Who was born on May 11

115 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 11, including Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, José Mariano Salas. 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.

38 documented historical events happened on May 11, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book. On the same day, in another year: War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated those of the Pragmatic Allies at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands in present-day Belgium. 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.