August 11th Birthdays

British singer and musician, Joe Jackson was born on this day in 1954, as David Ian Jackson, in Burton-on-Trent, England.

Also born on August 11th

1942
Mike Hugg, British rocker
1944
Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
1946
John Conlee, American country singer
1951
Vincent Bilodeau, Canadian actor, comedian
1952
Bob Mothersbaugh AKA Bob 1, American guitarist
1953
Hulk Hogan, American pro wrestler
Amy Holland, American pop rock singer
1957
Richie Ramone, American drummer
1965
Viola Davis, American actress
Embeth Davidtz, American actress
Duane Martin, American actor
1967
Joe Rogan, American actor
1969
Ashley Jensen, British actress
1970
Teresa Pavlinek, Canadian actress
1973
Nigel Harman, British actor
Carolyn Murphy, American model
1974
Chris Messina, American actor
1975
Davey von Bohlen, American musician, singer
1976
Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
Will Friedle, American actor
Ben Gibbard, American guitarist, singer
1980
Lee Suggs, American football player
1983
Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
1985
J-Boog, American singer
Asher Roth, American rapper
1987
Drew Storen, American baseball player
1993
Alyson Stoner, American actress, singer

Died on August 11th:

1919
Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman, philanthropist (age 83)
1937
Edith Wharton, American novelist (age 75)
1956
Jackson Pollock, American painter (age 44)
1973
Peggie Castle, American actress (age 45)
1982
Tom Drake, American actor, singer (age 64)
1988
Anne Ramsey, American actress (age 59)
1994
Peter Cushing, English actor (age 81)
1995
Phil Harris, American singer, songwriter, actor (age 91)
2006
Mike Douglas, American singer, talk show host (age 86)
2008
George Furth, American actor, playwright (age 75)
2009
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founder of Special Olympics (age 88)
2014
Robin Williams, American actor, comedian (age 63)
2018
V S Naipaul, British writer (age 85)
2020
Trini López, American musician (age 83)
2024
Angel Salazar, Cuban-American actor, comedian (age 68)