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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