Famous Birthdays for June 11Ben Johnson 1572 - English Renaissance Dramatist Joseph Warren 1741 - Doctor, played a leading role in organizations in Boston during the American Revolution. John Constable 1776 - English Romantic painter Jeannette Rankin 1880 - First woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives Bartolomeo Vanzetti 1888 - Known for his conviction of robbery and executed along with Nicola Sacco after a controversial trial in Massachusetts. Lawrence Spivak 1900 - Publisher, journalist Jacques Cousteau (Jacques-Yves Cousteau) 1910 - Naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker Risė Stevens 1913 - Opera singer Vince Lombardi 1913 - Football coach Richard Todd 1919 - Actor, soldier Shelly Manne (Sheldon Manne) 1920 - Drummer William Styron 1925 - Novelist and essayist Gene Wilder 1935 - Actor Chad Everett 1936 - Actor Johnny Brown 1937 - Actor Wilma Burgess 1939 - Country music singer Jackie Stewart (Sir John Young Stewart OBE) 1939 - Racing driver, team owner, nicknamed The Flying Scot Luciana Paluzzi 1939 - Actress Joey Dee (Joseph DiNicola) 1940 - Musician (Joey Dee and The Starliters) Adrienne Barbeau (Adrienne Jo Barbeau) 1945 - Actress, author Henry Cisneros (Henry Gabriel Cisneros) 1947 - Politician, businessman George Willig 1949 - Known as "the human fly" or "the spiderman," known for climbing the South Tower of the World Trade Center Ingrid Newkirk 1949 - Founder of PETA Frank Beard 1949 - Musician (ZZ Top) Pancho Carter 1950 - Race car driver Bonnie Pointer 1951 - Musician (Pointer Sisters) Donald Newton "Donnie" Van Zant 1952 - Musician (.38 Special) Peter Bergman 1953 - Actor ("All My Children," "Young and the Restless") Joe Montana 1956 - Football player Hugh Laurie 1959 - Actor ("House M.D.") Dr. Mehmet Oz 1960 - Talk Show Host Dan Lavery 1969 - Musician (Tonic) Peter Dinklage 1969 - Actor Smilin' Jay McDowell 1969 - Musician (BR5-49) Joshua Jackson 1978 - Actor ("Dawson's Creek") Diana Taurasi 1982 - Basketball player Jose Reyes 1983 - Baseball player Shia LaBeouf 1986 - Actor (Movies: "Transformers" movies, TV: "Even Stevens") |