Who was born on December 11

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 11, including Marie Windsor, Denis Jenkinson, Liz Smith (actress). The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

64 documented historical events happened on December 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by his guards, beginning the Anarchy at Samarra. On the same day, in another year: A crowd of 1,500 people presented the Root and Branch petition to the Long Parliament, calling for abolishing the episcopacy of the Church of England. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.