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

August Birthday Calendar

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)