11December Births

December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

902 – Emperor Taizong of Liao
1465 – Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)
1475 – Pope Leo X (d. 1521)
1566 – Manuel Cardoso, Portuguese organist and composer (d. 1650)
1680 – Emanuele d'Astorga, Italian composer (d. 1736)
1712 – Francesco Algarotti, Italian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1764)
1725 – George Mason, American lawyer and politician (d. 1792)
1758 – Carl Friedrich Zelter, German composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1832)
1761 – Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist, economist, and jurist (d. 1835)
1781 – David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (d. 1868)
1801 – Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German poet and playwright (d. 1836)
1803 – Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (d. 1869)
1810 – Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist (d. 1857)
1830 – Kamehameha V of Hawaii (d. 1872)
1838 – John Labatt, Canadian brewer and businessman (d. 1915)
1843 – Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
1856 – Georgi Plekhanov, Russian philosopher, theorist, and author (d. 1918)
1858 – Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (d. 1943)
1863 – Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (d. 1941)
1872 – René Bull, British illustrator and photographer (d. 1942)
1873 – Josip Plemelj, Slovenian mathematician and academic (d. 1967)
1875 – Yehuda Leib Maimon, Moldovan-Israeli rabbi and politician (d. 1962)
1880 – Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer and umpire (d. 1951)
1882 – Subramania Bharati, Indian journalist and poet (d. 1921)
1882 – Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
1882 – Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (d. 1947)
1884 – Piet Ooms, Dutch swimmer and water polo player (d. 1961)
1885 – Carlo Wieth, Danish actor (d. 1943)
1889 – Walter Knott, American farmer and businessman, founded Knott's Berry Farm (d. 1981)
1890 – Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1935)
1890 – Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (d. 1976)
1897 – Ronald Skirth, English soldier (d. 1977)
1899 – Julio de Caro, Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1980)
1904 – Marge, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1905 – Robert Henriques, English farmer, author, and broadcaster (d. 1967)
1905 – Gilbert Roland, Mexican-American actor and singer (d. 1994)
1908 – Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (d. 2012)
1908 – Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1908 – Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1987)
1908 – Amon Goeth, Austrian Nazi war criminal (d. 1946)
1909 – Ronald McKie, Australian soldier, journalist, and author (d. 1991)
1911 – Val Guest, English-American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 2006)
1911 – Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006)
1911 – Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (d. 2009)
1912 – Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer (d. 2007)
1913 – Jean Marais, French actor and director (d. 1998)
1916 – Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and bandleader (d. 1989)
1916 – Elena Garro, Mexican author and playwright (d. 1998)
1918 – Clinton Adams, American painter and historian (d. 2002)
1918 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2008)
1919 – Cliff Michelmore, English television host and producer (d. 2016)
1919 – Marie Windsor, American actress (d. 2000)
1920 – Denis Jenkinson, English motorcycle racer and journalist (d. 1996)
1921 – Ilmar Laaban, Estonian poet and publicist (d. 2000)
1921 – Liz Smith, English actress
1922 – Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1922 – Dilip Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
1922 – Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1922 – Grace Paley, American short story writer and poet (d. 2007)
1923 – Betsy Blair, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
1923 – Lilian Cahn, Hungarian-born American businesswoman, co-founded Coach, Inc. (d. 2013)
1924 – Doc Blanchard, American football player and colonel (d. 2009)
1925 – Aaron Feuerstein, American businessman and philanthropist
1925 – Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1925 – James Sullivan, American politician (d. 2012)
1926 – Big Mama Thornton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984)
1927 – John Buscema, American illustrator (d. 2002)
1929 – Axel Anderson, German actor and production manager (d. 2012)
1930 – Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress (d. 2016)
1930 – Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter
1931 – Rajneesh, Indian guru, mystic, and educator (d. 1990)
1931 – Ronald Dworkin, American philosopher and scholar (d. 2013)
1931 – Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer
1932 – Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan colonel and engineer (d. 1991)
1932 – Keith Waldrop, American author and poet
1933 – Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines
1935 – Pranab Mukherjee, Indian journalist and politician, 13th President of India
1935 – Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
1936 – Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician
1936 – Hans van den Broek, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
1937 – Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet
1938 – Enrico Macias, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist
1939 – Tom Hayden, American activist and politician (d. 2016)
