Is March 11th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on March 11th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?
If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.
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March 11th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Artists
French Romantic painter Louis Boulanger was born on March 11, 1806. Louis Boulanger's most famous paintings included Balzac in a Monk's Robe, La Mort de Sardanapale, La Naissance d'Henri IV, Six Characters of Victor Hugo and Supplice de Mazeppa.
Jerry Zucker, American film director, was born on March 11, 1950. With his brother, film director David Zucker, Jerry Zucker directed Airplane, Ghost, The Naked Gun, Rat Race, Ruthless People and Top Secret.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Athletes
Vince Boryla, American professional basketball player (New York Knicks), coach (Denver Larks, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and Utah Stars), and Olympic gold medalist (1948), was born on March 11, 1921. Vince Boryla was nicknamed Moose.
British race car driver Sir Malcolm Campbell was born on March 11, 1885.
Louise Brough Clapp, American tennis star, was born on March 11, 1923.
American professional basketball player Rod Derline (Seattle Supersonics) was born on March 11, 1952. Rod Derline was nicknamed The Rocket.
Phillip (Dock) Ellis, American professional baseball player (New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers), was born on March 11, 1945.
American professional football player Windland Hall (Minnesota Vikings) was born on March 11, 1950.
Jim McMillian, American professional basketball player (Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers), was born on March 11, 1948.
American professional hockey player Jim Niekamp (Baltimore Clippers, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Sharks, Phoenix Roadrunners and Toledo Blades) was born on March 11, 1946.
Bob Plager, Canadian professional hockey player (New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues), was born on March 11, 1943. Bob Plager's brothers, Barclay Plager and Bill Plager, were also professional hockey players.
Martin Rucinsky, Czechoslovakian professional hockey player and Olympic gold medalist (1998), was born on March 11, 1971.
American race car driver and Indianapolis 500 winner (1952) Troy Ruttman was born on March 11, 1930.
Dan Uggla, American professional baseball player (Florida Marlins), was born on March 11, 1980.
Jiri Vykoukai, Czechoslovakian professional hockey player (Washington Capitals and Olympic gold medalist (1998), was born on March 11, 1971.
Dominican professional baseball player Cesar Francisco Geronimo Zorrilla (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals) was born on March 11, 1948.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists
British author Douglas Adams (Doctor Who, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Last Chance to See and The Salmon of Doubt) was born on March 11, 1952.
Sam Donaldson, American television newscaster (ABC News and Primetime Live), was born on March 11, 1934.
Italian poet Torquato Tasso (Aminta, Jerusalem Delivered and Rinaldo) was born on March 11, 1544.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders
Sir Henry Marking, British airline executive (British Airways), was born on March 11, 1920.
Keith Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American publisher (Harper Collins, The New York Post, The Times, TV Guide and The Wall Street Journal) and broadcasting executive (20th Century Fox), was born on March 11, 1931.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Performers
Terence Alexander, British actor (Behind the Scenes), was born on March 11, 1923.
American actor David Anders (Alias and Heroes) was born on March 11, 1981.
John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor (Any Dream Will Do, De-Lovely, Doctor Who, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, I'd Do Anything, Live & Kicking, The Producers and Torchwood) and television personality (Dancing on Ice and The Sound of Musicals), was born on March 11, 1968.
American actress Thora Birch (Alaska, American Beauty, Ghost World, Hocus Pocus and Now and Then) was born on March 11, 1982.
Philip John (Johnny Knoxville) Clapp, American comedian, daredevil, actor and television personality (Jackass), was born on March 11, 1971. Johnny Knoxville has appeared in several motion pictures, including Coyote Ugly, Daltry Calhoun, A Dirty Shame, The Dukes of Hazzard, Killshot, Lords of Dogtown, Men in Black II, The Ringer and Walking Tall.
Pete Droge, American folk and alternative rock singer (Pete Droge and the Sinners and The Thorns), was born on March 11, 1969. Pete Droge's most popular songs include "Beautiful Girls," "Dear Diane," "Going Whichever Way the Wind Blows," "If You Don't Love Me I'll Kill Myself," "Mr. Jade," "Small Time Blues," "So I Am Over You," "Sunspot Stopwatch" and "You Should Be Running." Pete Droge appeared in the motion picture Almost Famous.
American songwriter and bandleader Mercer Ellington was born on March 11, 1919. Mercer Ellington's father was bandleader Duke Ellington.
Jimmy Fortune, American country music guitarist and singer (The Statler Brothers), was born on March 11, 1955.
British actress Valerie French (The 27th Day and Jubal) was born on March 11, 1931.
Dorothy Gish, American actress (Centennial Summer, Clothes Make the Pirate, Hearts of the World and Orphans of the Storm), was born on March 11, 1898. Dorothy Gish's sister was actress Lillian Gish.
Catharina (Nina) Hagen, German punk and new wave singer, was born on March 11, 1955. Nina Hagen's parents were scriptwriter Hans Oliva Hagen and actress Eva-Maria Hagen. Nina Hagen's most popular songs include "Berlin," "Get Your Body," "Hold Me," "In My World," "Las Vegas," "Mikhail Mikhail -The Gorbachev Rap," "So Bad" and "Zarah."
