Who Was Born Today – October 11 Birthdays

Who Was Born Today – October 11 Birthdays

Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day

Born on October 11
1820   Sir George Williams, founder of the YMCA.
1844   Henry Heinz, manufacturer, founder of H.J. Heinz Co.
1884   Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Roosevelt.
1885   Francois Mauriac, Nobel Prize-winning novelist.
1887   Willie Hoppe, billiards champion.
1910   Joseph Alsop, American journalist.
1918   Jerome Robbins, choreographer, won Oscar for West Side Story.
1925   Elmore Leonard, author, screenwriter (Get Shorty, Mr. Majestyk).
1928   Roscoe Robinson Jr., first African American to attain 4-star general status in the US Army.
1932   Dottie West, influential female country singer, songwriter; won Grammy for “Here Comes My Baby Back Again” (1965).
1936   James M. McPherson, historian specializing in the American Civil War; won Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom (1989).
1946   Daryl Hall, singer, songwriter, musician, producer; lead vocalist of Hall & Oates (“Rich Girl,” “Maneater”).
1957   Paul Sereno, paleontologist; discovered several new dinosaur species (including Sarcosuchus imperator, “SuperCroc”) on various continents.

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