History Births on January 11

Alice Paul, American activist and suffragist (d. 1977)

#Alice_Paul

Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)

#Elmer_Flick

Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (d. 1874)

#Ezra_Cornell

Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter

#Marc_Acito

Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter

#Darren_Lynn_Bousman

Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach

#Chris_Jent

Christian Sinding, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1941)

#Christian_Sinding

Rockmond Dunbar, American actor

#Rockmond_Dunbar

Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (d. 1932)

#Georgios_Jakobides

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)

#George_Curzon,_1st_Marquess_Curzon_of_Kedleston

Albert Dupontel, French actor and director

#Albert_Dupontel

Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler

#Mascarita_Sagrada

Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist

#Charlie_Huhn

Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia

#Andres_Tarand

Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model

#Kim_Young-kwang_(actor)

Ralph Recto, Filipino lawyer and politician

#Ralph_Recto

Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman (d. 2017)

#Christine_Kaufmann

Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)

#Juanita_M._Kreps

Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer

#Lee_Seung-hoon_(musician)

Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop

#Philip_Tartaglia

Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food

#Kostas_Skandalidis

Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Rod_Taylor

Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Mary_J._Blige

Manny Acta, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster

#Manny_Acta

Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic (d. 1927)

#Edward_B._Titchener

Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player

#Matthew_Palleschi

Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Naomi_Judd

Thomas Hicks, American runner (d. 1952)

#Thomas_Hicks_(athlete)

Theodosius I, Roman emperor (d. 395)

#Theodosius_I

Jens Nowotny, German footballer

#Jens_Nowotny

Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player

#Vallo_Allingu

Emile Heskey, English footballer

#Emile_Heskey

Brett Bodine, American race car driver

#Brett_Bodine

John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic (d. 1684)

#John_Rogers_(Harvard)

Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (d. 1837)

#Vincenzo_Borg

Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran

#Mohammad_Reza_Rahimi

Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player

#Kane_Linnett

Ryan Griffin, American football player

#Ryan_Griffin_(tight_end)

Charles Fraser, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1981)

#Charles_Fraser_(rugby_league)

Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1259)

#Möngke_Khan

Tracy Caulkins, Australian swimmer

#Tracy_Caulkins

Tony Allen, American basketball player

#Tony_Allen_(basketball)

Diana Gabaldon, American author

#Diana_Gabaldon

Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Newton_Faulkner

John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)

#John_A._Macdonald

Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (d. 1989)

#Bernard_Blier

Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008)

#Albert_Hofmann

Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada

#Jean_Chrétien

Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011)

#Clarence_Clemons

Emperor K?my? of Japan (d. 1380)

#Emperor_K?my?

Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist (d. 1686)

#Nicolas_Steno

Adrian Sutil, German race car driver

#Adrian_Sutil

Leroy Sané, German footballer

#Leroy_Sané

Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican lawyer, philosopher, and sociologist (d. 1903)

#Eugenio_María_de_Hostos

Wang Chongyang, Chinese religious leader and poet (d. 1170)

#Wang_Chongyang

Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (d. 1926)

#Constantin_Fehrenbach

Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist (d. 1869)

#Joseph_Jackson_Lister

Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1833)

#Oliver_Wolcott_Jr.

Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1940)

#Cai_Yuanpei

Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (d. 1945)

#Alexander_Stirling_Calder

Petra Schneider, German swimmer

#Petra_Schneider

Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (d. 1895)

#Ányos_Jedlik

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1646)

#Robert_Devereux,_3rd_Earl_of_Essex

Holly Brisley, Australian actress

#Holly_Brisley

Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand

#Shibu_Soren

Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (d. 1955)

#Paddy_Mayne

André Myhrer, Swedish skier

#André_Myhrer

Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director

#Alfonso_Arau

Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (d. 1947)

#Harry_Gordon_Selfridge

Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress

#Son_Ye-jin

Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter

#Daryl_Braithwaite

Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance

#Anders_Borg

Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Kailash_Satyarthi

John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)

#John_Robarts

Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler

#Henry_Shefflin

Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter (Yes)

#Tony_Kaye_(musician)

Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Roger_Guillemin

Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)

#Max_Carey

Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (d. 1994)

#Lionel_Stander

Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist

#Susan_Lindauer

Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor

#Manfredi_Beninati

Billy Taylor, English cricketer and umpire

#Billy_Taylor_(cricketer)

Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect

#Ben_Crenshaw

Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer

#Andrea_Bertolacci

Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer

#Lee_Ritenour

Joseph Charles Arthur, American pathologist and mycologist (d. 1942)

#Joseph_Charles_Arthur

Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer

#Tom_Dumont

Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2001)

#Luise_Krüger

Dario Kreši?, Croatian footballer

#Dario_Kreši?

Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (d. 1954)

#Oswald_de_Andrade

Zenk? Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)

#Zenk?_Suzuki

Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986)

#Maurice_Duruflé

Alan Bowness, English historian and curator

#Alan_Bowness

Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966)

#Shane_Paltridge

John Piper, American theologian and author

#John_Piper_(theologian)

Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer

#Danuta_Kozák

François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (d. 1745)

#François-Marie,_1st_duc_de_Broglie

Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)

#Parmigianino

Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Darryl_Dawkins

Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (d. 1998)

#Jerome_Bixby

Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager

#Bryan_Robson

Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Vicki_Peterson

Anthony Lledo, Danish composer

#Anthony_Lledo

Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer (d. 1991)

#Eva_Le_Gallienne

Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012)

#Carroll_Shelby

George Mira, American football player

#George_Mira

Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe

#Chris_Bryant

August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)

#August_Heissmeyer

Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003)

#Nora_Heysen

Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)

#Alexander_Hamilton

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)

#William_James

Adolf Eberle, German painter (d. 1914)

#Adolf_Eberle

Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater

#Anni_Friesinger-Postma

Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic (d. 1956)

#Reinhold_Glière

Jamie Vardy, English footballer

#Jamie_Vardy

Michael Keane, English footballer

#Michael_Keane_(footballer,_born_1993)

Tommy Duncan, American singer-songwriter (d. 1967)

#Tommy_Duncan

Lucy Knisley, American author and illustrator

#Lucy_Knisley

Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress

#Matt_Mullenweg

Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1999)

#Arthur_Lambourn

Madeline Manning, American runner and coach

#Madeline_Manning

Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Robert_Earl_Keen

Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (d. 1952)

#Theodoros_Pangalos_(general)

Kevin Boss, American football player

#Kevin_Boss

Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)

#Fred_Archer_(jockey)

Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright

#Amanda_Peet

William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic (d. 1866)

#William_Thomas_Brande

Don "Red" Barry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980)

#Don_"Red"_Barry

Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1982)

#Pierre_Mendès_France

Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Cody_Simpson

Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1912)

#Albert_Victor_Bäcklund

Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016)

#Grant_Tinker

Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician

#Michael_Healy-Rae

Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician

#Arthur_Scargill

William Strode, English politician (d. 1666)

#William_Strode_(of_Barrington)

Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer

#Stijn_Schaars

Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and captain

#Rahul_Dravid

Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer

#Dani_Carvajal

Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)

#Abraham_Joshua_Heschel

Gérson, Brazilian footballer

#Gérson

Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier

#Anne_Heggtveit

Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (d. 1948)

#Aldo_Leopold

Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence

#Jaak_Aaviksoo

Joseph B. Keenan, American jurist and politician (d. 1954)

#Joseph_B._Keenan

James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)

#James_Paget

Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Christian_Jacobs

Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (d. 1831)

#Samuel_Bentham

Will Keane, English footballer

#Will_Keane

Emperor Go-En'y? of Japan (d. 1393)

#Emperor_Go-En'y?

Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988)

#Alan_Paton

Matteo Renzi, Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy

#Matteo_Renzi

Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (d. 1878)

#Bayard_Taylor

Jim Hightower, American journalist and politician

#Jim_Hightower

Klaartje Liebens, Belgian tennis player

Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer

Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer

Scotty Cranmer, American Professional BMX rider

Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer

Turner Battle, American basketball player

Blake Heron, American actor (d. 2017)

Mike Williams, American football player

Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player

Michael Lorenz, German footballer

Michael Duff, Irish footballer

Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper

Shamari Buchanan, American football player

Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player

Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach

Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player

Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player

Roman Görtz, German footballer

Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

Jeff Orford, Australian rugby league player

Ken Ueno, American composer

Malcolm D. Lee, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach

Brian Moore, English rugby player

Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (d. 1989)

Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach

Big Bank Hank, American rapper (d. 2014)

Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician

Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013)

Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)

Terry Williams, Welsh drummer

Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna

Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager

Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager

Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player

Mohammed Abdul-Hayy, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989)

Leo Cullum, American soldier, pilot, and cartoonist (d. 2010)

Bud Acton, American basketball player

Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (d. 1970)

Goldie Hill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)

Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (d. 2014)

Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (d. 2015)

Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014)

Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist

David L. Wolper, American director and producer (d. 2010)

Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)

Slim Harpo, American blues singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1970)

Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1994)

Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (d. 2016)

Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990)

Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)

Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973)

Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980)

Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960)

Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)

Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955)

Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (d. 1973)

Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (d. 1942)

Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (d. 1969)

Andrew Sockalexis, American runner (d. 1919)

Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (d. 1938)

John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (d. 1949)

G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic (d. 1956)

Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician (d. 1946)

Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter (d. 1721)

Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (d. 1710)

Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (d. 1680)

Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (d. 1422)

Abd-ar-Rahman III, first Caliph of Córdoba (d. 961)