Birthday twins

Who Was Born on March 11?

March 11 is the birthday of 41 notable people we've found so far, including entrepreneurs, politicians, musicians and actors, and 2 of them are billionaires.

2
billionaires
joint #145 of 366 birthdays
9
founders & entrepreneurs
joint #227 of 366 birthdays
41
notable people
joint #310 of 366 birthdays
$16B
combined wealth
#166 of 366 birthdays

What the data says

Your birthday has some company.

  • The people we list for this date were born across 806 years, from 1188 to 1994.
  • People born on this day come from 20 countries, most often United States (15 of 41).
  • August von Finck is the wealthiest person we list for March 11, with an estimated $8.8B reported as of November 2021.
  • Founders born on March 11 started companies including News Corporation, Raytheon and Waseda University.
  • March 11 birthdays span at least four well-represented fields, including billionaires, entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs.
  • 46% of the people we list for this date are historical figures who are no longer living.
  • 2 Nobel laureates were born on March 11, including Harald zur Hausen and Nicolaas Bloembergen.
  • 3 of them had founded a company, won a major award or taken a top job before turning 30.

💰 Richest person born on March 11

Reported estimate as of November 2021: $8.8B. Wealth changes; this is not a live figure.

Against the other 365

How March 11 ranks

Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every March birthday · battle March 11 against another date · all rankings

The March 11 wealth profile

Billionaires born on March 11

$16B
combined wealth
low-bound sum, newest as of November 2021
2
sourced estimates
2
billionaires
joint #145 of 366
#166
of 366 for wealth

Ranked by the low end of each reported estimate; bars use a log scale.

Rupert Murdoch
billionaire

Rupert Murdoch

Entrepreneur · News Corporation · media

1931 · United States

$7.2Bolder estimate, as of May 2019 · Bloomberg

Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian-born American former business magnate, investor, and media mogul.

Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Who shares March 11

What kind of people are born on March 11?

Share of the 41 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.

  • Entrepreneurs22% (9 people)
  • Musicians22% (9 people)
  • Politicians22% (9 people)
  • Actors20% (8 people)
  • Authors17% (7 people)
  • Creators17% (7 people)
  • Scientists15% (6 people)

Countries

20 countries, most often United States

Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.

  • United States15 (15 people)
  • Germany4 (4 people)
  • France3 (3 people)
  • Japan3 (3 people)
  • Argentina1 (1 people)
  • Czech Republic1 (1 people)
  • Greece1 (1 people)

Life timeline

What were people born on March 11 doing at your age?

Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.

By 25

  1. ~13Anton YelchinNamed Young Artist Awards (2002)
  2. ~13Frederik IX of DenmarkReceived the Order of the Elephant (1912)
  3. ~20Didier DrogbaJoined Le Mans F.C. (1998)
  4. ~18Andy RobertsonJoined Queen's Park F.C. (2012)

26 to 30

  1. ~29Didier DrogbaNamed Premier League Golden Boot (2007)
  2. ~30Mohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanNamed Legion of Merit (1991)
  3. 28Anthony DavisNotable work: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
  4. ~27Fábio CoentrãoJoined AS Monaco FC (2015)

31 to 40

  1. ~38Bobby McFerrinReceived the Grammy Award for Record of the Year (1988)
  2. 32Vannevar BushFounded Raytheon (1922)
  3. 31Hiroshi MikitaniFounded Rakuten Group, Inc. (1997)
  4. 39Matt MeadBecame United States Attorney (2001)

41 to 50

  1. ~49Rupert MurdochFounded News Corporation (1980)
  2. ~44Ōkuma ShigenobuFounded Waseda University (1882)
  3. 48Frederik IX of DenmarkBecame monarch of Denmark (1947)
  4. 48Mohamed Abdullahi MohamedBecame Prime Minister of Somalia (2010)

After 50

  1. ~59Jimmy IovineNamed Grammy Awards (2012)
  2. ~72Harald zur HausenReceived the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2008)
  3. ~61Nicolaas BloembergenReceived the Nobel Prize in Physics (1981)
  4. ~54Rupert MurdochFounded Fox Entertainment Group (1985)

The standouts

The most successful people born on March 11

Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.

