Notable Birthdays for August 11
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this day include:
- Musician Carrie Jacobs Bond in 1862
- musician J. Rosamond Johnson in 1873
- art collector Joseph Hirshhorn in 1899
- writer Alex Haley in 1921
- musician June Hutton in 1920
- actor Arlene Dahl in 1925
- socialite Claus von Bulow in 1926
- evangelist Jerry Falwell in 1933
- musician Jim Kale (Guess Who) in 1943 (age 81)
- writer Marilyn vos Savant in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Eric Carmen (Raspberries) in 1949
- Apple computer co-founder Steve Wozniak in 1950 (age 74)
- professional wrestler/actor Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, in 1953 (age 71)
- musician Joe Jackson in 1954 (age 70)
- writer David Henry Hwang in 1957 (age 67)
- political commentator David Brooks in 1961 (age 63)
- actor Embeth Davidtz in 1965 (age 59)
- actor Viola Davis in 1965 (age 59)
- TV/radio personality Joe Rogan in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Anna Gunn in 1968 (age 56)
- actor Sophie Okonedo in 1968 (age 56)
- musician Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest/Lucy Pearl) in 1970 (age 54)
- actor Nigel Harman in 1973 (age 51)
- Luis Lacalle Pou, president of Uruguay, in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Will Friedle in 1976 (age 48)
- musician Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie/Postal Service) in 1976 (age 48)
- actor Merritt Wever in 1980 (age 44)
- actor Chris Hemsworth in 1983 (age 41)
- political commentator Tomi Lahren in 1992 (age 32)
- actor/dancer Alyson Stoner in 1993 (age 31).
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