1939 – Thomas McGuane, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
1940 – David Gates, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1940 – Donna Mills, American actress and producer
1941 – Max Baucus, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 11th United States Ambassador to China
1941 – J. P. Parisé, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2015)
1941 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (d. 1988)
1941 – J. Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
1942 – Anna Carteret, English actress
1943 – John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State
1944 – Jon Garrison, American tenor and educator
1944 – Lynda Day George, American actress
1944 – Brenda Lee, American singer-songwriter
1946 – Rhoma Irama, Indonesian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1946 – Diana Palmer, American journalist and author
1947 – Teri Garr, American actress and dancer
1948 – Tanimura Shinji, Japanese singer-songwriter
1948 – Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek guitarist and composer
1949 – Christina Onassis, American-born Greek/Argentine businesswoman, socialite, and heiress (d. 1988)
1951 – Mazlan Othman, Malaysian astrophysicist and astronomer
1951 – Ria Stalman, Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
1953 – Bess Armstrong, American actress
1954 – Brad Bryant, American golfer
1954 – Santiago Creel, Mexican lawyer and politician, Mexican Secretary of the Interior
1954 – Jermaine Jackson, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1954 – Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic guitarist, mathematician, and engineer
1955 – Gene Grossman, American economist and academic
1955 – Stu Jackson, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1955 – Ray Kelvin, British fashion designer
1955 – Christian Sackewitz, German footballer and manager
1956 – Lani Brockman, American actress and director, founded Studio East
1956 – Andrew Lansley, English politician, Secretary of State for Health
1957 – Peter Bagge, American author and illustrator
1958 – Chris Hughton, English-Irish footballer and manager
1958 – Tom Shadyac, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1958 – Nikki Sixx, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
1961 – Dave King, Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Steve Nicol, Scottish footballer and manager
1961 – Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, 4th President of Senegal
1963 – Mario Been, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis player
1963 – John Lammers, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Nigel Winterburn, English footballer and coach
1964 – Justin Currie, British singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 – Dave Schools, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1964 – Carolyn Waldo, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
1965 – Jay Bell, American baseball player and coach
1965 – Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player
1965 – Giannis Ragousis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence
1966 – Gary Dourdan, American actor
1966 – Göran Kropp, Swedish race car driver and mountaineer (d. 2002)
1966 – Erik Honoré, Norwegian guitarist and producer
1967 – Mo'Nique, American comedian, actress, and producer
1968 – Fabrizio Ravanelli, Italian footballer and manager
1969 – Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player
1969 – Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer and manager
1969 – Max Martini, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1969 – Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer and manager
1970 – Victoria Fuller, American model and actress
1971 – Willie McGinest, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1972 – Sami Al-Jaber, Saudi Arabian footballer and manager
1972 – Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1973 – Mos Def, American rapper
1974 – Rey Mysterio, American wrestler
1974 – Maarten Lafeber, Dutch golfer
1974 – Ben Shephard, English journalist and television host
1974 – Gete Wami, Ethiopian runner
1975 – Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
1976 – Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player, coach, and manager
1976 – Yujiro Shirakawa, Japanese actor
1977 – Brandon Rogers, American singer and actor
1977 – Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player
1978 – Roy Wood, Jr., American comedian, actor, and radio host
1979 – Valdis Mintals, Estonian figure skater
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1980 – Kristjan Kitsing, Estonian basketball player
1981 – Jason Kennedy, American journalist
1981 – Jeff McComsey, American author and illustrator
1981 – Paul Medhurst, Australian footballer
1981 – Javier Saviola, Argentinian footballer
1982 – Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentinian race car driver
1984 – Leighton Baines, English footballer
1984 – Spyros Vrontaras, Greek footballer
1985 – Yekta Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer
1986 – Roy Hibbert, American basketball player
1987 – Clifton Geathers, American football player
1987 – Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer
1988 – Ashley Hinshaw, American model and actress
1988 – Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
1989 – Murugan Thiruchelvam, English chess player
1990 – Derrick Nix, American basketball player
1992 – Tiffany Alvord, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Dalton Pompey, Canadian baseball player
1996 – Hailee Steinfeld, American actress

Source: Wikipedia