Anton Yelchin
actor

Anton Yelchin

Top tier

Actor

1989–2016 · United States

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months.

Philippe Berdalle, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Johnny Knoxville
actor

Johnny Knoxville

Top tier

Actor

1971 · United States

Philip John Clapp, known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter.

www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Didier Drogba
athlete

Didier Drogba

Top tier

Athlete

1978 · France

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team.

Y.Leclercq©, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CEO

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Top tier

Politician · Abu Dhabi Investment Authority · finance

1961 · United Arab Emirates

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also known as MBZ or MbZ, is an Emirati royal and politician who has served as the third president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi since 2022 and was from 2014 until 2022 the de facto leader of the United Arab Emirates.

Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Harald zur Hausen
scientist

Harald zur Hausen

Top tier

German virologist and professor emeritus

1936–2023 · Germany

Harald zur Hausen NAS EASA APS was a German virologist. He carried out research on cervical cancer and discovered the role of papilloma viruses in cervical cancer, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008.

Kuebi = Armin Kuebelbeck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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scientist

Nicolaas Bloembergen

Top tier

Scientist

1920–2017 · United States

Nicolaas Bloembergen was a Dutch–American physicist recognized for his work in developing driving principles behind nonlinear optics for laser spectroscopy.

Sources (2)

Builders

Entrepreneurs born on March 11

Jimmy Iovine
entrepreneur

Jimmy Iovine

Entrepreneur

1953 · United States

James Iovine is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He co-founded Interscope Records in 1990, and served as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group, from 1999 to 2014.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JimmyIovineMaryJBligeJan10.jpg Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sha, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Vannevar Bush
founder

Vannevar Bush

Founder · Raytheon · aerospace

1890–1974 · United States

Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S.

Harris & Ewing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matthias Schweighöfer
entrepreneur

Matthias Schweighöfer

Entrepreneur

1981 · Germany

Matthias Schweighöfer is a German actor and filmmaker known for his work in several German and American film productions. He appeared as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film Valkyrie.

Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Ōkuma Shigenobu
founder

Ōkuma Shigenobu

Founder · Waseda University

1838–1922 · Japan

Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu was a Japanese statesman who was a leading figure in the Meiji and Taishō eras of Japan, serving as Prime Minister in 1898, and from 1914 to 1916.

published by 東洋文化協會 (The Eastern Culture Association), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Hiroshi Mikitani
founder

Hiroshi Mikitani

Entrepreneur · Rakuten Group, Inc. · technology

1965 · Japan

Hiroshi Mikitani is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc.

Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Matt Mead
entrepreneur

Matt Mead

Entrepreneur

1962 · United States

Matthew Hansen Mead is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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March 11 in history

What else happened on March 11

  1. 843Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire.
  2. 1795The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.
  3. 1892The Saint-Germain bombing ushers France into the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
  4. 1981Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
  5. 2008Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.

Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

More birthday twins

Famous people born on March 11

Andy Robertson
athlete

Andy Robertson

Athlete

1994 · United Kingdom

Andrew Henry Robertson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the Scotland national team.

Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Anthony Davis
athlete

Anthony Davis

Athlete

1993 · United States

Anthony Marshon Davis Jr., nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Terrence Howard
actor

Terrence Howard

Actor

1969 · United States

Terrence Dashon Howard is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.

Frantogian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Thora Birch
actor

Thora Birch

Actor

1982 · United States

Thora Josephine Birch is an American actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in Purple People Eater (1988) and won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age".

zack_wolk, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Mark Rober
inventor

Mark Rober

Inventor

1980 · United States

Mark B. Rober is an American YouTuber, engineer, inventor, and educator. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science and do-it-yourself gadgets.

