Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1911
770 Notable birthdays
Lee J. Cobb
American actor (1911–1976).
Born December 8th, 1911 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 64 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman (1911–1999).
Born February 19th, 1911 in Portland.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 88 years old in Fossil. [ref]
Cantinflas
Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911-1993).
Born August 12th, 1911 in Mexico City.
Died April 20th, 1993 at 81 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Hume Cronyn
Canadian-american actor (1911-2003).
Born July 18th, 1911 in London. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Fairfield (prostate cancer). [ref]
Joseph Barbera
American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006).
Born March 24th, 1911 in Little Italy.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 95 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine racing driver (1911–1995).
Born June 24th, 1911 in Balcarce. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1995 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
William Golding
British novelist, poet, playwright and nobel prize for literature laureate (1911–1993).
Born September 19th, 1911 in Newquay.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Perranarworthal (heart failure).
Terry-Thomas
British comedian and character actor (1911-1990).
Born July 10th, 1911 in Finchley.
Died January 8th, 1990 at 78 years old in Godalming (Parkinson's disease).
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia (1911-1982).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Riyadh.
Died June 13th, 1982 at 71 years old in Riyadh (heart failure).
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911–1986).
Born December 9th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke).
William Patrick Hitler
Half-nephew of adolf hitler.
Born March 12th, 1911 in Toxteth.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 76 years old in Long Island.
Jeanette Nolan
American actress (1911–1998).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Los Angeles.
Died June 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Guy Burgess
British-born radio producer, intelligence and foreign office officer and double agent.
Born April 16th, 1911 in Devonport.
Died August 30th, 1963 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver disease).
John S. McCain, Jr.
United states navy admiral (1911-1981).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Council Bluffs.
Died March 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Arizona (myocardial infarction).
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Robert Taylor
American actor (1911-1969).
Born August 5th, 1911 in Filley. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1969 at 57 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Phil Silvers
American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985).
Born May 11th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died November 1st, 1985 at 74 years old in California (myocardial infarction).
Saalumarada Thimmakka
Environmentalist from india.
Born June 30th, 1911 in Karnataka. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2025 at 114 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
James Gregory
American actor (1911-2002).
Born December 23rd, 1911 in The Bronx.
Died September 16th, 2002 at 90 years old in Sedona.
Bernard Herrmann
American composer and conductor.
Born June 29th, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1975 at 64 years old in Arteixo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josh Gibson
American hall of fame baseball player (1911–1947).
Born December 21st, 1911 in Buena Vista.
Died January 20th, 1947 at 35 years old in Pittsburgh (stroke).
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Louise Bourgeois
French-american artist (1911–2010).
Born December 25th, 1911 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2010 at 98 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emil Cioran
Romanian-french philosopher and essayist (1911–1995).
Born April 8th, 1911 in Rășinari.
Died June 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (senility).
Birthdays 26 to 50 of 770
People give one another things that can't be gift wrapped. Nadine Gordimer