the Catholic Church in 1276)
Frederick Buechner (1926 to 2022. American religious writer (1926–2022))
Kyril, Prince of Preslav (born 1964. Bulgarian Prince)
Maximilian II Emanuel (1662 to 1726. Elector of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726)
Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913 to 1978. Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972)
Leslie Voltaire (born 1949. Haitian politician and architect (born 1949))
Peter Deunov (1864 to 1944. Bulgarian philosopher and spiritual teacher (1864 – 1944))
Joseph Larmor (1857 to 1942. Irish theoretical physicist (1857–1942))
Marie Lu (born 1984. Chinese-American author (born 1984))
Alexander Prokhorov (1916 to 2002. Soviet-Russian physicist)
Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1238 to 1283. Prince of Gwynedd from 1282 to 1283)
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738 to 1822. Duke of Teschen from 1766 to 1822)
Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711 to 1753. Baltic German physicist (1711–1753))
Samuel Goudsmit (1902 to 1978. Dutch-American physicist (1902–1978))
Al-Shawkani (1760 to 1834. Yemeni theologian (1759–1834))
Bardaisan (154 to 222. Syrian theologian and writer (154–222))
Giorgio Armani (1934 to 2025. Italian fashion designer (1934–2025))
Jafar Panahi (born 1960. Iranian filmmaker and actor (born 1960))
Kenelm Digby (1603 to 1665. English courtier and diplomat)
Yul Brynner (1920 to 1985. Russian and American actor (1920–1985))
Şehzade Mehmed Orhan (1909 to 1994. Head of the Osmanoğlu family (1909–1994))
Pai Hsien-yung (born 1937. Taiwanese writer (born 1937))
Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722 to 1782. Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722–1782))
Greville Janner (1928 to 2015. British politician and barrister (1928–2015))
Ludwik Fleck (1896 to 1961. Polish physician)
Queen Wŏn'gyŏng (1365 to 1420. Queen of Joseon from 1401 to 1418)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628 to 1701. Japanese daimyo of the Edo period)
Ali Moustafa Mosharafa (1898 to 1950. Egyptian physicist (1898–1950))
Ted Taylor (physicist) (1925 to 2004. American theoretical nuclear physicist (1925–2004))
Charilaos Trikoupis (1832 to 1896. Greek politician; Prime Minister intermittently between 1875 and 1895)
Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat (1846 to 1866. Duke of Montferrat (1846–1866))
William Robert Grove (1811 to 1896. Welsh judge and physical scientist (1811–1896))
Jacques Revaux (born 1940. Musical artist)

Died on July 11

Laurence Olivier (1907 to 1989. English actor and director (1907–1989))
George Gershwin (1898 to 1937. American composer and pianist (1898–1937))
Olga of Kiev (890 to 969. Princess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925))
Eugenie de Montijo (1826 to 1920. Empress of the French from 1853 to 1870)
Milan Kundera (1929 to 2023. Czech and French novelist (1929–2023))
Aga Khan III (1877 to 1957. 48th imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community)
Robert Ryan (1909 to 1973. American actor (1909–1973))
S. Janaki (1938 to 2026. Indian singer (born 1938))
Shelley Duvall (1949 to 2024. American actress and producer (1949–2024))
Michael DeBakey (1908 to 2008. American surgeon and innovator (1908–2008))
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527 to 1593. Italian painter (1527–1593))
Elisabeth Farnese (1692 to 1766. Queen of Spain from 1714 to 1746)
Amalric, King of Jerusalem (1136 to 1174. Crusader ruler from 1163 to 1174)
Anthemius (420 to 472. Western Roman emperor from 467 to 472)
Muhammad Abduh (1849 to 1905. Egyptian jurist and theologian (1849–1905))
Simon Newcomb (1835 to 1909. Canadian-American polymath (1835–1909))
Martin Cruz Smith (1942 to 2025. American writer (1942–2025))
Bhisham Sahni (1915 to 2003. Indian playwright and actor (1915–2003))
Robert Runcie (1921 to 2000. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991)
Nicole Oresme (1323 to 1382. French philosopher (1325–1382))
Narai (1632 to 1688. 27th monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1656–1688))
Ravachol (1859 to 1892. French anarchist (1859–1892))
Pär Lagerkvist (1891 to 1974. Swedish writer (1891-1974))
Barbara of Cilli (1392 to 1451. Holy Roman Empress from 1433 to 1437)
Patricia Crone (1945 to 2015. Danish Orientalist and historian (1945–2015))
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715 to 1774. British Army officer and colonial administrator)
Monty Norman (1928 to 2022. British composer (1928–2022))
Meša Selimović (1910 to 1982. Yugoslav writer (1910–1982))
Susumu Tonegawa (1939 to 2026. Japanese scientist (born 1939))
John Seigenthaler (1927 to 2014. American journalist, writer, and political figure (1927–2014))

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