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May 11 birthdays

302 notable historical figures were born on May 11, and 177 died on this day. Everyone born on May 11 is a Taurus.

19% of May 11 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on May 11

• Thibaut Courtois (born 1992. Belgian footballer (born 1992))
• Andrés Iniesta (born 1984. Spanish footballer (born 1984))
• Salvador Dalí (1904 to 1989. Spanish surrealist artist (1904–1989))
• Richard Feynman (1918 to 1988. American theoretical physicist (1918–1988))
• Justinian I (482 to 565. Roman emperor from 527 to 565)
• Tim Blake Nelson (born 1964. American actor (born 1964))
• Irving Berlin (1888 to 1989. American songwriter (1888–1989))
• Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942 to 2026. Greek princess (1942–2026))
• Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 to 1904. French painter and sculptor (1824–1904))
• Theodore von Kármán (1881 to 1963. Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963))
• Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (born 1953. President of North Macedonia since 2024)
• Mikhail Sholokhov (1905 to 1984. Russian writer (1905–1984))
• Laskarina Bouboulina (1771 to 1825. Greek naval commander (1771–1825))
• László Polgár (born 1946. Hungarian chess teacher)
• Charles W. Fairbanks (1852 to 1918. Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909)
• Anne of Bohemia (1366 to 1394. Queen of England from 1382 to 1394)
• Robert Jarvik (1946 to 2025. American inventor (1946–2025))
• Harriet Quimby (1875 to 1912. American aviation pioneer (1875–1912))
• Willis Augustus Lee (1888 to 1945. United States Navy admiral (1888–1945))
• Pridi Banomyong (1900 to 1983. Prime Minister of Thailand in 1946)
• Judy Farrell (1938 to 2023. American actress (1938–2023))
• Jim Jeffords (1934 to 2014. American politician (1934–2014))
• Camilo José Cela (1916 to 2002. Spanish novelist, poet, essayist (1916–2002))
• Antony Hewish (1924 to 2021. British radio astronomer (1924–2021))
• Ethel Voynich (1864 to 1960. Irish writer and musician (1864–1960))
• Victoire of France (1733 to 1799. French princess (1733–1799))
• Apache Indian (musician) (born 1967. British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ (born 1967))
• Anawrahta (1014 to 1077. Emperor of the Bagan Dynasty, Myanmar)
• Kay Mellor (1951 to 2022. English actress and director (1951–2022))
• Sylvia Wynter (born 1928. Jamaican writer (born 1928))
• Karen Kilgariff (born 1970. American comedian, writer and podcaster)
• Igor Matovič (born 1973. 7th Prime Minister of Slovakia)
• Yaacov Agam (1928 to 2026. Israeli sculptor and experimental artist (born 1928))
• Anatoly Lyadov (1855 to 1914. Russian composer (1855–1914))
• Konstantin Meladze (born 1963. Georgian-born Ukrainian and Russian composer and producer (born 1963))
• Mike Lupica (born 1952. American novelist and sportswriter)
• Princess Basma bint Talal (born 1951. Jordanian royal)
• Milt Pappas (1939 to 2016. American baseball player (1939–2016))
• Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787 to 1862. Austrian nobleman and general)
• Kamau Brathwaite (1930 to 2020. Barbadian poet and academic (1930–2020))
• Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827 to 1875. French sculptor and painter (1827–1875))
• Kike Santander (born 1960. Colombian songwriter and producer)
• Judith Weir (born 1954. British composer (born 1954))
• Arthur J. Gregg (1928 to 2024. US Army general (1928–2024))
• Eugenio Calabi (1923 to 2023. Italian-born American mathematician (1923–2023))
• Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594 to 1650. Princess de Condé)
• Haroon (singer) (born 1973. British Pakistani musician (born 1973))
• Einar Jónsson (1874 to 1954. Icelandic sculptor (1874–1954))
• Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1911 to 1985. Indian writer)
• Koji Nakanishi (1925 to 2019. Japanese chemist (1925–2019))
• Yuki Tsunoda (born 2000. Japanese racing driver (born 2000))
• Valentino (1932 to 2026. Italian fashion designer (1932–2026))
• Eugene Dynkin (1924 to 2014. Russian mathematician (1924–2014))
• José Mariano Salas (1797 to 1867. President of Mexico in 1846, in 1859)
• Joseph Marx (1882 to 1964. Austrian composer and critic (1882–1964))
• Augusto Rademaker (1905 to 1985. Vice President of Brazil from 1969 to 1974)
• Ismail Marzuki (1914 to 1958. Indonesian composer of patriotic songs (1914–1958))
• Jürgen Schult (born 1960. East German discus thrower)
• Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952 to 2009. Argentine feminist theologian (1952–2009))
• Leo Stein (1872 to 1947. American art collector and critic (1872–1947))

Died on May 11

• Bob Marley (1945 to 1981. Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981))
• Earl of Chatham (1708 to 1778. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768)
• Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904 to 1996. President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966 (1904–1996))
• Spencer Perceval (1762 to 1812. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812)
• Alvar Aalto (1898 to 1976. Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976))
• John Herschel (1792 to 1871. English polymath (1792–1871))
• Leo VI (866 to 912. Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912)
• Matteo Ricci (1552 to 1610. Italian Catholic missionary (1552–1610))
• Karl Schwarzschild (1873 to 1916. German physicist (1873–1916))
• Ghazan (1271 to 1304. Ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate from 1295 to 1304)
• Safi I (1611 to 1642. Safavid Shah of Iran from 1629 to 1642)
• Benedict II (635 to 685. Head of the Catholic Church from 684 to 685)
• Hans Luther (1879 to 1962. German politician, banker and diplomat)
• Max Reger (1873 to 1916. German composer, musician, conductor, and teacher (1873–1916))
• Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913 to 2007. O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa from 1962 to 2007)
• Mieszko II Lambert (990 to 1034. King of Poland (r. 1025–1031); Duke of Poland (r. 1032–1034))
• Alaungpaya (1714 to 1760. Founder of the Konbaung Empire)
• Abdul Reza Pahlavi (1924 to 2004. Iranian royal (1924–2004))
• Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. (1945 to 1994. US Marine Corps and Attorney (1945-1994))
• Meher Ali Shah (1859 to 1937. Punjabi Sufi scholar and poet (1859–1937))
• Edmond Becquerel (1820 to 1891. French physicist (1820–1891))
• Yevgeny Miller (1867 to 1939. Russian general (1867–1939))
• Yagyū Munenori (1571 to 1646. Samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period (1571–1646))
• Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821 to 1881. Swiss philosopher and poet (1821–1881))
• Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (1915 to 2009. Indian naval officer)
• Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale (1071 to 1141. Anglo-Norman baron and knight (c.1078–1141))
• Lorrin A. Thurston (1858 to 1931. Hawaiian politician (1858–1931))
• Surjit Patar (1945 to 2024. Indian Punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024))
• John Crawfurd (1783 to 1868. British physician, colonial administrator, diplomat and writer (1783–1868))
• Lee Beom-seok (prime minister) (1900 to 1972. Prime Minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950)

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