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Famous People Born on January 11(246 people)

Athlete

Elly De La Cruz, Dominican baseball player

Musician

Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Jeanette Hegg Duestad, Norwegian sport shooter

Notable Figure

Lim Sung-jin, South Korean volleyball player

Notable Figure

Brandon Wakeham, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Thomas Mikaele, New Zealand rugby league player

Actor

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

Athlete

Leroy Sané, German footballer

Athlete

Nick Solak, American baseball player

Athlete

Chris Boucher, Saint Lucian-Canadian basketball player

Notable Figure

Park Junghwan, South Korean Go player

Athlete

Michael Keane, English footballer

Athlete

Will Keane, Irish footballer

Athlete

Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer

Musician

Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer

Athlete

Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Malik Jackson, American football player

Notable Figure

Demario Davis, American football player

Notable Figure

Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Epiphanny Prince, American-Russian basketball player

Notable Figure

Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider

Notable Figure

Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer

Athlete

Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer

Athlete

Jamie Vardy, English footballer

Actor

Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model

Notable Figure

Dennis Dixon, American football player

Musician

Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Political Leader

Aja Naomi King, American actress

Notable Figure

Kevin Boss, American football player

Athlete

Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer

Business

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

Athlete

Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer

Notable Figure

Glenn Stewart, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

André Myhrer, Swedish skier

Athlete

Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer

Notable Figure

Adrian Sutil, German racing driver

Athlete

Tony Allen, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Clint Greenshields, Australian-French rugby league player

Actor

Blake Heron, American actor (died 2017)

Actor

Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress

Notable Figure

Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player and coach

Athlete

Damien Wilkins, American basketball player

Filmmaker

Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter

Athlete

Michael Lorenz, German footballer

Athlete

Terence Morris, American basketball player

Musician

Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer-songwriter and businesswoman

Notable Figure

Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler

Athlete

Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player

Actor

Holly Brisley, Australian actress

Athlete

Michael Duff, Irish footballer

Athlete

Emile Heskey, English footballer

Notable Figure

Shamari Buchanan, American football player

Notable Figure

Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater

Notable Figure

Shane Kelly, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper

Athlete

Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player

Notable Figure

Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach

Political Leader

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

Athlete

Roman Görtz, German footballer

Athlete

Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player

Athlete

Jens Nowotny, German footballer

Notable Figure

Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer

Actor

Rockmond Dunbar, American actor

Actor

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

Musician

Anthony Lledo, Danish composer

Actor

Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright

Actor

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

Notable Figure

Jeff Orford, Australian rugby league player

Artist

Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor

Athlete

Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach

Actor

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

Musician

Ken Ueno, American composer

Athlete

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

Politician

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

Musician

Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer

Notable Figure

Steve Mavin, Australian rugby league player

Politician

Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician

Filmmaker

Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter

Athlete

Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler

Athlete

Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach

Actor

Albert Dupontel, French actor and director

Politician

Ralph Recto, Filipino politician

Athlete

Tracy Caulkins, American-Australian swimmer

Actor

Jason Connery, Italian-born British actor and director

Athlete

Petra Schneider, German swimmer

Politician

Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe

Actor

Kim Coles, American actress and comedian

Writer

Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist

Notable Figure

Brian Moore, English rugby player

Writer

Jasper Fforde, English author

Notable Figure

Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish racing driver (died 1989)

Politician

Karl von Habsburg, Austrian politician, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Notable Figure

Brett Bodine, American NASCAR driver

Notable Figure

Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Musician

Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)

Athlete

Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach

Athlete

Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager

Notable Figure

David Grant, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)

Musician

Big Bank Hank, American rapper (died 2014)

Musician

Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter

Actor

Phyllis Logan, Scottish actress

Politician

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

Scientist

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

Politician

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

Politician

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

Actor

Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (died 2013)

Athlete

Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect

Politician

Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician

Writer

Diana Gabaldon, American author

Musician

Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer

Musician

Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist

Athlete

Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop (died 2021)

Musician

Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter

Athlete

Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach (died 2023)

Political Leader

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

Athlete

Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager

Athlete

Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager

Athlete

Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna (died 2018)

