August 11 - Births | Technology Trends

Births

1467 – Mary of York (d. 1482)
1648 – Jeremiah Shepard, American minister (d. 1720)
1667 – Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian wife of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1743)
1673 – Richard Mead, English physician (d. 1754)
1718 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English military officer (d. 1791)
1722 – Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
1748 – Joseph Schuster, German composer (d. 1812)
1778 – Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian educator and nationalist (d. 1852)
1794 – James Barton Longacre, American engraver (d. 1869)
1807 – David Rice Atchison, American politician (d. 1886)
1808 – William W. Chapman, American politician (d. 1892)
1825 – István Türr, Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the Corinth Canal (d. 1908)
1833 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American politician and soldier (d. 1899)
1833 – Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
1836 – Warren Brown, American politician (d. 1919)
1837 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, French statesman, 4th President of the French Republic (d. 1894)
1855 – John Hodges, Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
1858 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
1860 – Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and inventor (d. 1939)
1870 – Tom Richardson, English cricketer (d. 1912)
1872 – Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1951)
1875 – Daniel Soubeyran, French rower (d. 1959)
1877 – Adolph M. Christianson, American judge (d. 1954)
1878 – Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and writer (d. 1955)
1891 – Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
1892 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet (d. 1978)
1892 – Archie Wiles, Indian cricketer (d. 1957)
1892 – Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese novelist (d. 1962)
1897 – Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
1897 – Louise Bogan, American poet (d. 1970)
1898 – Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1968)
1900 – Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (d. 1994)
1902 – Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
1902 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor (d. 1985)
1905 – Erwin Chargaff, Austrian biochemist (d. 2002)
1907 – Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer (d. 1989)
1908 – Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish philosopher (d. 1999)
1909 – Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (d. 1989)
1912 – Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (d. 1954)
1912 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)
1912 – Raphael Blau, American screenwriter (d. 1996)
1913 – Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (d. 1976)
1913 – Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
1913 – Angus Wilson, English novelist (d. 1991)
1914 – José Silva, American parapsychologist (d. 1999)
1916 – Johnny Claes, Belgian race car driver (d. 1956)
1919 – Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. 1949)
1919 – Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
1920 – Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
1921 – Alex Haley, American historian (d. 1992)
1923 – Stan Chambers, American journalist
1925 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
1925 – Arlene Dahl, American actress
1925 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)
1926 – Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 – Claus von Bülow, Danish-English writer
1927 – Raymond Leppard, English conductor and composer
1927 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director (d. 2007)
1930 – Paul Soles, Canadian actor
1932 – Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer
1932 – Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (d. 2003)
1932 – Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia
1932 – John Gorrie, English director
1933 – Jerry Falwell, American pastor and evangelist (d. 2007)
1933 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director (d. 1999)
1936 – Andre Dubus, American writer (d. 1999)
1938 – Branko Stanovnik, Slovenian chemist
1939 – Ronnie Dawson, American musician (d. 2003)
1940 – Lennie Pond, American race car driver
1942 – Mike Hugg, English singer-songwriter musician (Manfred Mann and The Manfreds)
1943 – Abigail Folger, American heiress and activist (d. 1969)
1943 – Jim Kale, Canadian bassist (The Guess Who)
1943 – Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan
1943 – Stefania Toczyska, Polish soprano
1944 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx
1946 – John Conlee, American singer
1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American columnist
1947 – Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer and coach
1947 – Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
1948 – Jan Palach, Czech activist (d. 1969)
1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and musician (Raspberries)
1949 – Tim Hutchinson, American politician
1950 – Elya Baskin, Latvian-American actor
1950 – Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003)
1950 – Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003)
1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
1951 – Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor and comedian
1952 – Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
1952 – Manfred Krüger, German footballer
1952 – Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer (Devo)
1953 – Hulk Hogan, American wrestler and actor
1953 – Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
1954 – Vance Heafner, American golfer (d. 2012)
1959 – Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter, musician, and author
1954 – M. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer
1954 – Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer
1955 – Marc Bureau, Canadian politician
1955 – Sylvia Hermon, English politician
1956 – Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician
1957 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Skrewdriver) (d. 1993)
1958 – Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bassist (Public Image Ltd and The Damage Manual)
1959 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Soda Stereo)
1959 – Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese investor
1959 – László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
1961 – David Brooks, American journalist and author
1961 – Craig Ehlo, American basketball player
1961 – Jukka Tapanimäki, Finnish game programmer (d. 2000)
1962 – Uvais Karnain, Sri Lankan cricketer
1962 – Ennis Whatley, American basketball player
1963 – Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
1964 – Jim Lee, South Korean-American writer and illustrator
1964 – Miguel A. Núñez, Jr., American actor
1964 – Nikki Randall, American porn actress
1965 – Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress
1965 – Viola Davis, American actress
1965 – Duane Martin, American actor
1965 – Shinji Mikami, Japanese video game designer, created Resident Evil
1966 – Nigel Martyn, English footballer
1966 – Juan María Solare, Argentine pianist and composer
1967 – Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Héroes del Silencio)
1967 – Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor
1967 – Eric Maleson, Brazilian bobsledder
1967 – Joe Rogan, American comedian, actor, and television host
1968 – Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau
1968 – Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (d. 2009)
1969 – Ashley Jensen, English actress
1970 – Dirk Hannemann, German footballer
1970 – Ali Shaheed Muhammad, American rapper and producer (A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah, and Lucy Pearl)
1970 – Teresa Pavlinek, Canadian actress
1971 – Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress
1971 – Julie Clarke, American model
1971 – Tommy Mooney, English footballer
1972 – Jonathon Prandi, American model and actor
1973 – Nigel Harman, English actor
1973 – Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress
1974 – Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
1974 – Anju Jain, Indian cricketer
1974 – Kira Kener, American porn actress
1974 – Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer-songwriter and model
1974 – Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., American singer
1974 – Audrey Mestre, French diver (d. 2002)
1975 – Davey von Bohlen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Vermont)
1976 – Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer
1976 – Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
1976 – Will Friedle, American actor
1976 – Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, and ¡All-Time Quarterback!)
1976 – Jhong Hilario, Filipino actor and dancer
1976 – Erick Lindgren, American poker player
1976 – Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter (The Cake Sale)
1977 – Dênio Martins, Brazilian footballer
1978 – Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
1978 – Amber Mariano, American television personality
1978 – Jermain Taylor, American boxer
1979 – Aggeliki Daliani, Greek actress
1980 – Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist
1980 – Lee Suggs, American football player
1981 – Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
1981 – Sandi Thom, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 – Alan Halsall, English actor
1982 – Wilko Risser, Namibian footballer
1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
1984 – Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
1984 – Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
1984 – Katie Rees, American model, Miss Nevada USA 2007
1985 – J-Boog, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (B2K)
1985 – Asher Roth, American rapper
1985 – Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan model and Bollywood actress
1986 – Kaori Fukuhara, Japanese voice actress
1986 – Richard Keogh, Irish footballer
1986 – Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
1987 – Dany N'Guessan, French footballer
1987 – Drew Storen, American baseball player
1989 – Sebastian Huke, German footballer
1989 – Gui Gui, Taiwanese singer and actress (Hey Girl)
1990 – Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
1993 – Alyson Stoner, American actress, singer, and dancer
1993 – Sean McGinty, English-Irish footballer
1994 – Rand Al-Mashhadani, Iraqi archer