American singer and actor Terrence Howard was born on March 11, 1969. Terrence Howard has appeared in several motion pictures, including The Brave One, Crash, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Hustle & Flow, Idlewild, Iron Man, Lackawanna Blues, Mr. Holland's Opus and Ray.
Rami Jaffee, American rock keyboardist, was born on March 11, 1969. Rami Jaffee has played with The Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Soul Asylum, Pete Yorn, The Wallflowers and other artists.
American jazz violinist, violist and composer Leroy Jenkins was born on March 11, 1932. Leroy Jenkins played with The Creative Construction Company and Revolutionary Ensemble.
Flaco Jimenez, American Tejano music accordion player, was born on March 11, 1939. Flaco Jimenez played with Loc Caporales and the Texas Tornados, as well as Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Dr. John, David Lindley, Peter Rowan, and other artists. Flaco Jimenez' father was musician Santiago Jimenez.
British actress Alex Kingston (Boudica - Warrior Queen, The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, Crocodile Shoes, Crouper, ER, Grange Hill, The Knock and Moll Flanders) was born on March 11, 1963. Alex Kingston was married to actor Ralph Fiennes.
American actress Nancy Kovack (Diary of a Madman, Ellery Queen, Frankie and Johnny, Jason and the Argonauts, Marooned, The Outlaws Is Coming, Strangers When We Meet, Sylvia, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold and The Silencers) was born on March 11, 1935. Nancy Kovack was married to Indian classical music conductor Zubin Mehta.
Wallace Langham, American actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Daddy Day Care, Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story, Little Miss Sunshine, Soul Man, The Chocolate War, The Invisible Kid, The Larry Sanders Show, Veronica's Closet, Weird Science, What About Joan and WIOU), was born on March 11, 1965.
American pop guitarist, singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb was born on March 11, 1968. Lisa Loeb's most popular songs include "Do You Sleep," "I Do," "Let's Forget About It," "Stay - I Missed You," "Taffy" and "Waiting for Wednesday."
Letoya Lucket, American R&B singer (Destiny's Child), was born on March 11, 1981.
Benji Madden and Joel Madden, American twin brothers and rock singers (Good Charlotte), was born on March 11, 1979.
American pop and reggae singer Bobby McFerrin ("Don't Worry - Be Happy) was born on March 11, 1950. Bobby McFerrin's father was operatic baritone Robert McFerrin.
Mark Metcalf, American actor (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hill Street Blues, National Lampoon's Animal House and Teen Angel), was born on March 11, 1946.
American actor Jeffrey Nordling (24, And the Band Played On, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Dirt, Once and Again, Sex and the City and Time Heals) was born on March 11, 1962.
Tricia O'Neil, American actress (Babylon 5: In the Beginning, Piranha II: The Spawning, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Titanic), was born on March 11, 1945.
American actress Susan Richardson (Eight Is Enough) was born on March 11, 1952.
Ric Rothwell, British rock drummer (The Mindbenders), was born on March 11, 1944.
American R&B and soul singer Lynda Cheryl (Cheryl Lynn) Smith was born on March 11, 1957. Cheryl Lynn's most popular song was "Got to Be Real."
Mark Stein, American psychedelic rock organist and singer (Vanilla Fudge), was born on March 11, 1947.
French actress Dominique Sanda Varaigne (1900, The Conformist, First Love,The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, A Gentle Woman and Joseph) was born on March 11, 1948.
David Talbot, American country music banjo player (The Grascals), was born on March 11, 1963. David Talbot has played with Dierks Bentley, Sam Bush, Kenny Chesney, Larry Cordle, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Lauderdale, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Marty Raybon, Tony Rice, Bryan Sutton and other artists.
Canadian rock guitarist Bruce Watson (Big Country) was born on March 11, 1961.
Derek Blue Weaver, Welsh rock keyboardist and songwriter, was born on March 11, 1947. Blue Weaver composed the soundtrack for the motion picture Times Square and played with Amen Corner, The Bee Gees, Fair Weather, Mott the Hoople, The Pet Shop Boys, Strawbs, Streetwalkers and other artists.
American entertainer, bandleader and television personality Lawrence Welk (The Lawrence Welk Show) was born on March 11, 1903.
American actor Anton Yelchin was born on March 11, 1989. Anton Yelchin has appeared in Along Came a Spider, Alpha Dog, Charlie Bartlett, Hearts in Atlantis, House of D, Huff, Star Trek and Terminator Salvation.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous Scientists
Joseph Louis Bertrand, French mathematician and author (Calculus of Probabilities), was born on March 11, 1822.
American physicist, electrical engineer and author (Endless Horizons and Modern Arms and Free Men) Vannevar Bush was born on March 11, 1890.
Franz Melde, German physicist (The Melde Test), was born on March 11, 1832.
March 11th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy was born on March 11, 1926. Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, Jr., worked together to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama in 1955.
Danish King Frederick IX was born on March 11, 1899.
John McLean, American jurist and 21st U.S. Supreme Court Justice, was born on March 11, 1785.
Malaysian Premire Abdul Razak bin Hussain was born on March 11, 1922.
Antonin Scalia, American jurist, author (A Matter of Interpretation) and 105th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, was born on March 11, 1936.
British Prime Minister James Harold Wilson was born on March 11, 1916.
Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on March 11th?
If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on March 11th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!
Happy Birthday, March 11th.
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