Famous Births on 11 Jan

Famous Births on 11 Jan

1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)
1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
1395 - Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
1503 - Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)
1591 - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)
1630 - John Rogers, American President of Harvard in the US (d. 1684)
1671 - François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)
1723 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774)
1755 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
1757 - Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)
1788 - William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
1800 - Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
1807 - Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. 1874)
1814 - James Paget, British surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
1815 - John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
1825 - Bayard Taylor, U.S. poet and writer (d. 1878
1839 - Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator, philosopher and nationalist (d. 1903)
1842 - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
1843 - Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
1845 - Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)
1850 - Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. 1942)
1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1926)
1853 - Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
1856 - Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)
1857 - Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
1858 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
1859 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. 1925)
1864 - Thomas Dixon, American playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author (d. 1946)
1867 - Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)
1868 - Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
1870 - Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
1872 - George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
1873 - John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)
1875 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)
1876 - Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
1885 - Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. 1977)
1885 - Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)
1887 - Aldo Leopold, American ecologist (d. 1948)
1888 - Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)
1889 - Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
1890 - Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d. 1954)
1890 - Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
1895 - Laurens Hammond, American inventor of the Hammond organ (d. 1973)
1897 - August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
1899 - Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
1901 - Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
1902 - Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. 1986)
1903 - Alan Paton, South African writer (d. 1988)
1905 - Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
1905 - Manfred B Lee, U.S. writer, co-eponym of Ellery Queen (d. 1971)
1906 - Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (d. 2008)
1907 - Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 1982)
1908 - Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)
1910 - Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)
1910 - Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (d. 1975)
1910 - Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
1911 - Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)
1911 - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
1915 - Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier, co-founder Special Air Service (d. 1955)
1916 - Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)
1917 - John Robarts, Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario (d. 1982)
1921 - Juanita M. Kreps, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
1921 - Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. 1990)
1923 - Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman
1924 - Don Cherry, American singer and golfer
1924 - Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel laureate
1924 - Slim Harpo, American musician (d. 1970)
1924 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
1925 - Grant Tinker, American television executive
1926 - Lev Demin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1998)
1928 - David L. Wolper, American television producer
1930 - Rod Taylor, Australian actor
1930 - Ron Mulock, Australian politician
1931 - Betty Churcher, director of the National Gallery of Australia
1932 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
1934 - Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
1934 - Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
1935 - Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
1938 - Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995)
1938 - Arthur Scargill, Socialist Labour Party (UK) leader
1939 - Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
1941 - Gérson, Brazilian footballer
1942 - Clarence Clemons, American musician (E Street Band)
1943 - Jim Hightower, American radio host and author
1944 - Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
1944 - Shibu Soren, Indian politician
1945 - Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress
1945 - Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Dhammayutt Order
1946 - Tony Kaye, British keyboard player (Yes)
1946 - Naomi Judd, American singer
1946 - John Piper, American theologian
1949 - Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer
1951 - Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. 2000)
1952 - Lee Ritenour, American musician and composer
1952 - Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
1952 - Ben Crenshaw, American golfer
1952 - Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
1953 - John Sessions, Scottish actor
1956 - Robert Earl Keen, American singer
1957 - Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
1958 - Diego León Montoya Sánchez, former Columbian crime boss
1958 - Vicki Peterson, American musician (The Bangles)
1959 - Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player
1961 - Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, Prince of Austria and Prince Royal of Hungary
1961 - Jasper Fforde, British author
1962 - Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy
1963 - Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
1963 - Tracy Caulkins, U.S. Olympic swimmer
1965 - Roland Scholten, Dutch Darts Player
1966 - Kelley Law, Canadian curler
1966 - Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
1967 - Derek Riddell, Scottish actor
1968 - Anders Borg, Swedish politician
1968 - Tom Dumont, American musician
1969 - Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
1969 - Kyle Richards, American actress
1970 - Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
1970 - Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
1971 - Mary J. Blige, American singer
1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor
1972 - Amanda Peet, American actress
1973 - Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
1973 - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
1973 - Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
1974 - Jens Nowotny, German footballer
1974 - Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
1975 - Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
1976 - Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
1976 - Gregory Zimmerman, Philosopher
1977 - Shomari Buchanan, American football player
1977 - Nadia Turner, American singer
1978 - Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
1978 - Emile Heskey, English footballer
1978 - Holly Brisley, Australian actress
1979 - Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director
1979 - Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer
1980 - Deanna Wright, American actress
1980 - Mike Williams, American football player
1981 - Jamelia, English singer
1981 - Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian)
1982 - Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer
1982 - Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
1983 - Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
1983 - Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
1985 - Rie fu, Japanese singer
1985 - Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
1987 - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
1993 - Flora Cross, American actress
347 - Emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. 395)
889 - Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)