Newhcrossaint, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Nina Hartley
author

Nina Hartley

Creator

1959 · United States

Marie Louise Hartman, known professionally as Nina Hartley, is an American pornographic film actress and sex educator. By 2017 she had appeared in more than 1,000 adult films.

Michael Dorausch from Venice, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Rob Paulsen
actor

Rob Paulsen

Actor

1956 · United States

Robert Frederick Paulsen III is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films.

Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Bobby McFerrin
musician

Bobby McFerrin

Musician

1950 · United States

Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. is an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter, and conductor.

Steve Jurvetson at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Nina Hagen
actor

Nina Hagen

Actor

1955 · Germany

Catharina "Nina" Hagen is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rise to prominence during the punk and Neue Deutsche Welle movements in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is known as "The Godmother of German Punk".

Denis Barthel (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Fábio Coentrão
athlete

Fábio Coentrão

Athlete

1988 · Portugal

Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he also operated as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.

Майоров Владимир, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Astor Piazzolla
musician

Astor Piazzolla

Musician

1921–1992 · Argentina

Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music.

Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Blanche of Castile
musician

Blanche of Castile

Musician

1188–1252 · Kingdom of Castile

Blanche of Castile was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during his absence from 1248 until 1252.

AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Adrian VI
author

Adrian VI

Author

1459–1523 · Holy Roman Empire

Pope Adrian VI, born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523.

After Jan van Scorel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Michael Polanyi
scientist

Michael Polanyi

Author

1891–1976 · Hungary

Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism is a false account of knowing.

Original author is unknown, found in Manchester archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Marius Petipa
artist

Marius Petipa

Author

1818–1910 · France

Marius Ivanovich Petipa was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in ballet history.

Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Urbain Le Verrier
scientist

Urbain Le Verrier

Politician

1811–1877 · France

Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.

User Magnus Manske on en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cornelius Castoriadis
scientist

Cornelius Castoriadis

Author

1922–1997 · Greece

Cornelius Castoriadis was a Greek-French philosopher, sociologist, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie collective.

David Ames Curtis, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Romeo Acop
politician

Romeo Acop

Politician

1947–2025 · Philippines

Romeo Macusi Acop was a Filipino police officer, lawyer, and politician who served as the representative for Antipolo's second district from 2010 to 2019, and again in 2022 until his death in 2025.

House of Representatives of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sidney Sonnino
politician

Sidney Sonnino

Politician

1847–1922 · Kingdom of Italy

Sidney Costantino, Baron Sonnino was an Italian statesman, 19th prime minister of Italy and twice served briefly as one, in 1906 and again from 1909 to 1910.

Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Ann Getty

Ann Getty

American publisher and philanthropist

1941–2020 · United States

Ann Getty was an American philanthropist, publisher, paleoanthropologist and socialite. As a fellow of the Leakey Foundation, she worked on archeological digs in Turkey and Ethiopia and was part of a team that excavated Ardipithecus fossils.

Steve Fontanini, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Samir Jain
author

Samir Jain

Author

1954 · India

Samir Jain is an Indian publisher and the vice-chairman and managing director (VCMD) of Bennett, Coleman & Co.

GoodSamaritan4943, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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entrepreneur

Fukuzo Iwasaki

Entrepreneur

1925–2012 · Japan

Fukuzo Iwasaki was a Japanese real estate magnate with an estimated fortune of $5.7 billion, putting him among the five richest people in Japan.

Sources (2)
Anton Wikström
politician

Anton Wikström

Politician

1876–1935 · Sweden

Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden

Unknown, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources and method for this page

This page lists 41 people born on March 11, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. 2 of them carry a dated net-worth estimate citing Forbes or Bloomberg; combined wealth is the sum of the low end of those estimates, the newest as of November 2021. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on March 11. Read the full methodology.

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