Athlete

Madeline Manning, American runner and coach

Musician

Terry Williams, Welsh drummer

Notable Figure

Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player

Actor

Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022)

Musician

Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter

Writer

John Piper, American theologian and author

Actor

Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman (died 2017)

Writer

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

Politician

Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand (died 2025)

Athlete

Bud Acton, American basketball player

Actor

Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (died 2011)

Athlete

Abdullah the Butcher, Canadian professional wrestler

Athlete

Gérson, Brazilian footballer

Political Leader

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

Notable Figure

Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier

Politician

Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician

Actor

Felix Silla, Italian character actor, circus performer, voice artist, and stuntman (died 2021)

Artist

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

Political Leader

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

Actor

Mitchell Ryan, American actor (died 2022)

Musician

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

Actor

Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director

Artist

Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (died 2015)

Musician

Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (died 2014)

Politician

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

Actor

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

Architect

Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist (died 2020)

Filmmaker

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

Astronaut

Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1998)

Filmmaker

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

Medical

Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)

Politician

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

Musician

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

Filmmaker

Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (died 1998)

Philosopher/Religious

Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (died 2016)

Scientist

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

Athlete

Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (died 1990)

Politician

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

Athlete

Mick McManus, English wrestler (died 2013)

Writer

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

Military

Spencer Walklate, Australian rugby league player and soldier (died 1945)

Politician

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

Actor

Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (died 2001)

Legal

Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (died 1955)

Actor

Karl Stegger, Danish actor (died 1980)

Actor

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

Musician

Tommy Duncan, American singer-songwriter (died 1967)

Artist

Nora Heysen, Australian painter (died 2003)

Political Leader

Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (died 1999)

Politician

Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (died 1966)

Actor

Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (died 1994)

Political Leader

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

Philosopher/Religious

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

Scientist

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

Notable Figure

Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (died 1960)

Writer

Alan Paton, South African author and activist (died 1988)

Musician

Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (died 1986)

Notable Figure

Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (died 1988)

Actor

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

Writer

Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (died 1955)

Notable Figure

August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (died 1979)

Scientist

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

Artist

Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (died 1969)

Notable Figure

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

Writer

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

Athlete

Andrew Sockalexis, American runner (died 1919)

Athlete

Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (died 1976)

Writer

Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (died 1954)

Notable Figure

Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (died 1938)

Politician

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

Writer

Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (died 1948)

Actor

George Zucco, British actor (died 1960)

Activist

Alice Paul, American activist and suffragist (died 1977)

Political Leader

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

Athlete

Elmer Flick, American baseball player (died 1971)

Athlete

Thomas Hicks, American runner (died 1952)

Musician

Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic (died 1956)

Writer

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

Scientist

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

Artist

Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (died 1945)

Politician

Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1940)

Filmmaker

John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (died 1950)

Medical

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

Politician

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

Politician

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

Business

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

Notable Figure

Fred Archer, English jockey (died 1886)

Musician

Christian Sinding, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1941)

Artist

Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (died 1932)

Political Leader

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

Notable Figure

Joseph Charles Arthur, American pathologist and mycologist (died 1942)

Scientist

Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1912)

Artist

Adolf Eberle, German painter (died 1914)

Philosopher/Religious

William James, American psychologist and philosopher (died 1910)

Philosopher/Religious

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

Writer

Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (died 1878)

Political Leader

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

Medical

James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (died 1899)

Politician

Socrates Nelson, American businessman and politician (died 1867)

Business

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

Scientist

Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (died 1895)

Scientist

William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic (died 1866)

Scientist

Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist (died 1869)

Notable Figure

Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (died 1837)

Politician

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

Scientist

Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (died 1831)

Politician

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

Politician

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

Artist

Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter (died 1721)

Musician

Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (died 1710)

Notable Figure

Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist (died 1686)

Medical

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

Artist

Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (died 1680)

Politician

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

Politician

William Strode, English politician (died 1666)

Artist

Parmigianino, Italian artist (died 1540)

Notable Figure

Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (died 1422)

Political Leader

Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (died 1393)

Political Leader

Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (died 1380)

Political Leader

Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (died 1259)

Writer

Wang Chongyang, Chinese religious leader and poet (died 1170)

Notable Figure

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

Political Leader

Theodosius I, Roman emperor (died 395)

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