Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 11:
Mike Hugg, drummer with British group Manfred Mann, is 83.
Songwriter Kenny Gamble of Gamble and Huff is 82.
Bassist Jim Kale of the Guess Who is 82.
Country singer John Conlee is 79.
Magazine columnist Marilyn Vos Savant is 79.
Computer scientist and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is 75.
Singer Joe Jackson is 71.
Playwright David Henry Hwang is 68.
Actress Cynthia Dale is 65.
Actor Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is 61.
Actress Viola Davis ("How To Get Away With Murder," ''The Help") is 60.
Actor Duane Martin is 60.
Actress Embeth Davidtz is 60.
Actor, comedian, and podcaster Joe Rogan ("Fear Factor," ''NewsRadio") is 58.
Actress Anna Gunn ("Breaking Bad") is 57.
Actress Ashley Jensen ("Ugly Betty") is 57.
Guitarist Charlie Sexton is 57.
Actress Sophie Okonedo is 57.
Hip-hop artist Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Lucy Pearl, A Tribe Called Quest) is 55.
Actress Teresa Pavlinek ("The Jane Show") is 55.
Actor Nigel Harman ("Downton Abbey") is 52.
Country singer Chris Cummings is 50.
Actor Will Friedle ("Boy Meets World") is 49.
Singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie is 49.
Actor Rob Kerkovich ("NCIS: New Orleans") is 46.
Actress Merritt Wever is 45.
Actor Chris Hemsworth ("Tron," ''The Avengers") is 42.
Singer J-Boog (B2K) is 42.
Guitarist Heath Fogg of Alabama Shakes is 41.
Rapper Asher Roth is 40.
Actress Alyson Stoner is 32.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1904, pianist Jess Stacy. (Jan. 1, 1995)
In 1914, songwriter Hugh Martin. (March 11, 2011)
In 1920, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Chuck Rayner. (Oct. 5, 2002)
In 1921, author Alex Haley. (Feb. 10, 1992)
In 1922, Canadian author Mavis Gallant. (Feb. 18, 2014)
In 1925, talk show host Mike Douglas. (Aug. 11, 2006)
In 1925, actress-TV personality Arlene Dahl ("What's My Line?"). (Nov. 29, 2021)
In 1930, actor Paul Soles. (May 26, 2021)
In 1932, media magnate Izzy Asper. (Oct. 7, 2003)
In 1933, Reverend Jerry Falwell. (May 15, 2007)
In 1937, actress Anna Massey. (July 2, 2011)
In 1943, Dennis Payton, saxophonist with the Dave Clark Five. (Dec. 17, 2006)
In 1949, singer Eric Carmen. (March 11, 2024)
In 1950, guitarist Erik Braunn (Iron Butterfly). (July 25, 2003)
In 1953, wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan (born Terry Gene Bollea). (July 24, 2025)
In 1959, Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati. (Sept. 4, 2014)
In 1978, rapper Chris Kelly of Kris Kross. (May 1, 2013)
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