The 11th day of the year
Born on 11 January
Every 11 January birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- GarnetThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Carnation, SnowdropUsually taken today to mean devotion and hope.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Wednesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 11 January in any year.
Which weekday 11 January falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 11 January falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Wednesday 16, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Friday 15, Monday 15, Saturday 15.
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How common a birthday 11 January is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,780 babies were born on 11 January in each year of the twenty, making it the joint 277th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 11 January
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| William James | 1842–1910 | American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist |
| Alexander Hamilton | 1755–1804 | American Founding Father and statesman |
| Matteo Renzi | 1975– | Italian politician |
| Theodosius I | 347–395 | Roman emperor from 379 to 395 |
| Kailash Satyarthi | 1954– | Indian children's rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| Albert Hofmann | 1906–2008 | Swiss chemist |
| Siti Nurhaliza | 1979– | Malaysian singer, actress, and model |
| Dani Carvajal | 1992– | Spanish footballer |
| Jamie Vardy | 1987– | English association football player |
| Jean Chrétien | 1934– | prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003 |
| George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston | 1859–1925 | Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary |
| Leroy Sané | 1996– | German association football player |
| John A. Macdonald | 1815–1891 | 1st prime minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873 and 1878 to 1891 |
| Roger Guillemin | 1924–2024 | French-American neuroscientist |
| Möngke Khan | 1209–1259 | Fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire |
| Mary J. Blige | 1971– | American singer |
| Emile Heskey | 1978– | English association football player |
| Nicolas Steno | 1638–1686 | Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop |
Died on 11 January
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Hillary | 1919–2008 | New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist |
| Ariel Sharon | 1928–2014 | Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 |
| Thomas Hardy | 1840–1928 | English novelist and poet |
| Emanuel Lasker | 1868–1941 | German chess player, World Chess Champion from 1894 to 1921 |
| Isidor Rabi | 1898–1988 | American physicist |
| Carl David Anderson | 1905–1991 | American physicist |
| Aaron Swartz | 1986–2013 | American computer programmer and internet activist |
| Pope John VI | 655–705 | pope |
| Anita Ekberg | 1931–2015 | Swedish actress |
| Domenico Ghirlandaio | 1448–1494 | Italian Renaissance painter from Florence |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1904–1966 | Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 |
| Alberto Giacometti | 1901–1966 | Swiss sculptor and painter |
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