Notable Birthdays for October 11
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Clergyman Mason Locke Weems, who invented the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, in 1759
- Englishman George Williams, founder of the YMCA, in 1821
- food industry pioneer Henry John Heinz in 1844
- former first lady and author Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884
- choreographer Jerome Robbins in 1918
- writer Elmore Leonard in 1925
- football Hall of Fame Coach LaVell Edwards in 1930 (age 84)
- country singer Dottie West in 1932
- actor/singer Ron Leibman in 1937 (age 77)
- singer Daryl Hall in 1946 (age 68)
- sports columnist Thomas Boswell in 1947 (age 67)
- football Hall of Fame member Steve Young in 1961 (age 53)
- actors David Morse in 1953 (age 61), Joan Cusack in 1962 (age 52) and Luke Perry in 1966 (age 48)
- and golfer Michelle Wie in 1989 (age 25).
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