History Births on February 11
Edward Seidensticker, American scholar and translator (d. 2007)
#Edward_Seidensticker
Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (d. 2013)
#Ottavio_Missoni
?ubomíra Kalinová, Slovak biathlete
#?ubomíra_Kalinová
Deborah Meaden, English businesswoman
#Deborah_Meaden
Daniel F. Galouye, American author (d. 1976)
#Daniel_F._Galouye
José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer and manager
#José_Mari_Bakero
Rachilde, French author and playwright (d. 1953)
#Rachilde
Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (d. 1831)
#Ioannis_Kapodistrias
Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (d. 2010)
#Antony_Flew
Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (d. 2016)
#Mike_Oxley
John Surtees, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (d. 2017)
#John_Surtees
Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)
#Farouk_of_Egypt
Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)
#Max_Baer_(boxer)
Isaiah Mustafa, American football player and actor
#Isaiah_Mustafa
Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum (d. 1939)
#Helene_Kröller-Müller
Philip Dunne, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
#Philip_Dunne_(writer)
Mick Staton, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
#Mick_Staton
Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (d. 2002)
#Hans-Georg_Gadamer
Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 2006)
#Lloyd_Bentsen
Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer
#Derek_Shulman
Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1569)
#Philip_II,_Metropolitan_of_Moscow
Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist, mathematician, and academic (d. 1903)
#Josiah_Willard_Gibbs
Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer
#Jennifer_Aniston
Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (d. 2017)
#Manuel_Noriega
Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver
#Roberto_Moreno
Paul Bocuse, French chef (d. 2018)
#Paul_Bocuse
Sarah Palin, American journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Alaska
#Sarah_Palin
Didier Lockwood, French violinist (Magma) (d. 2018)
#Didier_Lockwood
Mary Quant, British fashion designer
#Mary_Quant
Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
#Otis_Clay
Vivian Fuchs, English geologist and explorer (d. 1999)
#Vivian_Fuchs
William Beckett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#William_Beckett_(singer)
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (d.1954)
#Emil_Leon_Post
Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi, Iranian educator and politician, Iranian Minister of Health
#Marzieh_Vahid-Dastjerdi
William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (d. 1715)
#William_Carstares
Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestler
#Ken_Shamrock
Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress, socialite and businesswoman (d. 1995)
#Eva_Gabor
Dennis Skinner, English miner and politician
#Dennis_Skinner
Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. 1990)
#Hank_Gathers
Peter Klashorst, Dutch painter, sculptor, and photographer
#Peter_Klashorst
Budge Patty, American tennis player
#Budge_Patty
Serge Lama, French singer-songwriter
#Serge_Lama
Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater
#Jan_Smeekens
Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)
#Billy_Halop
Damian Lewis, English actor
#Damian_Lewis
Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player
#Eddie_Shack
Bernd Meier, German footballer and coach (d. 2012)
#Bernd_Meier
Tina Ambani, Indian actress
#Tina_Ambani
Carey Lowell, American model and actress
#Carey_Lowell
Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)
#Pope_Gregory_XIV
Ellen van Dijk, Dutch cyclist
#Ellen_van_Dijk
Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer
#Sérgio_Mendes
Aubrey O'Day, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
#Aubrey_O'Day
Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (d. 1966)
#Carlo_Carrà
Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinter
#Maarten_Heisen
Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer
#Javier_Aquino
Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
#Varg_Vikernes
Momus, Scottish-Japanese author, journalist, and songwriter
#Momus_(musician)
Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
#Fredrik_Thordendal
Warren Boland, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
#Warren_Boland
Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (d. 2018)
#Burt_Reynolds
Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and author (d. 1945)
#Else_Lasker-Schüler
Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright (d. 1625)
#Honoré_d'Urfé
Albert Christoph Dies, German composer and painter (d. 1822)
#Albert_Christoph_Dies
Hernandez, American wrestler and promoter
#Hernandez_(wrestler)
Q'orianka Kilcher, American actress
#Q'orianka_Kilcher
Sinclair Stevens, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and politician (d. 2016)
#Sinclair_Stevens
D'Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#D'Angelo
Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida
#Jeb_Bush
Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (d. 2014)
#Tom_Veryzer
Steve McManaman, English footballer
#Steve_McManaman
Adrian Hasler, Liechtensteiner police officer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
#Adrian_Hasler
Mike Shinoda, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#Mike_Shinoda
H.R., American punk rock singer-songwriter (Bad Brains)
#H.R.
Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician
#Tammy_Baldwin
Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
#Mike_Richards
Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager
#Nick_Barmby
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (d. 2014)
#Yoshihito,_Prince_Katsura
Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (d. 1459)
#Poggio_Bracciolini
Natalie Dormer, English actress
#Natalie_Dormer
Mel Carnahan, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (d. 2000)
#Mel_Carnahan
Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar (d. 1881)
#Auguste_Mariette
Pepu Hernández, Spanish professional basketball coach
#Pepu_Hernández
Šárka Strachová, Czech skier
#Šárka_Strachová
Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)
#Basil_Moreau
Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer
#Luca_Antonelli
Dansby Swanson, American baseball player
#Dansby_Swanson
Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (d. 1931)
#Thomas_Edison
Alexander Büttner, Dutch footballer
#Alexander_Büttner
Jonathan Tah, German footballer
#Jonathan_Tah
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 272nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1936)
#Ahmet_Tevfik_Pasha
Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1994)
#Rudolf_Firkušný
Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)
#Keith_Holyoake
Pierre Curzi, Canadian actor, screenwriter, and politician
#Pierre_Curzi
Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)
#Kim_Stanley
Tina Louise, American actress and singer
#Tina_Louise
Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (d. 1940)
#Ellen_Day_Hale
Hwang Chan-sung, South Korean singer, rapper, and actor
#Hwang_Chan-sung
Catherine Hickland, American actress
#Catherine_Hickland
Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Japan
#Yukio_Hatoyama
Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer
#Andreas_Hilfiker
Elizabeth of York (d. 1503)
#Elizabeth_of_York
Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer
#Rafael_van_der_Vaart
Egidio Duni, Italian composer (d. 1775)
#Egidio_Duni
Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriter
#Wesley_Strick
Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Aarhus City Hall and Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (d. 1971)
#Arne_Jacobsen
Paul McLoone, Irish singer, former radio producer, radio presenter, and voice actor
#Paul_McLoone
Taylor Lautner, American actor, model and martial artist
#Taylor_Lautner
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer (d. 1913)
#Hans_Bronsart_von_Schellendorff
Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coach
#Jacque_Vaughn
Ty Treadway, American actor and talk show host
#Ty_Treadway
Georgia May Foote, English actress
#Georgia_May_Foote
Mike Leavitt, American politician, 14th Governor of Utah
#Mike_Leavitt
Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist
#Marco_Marcato
Mo Willems, American author and illustrator
#Mo_Willems
Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball player
#Vlad_Moldoveanu
Tony Battie, American basketball player and sportscaster
#Tony_Battie
Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
#Brandy_Norwood
Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (d. 1877)
#Henry_Fox_Talbot
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (d. 1757)
#Bernard_Le_Bovier_de_Fontenelle
Ioannis Okkas, Cypriot footballer and manager
#Ioannis_Okkas
Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (d. 1883)
#Alexander_H._Stephens
Zain Verjee, Kenyan-Canadian journalist
#Zain_Verjee
Burhan Ghalioun, Syrian academic and politician
#Burhan_Ghalioun
Ian Porterfield, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
#Ian_Porterfield
Kelly Rowland, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
#Kelly_Rowland
Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
#Sheryl_Crow
Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and activist (d. 1969)
#Josh_White
José Callejón, Spanish footballer
#José_Callejón
Jaroslav Špa?ek, Czech ice hockey player and coach
#Jaroslav_Špa?ek
Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (d. 1953)
#Elsa_Beskow
Lasse Norman Hansen, Danish track and road cyclist
#Lasse_Norman_Hansen
Peter Hayes, American singer and guitarist
#Peter_Hayes_(musician)
Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronaut
#Richard_Mastracchio
Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player
#Maxime_Talbot
Giovanni Pacini, Italian composer and educator (d. 1867)
#Giovanni_Pacini
Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)
#Melville_Fuller
Andy Lally, American race car driver
#Andy_Lally
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
#Joseph_L._Mankiewicz
Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1312)
#Otto_III,_Duke_of_Bavaria
Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 1880)
#Lydia_Maria_Child
Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 1964)
#Leo_Szilard
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, French comedian, actor, and activist
#Dieudonné_M'bala_M'bala
John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston (d. 1950)
#John_F._Fitzgerald
Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (d. 1865)
#Otto_Ludwig_(writer)
Christian Maggio, Italian footballer
#Christian_Maggio
J. W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
#J._W._Hearne
Brian Matusz, American baseball player
#Brian_Matusz
Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2010)
#Leslie_Nielsen