November 11

November 11 – Famous Birthdays:

1900 – Maria Babanova, Russian stage and film actress (d. 1983)
1901 – Sam Spiegel, American film producer (d. 1985)
1901 – F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author (d. 1978)
1904 – Alger Hiss, American lawyer and convicted spy (d. 1996)
1904 – J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1960)
1906 – Brother Theodore, German-American monologuist and comedian (d. 2001)
1907 – Orestis Laskos, Greek director, screenwriter, and poet (d. 1992)
1909 – Robert Ryan, American actor (d. 1973)
1909 – Piero Scotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1976)
1911 – Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 2002)
1912 – Thomas C. Mann, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to El Salvador (d. 1999)
1914 – James Gilbert Baker, American astronomer, optician, and academic (d. 2005)
1914 – Taslim Olawale Elias, Nigerian academic and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1991)
1914 – Howard Fast, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1914 – Henry Wade, American soldier and lawyer (d. 2001)
1914 – Daisy Bates (activist), American activist who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957 (d. 1999)
1915 – William Proxmire, American soldier, journalist, and politician (d. 2005)
1915 – Anna Schwartz, American economist and author (d. 2012)
1916 – Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 2012)
1918 – Stubby Kaye, American entertainer (d. 1997)
1919 – Kalle Päätalo, Finnish soldier and author (d. 2000)
1920 – Roy Jenkins, Welsh-English captain, academic, and politician, President of the European Commission (d. 2003)
1920 – Walter Krupinski, German captain and pilot (d. 2000)
1921 – Terrel Bell, American sergeant, academic, and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Education (d. 1996)
1922 – Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2007)
1925 – John Guillermin, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1925 – June Whitfield, English actress
1925 – Jonathan Winters, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1926 – Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
1926 – Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian race car driver (d. 2016)
1927 – Mose Allison, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016)
1927 – Martin Špegelj, Croatian general and politician, 2nd Croatian Minister of Defence (d. 2014)
1928 – Ernestine Anderson, American singer (d. 2016)
1928 – Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (d. 2012)
1929 – LaVern Baker, American singer (d. 1997)
1929 – Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German author and poet
1929 – Martin Jacomb, English lawyer, businessman, and academic
1930 – Hugh Everett III, American physicist and mathematician (d. 1982)
1930 – Vernon Handley, English conductor (d. 2008)
1930 – Mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist and academic (d. 2017)
1932 – Germano Mosconi, Italian journalist (d. 2012)
1933 – Martino Finotto, Italian race car driver (d. 2014)
1933 – Peter B. Lewis, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1935 – Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress
1936 – Jack Keller, American songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1937 – Vittorio Brambilla, Italian race car driver (d. 2001)
1937 – Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat, 14th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
1937 – Alicia Ostriker, American poet and scholar
1939 – Denise Alexander, American actress
1940 – Barbara Boxer, American journalist and politician
1940 – Dennis Coffey, American guitarist
1942 – Jonathan Fenby, English journalist and businessman
1942 – Roy Fredericks, Guyanese-American cricketer and politician (d. 2000)
1942 – Diane Wolkstein, American author and radio host (d. 2013)
1943 – Doug Frost, Australian swim coach
1945 – Chris Dreja, English guitarist and songwriter
1945 – Vince Martell, American singer and guitarist
1945 – Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua
1946 – Al Holbert, American race car driver (d. 1988)
1948 – Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (d. 1986)
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (d. 2005)
1948 – Robert John “Mutt” Lange, British-South African record producer and songwriter
1949 – Ismail Petra of Kelantan, former Sultan of Kelantan
1949 – Kathy Postlewait, American golfer
1950 – Mircea Dinescu, Romanian journalist and poet
1950 – Jim Peterik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Kim Peek, American megasavant (d. 2009)
1951 – Marc Summers, American television host and producer
1951 – Fuzzy Zoeller, American golfer
1953 – Marshall Crenshaw, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Andy Partridge, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (XTC)
