Famous people born on 11 February

• Thomas EdisonAmerican inventor and businessman · 1847–1931
  84 yrs
• John NapierScottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer · 1550–1617
  67 yrs
• Hans-Georg GadamerGerman philosopher · 1900–2002
  102 yrs
• Leslie NielsenCanadian-American actor and comedian · 1926–2010
  84 yrs
• Burt ReynoldsAmerican actor · 1936–2018
  82 yrs
• Josiah Willard GibbsAmerican scientist · 1839–1903
  64 yrs
• Leó SzilárdHungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor · 1898–1964
  66 yrs
• Manuel Noriega ↗Panamanian head of state · 1934–2017
  83 yrs
• Sidney Sheldon ↗American writer · 1917–2007
  89 yrs
• Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ↗French writer and philosopher of the enlightenment · 1657–1757
  99 yrs
• Farouk I of Egypt ↗King of Egypt 1936 to 1952 · 1920–1965
  45 yrs
• Joseph L. Mankiewicz ↗American film director, screenwriter, and producer · 1909–1993
  83 yrs
• Else Lasker-Schüler ↗Jewish German poet · 1869–1945
  75 yrs
• Lyubov Orlova ↗Soviet actress and singer · 1902–1975
  72 yrs
• John Surtees ↗British motorcycle and automobile racer · 1934–2017
  83 yrs
• John Zápolya ↗King of Hungary, Prince of Transylvania · 1487–1540
  53 yrs
• John, King of Denmark ↗King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden · 1455–1513
  58 yrs
• Maryse Condé ↗Author from Guadeloupe · 1934–2024
  90 yrs
• William Henry Fox Talbot ↗British inventor and photographer · 1800–1877
  77 yrs
• Eva Gabor ↗Hungarian-American actress and socialite · 1919–1995
  76 yrs
• Lucile Randon ↗French Catholic sister and supercentenarian · 1904–2023
  118 yrs
• Tao Yuanming ↗Chinese poet · AD 365–427
  62 yrs
• Mary Quant ↗British fashion designer · 1930–2023
  93 yrs
• Bona Sforza ↗Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania · 1494–1557
  63 yrs
• Marek Špilár ↗Slovak association football player · 1975–2013
  38 yrs
• Henry Briggs ↗British mathematician · 1561–1630
  68 yrs
• Sérgio Mendes ↗Brazilian musician · 1941–2024
  83 yrs
• Arne Jacobsen ↗Danish architect and designer · 1902–1971
  69 yrs
• Richard Hamming ↗American mathematician and information theorist · 1915–1998
  82 yrs
• Gene Vincent ↗American rock musician · 1935–1971
  36 yrs
• Auguste Mariette ↗French archaeologist and egyptologist · 1821–1881
  59 yrs
• Carlo Carrà ↗Italian painter · 1881–1966
  85 yrs
• May Ziadeh ↗Lebanese-Palestinian writer · 1886–1941
  55 yrs
• Paul Bocuse ↗French chef · 1926–2018
  91 yrs
• Lydia Maria Child ↗American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist · 1802–1880
  78 yrs
• Kim Stanley ↗American actress · 1925–2001
  76 yrs

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