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October 11 birthdays

284 notable historical figures were born on October 11, and 162 died on this day. Everyone born on October 11 is a Libra.

18% of October 11 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (79) than any other country.

Born on October 11

• Amitabh Bachchan (born 1942. Indian actor (born 1942))
• Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 to 1962. American diplomat and activist (1884–1962))
• Cardi B (born 1992. American rapper (born 1992))
• Haitham bin Tariq (born 1955. Sultan of Oman since 2020)
• Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926 to 2022. Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022))
• Daryl Hall (born 1946. American singer (born 1946))
• Taejo of Joseon (1335 to 1408. King of Joseon from 1392 to 1398)
• Halla Tómasdóttir (born 1968. President of Iceland since 2024)
• Amr Diab (born 1961. Egyptian singer and actor (born 1961))
• Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927 to 2005. Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000)
• Harry Augustus Garfield (1863 to 1942. American lawyer, academic and public official (1863–1942))
• Frederick IV of Denmark (1671 to 1730. King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 to 1730)
• Andressa Urach (born 1987. Brazilian television personality)
• Hans Kelsen (1881 to 1973. Austrian jurist and legal philosopher (1881–1973))
• Prince Faisal bin Hussein (born 1963. Jordanian prince)
• Volker Bertelmann (born 1966. German composer and pianist (born 1966))
• Bobby Charlton (1937 to 2023. English footballer (1937–2023))
• Hereditary Prince Frederick (1753 to 1805. Regent of Denmark-Norway from 1772 to 1784)
• Aleksandar Karađorđević (1806 to 1885. Prince of Serbia (1806–1885))
• Tafari Benti (1921 to 1977. Ethiopian military officer; chairman of the Derg from 1974 to 1977)
• Margaret Busby (born 1944. Publisher, writer and editor (born 1944))
• Chuck Fleischmann (born 1962. American politician (born 1962))
• A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (1930 to 2024. President of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2002)
• Jean-Marie Villot (1905 to 1979. Roman Catholic cardinal)
• LaVell Edwards (1930 to 2016. American football player and coach (1930–2016))
• Lewis Fry Richardson (1881 to 1953. English meteorologist and mathematician (1881–1953))
• Vijay P. Bhatkar (born 1946. Indian computer scientist)
• Nathan F. Twining (1897 to 1982. US Air Force general (1897–1982))
• Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France (1492 to 1495. French noble)
• Khin Nyunt (born 1939. Prime Minister of Myanmar from 2003 to 2004)
• Saul Friedländer (born 1932. Israeli historian (born 1932))
• Prince Pierre Napoléon (1815 to 1881. French nobleman, revolutionary, and politician)
• Nicanor Duarte (born 1956. President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008)
• Samuel Clarke (1675 to 1729. English philosopher and cleric (1675–1729))
• Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911 to 1948. Indian poet)
• Nadežda Petrović (1873 to 1915. Serbian artist (1873–1915))
• Gerard Salonga (born 1973. Filipino conductor, composer, and arranger (born 1973))
• Karl Bendetsen (1907 to 1989. American military officer (1907–1989))
• Conrad Helfrich (1886 to 1962. Royal Netherlands Navy officer)
• Michelle Trachtenberg (1985 to 2025. American actress (1985–2025))
• Friedrich Bergius (1884 to 1949. German chemist (1884–1949))
• Raymond Moriyama (1929 to 2023. Canadian architect (1929–2023))
• Casimir Pierre Périer (1777 to 1832. French statesman (1777–1832))
• Ignacio Cirac (born 1965. Spanish theoretical physicist)
• Consort Rong (Qianlong) (1734 to 1788. Consort of Qianlong Emperor (1734–1788))
• Nicola Zingaretti (born 1965. Italian politician)
• Peter Thiel (born 1967. American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967))
• Matt Bomer (born 1977. American actor (born 1977))
• Fred Trump (1905 to 1999. American real estate developer (1905–1999))
• Duccio Tessari (1926 to 1994. Italian filmmaker (1926–1994))
• Elizabeth Eisenstein (1923 to 2016. American historian)
• Charles P. Cabell (1903 to 1971. United States Air Force general (1903–1971))
• Matuê (born 1993. Musical artist)
• Roman Kim (born 1991. Kazakh violinist, composer and inventor (born 1991))
• Peter Ganine (1900 to 1974. Russian–American sculptor (1900–1974))
• Éamon de Valera, Jnr. (1913 to 1986. Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (1913–1986))
• Fernando Romero (born 1971. Mexican architect (born 1971))
• Peggy Parnass (1927 to 2025. German-Swedish actress and writer (1927–2025))
• Merieme Chadid (born 1969. Moroccan astronomer and researcher)
• Elana Dykewomon (1949 to 2022. American activist and author (1949–2022))

Died on October 11

• Diane Keaton (1946 to 2025. American actress (1946–2025))
• Redd Foxx (1922 to 1991. American comedian and actor (1922–1991))
• Jan Žižka (1360 to 1424. Czech military commander (1360–1424))
• Jean Cocteau (1889 to 1963. French writer and film director (1889–1963))
• Pope Boniface VIII (1235 to 1303. Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303)
• Casimir Pulaski (1745 to 1779. Polish nobleman and American Revolutionary War general (1745–1779))
• Alexei Leonov (1934 to 2019. Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019))
• Anton Bruckner (1824 to 1896. Austrian composer (1824–1896))
• Sri Chinmoy (1931 to 2007. Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931–2007))
• Louis IV (1282 to 1347. Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 to 1347)
• James Prescott Joule (1818 to 1889. English physicist (1818–1889))
• Otto, King of Bavaria (1848 to 1916. King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913)
• Louise of Orléans (1812 to 1850. Queen of the Belgians from 1832 to 1850)
• Donald Dewar (1937 to 2000. First Minister of Scotland from 1999 to 2000)
• Angela Lansbury (1925 to 2022. British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022))
• Frank Kameny (1925 to 2011. American gay rights activist (1925–2011))
• Maurice de Vlaminck (1876 to 1958. French painter (1876–1958))
• Claire Rayner (1931 to 2010. English journalist and advice columnist (1931–2010))
• Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890 to 1961. Danish princess (1890–1961))
• William I, Count of Boulogne (1135 to 1159. Count of Boulogne from 1153 to 1159)
• Jean-Henri Fabre (1823 to 1915. French naturalist, entomologist and author)
• Lars Ahlfors (1907 to 1996. Finnish mathematician (1907–1996))
• Gotthold Eisenstein (1823 to 1852. German mathematician (1823–1852))
• John Giorno (1936 to 2019. American poet and performance artist (1936–2019))
• William Vickrey (1914 to 1996. Canadian-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1914–1996))
• Vito Volterra (1860 to 1940. Italian mathematician and physicist (1860–1940))
• Patriarch Filaret of Moscow (1553 to 1633. Russian boyar)
• Ibrahim al-Hamdi (1943 to 1977. President of North Yemen from 1974 to 1977)
• MacKinlay Kantor (1904 to 1977. American journalist (1904–1977))
• James Earle Fraser (sculptor) (1876 to 1953. American sculptor (1876-1953))

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