1954 – Steve Brain, English rugby player
1954 – Mary Gaitskill, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
1954 – Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2015)
1955 – Dave Alvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Jigme Singye Wangchuk, King of Bhutan
1956 – Ian Craig Marsh, English guitarist
1956 – Talat Aziz, Ghazal singer
1958 – Luz Casal, Spanish singer-songwriter and actress
1958 – Kazimieras Černis, Lithuanian astronomer and astrophysicist
1958 – Carlos Lacámara, Cuban-American actor and playwright
1958 – Kathy Lette, Australian-English author
1959 – Lee Haney, American bodybuilder
1959 – Richard Rowe, English jockey and trainer
1959 – Christian Schwarzenegger, Swiss criminologist and academic
1959 – Carl Williams, American boxer (d. 2013)
1960 – Colin Harvey, English author and critic (d. 2011)
1960 – Chuck Hernandez, American baseball player and coach
1960 – Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician, 37th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
1960 – Cristina Odone, Kenyan-Italian journalist and author
1960 – Peter Parros, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Stanley Tucci, American actor and director
1961 – Yuri Milner, Russian entrepreneur, venture capitalist and physicist
1962 – Mario Fenech, Maltese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1962 – Georgios Mitsibonas, Greek footballer (d. 1997)
1962 – Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer
1962 – James Morrison, Australian trumpet player and composer
1963 – Billy Gunn, American wrestler and actor
1964 – Margarete Bagshaw, American painter and potter (d. 2015)
1964 – Calista Flockhart, American actress
1965 – Max Mutchnick, American screenwriter and producer
1965 – Kim Stockwood, Canadian singer-songwriter
1966 – Benedicta Boccoli, Italian model and actress
1966 – Vince Colosimo, Australian actor
1966 – Alison Doody, Irish model and actress
1967 – Gil de Ferran, Brazilian race car driver
1967 – David Doak, Northern Irish video game designer
1967 – Frank John Hughes, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – David L. Cook, American singer-songwriter and comedian
1968 – Diego Fuser, Italian footballer and manager
1971 – David DeLuise, American actor and director
1971 – Tomas Pačėsas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1972 – Adam Beach, Canadian actor
1973 – Jason White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Jon B., American singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer
1974 – Static Major, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2008)
1974 – Wajahatullah Wasti, Pakistani cricketer
1975 – Daisuke Ohata, Japanese rugby player
1976 – Jason Grilli, American baseball player
1976 – Jesse F. Keeler, Canadian bass player
1977 – Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (d. 2002)
1977 – Maniche, Portuguese footballer and manager
1977 – Marsha Mehran, Iranian-American author (d. 2014)
1978 – Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer
1980 – Willie Parker, American football player and coach
1980 – Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-German rugby player
1982 – Gonzalo Canale, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1982 – Jeremy Williams, English model, actor, and poet
1983 – Arouna Koné, Ivorian footballer
1983 – Philipp Lahm, German footballer
1983 – Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Japanese voice actor and singer
1984 – Stephen Hunt, English footballer
1984 – Birkir Már Sævarsson, Icelandic footballer
1985 – Osvaldo Alonso, Cuban footballer
1985 – Austin Collie, American football player
1985 – Tiidrek Nurme, Estonian runner
1985 – Jessica Sierra, American singer
1985 – Robin Uthappa, Indian cricketer
1986 – Jon Batiste, American singer and pianist
1986 – Victor Cruz, American football player
1986 – Mark Sanchez, American football player
1986 – François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
1987 – Vinny Guadagnino, American actor
1987 – Chanelle Hayes, English model and singer
1988 – David Depetris, Argentinian-Slovak footballer
1988 – Mikako Komatsu, Japanese voice actress and singer
1988 – Kyle Naughton, English footballer
1989 – Adam Rippon, American figure skater
1989 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese singer
1989 – Lewis Williamson, Scottish race car driver
1990 – James Segeyaro, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
1990 – Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road bicycle racer
1990 – Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer
1991 – Christa B. Allen, American actress
1992 – Sofía Luini, Argentine tennis player
1993 – Jang Hee-ryung, South Korean actress
1993 – Jamaal Lascelles, English footballer
1994 – Connor Price, Canadian actor
1994 – Ellie Simmonds, English swimmer
1995 – Josh Aloiai, New Zealand rugby league player