Famous people born on 11 July

• John Quincy AdamsPresident of the United States from 1825 to 1829 · 1767–1848
  80 yrs
• Alexander ProkhorovSoviet and Russian physicist · 1916–2002
  85 yrs
• Giorgio ArmaniItalian fashion designer · 1934–2025
  91 yrs
• Yul BrynnerRussian-born American actor · 1920–1985
  65 yrs
• James McNeill WhistlerAmerican painter · 1834–1903
  69 yrs
• Carl Schmitt ↗German jurist, political theorist and professor of law · 1888–1985
  96 yrs
• Frederick I of Prussia ↗1657 – 1713, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg-Prussia) · 1657–1713
  55 yrs
• Thomas Cranmer ↗Leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury · 1489–1556
  66 yrs
• Gough Whitlam ↗Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia · 1916–2014
  98 yrs
• Frederick II of Denmark ↗King of Denmark and Norway · 1534–1588
  53 yrs
• Jérôme Lalande ↗French astronomer · 1732–1807
  74 yrs
• Louis II of Hungary ↗King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia · 1506–1526
  20 yrs
• Peter I of Serbia ↗Serbian noble (1844–1921); King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 · 1844–1921
  77 yrs
• Harold Bloom ↗American literary critic, scholar, and writer · 1930–2019
  89 yrs
• Thomas Mitchell ↗American actor, playwright and screenwriter · 1892–1962
  70 yrs
• E. B. White ↗American author · 1899–1985
  86 yrs
• Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ↗Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726 · 1662–1726
  63 yrs
• Jacopo Sansovino ↗Italian artist · 1486–1570
  84 yrs
• Rudolf Abel ↗Soviet intelligence officer · 1903–1971
  68 yrs
• Jean-François Marmontel ↗French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement · 1723–1799
  76 yrs
• Léon Bloy ↗French writer, poet and essayist · 1846–1917
  71 yrs
• Johann Matthäus Bechstein ↗German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist · 1757–1822
  64 yrs
• Sergiu Celibidache ↗Romanian conductor · 1912–1996
  84 yrs
• Richard Pipes ↗American historian · 1923–2018
  94 yrs
• Samuel Goudsmit ↗Dutch-American physicist · 1902–1978
  76 yrs
• Mark Fisher ↗British cultural theorist · 1968–2017
  48 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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