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Notable Birthdays for August 11

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Those born on this day include:

- Author Robert Ingersoll in 1833
- songwriter Carrie Jacobs Bond (I Love You Truly) in 1862
- art collector Joseph Hirshhorn in 1899
- actor Lloyd Nolan in 1902
- author Alex Haley in 1921
- singer June Hutton in 1920
- TV host Mike Douglas in 1925
- actor Arlene Dahl, also in 1925 (age 89)
- European socialite Claus von Bulow in 1926 (age 88)
- evangelist Jerry Falwell in 1933
- columnist Marilyn vos Savant, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the world's highest IQ (reported at 228), in 1946 (age 68)
- pop singer Eric Carmen, formerly of the Raspberries, in 1949 (age 65)
- Apple computer co-founder Steve Wozniak in 1950 (age 64)
- professional wrestler/actor Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, in 1953 (age 61)
- British singer/songwriter Joe Jackson in 1954 (age 60)
- political commentator David Brooks in 1961 (age 53)
- and actors Viola Davis in 1965 (age 49) and Chris Hemsworth in 1983 (age 31).

 


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